Category:Planar

There are more dimensions to reality than simply the 3 which define space and 1 for time - there exist 3 dimensions of time as well, and beyond this there exist a further 3 dimensions which distinguish different planes of existence.

Studying these planes is the realm of highly advanced physicists and the life’s work of specialists like Miriam Mendel - meanwhile, mages like Nyx have their own ways of studying and interacting with the planes.

There are many different ways of conceptualizing the relationship between different planes - as spheres floating in space, as 2 dimensional sheets all overlaying each other, and many more. As it’s impossible to truly represent 9 dimensional concepts in only 3, none of these descriptions can ever be entirely correct - only correct enough to serve as metaphors and ways of imagining the planes.

Many planes are placed in groups by the mages who study them - most notably, the Celestial Planes, the Elemental Planes, the Infernal Planes, and the Transitory Planes, although more recent developments have led some mages to place planes in a group of Transmissive Planes as well.

Other planes outside of any groups include the Endless City, Faerie and the Wyld. The normal world, such as it is, is often referred to as the Material Plane or simply the Material.

Subspace is not a plane of its own, but is a related concept.