Portal

# Categories

## Natural

### Aetherian Access

Located on the top of the tallest mountain of a planet, this portal links directly to the Convergence region of Aetheria. This is the only location where an individual can access Aetheria while awake. The magic here is strong enough for a person to project their spirit from their body and enter Aetheria, thus avoiding having to escape with their mortal body through the Farlands. This is the only way to enter Aetheria without having to leave through the Farlands. The deceased can also reenter the land of the living, but cannot leave the boundary unless one of two things are present; their skull (after which they can magically reconstruct their corporeal body) or someone willing to serve as a Lingering Mera Ki.

### Core Shaft

Every planet, despite what the laws of physics may dictate, has a small terrarium-like pocket at the very center of its core. This landscape has the highest concentration of magic anywhere on the planet, with a massive bio-luminescent ball of magic serving as the main source of light and warmth. Gravity alterations here allow beings to walk on all surfaces of the spherical interior, with flight possible if a being's feet gain enough distance from the walls. There is only one possible route from the surface of the planet to the core, that being the core shaft. If one attempts to access the core via drilling, they will be unable to due to the intense heat found within the upper mantle. Ironically, unlike most magic leak areas, a shaft to the planet's source of magic has zero noticeable alterations. The reason for this is unknown.

### Interplanetary

These types of portals connect one planet to another, and are the most frequent portals found in Stone's Throw. Found only underground, these portals always indicate a magic leak and the region around the top of the portal can be affected. Interplanetary portals result in biotic changes to the environment, with the foliage being noticeably different from most of the surrounding ecosystem. While the size of the affected area above a portal varies, the area can range anywhere from 10-50 square miles.

Every planet has 12 portals to a planet outside of their solar system, but will also have three portals to each terrestrial planet within their solar system. Even if the planet as a whole is not habitable, a small region around the portal will have a breathable atmosphere thanks to the effect of the magic leak.

### Network Entrance

Every planet, regardless of size, will have four portals that connect to The Network. These tunnels are always located within the four largest cave systems on the planet, even if the cave system is underwater. In the case of an underwater tunnel, the Gateway Threshold will result in a vertical wall of water before the zero-gravity region (which will have floating water droplets). Network Entrances also affect the environment on the land above the portal access point, but the affect is not biotic but abiotic, with gravity being lesser above the area to the point things of smaller mass will float.

# Locations

## Earth

*Interplanetary*
Earth to Kelusia:

* *Cueva de los tayos*, Ecuador to Eastern Itheria
* Denisova Cave, Russia to Northest Humalera
* Glouchester, MA, USA to the Heartland, Red Raider Territory, Mysteria
* Jewel Cave, Western Australia to Western Mainlandia
* Kaffeklubben Island, Greenland to Vulcan Fields, Alphiana
* Kazumura Cave, HI, USA to Northwestern Itheria
* Mount Erebus, Antarctica to Northern Mysteria
* Noatak National Preserve, AK, USA to Northern Mysteria
* Ryūsendō Cave, Japan to Midwestern Mainlandia
* Shanidar Caves, Iraq to Eastern Humalera
* Smoo Cave, Scotland to Forest Region, Alphiana
* Sudwala Caves, South Africa to Southwest Mainlandia

*Magical Realms*
Center of the Earth:

* Mount Snæfellsjökull, Iceland

Earth to Aetheria:

* Mount Everest, Nepal

Network Access:

* Mammoth Cave, KY, USA
* Sistema Ox Bel Ha Caves, Mexico
* Sistema Sac Actun Caves, Mexico
* Shuanghedong Caves, China

## Kelusia

*Interplanetary*:
*Magical Realms*:

## Mars

*Interplanetary*:
*Magical Realms*:

## Ragerya

*Interplanetary*:
*Magical Realms*:

## Venus

*Interplanetary*:
*Magical Realms*: