The Plane of Tranquility

The Plane of Tranquility consists of a few buildings and portals on a lone island cradled within an endless, serene sea. An impassable mountain ridge occupies the center of the isle, making the landscape impossible to view in its entirety as one travels the perimeter. A long, narrow waterfall can be seen cascading down the mountains, falling into a large lake that feeds several calm streams and brooks that wind their way through the land. Stretching along one side of the island is a beautiful tropical beach lined with palms and crystalline waters. On the other shore, rocky cliffs drop steeply into the ocean.

The scarce buildings and landmarks are built so that they are open and exposed to the gentle tropical climate. Koi ponds, sand gardens and detailed portals are placed about the island, all beautiful in their modest construction.

During the daylight hours, the sky is a clear azure blue dotted with white clouds that gently roll in and out with the soft stratospheric winds. At night, however, shimmering auroras shoot across a deep indigo sky, the countless stars glittering like diamonds upon a velvet drape.

Upon the island, the elders of tranquility engage in planar research using a technique wherein their essences channel power into several portals that open into the deeper, unexplored planes. To their dismay, they discovered that the willpower and mana that was required to maintain these portals eventually took a toll on the channelers' health. Specific routines were developed that included meditation, weaving, and a specialized diet that seemed to slow the tide of deteriorating heath among the elder channelers.

Exploration of the deeper planes has enabled the scholars to gain a better understanding of the nature of reality and the role which mortals play. However, further complications with a few of the portals have reinjured the elders. The only means to help them may lie through the portals themselves.