Ethereal Planes

When any being dies, their soul ends up in the Ethereal Plane. Most beings that end up here are then incapable of traveling outside of the Ethereal Plane. On occassion a being is able to temporarily jump the gap and appear in the Inner Plane in which they died, appearing as a ghost or similar creature.

Border Ethereal

The portion of the Ethereal Plane that most native to the Inner Planes experience is the Border Ethereal. In here the Ethereal Plane has the appearance of the Inner Plane that it is associated to. This include phantoms of all creatures that are currently in the associated Inner Plane. When interacting with these phantoms, if the interaction is strong emotionally (like passing through a loved one or a hated enemy) the associated creature may feel a chill. If emotions are strong enough, the creature in the Ethereal Plane can interact with objects in the associated Inner Plane.

Deep Ethereal

Moving further into the Ethereal Plane will take you to the Deep Ethereal. It is here that all souls that stay in the Etereal Plane eventually go. Souls that reside in the Ethereal Plane that are forgotten drift deeper, eventually reaching the Deep Ethereal where they exist as an empty soul, devoid of all memory and personality. All creatures that are in the Ethereal Plane (residents or otherwise) that are dealt fatal blows are sent to the Deep Ethereal. If an Ethereal creature is defeated in an Inner Plane, then they too are sent to the Deep Ethereal. Those drifting deeper appear to fade, and to them everything begins to appear murky eventually unable to see into the associated Inner Plane.

Fauna & Flora

A species of creature naturally resides in the Ethereal plane. These are simply known as Spirit Guide. They help guide spirits to the ferryman and help protect members of a bonded family. They take many forms but have a distinct set of appearances, mainly that of glowing sigils on the body.