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All Outer Planes are spatially infinite but are composed of features and locations of finite scope. Many of these planes are often split in to a collection of further infinites called ''layers'', which are essentially sub-planes that represent one particular facet or theme of the plane. For example, Baator 's geography is reminiscent of Hell as depicted in Dante 's '' The Divine Comedy ''. In addition, each layer may also contain a number of ''realms''. Each realm is the home to an individual deity, or occasionally a collection of deities. STANDARD D&D COSMOLOGY The standard ''Dungeons & Dragons (D&D)'' cosmology contains seventeen Outer Planes. Cosmologically, they are arranged in a ring of sixteen planes with the Good -aligned planes, or ''Upper Planes'' at the top, and the Evil -aligned planes, or ''Lower Planes'' at the bottom. The Lawful planes sit to the left, and the Chaotic planes to the right. One further plane sits in the centre of the ring, The Outlands, being neutral in alignment. At the center of the Outlands is a ''Spire'' of infinite height; the city of Sigil floats above the Spire's pinnacle. The standard D&D cosmology is the official cosmology used in the '' Planescape '' and '' Greyhawk '' Campaign Setting s. Clockwise from "top", the planes are: Alternative theories Theories of organisation of the Outer Planes vary according to Culture . Nordic lands see the plane of Ysgard as dominant over all others, in accordance with the importance they ascribe the Power s there. Some Oriental lands see the planes not as separate regions, but as a single mass throughout which are scattered different agencies of the Celestial Bureaucracy, with the Celestial Emperor residing on one plane, and his Minister Of State on another. See also Alternative Interpretations Of The Planes . FORGOTTEN REALMS COSMOLOGY The '' Forgotten Realms '' cosmology currently contains twenty-six Outer Planes, arranged in a tree-like structure around the central 'trunk' of the Material Plane of Toril . Unlike the Outer Planes of the standard D&D cosmology which are heavily alignment-based, the Outer Planes of the ''Forgotten Realms'' cosmology are faith-based.
EBERRON COSMOLOGY The Eberron cosmology, used in the Eberron Campaign Setting contains thirteen Outer Planes. They exhibit traits similar to those of the ''standard D&D cosmology'' but also some (Irian and Mabar) appear more like Inner Plane s. The cosmology is unique in that the Outer Planes orbit around Eberron through the Astral Plane . As they orbit, their overlap with the material plane changes and access to those planes may become easier or restricted. See also this excerpt from Chapter 5 of the ''Eberron Campaign Setting''. REFERENCES |
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