Aether Spells

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

Extra-Terrestrial Pellum mundane connection high-tech world; interactions with Pendar only at conjunctions Netherworld artifacts: pyramids ship between Pellum and Pendar; destroyed 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 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

So, what does the Aether touch?

• Extra-Terrestrial - no
• Extra-Dimensional - ??? probably not. you need an artifact (or runeweapon) to move to the Void and wander about.
• 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.

So, the Aether (also called Shadows) is used for moving about the Realm:

• Teleport, Shadow Step, etc. are just point-to-point connections
• Being able to stay in the Aether should be a rare thing - assassins, monsters, etc.

Properties of Oblivion (as a starting point for the Aether):

• There is no natural healing.
• There is no need for sleep.
• Spells are not recovered.
• Some spells (especially divine spells that require a deity to respond) are weakened.
• Time moves at a different rate.
• Etherealness and magic attracts creatures here.