- then come the [transcendental planes](./transcendental.html), including the planes of the various afterlives - all of the heavens, hells, purgatories, limbos, and eternal drinking halls that the gods create for their devotees (or for those that lose faith);
- the _ethereal plane_ exists alongside the other planes, providing passage for spirits when they die;
- all of the above are "contained" within the [astral plane](/astral/index.html), the great, swirling void which touches all;
- finally, there are rumors of planes beyond even the astral - strange realms, far weirder than anything that even the most seasoned planar traveler can comprehend.