Vhortas: The Hive

The Hive is a sickly yellow sphere floating in the astral sea. Multiple, semi-translucent hyper-metaplanes are incorporated into the Hive like layers of an onion. Each hyper-metaplane is a densely packed catacomb for one insect spirit species. The constant buzz and chirps within the dark tunnels is maddening as it echoes across all the hyper-metaplanes.
I have figured that there are at least thirty distinct hyper-metaplanes correlating to a form of insect with numerous fractured and derivative hyper-metaplanes on each. Countless workers and soldiers move along them, competing for food, space and dominance. They war with everyone including themselves. The dead are never mourned; they are consumed by whoever finds them, friend or foe.
The original metaplane that the hyperplanes manifested from is barren and lifeless; consumed by a common ancestor, the Invae. Whether it was an evolution or devolution, the Invae developed various permutations of itself possibly to help in surviving. This diversity probably also caused the warring among themselves. While fractured and chaotic rule among various queens and “mother” spirits, the denizens of the hive still collectively call themselves Invae while referring to their home as Vhortas.

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Dimensional plane