The Elemental Plane of Air: The Boundless Blue (TIP)

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Wizard School 	Alterations
Earth, Fire, Water	<
Air 	+
: (Gaunt Hohn, originally of Sigil, provided the information in this chapter. -the Editor)
Most readers were probably expecting a djinni or someone like that to tell them about the Elemental Plane of Air. (I heard they got an honest-to-gods efreeti to give the chant on the plane of Fire-a blood'll watch that basher for screed or a peel, if she's smart.) Thing is, I'm about as close to a native of the plane of Air as I could be without wings on my back. Now, a wind duke or an air elemental might be able to pass on some secret that I don't know, but it's doubtful. (Not that I know all the chant there is to know, but if I don't know it, a native probably wouldn't put it in this book-the dark is, the air elementals and their like are pretty elitist.)
This plane's always full of bashers who come thinking Air's the safe one of the Inner Planes. They're probably right, but that don't mean a body shouldn't listen to someone who knows what's what-like me. So listen up. Of all the Inner Planes, none is more frequently visited than the Elemental Plane of Air. Graybeards give a dozen reasons for this, but it really boils down to two important facts.
First, none of the Inner Planes are as easy to survive as the Boundless Blue. After all, a body certainly doesn't have to worry about breathing here (something that can be a real problem in most of the other Inner Planes). If she can avoid getting swept up in a gale, taking the eternal plunge (as described later in this chapter), or getting on the wrong side of a local basher, even the most clueless planewalker will have to go out of her way to get killed here.
The second and perhaps more obvious reason for Air's popularity is the scenery. Even the most poetic souls have difficulty finding the words to describe the endless blue skies that stretch off forever and the seas of white clouds that drift lazily through them. Any sod who isn't moved to just lie back and watch the Boundless Blue for a few hours is lacking something inside.