Starry Road (plane)

Also known as the Spiritual Plane. Elanthians are commonly familiar with it from the telltale meteors streaking over the skies when a mortal soul forsakes the gods' favor, lost forever.

It is said that the spiritual plane is where a mortal may be in more intimate contact with the gods. Clerics are able to travel to this plane in two quests and one ritual. All three entrances are at the Zaulfung, presumably where the two planes touch the closest.

Terms

Bridge of Life: Also known as Alamhif's Bridge and Bridge of Lanival. A divine construct within the Void, built by Berengaria and Alamhif. Arching from the cold seas of Death to the shores of Life, the Bridge sustains the power of Resurrection.

Death's Veil: The mythical barrier separating the Starry Road from the Plane of Abiding.

Regions

The Void: The deepest region of the plane where all conceptions of time, distance and space are meaningless. Souls of the dead come here to the domain of Death Incarnate. Otherwise, entrance into the Void is only possible through a ritual performed with a sacred poison named Urrem'tier's Blood.
Note: Warrior Mage and Moon Mage references to "Void" as a planar barrier and Plane of Probability, respectively, are disregarded here.

Ebon Abyss: A deeper region where the essences of the constellations of Elanthian skies sparkle amidst starry seas and tides of ether.

Eerie Abyss: By unlocking the interplanar gate called Jackal's Spirit with a sacred key called Jackal's Heart, the spirit emerges from its body, soaring free to the lightest region of the plane, guided by the gentle beckoning of Eylhaar. This tranquil region is home to the only extraplanar devotional ritual of the clergy.

Starfire Lake: A benevolent haven of Murrula where Life and Death meld into a singular emotion. Home to great secrets of the divine.

Red Spiral: "Where the spirits burn in the Void." The spirits of the wicked dead go here to have the impurities and wickedness acquired in life scoured and burned away before apotheosis. Some believe all the souls of the dead go here, but while a "good" person would find the experience liberating, a "bad" person would experience pure agony as their ego is stripped away.

Symbolism

Moon Mage cosmology depicts the Starry Road as a spiral of white light:

An even spiral of silver light pierces the planar void. The distance of the spiral seems to shift before your eyes. Staring at its center, the spiral seems to only go on for two or three loops, but as you draw you eyes towards the edge there is always one more loop to pass. You feel an odd sense of emptiness looking upon the spiral.

Denizens

Natural inhabitants of the spiritual plane are unknown at this time. However, the demon Maelshyve and fylgjas have a strong presence within the plane.