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A plane or plane of existence is a "world" or universe with its own properties and physical and metaphysical laws. They exist in the multiverse.

Many different types of planes exist. There exist material planes like Marillia, the Forgotten Realms, and Ravnica, where mortals are born, live, and die. Beyond the material planes are a variety of noetic planes such as Celestia and the Nine Hells.

Cosmological models

Scholars have formulated various cosmological models in an effort to model the structure of the multiverse. The dominant model is the Great Wheel.

Known planes

Italicized are material planes.

The Abyss: An endless pit of darkness and chaos
The astral plane
Carceri, the Red Prison
Celestia
The Elemental Plane of Air
The Elemental Plane of Fire
The Forgotten Realms
Greyhawk
Hades: The world of the dead
Hesperia, also known as Fairyland
Lys: A blissful realm
Marillia: YOU ARE HERE
The Nine Hells
Ravnica

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-A '''plane''' or '''plane of existence''' is a "world" or universe with its own properties and physical and metaphysical laws. They exist in the [[multiverse]].
+A '''plane''' or '''''plane of existence''''' is a "world" or universe with its own properties and physical and metaphysical laws. They exist in the [[multiverse]].
-There are several major cosmological models which describe the structure of the planes. The best known is the [[Great Wheel]].
+Many different types of planes exist. There exist material planes like [[Marillia]], the [[Forgotten Realms]], and [[Ravnica]], where mortals are born, live, and die. Beyond the material planes are a variety of noetic planes such as [[Celestia]] and the [[Nine Hells]].
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+Many planes, though not all, are divided into ''layers'', which can be thought of as sub-planes. The Nine Hells, as you can imagine, has nine layers, whereas Marillia has only one.
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+== Cosmological models ==
+Scholars have formulated various cosmological models in an effort to model the structure of the multiverse. The dominant model is the [[Great Wheel]].
 == Known planes ==
-- The [[Abyss]]
+Italicized are [[material plane|material planes]].
-- [[Baator]]
-- [[Celestia]]
+* The [[Abyss]]: An endless pit of darkness and chaos
-- [[Hades]]
+* The [[astral plane]]
+* [[Carceri]], the Red Prison
+* [[Celestia]]
+* The [[Elemental Plane of Air]]
+* The [[Elemental Plane of Fire]]
+* The ''[[Forgotten Realms]]''
+* ''[[Greyhawk]]''
+* [[Hades]]: The world of the dead
+* [[Hesperia]], also known as Fairyland
+* [[Lys]]: A blissful realm
+* ''[[Marillia]]'': YOU ARE HERE
+* The [[Nine Hells]]
+* ''[[Ravnica]]''
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+There are several major cosmological models that describe the structure of the planes. The best known is the [[Great Wheel]].
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+Both [[Sarika]] and [[Abn-Azer]] agree that the planes, including the mortal planes, are non-contiguous—there is no way to reach one from another by conventional means.
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