Greylands

When a mortal dies, if their spirit is free to pass on, it travels to this plane, described as being outside of time and matter. For this reason, it is incredibly dangerous to transverse this space - take your body with you and it could dissolve into nothingness; leave it behind and it may die of old age while you are looking around. Once a spirit has passed onto this plane, less powerful spells like Revivify are no longer able to revive the person and spells like Raise Dead are needed, unless the plane has begun to sap the power from the tether between body and soul.
Those who have either ventured to this plane or been revived after a prolonged death describe their experience as being very devoid of all emotion. The sky is grey, the ground is grey, and there is no day or night. One never feels tired, hungry, parched, or in pain. Soon, one loses all sense of time and simply wanders the Greylands. The spirits that wander the plane are distinguishable as humanoid, quadruped, or giant beasts, but it is difficult to make out anything more. There is a main, dark core of their being which is enveloped in grey, cloud-like smoke, with pinpoints of light where the creature's eyes would be.
Those who have attracted the attention of a god or a powerful entity may have their spirit raised from this plane. The gods bring their devoted followers to The godly Plane and craft them a new body to inhabit, creating a new divine servant in the process, though demons and devils can also take spirits from here if they have power over them, often resulting in a far more unpleasant experience of the afterlife.
Category:Planes