Plane of Storms

The Plane of Storms, governed and manifested by the will and consciousness of Karana, The Rainkeeper, is primarily inhabited by a large humanoid race of Storm Giants who inhabit every area of the plane with the exception of Mount Grenidor. The various tribes of Storm Giants are constantly warring with each other and can be distinguished by visible physical attributes that relate to the local terrain. Likewise, their dwellings also reflect their environment.

Mount Grenidor sits in the middle of a vast expanse of open wilderness and is the site of the Bastion of Thunder, home to the plane's presiding deity. The other three areas of the plane are divided by impassable ridges that extend down from the peaks of Grenidor.

To the north of Grenidor lies Krendic, the Desert of Chaos, a sea of hard, dark brown stone polished smooth by the ever-blowing wind. Large rock obelisks crop up in places where the stone has managed to withstand the constant pounding of the sand storms. A few scraggly, cactus-type plants dot the landscape, rising from cracks in the desert floor. To the far north, a Storm Giant encampment comprised of small tents and one large head tent, can be spotted. In the eastern section of the desert, there stands a circle of large stones that look as if they were placed intentionally long ago.

West of Grenidor lies Renidar, the Forest of Tears. The massive branches of its trees form a natural bridge, allowing creatures as large as the Storm Giants to swiftly move through the forest. As one traverses the entwined branches, the tops and bottoms of the trees seem to extend indefinitely and disappear into a haze of fog. In one clearing there is an enormous stump, evidence of a huge tree that was cut down long ago. Farther north, destroyed trees are strewn about in a chaotic wreckage, the forest itself having fallen victim to the plane's elements of lightning and ferocious wind gusts. Creatures known as stormriders inhabit the canopy of the Forest of Tears.

The plains lie to the west of Mount Grenidor. Several large rivers flow down from the mountain across the plains until emptying into a great lake along the southwest border. Assorted shipwrecks can be seen on the southern shore of the great lake. A few smaller lakes exist where water has collected temporarily on its journey to the southwest. A large Storm Giant settlement rests on the northern shoreline. Much of the camp is built using huge stilt-piers that extend over the lake. One of the structures is obviously much larger and more ornate then the others, indicating the residence of their leader.