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+title: The Elemental Planes
+description: A brief description of each of the elemental planes.
+date_pub: 2023-02-19T17:02:00-05:00
+section: planes
+content_type: feature
+short_code: pe1
+---
+
+The elemental planes are each fairly uniform in their composition, consisting almost exclusively of the element that the plane is named for.
+
+### Aeria / The Zephyr (The Elemental Plane of Air)
+
+-   An endless sky of different colors dotted with floating islands
+-   Subjective gravity - everything is assumed to "fall" 100' / round, and characters can change direction with a thought (CHA check if under duress).
+-   No breathing difficulties
+
+### Terru / The Rock (The Elemental Plane of Earth)
+
+-   An endless network of shiny, crystal-filled tunnels, sandwiched between endless layers of rock, stone, and dirt.
+-   Gravity can change in the tunnels, corkscrewing along the walls.
+-   The air in the tunnels is dusty, but breathable.
+
+### Pyrea / The Pyre (The Elemental Plane of Fire)
+
+-   An endless sea of fire, burning across an endless landscape of flames.
+-   Most creatures from the material plane can't be here for more than a moment before burning to death.
+-   Even the air burns.
+
+### Aquos / The Deep (The Elemental Plane of Water)
+
+-   An endless, bottomless ocean that contains a massive growth of coral, thousands of mile long.
+-   No air to speak of, so any visitors will need to be able to breathe water.
+
+### Ange / The Firmament (The Elemental Plane of Law)
+
+-   An endless, flat plain.
+-   Only lawful gods can even exist here for more than a moment - any lesser beings are obliterated and turned into part of the landscape.
+-   Elementals from this plane are called angels, and are usually crafted by the gods of law with specific purposes in mind.
+
+### Dema / The Abyss (The Elemental Plane of Chaos)
+
+-   An endless miasma of swirling, bubbling chaos.
+-   Only powerful chaotic beings can even exist here for more than a moment - any lesser beings are ripped apart by the primal energies (or become corrupted by the power of the plane).
+
+<!--
+**Demons** - Elementals from this plane are called demons, and can be grouped into several categories:
+
+-   Travel
+-   Combat
+-   Protection
+-   Knowledge
+-   Desire
+-   Possession
+-->

src/pages/planes/index.md

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+---
+title: Planar Cosmology
+description: A overview of the various planes of existence.
+date_pub: 2023-02-15T00:26:00-05:00
+section: planes
+content_type: feature
+short_code: p1
+---
+
+_Before you can learn how to get to the other planes, you probably need to learn a thing-or-two about what (and where) they are. - PV_
+
+The various planes can be thought of as being laid out in a series of concentric circles, like a great wheel that spins throughout the cosmos:
+
+-   the [six elemental planes](./elemental.html) (_air_, _earth_, _fire_, _water_, _law_, and _chaos_) lie at the center;
+-   the infinite variations of the [material planes](./material.html) are next;
+-   then come the [outer planes](./outer.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.

