Eladia

Biodata

Cosmology

• Eladia is a relatively stable and tightly sealed Material Plane with limited interaction with the Astral Plane. Foreign beings face an immense cost to enter, while native creatures can pass through its planar barrier more easily. 380 523
• The plane possesses a planar will capable of warning its inhabitants through tremors in the planar walls and cleansing areas affected by major disturbances. 462 523
• Dragons are not native to Eladia: chromatic and metallic dragons originally arrived from the Astral Plane during an ancient conflict between Tiamat's chromatic dragons and Bahamut's metallic dragons. 276
• The Worm-Eroded Passage threatens to connect Eladia to the Abyss. Its excavation is accelerated by demonic forces, with demons expected to reach the plane in roughly seventy years. 564

History

Age of Dragons

Eladia was once a battlefield in the war between chromatic and metallic dragons. Under Tiamat, chromatic dragons conquered worlds across the Astral Plane, and Eladia was among the worlds they invaded. 276

The continent later entered an era in which dragons could no longer dominate alone. Native peoples gradually reclaimed control of the land, ending the dragons' exclusive rule. 276

Second Epoch

After the Titans departed, humans, ancient orcs, elves, dwarves, and seafolk emerged from slavery and founded states across Eladia. These peoples fought over the Titans' legacy, first exterminating the Titan-blooded Rodo Giants before turning against one another. 644

After centuries of conflict, the Empire of the Eternal Sun emerged in the south and the Orc Alliance in the north as the era's two dominant powers. 644

Third Epoch

Humanity's development eventually brought it close to godlike power. Many powerful true dragons left Eladia for the Outer Planes, while Eladia ceased producing atavistic true dragons; the continent became primarily an age of human rule. 276

Fourth Epoch

The Fourth Epoch began when Caesar descended upon Zion after the Dawn Legion's failed attack. 660

Blackwing forces subsequently captured more than one hundred cities in two days, overthrew the Empire of the Eternal Sun, and brought Eladia under Caesar's rule. The Deep Sea Kingdom also submitted, while devils entrenched on the plane withdrew to hell. 601 661

Peoples and Nations

Magic and Supernatural Power

Magic

Magic is a central force in Eladian warfare and society. Spellcasters shape elements through spells, while divine casters draw power from higher beings. 307

• Many weapons, fortifications, and military constructs rely on magic or alchemy. 526
• Arcane energy golems are immune to many spell effects and can carry embedded spell templates for war. 526
• Divine beings can directly intervene in Eladia, as shown by Mystra's descent and Tiamat's divine punishment. 308 562

Psionics

Psionics are powers produced by mental will rather than magic, rituals, gestures, prayers, or material components. Their use consumes mental strength, also called psionic capacity. 237 307

• Psionic abilities manifest instantly and are not divided by conventional spell tiers; a practitioner is limited primarily by knowledge and available psionic capacity. 307
• Psychic apostles are rare among Eladia's peoples, with psionic talent appearing only sporadically among humans and elves and even more rarely among true dragons. 307
• Psionic meditation strengthens will and mental control, eventually allowing the mind's power to affect the body and manifest externally. 261

Planar and Divine Threats

• The Abyssal invasion is regarded as Eladia's ultimate looming calamity, potentially bringing an overwhelming number of demons through the Worm-Eroded Passage. 523 524
• Gods, celestials, devils, demons, and mortal powers all compete to shape Eladia's future. 551 564
• The plane's stability can be damaged by conflicts between powerful beings; Caesar and Azliels' battle connected the Underdark with Eladia and destroyed the Serron Gobi and its city. 377

Notable Locations

Major Threats

• Abyssal invasion — Demonic rulers are excavating the Worm-Eroded Passage to bring Abyssal armies into Eladia. 523 564
• Divine intervention — Deities can descend, empower champions, and interfere directly in mortal conflicts. 308 562
• Planar conflict — Eladia is contested by demons, devils, gods, celestials, and powers from other planes. 551 564
• Collateral devastation — Battles between demigod-level beings can destroy cities, reshape terrain, and threaten the plane's stability. 377