Cosmology

Overview
The planes of this world orbit one another, just as the planets do. In the centre lies the material plane, where our own world sits. Surrounding the material plane is Etherium, the realm of ghosts. The planar void (equivalent of the astral plane) sits between these planes, as space sits between planets. Too much time spent here can destroy the mind of mortals, though it is the dwelling place of the gods Gobris and Guardis, after their banishment from Eyuman.

Above the material plane is the Queen’s realm, home of fey, a wild echo of the material, in a constant state of civil war between the summer and winter courts. Below lies the plane of darkness, home of the King. Its entrances often lie deep below the ground. As the Queen’s realm contains an abundance of life, the King’s is home to nothing but death and despair, stalked by many undead creatures, unable to find an end to their torment.

Orbiting these planes vertically are the elemental planes – those of fire, air, earth, and water.

In a horizontal orbit lie the afterlives:

·   The Grey Expanse, where those departed who offered nothing to the world are doomed to remain. Also the only afterlife of the Tosi Vilis

·     The Depths, home of fiends and the god Ania, where the wicked are eternally tormented (regardless of faith)

·  The Lotus Lands, where those who lived well under the guidance of Morab and Melion live in an eternal natural wonderland, free of darkness, pain, or hunger

· The Great Hall, where Iffius, Jiion and Ekmir gather to judge the deceased of their faith

·  Eyuman, the home of the gods of Mugorism, where the righteous may earn a place of glory

·   The Celestial Hall, home of Melion and the virtuous Joshians

·  The Little Hall, where those who are judged neither pure nor wicked must stay until none lives who remembers them, at which time they are sent to Etherium

Other more minor planes travel around this system in sporadic, often unpredictable orbits

Material Plane
This is the plane inhabited by humans, elves, orcs etc, where the planet Erata orbits its sun and our stories take place

Queen's Realm
The home of fae creatures and the goddess Morab, Queen of the Forest. It overlaps with the material plane in many wild places, including Wanderer's Wood in Ospus and the rainforests of Paese