Mausoleum of Chronepsis
Ervenian Era, 1051 AB
The Mausoleum of Chronepsis, is a plane hidden within the seventh ring of the Outlands, lies a place whispered about in hushed tones by planar scholars and Dragon-kin alike. To most travelers, the site appears as a crumbled necropolis of forgotten stone, a dead city with no history, no beginning, and no end. Whether this ruin was once a thriving sanctum or merely appeared already ancient is a mystery that even the most clairvoyant sages cannot resolve.
But what lies beneath is far more than dust and myth. Unlike the more active realms that dot the plane, the Mausoleum of Chronepsis serves no direct political or cosmic agenda. Its presence, however, has a profound neutralizing effect on dragons who approach it. Pride, wrath, greed, all the powerful emotions that define their kind, begin to dull within its aura. Some dragons seek the Mausoleum to reflect on their mortality, while others flee from it, terrified by its implications. This realm embodies the neutral, entropic character of the Outlands: not as a space of compromise, but as a canvas upon which all things gradually fade.
But what lies beneath is far more than dust and myth. Unlike the more active realms that dot the plane, the Mausoleum of Chronepsis serves no direct political or cosmic agenda. Its presence, however, has a profound neutralizing effect on dragons who approach it. Pride, wrath, greed, all the powerful emotions that define their kind, begin to dull within its aura. Some dragons seek the Mausoleum to reflect on their mortality, while others flee from it, terrified by its implications. This realm embodies the neutral, entropic character of the Outlands: not as a space of compromise, but as a canvas upon which all things gradually fade.
Geography
Beneath the surface of the broken city sprawls an immense network of caverns, quiet and unlit, suffused with the scent of stone, ash, and scale. These tunnels form the true domain of Chronepsis, the draconic deity of fate, entropy, and silent judgment. Along every tunnel wall and carved chamber, hourglasses are set in countless niches—each attuned to the life span of a single dragon soul across the planes.
The sand within them trickles ever downward, marking time not as mortals do, but as eternity reckons it.
At the heart of this subterranean expanse rests Chronepsis himself, shrouded in stillness and shadow. The deity neither speaks nor acknowledges those who come before him, deities, mortals, and even his most devout followers are met with the same quiet indifference. It is said that his gaze alone passes judgment, indifferent and absolute.
Inhabitants
Though few in number, the souls of Chronepsis' petitioners, hose dragons and dragon-kin who devoted themselves to balance and detachment in life, reside in the Mausoleum as silent caretakers. They tend to the hourglasses and guide lost spirits into final rest, never speaking, never aging. Unlike other realms, the Mausoleum does not draw souls through worship or divine judgment. Rather, it is a terminal destination for those who seek closure, or who escape the influence of other gods’ claims upon death.Access
Reaching the Mausoleum is a trial in itself. The ambient magic of the Outlands begins to weaken near its location, and protective spells often unravel without warning. Travelers approaching the seventh ring find it increasingly difficult to maintain spell effects or channel divine magic. The path to the Mausoleum winds through dead forests, ashen plains, and illusion-warped terrain that disorients the senses.Localized Phenomena
Unchanging Vigil
Within the realm, no spell that alters time or fate functions. Attempts to divine the location of specific hourglasses or the lifespan of a dragon are futile, only Chronepsis knows, and he will not answer.History
Origin of the Realm
Some planar scholars argue that the Mausoleum is older than Chronepsis himself, that it is not his creation, but his inheritance. Others speculate that it is a manifestation of draconic fate itself, drawn forth from the World-Soul at the moment dragons first took breath.Trait Type |
Description |
|---|---|
| Gravity | Normal |
| Time | Normal, with alternating day and night cycles despite no visble celestial bodies |
| Shape & Size | Infinite |
| Morphic Traits | Divinely Morphic (Only deities, or demigods can alter terrain) |
| Elemental Energy | None Dominant |
| Alignment | Neutral |
| Magic | Time magic is on the discretion of Chronepsis |
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