Planar Breakdown

When one combines the Planar Alignments, Cycles, Emotions, Dimensions, and Denizens into a single practical chart, the relationships between each and their relationship to Mortality (which is either a mix of them all or the source of them all) you get something like the table that will follow.

Mortals are those beings who can die. Even if they do not want to. All Mortal beings go through The Cycle upon death.

Immortals are those beings who cannot die. Even if they want to. Immortal beings cannot be killed, at all. They have access to typically greater powers. It is possible to destroy a shell, or a corporeal form, of an Immortal being, if they actually take one; but this does not kill them. Immortal beings do not go through The Cycle. They return to the dimension of origin and reform.

Alignment is the collection of forces that shape the greater cosmos. Alignment is given by priority.

The Cycle is which parts of the Five Selves – The Quintelan — are kept from the last incarnation.

Emotion is the emotion that are strongest within that plane and impact the way the planar energies operate.

Dimensions are the dimension of that plane, in order to their equivalents within Mortality (Ephemeral, Fairywilde, Astral, Ethereal).

Denizens are the beings that live there, starting with the primary occupants of the Seven Mortal Realms.

The Plane of Mortality is:

Domain Relationships

Each Domain reflects some aspect of the Plane of Mortality, both as a whole and in its parts. For example, Wyrlde is a part of the Ephemeral Dimension, and is reflected by Yrthe, Kismet, and Shades in different ways.

Likewise, Heaven, Hell, The Dreamscape and Nightmare are all reflections of the Fairywilde, as well, and this follows throughout.

Sometimes it helps to have it laid out simply, for understanding, but it always essential that one remain aware that all of them occupy the same are, just “out of phase” or “at a different frequency” from one another, like a bunch of marbles all in the same space at the same time.

This shows the relationships between the assorted dimensions, and thereby the relationships between beings like the miasmata, Fae, Angels, Devils, Shadows and Nightmares.

In terms of cooperative natures, Celestial/Radiant/Shadow and Infernal/Necrotic/Nether are the best known.

There are obvious oppositions in play Celestial vs Infernal, Radiant vs Necrotic, Shadow vs Nether. There are also less obvious oppositions: Shadow vs Necrotic, Radiant vs Nether, Radiant vs Shadow, Nether vs Necrotic.

There are conflicts of a tripartite nature beyond those: Celestial/Nether/Necrotic, Infernal/Shadow/Radiant. The relationships and hostilities are constant and involved and become issues that the Powers must deal with when engaging the service of Denizens.

Denizens Relations

The assorted Denizens of the Planes have a somewhat complex relationship to the others. In most cases, this relationship can be described in a single term, the ambiguity of each fully embracing the possible ways in which these beings engage with one another. It should be noted that all the major beings are ultimately the children and grandchildren of the Powers That Be, and that their relationships with those Powers are distinct and separate from how they relate to each other.

In all cases, the Denizens of the Planes can be counted on or found serving assorted Powers in varying capacities, most often acting as servants, messengers, and general support staff for the Powers. Sometimes they are given tasks to handle within the Material such as guarding a potential Ikon or supporting someone of interest to a particular Power.

A single Power may have a Devil, Demon, Wraith, Angel, Valkyrie, Ghast, Ghoul, and so forth all serving them at the same time in the same place. This does not mean they get along, however. The following charts show the most common general reactions of the assorted Denizens to one another.