Planes

Planes

The planes of Marea are an odd subject to discuss. Some of the Bird Lords, did not stop at making the physical plane inhabitable, but they linked other dimensions, directly to it. The planes are accessible to Magi, of certain specialties, and other people, under specific circumstances as well. Certain races may have an easier or harder time accessing certain planes.

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Avras

Avras, or Auras, was a plane linked to Marea by the Simurgh of the Bird Lords. Full of the energy of Aura, it seems to be the realm where all magic comes from. Entrance to the plane is only available to those with Crests, or Magi. But for Magi it is not as direct, they need to find an entrance point, an object or a spell, related to their Aura, which allows them to enter.

Auras seems to have little similarity to the real world: the only places that are reflected, are entrance sites, or sites otherwise linked to Auras. Strange, large creatures, with massive glowing runes, called Aurates, live in this realm. They are mostly peaceful, some of them even being capable of speech in the languages of Marea, and offering wisdom. It is unwise to provoke them.

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Anima

The land of Mirrors.  Anima can only be accessed through special Spirit-Mirrors, which are normal mirrors through which a potent spirit is channeled. Anima is a maze, in which one oft appears as a faint shade of themselves. Over time, the shade can grow denser and more material, however it will often not resemble the original body, but a r  epresentation of a person's spirit. Anima is known to be ring shaped, and there are pathways that can only be discovered under specific circumstances, by people fulfilling specific conditions.

These lead outside of the Ring of Anima, and into another plane. It is said that is is unwise to dwell in Anima for too long (not that anyone ever tried or wanted to) as, at the moment one's manifestation becomes fully real, they disappear from the material world altogether, and become a spiritual being.

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Radiance

Radiance is the plane surrounded by Anima. It was forged and linked to Marea by the Phoenix (Bird Lord) using the power of the Sun. It is why Radiance can only be accessed at certain times and from certain places. It is said to be a realm where only the most pure and potent souls can exist, and it burns those who are unworthy with it's light, sending them back to Marea, and destroying their memories of entering Radiance.

It resembles a golden, floating city in a star filled void. It is bright and warm, and many priceless treasures lie there, as well as the manifestations of many great figures: heroes, kings, scholars etc. It has oft served to seal invincible entities and odd beings that could not be felled in the material plane.

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