The Demiplane of Imprisonment is a demiplane best known for containing the dark god Tharizdun.
Description and traits[]
The Demiplane of Imprisonment is a massive crystalline growth nearly a mile across, located in the Deep Ethereal, and moving at a rate of 200 feet per minute. It is surrounded by a miasma of protomatter, conjuring surreal dreamscapes that seek to lure visitors inside. It is possible to enter, but not to leave.[1]
There is no gravity within the Demiplane of Imprisonment. Time does not pass, and magic has no effect. It is mildly evil-aligned. The being imprisoned wtihin the demiplane can reshape the crystal at will, though not change its mass.[1]
Anyone who approaches within 500 feet is affected by the dreamscape, manifestations of the dreams of those who the imprisoned Tharizdun telepathically contacts in their sleep. The surreal visions include veined whirlpools, dark humanoid shapes, and purple eyes and mouths. They powerfully compel visitors to enter with promises and illusion.[1]
Anyone who touches the crystal itself is absorbed into it, effectively frozen in temporaral stasis. They can only be freed with a miracle or wish, and even then suffer from insanity.[1]
It is speculated that the cursed blade Druniazth can only be destroyed by plunging it into the heart of the Demiplane of Imprisonment.[2]
History[]
The Demiplane of Imprisonment is of ancient origin, appearing in the mythology of a thousand worlds across the multiverse. It is known under various names, but all stories relate that it seals away a malevolent being, the release of whom would result in the end of the world.[1]
According to planar legend, the gods once united and fought and defeated a powerful being from outside of the known multiverse. However, they were either unable or unwilling to destroy it completely, and instead cast it into the Negative Energy Plane. The being somehow became imprisoned in the demiplane, floating through the Deep Ethereal.[3][4]
In ancient Faerûn, a group of Netherese archwizards investigating the Demiplane of Shadow accidentally discovered the Demiplane of Imprisonment, after a ban on demiplane research was lifted. Several wizards were absorbed by the plane, and their order kept the whole affair secret.[5]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Multiple Dementia: A Guide to the Demiplanes, Dragon #353 (Mar 2007), p.37-40.
- ↑ Artifacts of Oerth, Dragon #294 (Apr 2002), p.96.
- ↑ A Guide to the Ethereal Plane (1998), p.46.
- ↑ Manual of the Planes (1e) (1987), p.21.
- ↑ Netheril: Empire of Magic, The Winds of Netheril (1996), p.10.