Elysium (/ɪˈliːzɪəm/)

NG Plane of Conflict

Elysium

Elysium was the plane of neutral good. The wide, slow-moving, and mostly navigable river Oceanus flowed through all four layers (from Thalasia to Belierin to Eronia to Amoria) and then on to the Happy Hunting Grounds. Most habitation was along the fertile banks of the river, diminishing farther away. Isis, Ishtar, and Enlil all made Elysium their home.
Great Wheel Cosmology

The Blessed Fields of Elysium (pronounced: /ɛˈlɪsiʌm/ e-LIS-ee-um) was the Great Wheel cosmology plane embodying the concept of pure good without being overly restricted by law nor dissipated by the randomness of chaos. Some characteristics of this plane were ascribed to Heliopolis and the House of Nature in the World Tree cosmology model when that cosmology became popular. Heliopolis was essentially destroyed in the Spellplague and the House of Nature split into at least two parts, one of which became the Deep Wilds and the other merged with the Green Fields as described by the World Axis cosmology model.

“ Let your troubles wash away in the river's flow, and may you be at peace. ”

— A petitioner's greeting to Elysium.

Realms

• Chauntea the Great Mother and Goddess of Agriculture once lived in Elysium.
• Peaceful Eldath maintained her realm, the True Grove, on Eronia.
• Enlil, the head of the Untheric pantheon, once made his home in the mountains of Eronia.
• Hathor, Mulhorand's Nurturing Mother, had a realm named Succor in Amoria.
• Hiatea, giant nature goddess, resided in Woodhaven in Eronia.
• Ishtar, the goddess of love and war in the Untheric pantheon, once had a realm in Amoria centered on a great city surrounding a half-mile (800 meter) statue of herself. The statue glowed, supplying her realm with light.
• Isis had a large realm in Amoria which she kept lit by lanterns in the trees and secured by patrolling moon dogs.
• Kirith Sotheril, the elven Magess, resided in the realm of Tethridar in Amoria.
• Lathander the Morninglord, God of Beginnings, Birth, Conception, Dawn, Eternal Youth, Renewal, Self-Perfection, Spring, and Vitality, maintined rosy realm of Morninglory in Elysium, which he shared with fellow deity of dawn Ushas of the Vedic pantheon.
• Mystra (Midnight), the mortal that ascended to godhood during the Time of Troubles, eventually made her divine realm a shining city called Dweomerheart and placed it atop a large plateau in Eronia. Dweomerheart became its own plane in the World Tree cosmology model and was later destroyed upon the death of Mystra, in the resulting Spellplague.
• Nanna-Sin, the Untheric god of the moon traveled throughout Elysium in his great barque shaped like a crescent moon bringing moonlight to all the banks of Oceanus.
• Seker, Pharaonic god of light, shifted his realm of Ro Stau between Amoria and Thalasia as he wished.
• Naralis Analor, the elven Healer of Souls, had his realm named the Healing Glade in Amoria.
• Surminare, goddess of selkies, made her home named Selkies' Grotto on Thalasia.
• Tamara, draconic deity of life, resided in Elysium.
• Tethrin Veraldé, the Master of Blades, shared the realm of Tethridar in Amoria with fellow Seldarine member Kritith Sotheril.
• Trishina maintained no permanent realm, but often wandered the sea of Thalasia and held and area for her petitioners there.
• Urogalan, the Black Hound, halfling god of death, had his realm of Soulearth in Eronia.

Geography

Description

A glittering river winds its way through a lush, green landscape. The river laps pleasantly at the banks. Pines cluster around lakes and streams, and constantly flowering trees scent the air with a subtle but intoxicating perfume.

Most features of the four layers of Elysium were found on or near the banks of the river Oceanus which linked the plane with two other Upper planes: the Beastlands and Arborea. Oceanus was the counterpart to the river Styx which flowed through the Lower planes except that Oceanus had only natural hazards and contained potable water. Lands near the riverbanks were lush with pines and flowering trees that filled the air with natural perfume. Farther from the river smaller trees grew and started to thin until finally, after hundreds of miles/kilometers, the forest gave way to fertile veldt regions, vast grasslands, and eventually badlands and desert. Elysian pears were considered some of the best tasting fruit and were sold as far as the planar city of Sigil.
There were no suns, moons, or stars in Elysium except those that the inhabiting Powers manifested, created by moving about in various vessels, or moving their entire realms across the skies. Depending on who or what was aloft, the shade of the sky could be deep indigo to a bright cerulean at any given moment.
Yggdrasil, the World Ash, extended its branches to all layers of Elysium, except Belierin.

Amoria

The first layer, Amoria, also referred to as the "innermost" layer, was connected to the Astral Plane by color pools and to Twin Paradises, Happy Hunting Grounds, and Concordant Opposition by unmarked portals located in dark caverns. Divination spells were required to determine the destination of these portals with certainty. Navigating the river Oceanus downstream also led to the Happy Hunting Grounds but any underground passages were not likely to be safe for boats. Amoria best fit the description given above and the river Oceanus had many side channels that split and merged back again, creating many "banks" for the establishment of realms.

