![]() Aktun connects to several other districts of Axis, such as the Citadel of Resplendent Clockwork, the realm of the goddess Brigh beneath Aktun proper lies the underground labyrinth of Duskfathom, where Norgorber rules and resides. 3 Among the largest of these sub-cities is Aktun, the divine realm of Abadar and a form of capital for Axis itself. These constituent cities are often connected by portals to ease travel between them, and many serve as the realms of Axis' gods. Rather than being a single, uniform city, Axis consists of millions of settlements arranged next to, around and inside each other in a complex and elegant pattern. 6 These borders are guarded vigilantly by Axis' inhabitants, as the Maelstrom's chaos is seen as a greater threat than the evil from the River Styx, whose banks pass by Pharasma's Spire itself. The inconceivably large city of Axis spreads out beside the base of Pharasma's Spire toward its neighboring planes, but is separated from them by the Maelstrom. Some districts destroyed by Rovagug still have not recovered to this day. His attention was only drawn away from Axis by a coalition of deities, who managed to seal him within the Dead Vault. The third invasion, and the greatest calamity that ever befell Axis, was the rampage of Rovagug, who previously laid waste to huge swaths of the Great Beyond. After the war, the enormous giants disappeared, but are still said to dwell beneath the cobblestone streets of the city, waiting to defend it again. It was the powerful Axis gigas who finally were able to turn the tide against the forces of chaos. The axiomites † made an alliance with the Axis gigas to protect the city. The defenders of the Eternal City succeeded in defeating the attackers and left their corpses rotting in the wasteland on Axis' outer limits as a warning to others. The second invasion came at the hands of the titans during their rebellion against the gods. The conflict between axiomites and proteans still continues, having ground to a stalemate. After having successfully repelled the first attack, the axiomites created the first inevitables to protect Axis. The axiomites rebuked them and prepared for war, and a day later, the invading proteans and demons arrived. ![]() The first one came from the proteans, who demanded Axis to stop its expansion and return to primordial chaos. 3 4Īxis has survived countless assaults from numerous enemies, three of which, which all happened during the Age of Creation, bear special mention. The development of mortal civilizations caused the formation of three crystalline shards from the infinite potential of the Maelstrom, which fell onto the empty plain to become the Threefold Pillars of the Axiomite Godmind and leading in turn to the creation of the axiomite race and of the city of Axis itself. For countless ages, Axis existed as a blank slate. 2 HistoryĪccording to the Concordance of Rivals, the plane of Axis coalesced around Pharasma's Spire from pure lawful quintessence during the primordial days of creation. Of course, some would label the plane's perfection hollow, or its beauty verging on sterility, but given the Eternal City's violent history and perhaps precarious present standing, its gods and outsiders alike dismiss such criticism outright. ![]() ![]() Within the plane's golden barrier walls, the streets are perfectly ordered and clean, the buildings appear as paragons of their respective architectural styles from virtually every culture within the Great Beyond, and the natives strive to live in orchestrated harmony. It takes the shape of a gigantic city, and exists among the planes of the Outer Sphere as a shining example of perfect order and harmony rising out of the churning Maelstrom. Source: Planar Adventures, pg(s). 172–177Īxis (pronounced AK-sihs) 1 is a plane in the Outer Sphere dedicated to universal law unmarred by the struggles between good and evil.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |