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There are three classifications of lands beyond the Realm - also known as Pendar or the Land of the Living.

<table align="center">
<tr><td>
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="3"|Extra-Terrestrial
|-
|Pellum
|mundane connection
|high-tech world; interactions with Pendar only at conjunctions
|-
|Netherworld
|artifacts: pyramids
|ship between Pellum and Pendar; destroyed
|-
!colspan="3"|Extra-Dimensional
|-
|Void
|artifacts: NV @ Armitage Inn
|Cave with 28 or 35 gates
|-
|Gate 1: Abyss
|Void; can do point-to-point via Conjure, Summon spells; gates can open temporary portals
|Demons (outsiders who speak abyssal - vrock, galbrezu, etc.)
|-
|Gate 2: Inferno (i.e., Hell)
|Void; can do point-to-point via Conjure, Summon spells; gates can open temporary portals
|Devils (outsider who speak infernal - barbed devils, bone devils, ice devils, etc.)
|-
|Gate 3: Demondim
|Void; permanent gates; artifacts can open temporary portals
|Demons of the Covenant - urviles, cave wights, lore masters, giant ravers, etc.)
|-
|Gates 4, 5, 6...: Daolith, etc.
|Void; artifacts
|Various
|-
!colspan="3"|Inter-Dimensional
|-
|Oblivion - Land of Shades
|artifacts: dead man's coins @ portal
|Souls from the Realm who are not a rest
|-
|Land of the Dead
|artifacts: dead man's coins @ portal
|Souls at rest
|-
|}
</td></tr>
</table>

So, what does the Aether touch?
<ul>
<li>Extra-Terrestrial - no
<li>Extra-Dimensional - ??? probably not. you need an artifact (or runeweapon) to move to the Void and wander about.
<li>Inter-Dimensional - ??? probably not. again, you need a dead man's coin at a gate (or runeweapon) to move about Oblivion or Land of Dead.
</ul>

So, the Aether (also called Shadows) is used for moving about the Realm:
<ul>
<li>Teleport, Shadow Step, etc. are just point-to-point connections
<li>Being able to stay in the Aether should be a rare thing - assassins, monsters, etc.
</ul>

Properties of Oblivion (as a starting point for the Aether):
<ul>
<li>There is no natural healing.
<li>There is no need for sleep.
<li>Spells are not recovered.
<li>Some spells (especially divine spells that require a deity to respond) are weakened.
<li>Time moves at a different rate.
<li>Etherealness and magic attracts creatures here.
</ul>

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 Spell considerations:
 <ul>
 <li>"Shadow" spells are standard teleport with the requirements of shadows being present

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 |travel is via the NV @ Armitage Inn; rune weapons
 |Cave with 28 gates
 |-
 !colspan="3"|Inter-Dimensional

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 There are four classifications of lands beyond the Realm - also known as Pendar or the Land of the Living.
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 |-
 |Gate 2: Abyss
-|Void; gates can open temporary portals
+|Void; gates can open a temporary connection
 |[[Races|Abyssal Demons]]
 |-
 |Gate 3: Inferno
-|Void; gates can open temporary portals
+|Void; gates can open a temporary connection
 |[[Races|Devils]]
 |-
 |Gate 4: Demondim
-|Void; gates can open temporary portals
+|Void; gates can open a temporary connection
 |[[Demons of the Covenant]]
 |-
@@ Line 72: / Line 83: @@
 !colspan="3"|Intra-Dimensional
 |-
-|Aether
+|[[The Aether|Aether]]
 |Many spells allow point-to-point travel; a few allow travel within the Aether
 |A few native creatures; Assassins and other clandestine groups can stay in the Aether
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 </td></tr>
 </table>
 Spell considerations:

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 |[[Demons of the Covenant]]
 |-
-|Gates 5:  N'Kai, Yuggoth
+|Gate 5:  N'Kai
 |Void
-|This is the land of the Tsathoggua
+|N'Kai is the land of the Tsathoggua
 |-
-|Gates 6:  Yuggoth
+|Gate 6:  Yuggoth
 |Void
-|This is the land of the Daolith
+|Yuggoth is the land of the Daolith
 |-
 !colspan="3"|Inter-Dimensional

