Cooling Sands
The Cooling Sands is a minor plane created by Cezlios, and is where he and many of his chosen clerics from across the cosmos reside. It is sparsely populated, and rather difficult to travel to. It is closely tied to the Border Ethereal, though the way is treacherous, and few planar focuses exist for other methods of planar travel.
The Cooling Sands have few structures or landmarks and can appear small to visitors. Most who travel to the Cooling Sands find themselves arriving on its shores, a vast coastline stretching as far as the eyes can see. Cold blue-gray sands that give off a perpetual steam are gently washed over by the lazy waves of the sea, and with looming clouds above.
Inland is mountainous and rocky, and seems to defy proper exploration. Logs from planar travelers tell of being lead back to the shores, regardless of direction they traveled.
Geography
The Cooling Sands has few well known landmarks. Cezlios and his clerics largely stay in the plane away from the other denizens of the universe, and this remains true in the Cooling Sands. It is understood that the Cooling Sands is designed to hide locations from those unfamiliar with them.
Travel between locations in the Cooling Sands not only requires knowledge of exactly where you intend to go, but knowledge on the exact steps on how to get there. Without both, travel will inevitably lead back to the ocean shores. The steps to travel to a location can be simple and familiar ones like "travel between the two rocky outcroppings, and take a right at the end of the valley". But just as common are those that defy normal travel, such as "travel towards the brightest star for 5245 steps while contemplating your greatest failures in life".
There is one small known settlement, named Outlook, where mortals and immortals alike have gathered. Filled with scholars, information traders, and philosophers, Outlook is a bastion of knowledge of all sorts.
Fauna & Flora
The Cooling Sands are largely devoid of native life. One of the only native creatures are the small, sprite-like 'thoughtworms'. Mostly harmless individually, they can be somewhat dangerous in these large swarms. They appear to reproduce without the need for sustenance, though all specimens removed from the Cooling Sands have died soon after.
Alternative Name(s)
Realm of The Ponderer
Type
Dimensional plane
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