Planes of Existance

The Cosmos teems with a multitude of worlds as well as a myriad of alternate dimensions of reality, called the Planes of Existence. Beyond the relative mundanity of our world lies domains of raw elemental matter and energy, realms of pure thought and ethos, the dominions of chaos and order, and even the homes of the gods themselves.

## The Material Planes

### The Prime Material Plane

The Prime Material Plane, also known as The Material Plane or simply The Prime, is the centre of all Creation. It is the nexus where the philosophical and elemental forces that define all other planes collide in the jumbled existence of mortal life and mundane matter. It is this plane in which the World of Dallian exists, and in which the bulk of our adventures take place.

### The Parallel Planes

The Parallel Planes are layered on top of The Prime Material Plane just out of phase, like a reflection. They are bound so closely by design, as He Who Was linked them intrinsically to the cycle of Life and Death. As reflections, The Parallel Planes possess very similar landmasses, geographies, and landmarks to the Material Plane, however many are changed or twisted.

##### Plane of Life / The Feywild

The Plane of Life is a wild, verdant, vibrant Plane filled with nature spirits and mischievous fey. It is also known as The Feywild or simply The Fey. It is from this Plane that all new Souls originate and first enter The Prime. Souls originate from the centre of the Plane, from an ancient secret grove of great sentient trees known as The Syl. These great trees channel raw Aether through their deep roots and convert it into "fruit" which falls from their branches as fully formed souls.

The plane is also home to the god Oromis, The Winged Herald, who was shattered into fragments millennia ago by Lolth, The Spider Queen, but was reformed.

##### Plane of Death / The Shadowfell

The Plane of Death is a shadowy, bleak, desolate Plane filled with lingering souls and undead abominations, due to this, it is also known as The Shadowfell or simply The Fell. It is to this Plane that all Souls first go when they leave The Prime. These Souls wander the Plane until they are claimed by agents of a higher power, are resurrected, or until they succumb to entropy and The Nether claims them.

The plane is also home to the goddess Marishka, The Shademaven, who ascended after defeating Null, The Deathwyrm, the previous God of Death.

## The Transitive Planes

The Transitive Planes are immense planes designed by He Who Was to house fundamental powers and forces. They are planes that house or interact with other smaller planes, connecting them, and therefore are often used as means of travel between planes. The two greatest

### The Astral Sea

The Plane of Matter was made to serve as the holding place for all existence. Ever the planes of the Gods exist within the Astral Sea, suspended in it's cosmic weave like bubbles on the surface of still water.

### The Elemental Chaos

The Plane of Energy was made by He Who Was to serve as the holding place for the raw materials, forces, and energies used to create all things. With the power of The Creator gone, the Plane has long since destabilised into a realm of uncontrollable chaos. Primal forces and energies sweep across it's face, mixing and blending the elements into wild maelstroms that could destroy entire worlds. All life within this churning storm has stemmed from the clashing of elemental forces no mortal creature could survive this realm's harshness for long.

### The Ethereal Plane

The Plane of Thought. Annam chills here. Mobius chill here too they are large dream whales.

### The Crystal Nexus

This cosmic maze of crystal tunnels and stairways is said to have either been found or formed by the first of the gem dragons. After Io's demise, they used this network of stairs and tunnels to navigate the planes in their desperate attempt to find a cure for their crystalline affliction. Despite the strength of their will they were unable to find a cure and fell to the curse, the fully crystallized form of Sardior is said to be lost somewhere deep within the Nexus.

Though she was lost her realm endures. Many factions vie for control of the staircase but it is The Planeswalker's Guild that has commandeered most of its Doorways, through great effort. The environment is not sterile however as many beings reside within the Nexus; crystal elementals, wayward aberrations, and many lost explorers. Gem dragonborn and gem dragons can also be found here, following the "Path of Sardior" intent on finding their lost god. A race of sentient crystalline folk known as Shardmind have also been appearing in the Nexus, for the last few decades, their origins are unknown even to themselves.

## The Inner Planes

The Inner Planes surround and enfold The Prime Planes, providing the raw substances from which all the worlds of the cosmos were made. The two Energy Planes and the four Elemental Planes form a ring around the Material Plane, suspended within the Elemental Chaos.

### The Energy Planes

The Energy Planes, along with the Elemental Planes, form a ring around the The Prime Planes, they are eyes of relative calm within the storm of the Elemental Chaos. These are also known as the Aethereal Plane or Plane of Aether and the Nethereal Plane or Plane of Nether. Scholars also refer to these Planes as the Positive Energy Plane and the Negative Energy Plane.

