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== About == |
== About == |
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The Ethereal Plane could be accessed from the [[Prime Material Plane|Material Plane]] without magic by traveling to the far reaches of Quelmar's oceans. Traveling north of [[Osugbo]] or south of [[Pteris]], for instance, would eventually lead sailors to a great fog. Once entered, the ship would exist solely in the ethereal plane, and travel back to Quelmar would require magic, as attempts to travel back may bring them home, only to find that they exist in this ghostly dimension, able to view the material, but not interaction. |
The Ethereal Plane could be accessed from the [[Prime Material Plane|Material Plane]] without magic by traveling to the far reaches of Quelmar's oceans. Traveling north of [[Osugbo]] or south of [[Pteris]], for instance, some believe would eventually lead sailors to a great fog. Once entered, the ship would exist solely in the ethereal plane, and travel back to Quelmar would require magic, as attempts to travel back may bring them home, only to find that they exist in this ghostly dimension, able to view the material, but not interaction. |
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The name ''Spirit Plane ''for the Ethereal originated out of [[Troverth Dynasty|Troverth ]]but would spread with [[humans]] all over the realm, eventually becoming the de-facto name for the plane by the [[CR]] era. |
The name ''Spirit Plane ''for the Ethereal originated out of [[Troverth Dynasty|Troverth ]]but would spread with [[humans]] all over the realm, eventually becoming the de-facto name for the plane by the [[CR]] era. |
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== [[Soul|Souls]] == |
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When a mortal dies, their soul passes into the Ethereal Plane where it can be taken by a [[psychopomp]] to their destined afterlife. Some of the most notable psychopomps include the death goddess [[Silent]], and even more so, the ferryman [[Charon]]. Charon oversees [[the River Styx]] which connects together all the planes of Quelmar and serves as a highway for souls leaving the Ethereal Plane. |
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Though not all souls in the Ethereal Plane are willing to pass on, and the more restless of them resist the pull o divine psychopomps. These souls remain trapped in limbo within the Ethereal Plane and eventually waste away into ghosts, wraiths, specters, or worse. Where the Ethereal Plane is at its thinnest, these lost spirits can manifest in the Material Plane. Sometimes these lost spirits become so mad that they attempt to ford the River Styx themselves without the aid of Charon and become victim to its mind altering effects. |
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[[Category:The Paragon Protocol]] |
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Revision as of 20:03, 18 March 2026
The Ethereal Plane, also called The Spirit Plane, is a layer of existence that overlaps Quelmar and bleeds out into the Astral Plane, connecting the afterlife to the material plane.
About
The Ethereal Plane could be accessed from the Material Plane without magic by traveling to the far reaches of Quelmar's oceans. Traveling north of Osugbo or south of Pteris, for instance, some believe would eventually lead sailors to a great fog. Once entered, the ship would exist solely in the ethereal plane, and travel back to Quelmar would require magic, as attempts to travel back may bring them home, only to find that they exist in this ghostly dimension, able to view the material, but not interaction.
The name Spirit Plane for the Ethereal originated out of Troverth but would spread with humans all over the realm, eventually becoming the de-facto name for the plane by the CR era.
Souls
When a mortal dies, their soul passes into the Ethereal Plane where it can be taken by a psychopomp to their destined afterlife. Some of the most notable psychopomps include the death goddess Silent, and even more so, the ferryman Charon. Charon oversees the River Styx which connects together all the planes of Quelmar and serves as a highway for souls leaving the Ethereal Plane.
Though not all souls in the Ethereal Plane are willing to pass on, and the more restless of them resist the pull o divine psychopomps. These souls remain trapped in limbo within the Ethereal Plane and eventually waste away into ghosts, wraiths, specters, or worse. Where the Ethereal Plane is at its thinnest, these lost spirits can manifest in the Material Plane. Sometimes these lost spirits become so mad that they attempt to ford the River Styx themselves without the aid of Charon and become victim to its mind altering effects.