@@ Line 6: / Line 6: @@
 !colspan="3"|Extra-Terrestrial
 |-
-|Pellum
+|[[Pellum and Pendar|Pellum]]
 |travel to via mundane connections; rune weapons
 |high-tech world; interactions with Pendar only at conjunctions
 |-
-|Netherworld
+|[[The Netherworld]]
-|travel to vie pyramid artifacts (now inert)
+|travel to via pyramid artifacts (now inert)
 |ship between Pellum and Pendar; now destroyed
 |-
 !colspan="3"|Extra-Dimensional
 |-
-|Void
+|[[The Void]]
 |travel is via the NV @ Armitage Inn; rune weapons
 |Cave with 28 gates
@@ Line 62: / Line 62: @@
 !colspan="3"|Inter-Dimensional
 |-
-|Oblivion - Land of Shades
+|[[Oblivion and the Land of the Dead|Oblivion - Land of Shades]]
 |Dead Man's Coins @ portal; rune weapons
 |Souls from the Realm who are not at rest
 |-
-|Land of the Dead
+|[[Oblivion and the Land of the Dead|Land of the Dead]]
 |Dead Man's Coins @ portal; rune weapons
 |Souls at rest
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 <li>Some spells (especially divine spells that require a deity to respond) are weakened.
 <li>Etherealness and magic attracts creatures here.
 </ul>

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-There are three classifications of lands beyond the Realm - also known as Pendar or the Land of the Living.
+There are four classifications of lands beyond the Realm - also known as Pendar or the Land of the Living.
 <table align="center">
@@ Line 7: / Line 7: @@
 |-
 |Pellum
-|mundane connection
+|travel to via mundane connections; rune weapons
 |high-tech world; interactions with Pendar only at conjunctions
 |-
 |Netherworld
-|artifacts: pyramids
+|travel to vie pyramid artifacts (now inert)
-|ship between Pellum and Pendar; destroyed
+|ship between Pellum and Pendar; now destroyed
 |-
 !colspan="3"|Extra-Dimensional
 |-
 |Void
-|artifacts: NV @ Armitage Inn
+|travel is via the NV @ Armitage Inn; rune weapons
-|Cave with 28 or 35 gates
+|Cave with 28 gates
 |-
-|Gate 1: Abyss
+|Gate 1: Realm
-|Void; can do point-to-point via Conjure, Summon spells; gates can open temporary portals
+|Void (for outsiders)
-|Demons (outsiders who speak abyssal - vrock, galbrezu, etc.)
+|You
 |-
-|Gate 2: Inferno (i.e., Hell)
+|Gate 2: Abyss
-|Void; can do point-to-point via Conjure, Summon spells; gates can open temporary portals
+|Void; gates can open temporary portals
-|Devils (outsider who speak infernal - barbed devils, bone devils, ice devils, etc.)
+|[[Races|Abyssal Demons]]
 |-
-|Gate 3: Demondim
+|Gate 3: Inferno
-|Void; permanent gates; artifacts can open temporary portals
+|Void; gates can open temporary portals
-|Demons of the Covenant - urviles, cave wights, lore masters, giant ravers, etc.)
+|[[Races|Devils]]
 |-
-|Gates 4, 5, 6...:  Daolith, etc.
+|Gate 4: Demondim
-|Void; artifacts
+|Void; gates can open temporary portals
-|Various
+|[[Demons of the Covenant]]
 |-
 !colspan="3"|Inter-Dimensional
 |-
 |Oblivion - Land of Shades
-|artifacts: dead man's coins @ portal
+|Dead Man's Coins @ portal; rune weapons
-|Souls from the Realm who are not a rest
+|Souls from the Realm who are not at rest
 |-
 |Land of the Dead
-|artifacts: dead man's coins @ portal
+|Dead Man's Coins @ portal; rune weapons
 |Souls at rest
 |-
 |}
 </td></tr>
 </table>
-So, what does the Aether touch?
+Spell considerations:
 <ul>
 <li>Teleport, Shadow Step, etc. are just point-to-point connections
 </ul>
-Properties of Oblivion (as a starting point for the Aether):
+Properties of the Aether:
 <ul>
 <li>There is no natural healing.
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 <li>Spells are not recovered.
 <li>Some spells (especially divine spells that require a deity to respond) are weakened.
 <li>Etherealness and magic attracts creatures here.
 </ul>