The Outer Planes

## List of Outer Planes

The Outer Planes are described as being planetary systems that are typically ruled by beings of immense power, many of which are worshipped as deities within Penastria. Due to the difficulty associated with travelling to these planes of existence, it is rare for living mortals to actually visit these planes, however, the inhabitants of these planes tend to take a keen interest in mortal affairs with many of these planes serving as the afterlives of mortal souls.

### Ashagoras, The Realm of Dragons

The divine realm of the Dragon Gods, Ashagoras is described as being a world that is very similar to Penastria with a variety of continents of different biomes that are home to dragons of different types. It is also thought to be the homeland of dragonkin such as wyverns and abishai.

### The Blessed Wilderness of Elysium

The divine realm of the Celestial Trinity, Elysium is described as being a chaotic arrangement of untouched wilderness that is home to many celestial beings that embody the desire for freedom and liberation from the constraints of order.

### The Clockwork Nirvana of Axiom

The home of the celestial aeons, Axiom is described as a massive city that is made up of millions of settlements arranged in a clockwork pattern. The plane is home to various extraplanar beings; however the majority of its inhabitants are the axiomites who trace their origins to celestial beings who follow the philosophy of Dunam and embody the core principles of order.

### The Dead Lands

The divine realm of the Undying King, the dead lands are described as being a desolate wasteland filled with darkness and death. It is the first stop for many souls as they travel towards their afterlife. Here they are judged by the Undying King before being consigned to an appropriate afterlife for all eternity.

### The Dread Abyss

An endless pit of chaos, Balmorath is a vast wound in the cosmos that is home to the demonic hordes of the abyss. The plane is a twisting pit filled with grotesque mutations that is ruled by various demon lords, that seek to invade and plunge the different planes into chaos.

### The Feywild

The feywild is a strange and mysterious plane, a part of it is the divine realm of the Elven Gods, a group of ascended deities that were banished to this plane during the Age of Myth and established their own kingdoms known as the Faerie Courts of Ljosalfheim. The other part is a more neutral embodiment of chaos and is ruled by the archfey, beings with power that is comparable to that of gods who rule their own independent realms known as the Domains of Delirium.

### The Golden Dunes of Arkoria

The divine realm of the Golden Suns, Arkoria is far closer to the prime material plane when compared to the other outer planes, specifically it border the Elemental Plane. This has led to a strange union between its celestial origins and the elemental chaos that pierces its borders, which resulted in a plane that exhibits many elemental anomalies and has given rise to the creation of unique elemental beings known as genies.

### The Hells of Infernus

The divine realm of Asmodeus, Infernus is arranged into different layers, each one ruled by an archdevil. Created in the aftermath of the Astral Fracture, the first devils were celestial angels from the heavens who were enticed to serve the dark god Asmodeus in his quest to halt the advancing hordes of the abyss. These beings experienced an event known as the unmaking where they lost their holy light and became devils, bound eternally to Infernus and the Blood War. The plane gathers the souls of sinners, damning them to an eternity of atonement through torture and servitude, reforging them into lesser devils bound to their infernal masters. The geography of each layer varies depending on its role in the war effort, with the bottom three layers governed by Asmodeus himself.

### The Holy City of Valastia

Also referred to as the Heavens, not much is known about Valastia as its golden gates were sealed in the aftermath of the Astral Fracture. It was once the bastion of the lawful good celestials, and was where the legions of angels marshalled in their fight against chaos. What happened within Valastia is unknown for none have been able to visit the heavens since the Astral Fracture.

### The War-Torn Wastes of Gorakan

Home to the orcish and goblin gods, Gorakan is the divine realm of Bahrg, the Big ‘Un and is described as wasteland made of deserts and canyons where roving bands of orcs and goblins wage endless wars before the gaze of their savage gods.

### The Web of Lies

The divine realm of the Endless Weaver, the web of lies is a smaller plane that is filled with spiders and the souls of the weaver’s followers reborn as arachnid monstrosities. It is described as a plane with dark and lifeless surface beneath which one finds a maze-like palace made of crystalline webs.