Eronia

The second layer of Elysium was very mountainous and many branches of the Oceanus became spectacular waterfalls and tumbling cascades before forming channels bordered by steep cliffs of gray rock. Like Amoria, Eronia supported abundant wildlife along the banks.

Belierin

Contrary to Eronia, Belierin was mostly flat with marshes and wetlands stretching inland for miles/kilometers before larger plants and trees were found. Oceanus split and formed many island nations inhabited by extraplanar beings.

Thalasia

The fourth and "outermost" layer of Elysium was a great ocean, sometimes called the Thalasian sea, that was both the source and final destination of the River Oceanus. Small, green islands were scattered about, collectively known as Avalon. No big land masses existed here.

The Blessed Fields of Elysium

Layers and their Realms

Amoria	Eronia	Belierin	Thalasia
City of the Star	Dweomerheart	Refuge of Night	Ro Stau
Healing Glade	Great Mother's Garden		Selkies' Grotto
Principality	Great Mountain of the East
Quietude	Morninglory
Ro Stau	Soulearth
Succor	True Grove
Tethridar	Woodhaven

Ecosystem Cycles

Afterlife

The spirits of those who perished in the service of good and those heroes the gods chose to spare from death were rewarded by being placed on the Isles of the Blessed in Thalasia. There, the living and the dead existed without responsibilities, had all their needs provided for, and could not be summoned or controlled.
Afterlife article on FR WIki

Fauna & Flora

Inhabitants

“ The path you travel doesn't matter. You can walk in a straight, orderly line, or race chaotically this way and that. Just keep the place you want to get to in mind and start walking. As long as you do good works along the way, you'll reach your destination. ”

— Rion, a shepherd of Elysium.

The native celestial population of Elysium were the guardinals. In addition, there were myriad species of fish and wildlife, and other sentient beings who chose to live in Elysium were many of those species found in other Upper planes: hollyphants, planetars, solars, foo creatures, agathia, and baku. Moon dogs were numerous and widely used as servants and watchbeasts for the Greater and Lesser Powers of Elysium. The rare and magical phoenixes were native to this plane and spent most of their time here in the beautiful landscapes that Elysium offered, avoiding those that would hunt them for profit.

Natural Resources

Exports: Fruit

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Map of the Planes

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Positive Energy Plane
Upper Plane
Neutral

Alternative Name(s)

Plane of Peace, Blessed Fields of Elysium

Type

Plane of Existence

Location under

Outer Plane

Owner/Ruler

Bahamut

Additional Rulers/Owners

• Bahamut
• Corellon Larethian
• Moradin
• Silvanus
• Torm

Owning Organization

Pantheon of Forgotten Gods

5E Statistics
Elysium

Blessed Fields of Elysium
Plane of Conflict

Basic Information

Natives	Solars half-celestials hollyphants planetars foo creatures phoenix agathia baku moon dogs guardinals
Color Pools	Opal
Tuning fork	Gold, E

Outer Plane

Shape & Size	Infinite
Gravity	Normal
Time	Normal
Morphic trait	Divinely
Elemental /energy traits	Minor positive-dominant
Alignment trait	NG
Magic trait	Normal with special cases
Layers	Amoria Eronia Belierin Thalasia

Elysium (Plane of Peace)

• Bahamut, the Dragon god of good
• Corellon Larethian, the Elven god of magic
• Moradin, the dwarven god of craftsmanship
• Pelor, the god of the Sun
• Sehanine Moonbow, the Elven goddess of the moon
• Silvanus, the god of the wild
• Torm, the god of valor

Inhabitants

Inhabitants of Elysium

Creatures

Creatures of Elysium

Deities

Deities of Elysium

Divine realms

Divine realms of Elysium

Locations

Locations of Elysium

Organizations

Organizations of Elysium

Settlements

Settlements of Elysium

Roads

Roads of Elysium

Mountains

Mountains of Elysium

Forests

Forests of Elysium

Bodies of water

Bodies of water of Elysium

Items

Items of Elysium

Food and drink

Food and drink of Elysium

Events

Events of Elysium

Maps

Maps of Elysium

Images

Images of Elysium

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See Also: Elysium on Forgotten Realms Wiki

Cosmology of the Realms

The Great Wheel

Prime Material Plane

• Feywild
• Shadowfell
• Fugue Plane

Transitive Planes

• Astral Plane
• Ethereal Plane

Inner Planes

• Elemental Plane of Air
• Elemental Plane of Water
• Elemental Plane of Earth
• Elemental Plane of Fire
• Elemental Chaos

Para-Elemental Planes

• Frostfell
• Swamp of Oblivion
• Fountains of Creation
• Great Conflagration

Quasi-Elemental Planes

• Lightning
• Radiance
• Minerals
• Steam
• Vacuum
• Ash
• Dust
• Salt

Outlands

• Sigil

Outer Planes

Mount Celestia	Bytopia	Elysium	Beastlands	Arborea
Arcadia		↑Good↑		Ysgard
Mechanus	←Lawful	Outlands	Chaotic→	Limbo
Acheron		↓Evil↓		Pandemonium
Nine Hells of Baator	Gehenna	Hades	Carceri	Abyss

Planar Pathways

• Infinite Staircasel
• Oceanus
• Mount Olympus
• Styx
• Yggdrasil

Far Realm