The Clockwork Nirvana of
Mechanus, sometimes called
Nirvana, was an Outer Plane in the
GREAT WHEEL cosmology representing the alignment of lawful neutral and home of the "Modrons" (a race of immortal constructs known for their zealous adherence to the principles of law and order above all else).
A plane of Law and order, Nirvana had equal amounts of light and dark, heat and cold, and equal measures of the four elements. There was a place for everything and everything was in its place. Even individuals living here existed to fit into the greater scheme of things and thus achieve a perfect society. There was no pain, but the only pleasure was in successfully filling a role like a gear in a machine. Passion, fantasy, and illusion did not exist here, except for what might be brought in by visitors, and any who tried to foment individualism or stir passions for a cause soon found they were not well received.
Nirvana was connected to the
PRIME MATERIAL PLANE via the
ASTRAL SEA, and to the Outer Planes of
ARCADIA,
ACHERON, and the
OUTLANDS by portals which appeared once every revolution of the gears they belonged to. The period of rotation depended on the size of the gear, but a typical period was twenty days. The portals stayed open for exactly one day. There was one portal to the
OUTLANDS, located at the center of the featureless bottom side of a large gear, that was continually open.
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