WORLD


The Material Plane is the "physical world" - the realm of matter, of "substance", and of time. It is a world of action and artifice, society and culture - people, places, and things. It is the land that has given rise to many civilizations, and also the grounds where they are buried after they collapse.

It is the land of the living, and so inevitably the place where different peoples must fight for survival. It can be generous and nurturing - providing food, shelter, safety, and recreation, or it can be harsh and unforgiving - barren and unsuited for life. It is the place that the majority of Planet M's inhabitants call home.

The Material Plane exists in parallel to the Dreaming, a land of energy and spirits. The two are separated by a barrier called the the Veneer - which conceals them from one another and prevents passage between them. Where the Veneer is weak or missing there are pathways - called Gates where one can travel from the Material Plane to the Dreaming, or Nexii where the reverse is possible, and where energy concentrates and gushes into the physical world.