### The Elemental Planes

There are four Elemental Planes, the Plane of Fire, Plane of Earth, Plane of Water and Plane of Air. At their innermost edges, where they are closest to the Material Plane, the Elemental Planes very closely resemble the Material Plane. Here, all four elements exist and mingle together as they do in the Material Plane just with the Element of that Plane dominating. These areas are known as The Borderlands and as you move from them towards the plane's outermost edge, they give way to a realm far more raw and pure. At the very edge the Elements of each Plane exist alone in their purest form where they merge with the Elemental Chaos.

At the borders between the Elemental Planes, the pure elements dissolve and bleed together. Whether these Paraelemental Planes classify as Planes in their own right, demiplanes, or simply as Regions of the Elemental Planes themselves is disputed by scholars. There are no Paraelemental Planes between Fire and Water, and Air and Earth, because these elements are intrinsic opposites, repelling eachother rather than combining.

The known Paraelemental Planes consist of:

* The Paraelemental Plane of Ash (Air x Fire). Also known as The Great Conflagration.
* The Paraelemental Plane of Lava (Fire x Earth). Also known as The Fountains of Creation.
* The Paraelemental Plane of Mud (Earth x Water). Also known as The Swamps of Oblivion.
* The Paraelemental Plane of Ice (Water x Air). Also known as The Frostweald.

## The Outer Planes

The Outer Planes are where the gods reside or are imprisoned. They are commonly divided into The Upper and Lower Planes. All of the Upper and Lower Planes reside within but separate from the Astral Sea, like bubbles suspended upon the surface of an endless ocean.

### The Upper Planes

The Upper Planes are made from the shattered fragments of the former heavens ruled by He Who Was, known as the Supreme Throne.

##### Dwarfhome

This plane embodies the Lawful Good and Lawful Neutral alignments and is the Realm of Moradin, The Oathhammer.

##### Spires of the Sun

This plane embodies the Lawful Good alignment and is the Realm of Pelor, The Dawnwarden.

##### Mount Celestia

This plane embodies the Lawful Good and Neutral Good alignments and is the Realm of Bahamut, The Platinum Dragon.

##### Arvandor

This plane embodies the Neutral Good alignment and is the Realm of Corellon, The Everstar.

##### Brightwater

This plane embodies the Chaotic Good and Neutral Good alignments and is the Realm of Melora, The Wavemother.

##### Gates of the Moon

This plane embodies the Chaotic Good alignment and is the Realm of Sehanine, The Moonweaver.

##### Warrior's Rest

This plane embodies the Chaotic Good and Chaotic Neutral alignments and is the Realm of Kord, The Storm Lord.

### The Lower Planes

The Lower Planes are built from the madness made flesh of Tharizdun's dark dreamings. The Lower Planes stem from Layers of The Abyss that were broken free by the will of their dark lords.

##### Nishrek

This plane embodies the Chaotic Evil and Chaotic Neutral alignment and is the Realm of Gruumsh, The God-Eater.

##### Tytherion

This plane embodies the Chaotic Evil alignment and is the Realm of Dendar, The Night Serpent.

##### Deep Caverns

This plane embodies the Chaotic Evil and Neutral Evil alignments and is the Realm of Torog, The Crawling King.

##### Daemonweb

This plane embodies the Neutral Evil alignment and is the Realm of Lolth, The Spider Queen.

##### Dragon Eyrie

This plane embodies the Lawful Evil and Neutral Evil alignments and is the Realm of Tiamat, The Scaled Tyrant.

##### Nine Hells

This plane embodies the Lawful Evil alignment and is the Realm of Asmodeus, The Archfiend.

##### Banehold

This plane embodies the Lawful Evil and Lawful Neutral alignments and is the Realm of Bane, The Iron Doom.

### The Core Planes

###### Athenaeum

This plane is the core of the Ethereal Plane, embodies Knowledge, and is the Realm of Ioun, The Knowing Mistress.

##### Hestavar

This plane is the core of the Astral Sea, embodies Order, and is the Realm of Erathis, The Lawbearer.

##### Chernoggar

This plane is the core of the Elemental Chaos, embodies Chaos, and is the Realm of Avandra, The Changebringer.

### The Hidden Planes

###### Entropis

This plane is the hidden realm of Vecna, The Whispered One. It's size, nature, location are all shrouded from knowledge, as befits the God of Secrets.

###### Shom

This plane is said to be the hidden realm of Annam, The All-Father where he dwells in isolation following his self imposed banishment. It is thought the Plane resides somewhere within the Deep Ethereal, a chaotic region of the Ethereal Plane comprised of pure dream.

## Far Realm

The Far Realm is a plane of madness situated very far from the planes.

## Demiplanes

Demiplanes are extradimensional spaces with their own unique rules. Demiplanes can exist naturally, can be created with high-level magic or can be made by powerful entities.