Amonkhet

**Amonkhet** is a small desert plane. Much of its surface is uninhabitable: a barren, scoured wasteland where nothing grows. Worse still, the plane is suffused with fell magic: all who perish on Amonkhet soon rise as undead, doomed to roam by the Curse of Wandering until every scrap of flesh is gone from their bones.

Yet life still flourishes. The river of Luxa is a life-giving flood, flowing down into the valley and city of Naktamun. There, golden pyramids stand proud above a bustling and thriving civilisation. The magical barrier known as the Hekma keeps the undead at bay, and its pale and shimmering dome is a fixture of life within Naktamun. For those that end their lives within the boundary of the Hekma, an elaborate funerary practice ensures that they are granted true rest.

Key to these practices is the mysterious mineral known as lazotep. It is mined as brilliant, shimmering gemstone, but is often crushed and rendered into plating. It bears a unique ability to suppress magic, and shows a remarkable ability to sever necromantic enchantments. A creature buried according to traditional funerary practices will be embalmed in a layer of lazotep dust that negates the Curse of Wandering. Weapons made of the material fetch ludicrously high prices among those that despise the undead, and purchases of lazotep weaponry accounts for a significant portion of the budget of many clerical sects. Supply, however, remains low: most on Amonkhet are unaware of the existence of the Astral Sea, as very few smugglers are brave enough to attempt the dangerous task of navigating the wastelands (let alone stealing from the heavily-guarded temple complexes and mines).

##### Deities

Amonkhet has its own pantheon, consisting of eight gods who exist in varying degrees of harmony with the people of Naktamun. Unlike many other planes, the gods of Amonkhet take physical form and walk openly among their worshipers. Each is vaguely humanoid, but approaching thirty feet in height, with heads of burnished gold that echo the features of animals. They are immensely powerful beings, and nigh-on invulnerable.

**Oketra** is the cat-headed god of solidarity and community. She is well-loved by the people, and her worshipers make up the vast majority of Amonkhet's civil servants.

**Kefnet** is the ibis-headed god of knowledge and scholarly ambition. His followers are Naktamun's scribes and poets.

**Bontu** is the crocodile-headed god of ambition and cunning. His faithful are politicians and leaders.

**Hazoret** is the jackal-headed god of zeal and passion. Her worshipers comprise of soldiers, mercenaries, and those who brave the desert.

**Rhonas** is the snake-headed god of strength and duty. He is much-loved by labourers, workers, and merchants.

**Naqab** is the scorpion-headed god of medicine and venom. She is worshipped by healers, but also finds favour among assassins and spies, thanks to her fickle nature.

**Kheper** is the scarab-headed god of death. He is the patron of embalmers. While mostly inscrutable, his hatred of the undead is immensely strong, and he often vanishes into the desert for weeks at a time to hunt down roaming packs of cursed creatures.

**Heqet** is the frog-headed god of fertility. She is worshipped by farmers and families, and is sometimes seen with the head of a locust.