Planes of Existence
Kattenan exists in layers echoing one another, with each beings belonging to its own and some of them able to travel through them.
Most people are "locked" into their native plane of existence and will never get to visit another. People and creatures known for being able to shift existence plane :
There are two categories of plane of existence : Physical and Ethereal.
Physical planes are echoes of each others, but can differ in shape and form, while Ethereal planes are traced over impressions of the main plane and inhabited by other dwellers with no physical qualities. Physical planes are located in the "lower" layers of existence, while Ethereal planes are located in the "higher" layers.
Plane-travel
As stated above, plane travel is accessible to some people, humans or creatures. It exists in two forms : vertical and horizontal travel.
Vertical plane travel
Vertical plane travel consists in staying in the same geographical spot, but reaching a different plane of existence.
It allows for inter-realm travel : the Fairy kingdom and court are located in a different plane than the main physical plane, and it requires vertical plane travel to reach them.
For commodity purposes, portals allowing vertical plane travel are sometimes built. Humans and Creatures alike can use them, but it is ill-advised to spend a long time in a foreign plane of existence for non-plane traveling beings.
Horizontal plane travel
Horizontal plane travel consists in traveling to a different geographical spot, using a different plane of existence as a "worm-hole" allowing fast travel.
Distances exist in a very different way in Ethereal planes of existence, and switching to an ephemeral non-physical plane to create a tunnel to a different place allows for fast travel. Horizontal plane travel is hard to master, but roughly translates to portal-to-portal teleportation.
Horizontal plane travel is known for making sick newbie users, and can be a dangerous feat to realize if not mastered. Getting "stuck" between or in a foreign plane is not necessarily a dramatic, unfixable event, but it remains risky nonetheless.
Map of the planes
| TYPE | NAME | CARACTERISTICS |
|---|---|---|
| Ethereal | Divine Plane(s) | - Inaccessible without invitation - Presumably similar in properties to worm-holes expanses |
| Ethereal | Worm-holes Expanses | - Ephemeral, more of a general idea of an "area" for the corresponding layer : used for horizontal plane travel. - Absolutely fucked up thing regarding distances, numbers, or anything observable. |
| Ethereal | Ethereal Plane / Spirit Realm | - Identical geography as the Main Plane - Generally associated with light - Home of the spirits, ghosts, and ethereal creatures. |
| Ethereal | Dusk Plane / Chien-Loup / Shadow Realm | - Identical geography as the Main Plane - Very "thin" plane generally associated with shadow, dusk and twilight - Empty |
| Physical | Main Plane / Common Realm | - Base framework of all planes - Home of all humans and most creatures |
| Physical | Plane of Fog / Fairy Realm | - Identical geography as the Main Plane - Average colder temperatures - Naturally accessible to Fairies |
| Physical | Plane of Echoes / Darknight Plane / Demon Realm | - Inversed topography as the Main Plain - Arid ecosystems, no sunlight - Naturally accessible to Demons through meditation |
Known plane travelers of Kattenan :
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