The Fugue Plane

Material produced below is from the "Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting"

When mortals die, their souls are drawn to the Fugue Plane. Most of this place is flat, grey, bland and nondescript, with no notable topographical features. The spirits of the dead gather here, usually unaware that they have died. From time to time (anywhere from once a day to over a tenday, depending on the deities involved), the powers send representatives - usually outsides of the appropriate alignment - to the Fugue Plane to gather the souls of their own worshippers.

A worshipper's soul automatically recognises an agent of its own deity, knows that it needs to go with that agent, and cannot be decieved by any means into following the agent of another divine power. The agent collects the proper souls and returns to its deity's realm, where the worshipper serves the deity in whatever capacity necessary. Agents cannot take the worshippers of deities other than those they represent.

While most souls wander the Fugue Plane until their deity calls them, the Faithless and the False are compelled to enter Kelemvor's halls for judgement. The Faithless firmly denied any faith or gave only lip service to the gods for most of their lives. The False intentionally betrayed a faith they believed in and to which they had made a personal commitment.

All of the Faithless recieve the same punishment; they form a living wall around Kelemvor's City of Bones, held together by a super-natural greenish mold. This mold prevents them from escaping the wall and eventually breaks down their substance until the sould and its consciousness are dissolved.

The False are punished according to their crimes in life and serve their sentence in the City for eternity. Depending on the severity of their crimes, some of the False may recieve relatively light punishments, such as escorting visitors or patrolling the city for unauthorised guests. Others are punished in ways that would surprise even the cruelest demon.

--Posted 29 Jan 04 by OrchestralDarkness

Intended Sites

The Fugue Plane
City of Bones & the Crystal Spire

--Posted 29 Jan 04 by OrchestralDarkness