Elideria

**Elideria** is a planet that resides in the Material Plane. Elideria is also the name used to refer to the Material Plane, and is sometimes called **the Anchor.** A diverse and flourishing planet, Elideria is considered the center of all known existence as many of the Outer Planes reach out to it through the Weave, not to mention its host of creatures and locales, its rich history, and its large population.

Elideria has a year cycle of 244 days, which are split up into 8 months of 30 days each (making a total of three weeks in a month), the remaining 4 days mark the change of seasons throughout the year. Two moons, the orange Minos and the smaller silver Lycar, appear in Elideria's night skies. Minos and Lycar have offset moon cycles, however they will sometimes synchronize, spawning one of two events; a Brightnight, or the Dark. During a Brightnight, both moons are full, and their light shines bright across the land, while during the Dark, both moons are dim, and darkness grows.

Elideria shares its place in the Material Plane with other planets. Aroteth, a planet heavily disconnected from the Weave and lacking in magic, is the closest, and its shining green light at night is called the Spring Star, as it usually appears at the dawn of spring. There are also the planets of Xynesh, Qor, and Zaranak.

The planet is large and covered in oceans, with a northern ice cap. The planet is often divided in half, with the eastern hemisphere regarded as the Homelands, and the western hemisphere called the Oldrealm. The Homelands features most of Elideria's landmasses, home to several sprawling continents divided by chaotic seas, while the Oldrealm has only two modest continents, surrounded by vast oceans. Typically, the residents of the Homelands and the Oldrealm are unaware of the happenings on the other side of the world.

## The Homelands

Given the planet's size, it is no surprise that it can accommodate so many landmasses, although many scholars are bewildered as to why the landmasses are congregated on one side of the planet. Referred to as the **Homelands** by those who wish to reference the side of the planet in its entirety, the eastern hemisphere of Elideria is home to a diverse and teeming cast of continents and islands. The Homelands are further divided in half, with one side flanked by the **Perilous Expanse,** and the other flanked by the **Great Sea.**

At the center of the Homelands are the continents of **Merevar** and **Dragoria** (which once went by Kynvastas), and are considered the peak of all civilization on Elideria. When Dragoria was known as Kynvastas, it held the seat of all elven power, and many races lived there, but after the Dragon Wars, those races were driven to flee to the nearby Merevar, and the lands were torched. Merevar, by consequence, quickly became an overpopulated and diverse land.

To the west of Merevar and Dragoria are **the Westlands,** and beyond them further are **the Wanderer's Isles.** South of them is the massive desert continent of **Skeris.** South of Merevar and Dragoria resides the **South Sea,** where the **Eternity Storm** rages, and beyond it lies the mysterious land of **Taasic.** Finally, to the northeast of Dragoria, the small continent of **Krinwald** sleeps.