The Double Sun

Written by hdbbstephen

The double sun of the Terciated Land shines upon the Cloudlands and the Underworld alike. Each morning it rises in the east, sets in the west each evening, just like in the world of Weirth. Thus, as the sun makes its way across the sky it crosses the cloud layer twice, first in the morning and then in the evening. When the sun is below the cloud layer it turns a deep orange-red color and casts a haunting, eerie fire-like light across the Underworld. Sunrise and Sunset offer hellish vistas to the people of the Underworld, until the sun passes from sight, either above the clouds or below the horizon. Most of the day the Underworld is lit in a dim, twilight fashion, except for the very rare times the clouds break and a ray of sunshine bursts through.
This will generally cause a massive fire and kill any of the Underlings exposed to the direct yellow sunlight.
High above the clouds the sun is a bright yellow color, its light is warm and energizing, showering the Cloudlands with radiant energy from the Positive Material Plane. This energy gives life and sustenance to the beings of the Cloudlands, making them effectively immortal. It also provides energy and life to the plants and animals the denizens of the Cloudlands use for food, decoration and entertainment.
Some of the light from the yellow sun reaches thru the clouds that separate the realms, but not the energy from the Positive Material Plane. In fact, the clouds are generated by the interference of the energies from the Double Sun and the Black Spire.
Inhabitants of the Cloudlands have a difficult time traversing the Underworld, due to the lack of light and the excess of Negative Material Energy. They will often develop enormous appetites, like any of the Fae who leave their realm from the world of Weirth.

Type

Dimensional, Pocket