Into the Depths: The Deep Ethereal (GEP)

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When a blood speaks of the Ethereal Plane, she's probably really talking about the Deep Ethereal. See, it's the Deep Ethereal that provides the connection between all the disparate prime worlds, demiplanes, +111 and of course, the Inner Planes. 'Course, it's easy to confuse the • Border and the Deep in conversation, unless a body goes out of her way to identify them. But most folks just say "the Ethereal" and leave it to the listener to determine exactly which area of the plane they're actually talking about. Fact is, the Deep Ethereal is really quite different from the Border, and a cutter'd better make sure she knows those differences before setting off on her own.
Unlike the Border, which holds a great deal of runoff and leakage from adjoining planes, the Deep is a vast "sea" composed of thick fog and a whole lot of mystery. Sure, a body's got the curtain of vaporous color, ether cyclones, and the odd deadly creature to contend with, but on a plane that's truly infinite, the word "lonely" takes on a whole new meaning. 'Course, that doesn't mean that the Deep's an empty place, either. Many berks call it the "plane with a whole lot of nothing," but they're either blind, barmy, or both. See, the Deep contains an infinite amount of protomatter, a solidified form of possibility itself. So, it's actually more proper to say that the Deep Ethereal is a plane that holds everything. Literally anything is possible on this plane, and a body'd have to spend a great deal of time here to encounter even the smallest fraction of the Deep's wonders.