Ethereal Plane
| Ethereal Plane | |
|---|---|
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| Planar Traits | |
| Gravity | No Gravity |
| Time | Normal |
| Size | Infinite |
| Morphic | Alterable Morphic |
| Elemental | No Elemental Traits |
| Alignment | No Alignment Traits |
| Magic | Normal Magic |
The Ethereal Plane exists as a ghostly counterpart to the Material Plane, a realm of mist and mystery. It's a place where the physical laws of the Material Plane hold less sway, allowing for phenomena that defy explanation. In this plane, gravity is a mere suggestion, and emptiness is the norm.
It is a plane that also exists in the center of the cosmology, on the Central Planar Region. It is coexistent and coterminous with the material plane, over all the space occupied by the material plane. But also the ethereal plane extends beyond those confines. The areas where the Ethereal plane does not touch the material plane are called the "Deep Ethereal". This basically means that, with the proper magic, it is possible to travel from the material plane to the ethereal plane and vice-versa. The Ethereal plane is also coexistent with the Shadow Plane, but they are not coterminous, which means that one planar traveler cannot go directly from one plane to the other.
The Ethereal plane is a place of mist, mostly empty. Even though their are coexistent, the ethereal plane is invisible to the inhabitants of the Material plane (though with proper magic or magical abilities, it can be seen). But from the the ethereal plane, the material plane is clearly visible, although is seen like covered in a misty haze and blurry features, and not as far as he could if he was in the material plane. Even if an object is visible in the material plane, that object does not exist in the ethereal plane, which means that beings in the ethereal plane can move freely through objects in the material plane. also, sounds in the material plane can be heard in the ethereal plane, only dimmed. All these characteristics make the ethereal plane perfect for creatures wanting to spy into the material plane.
The Ethereal Plane has its own inhabitants, ghosts being the most prevalent. Creatures in the ethereal plane are incorporeal, even planar travelers who arrive there (who instantly become, with all their belongings, into an ethereal version of themselves). Creatures on the ethereal plane cannot attack directly creatures on the material plane. Beings that are not native to the ethereal plane and have no ethereal magic properties always radiate soft aura that attract creatures of the ethereal plane who feed on that energy, like ghosts. That is the reason why the ethereal plane is such a dangerous place. One important thing is that interaction between things or creatures in the ethereal plane is like both were on the material plane. Ethereal objects (if they can be found) can be hold or altered by ethereal beings like they were solid.
There is no gravity in the ethereal plane. Movement is done through force of will: one just wishes to go in a certain direction and will move. Even though creatures in the ethereal plane can move almost freely, there are certain effects, mostly magical in nature, that can impede movement on the ethereal, force effects being the most prevalent. A force object exists both on the material and the ethereal plane, so for example a force wall surrounding a room would be a good way to keep creatures on the ethereal plane at bay.
Gallery
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A forest seen from the Ethereal Plane
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A Ghost, native inhabitant of the Ethereal Plane