src/pages/planes/infernus.md

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+---
+title: Infernus
+description: A brief description of Infernus, the plane of Unwanted Dead.
+date_pub: 2023-02-19T17:17:00-05:00
+section: planes
+content_type: feature
+short_code: pi1
+---
+
+### Infernus
+
+_The Plane of Unwanted Dead_
+
+Appears as an enormous underground cavern with walls that can never be reached.
+
+#### Locations
+
+**The Ashen Wastes** - A huge island in the center of cavern with gray shores.
+
+**The Lake of Fire** - An endless inferno which completely surrounds the island.
+
+**The Great Pit** - A massive hole in the center of the Ashen Wastes that leads down thousands of feet to a portal to the Abyss.
+
+-   This is where most demons spontaneously appear, despite the difficulty involved in escaping from the Abyss.
+-   The "circles" are the areas around the pit where devils torture doomed souls (and which get more severe as one continues downwards).
+
+**The Cathedral** - A huge, ornate stone church which rests on a great stone that floats over the pit, held in place by the Chains of Tah'rus.
+
+### Factions
+
+**The Authority** - The bureaucracy that runs Infernus, mostly consisting of fallen angels, corrupted high paladins, and the devils who've sworn to serve them.
+
+-   The Authority is also responsible to see that sinners get the torture they "deserve".
+
+**Devils** - Demons who swear an oath to serve the Authority and/or Infernus itself.
+
+-   Most devils lose ability to shape-change, taking on Shai'kel's preferred form (ex: bone devil for guard)
+
+### NPCs
+
+**Shai'kel, the Corrupted** - Fallen angel who rules Infernus, and head of the Authority.
+
+#### The War in Infernus
+
+-   For eons, Infernus had been ruled by the demon lords under the command of Urkyss the Unkempt, the Demon Emporer.
+    -   The demons would kill their enemies and collect their souls, preventing them from going to thier promised afterlives.
+    -   Demons only ever answered to other demons.
+-   Then, about ten thousand of years ago, one of the Lawful gods, Etarr the Righteous, created a powerful angel named Shai'kel and sent them to Infernus along with an army of clerics, paladins, and priests, all with a single purpose: to close the portal to the Abyss at the bottom of the Pit.
+    -   The battle didn't go well for the forces of law, with the demon lords crushing the mortal armies.
+    -   Shai'kel, in an act of desperation, flew into the pit and crossed the portal into the abyss itself, intent on destroying the portal from the other side.
+    -   Instead, they were corrupted - their mind twisted by the chaos, they escaped the pit and returned to Infernus with new purpose.
+    -   They rallied the "forgotten" followers of the various gods and goddesses of law and overthrew the demon lords, installing the Authority in their place.
+    -   The incident became known as the "Damned Incursion".

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+---
+title: The Material Planes
+description: A brief description of several of the known material planes.
+date_pub: 2023-02-19T17:02:00-05:00
+section: planes
+content_type: feature
+short_code: pm1
+---
+
+What most adventurers would think of as their "known world" is really only a one of a (possibly infinite) number of planes.
+
+-   Each plane is different from the others (some slightly, some significantly).
+-   Some planes are single worlds, while others are entire cosmoses unto themselves
+
+### Ayreon
+
+-   Standard medieval fantasy world
+-   Home to the Sapphire Coast, the city of Portown, and barony of Vystmark.
+-   Can be accessed via the portal at Zenopus (Sapphire) Cove.
+
+### Ghyffu
+
+-   Steampunk fantasy world, ruled by anthropomorphic hippos
+-   Home to the Ghyffan Expeditionary Force (and its armada), as well as the cities of Suracine, Barnette, and Manchard.
+-   Can be accessed via the portal at Fort Suraphell.

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+---
+title: The Outer Planes
+description: A brief description of a few of the outer planes.
+date_pub: 2023-02-19T17:39:00-05:00
+section: planes
+content_type: feature
+short_code: po1
+---
+
+### Drahkenos
+
+_The Plane of Dragons_
+
+-   Home to the dragon gods:
+    -   **Endrion** - The Platinum Lord of Virtue, Paragon of Justice, Protector of the Weak, Peacebringer, and God of Law;
+    -   **Lyndralyth** - The Multichromatic Lady of Doom, Ruiner-of-All, Devourer of Nations, Peacebreaker, and Goddss of Chaos; and
+    -   **Ymmyrr** - The Everlasting, Diamond Master of the Scales, Keeper of the Balance, Slumbering Monarch of Eternity.
+-   Home plane of the Drahki Federation.
+
+### Infernus
+
+_The Plane of Unwanted Dead_
+
+-   The place where the souls that aren't claimed by other gods wind up.
+-   Ruled by the Authority, a bureaucracy of corrupted paladins, clerics, and devils.
+    -   Headed by the fallen angel, Shai'kel, the Corrupted.