Mechanus
This is not a place of rules, but of fundamental laws; this is not a place where progress is made, but from where its mere concept was conceived. There is little knowledge to be gained here, but without Mechanus, no conclusion could be reached, as it is here where deduction stems. This place is the origin of patterns; this place is the origin of time; this place is the origin of structure. We care little for what you do; but you couldn't have done it without us.The Clockwork Nirvana of Mechanus is an outer plane which represents the alignment of lawful neutral and is ruled by Primus.
You are hereby exiled from the glory that is Mechanus! If you should ever return, even greater punishments shall be leveled against you, including but not limited to severe fines, imprisonment, hard labor, loss of limbs, loss of sight, geas magic, modron cleaning, modron counting, legal file alphabetization...
Inhabitants
Few creatures are native to Nirvana, and even fewer act on true volition. The most numerous are the Modrons, a race of beings organized in a rigid caste system that maintain, operate, and oversee the routine operation of Mechanus; the most common modrons are the monodrones, single-function drones used as common laborers, servants, or soldiers. Over 90% of the native inhabitants of Mechanus are classified as modrons. Other creatures native to Nirvana include the Aeons, enigmatic beings that are widespread throughout Theras and are rarely seen among the cogs; the Axiomites, the lieutennants of Primus; and the Inevitables, which are aeons fused with a mechanical body and fulfill a variety of non-routine roles.Realms
- Ixtaar, the long-dormant Menedynn sun god, once made his home, the Keep of the Eternal Sun in Mechanus
- Heimdal of the Unsleeping Eye once have a realm here called Everwatch.
- Lendys, draconic deity of balance and justice, resides in Nirvana.
- Rhaan, the Andorian god of timekeeping, oversees the Flow from the Lake of Remaining Time, though is not considered to rule his own realm.
Geography
Nirvana is connected to the Prime Material Planes via the Astral Plane, and to the Outer Planes of Arcadia and Acheron by portals which appear once every revolution of the gears they belonged to. The period of rotation depends on the size of the gear, but a typical period is twenty days. The portals stay open for exactly one day.
This plane is filled with an infinite number of country-sized circular interlocking gears which are habitable on one or both sides. These great flat wheels are at least 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) in diameter and have teeth that meshed at right angles, all turning slowly in synchronicity. Each disk has its own gravity that operated in a sphere circumscribing it exactly and pulling normal to the top and bottom surfaces. The void between the gears is filled with air, allowing easy flight. Outside a gravity sphere, objects would feel only very weak attraction to nearby disks.
Localized Phenomena
A plane of Law and order, Nirvana has equal amounts of light and dark, heat and cold, and equal measures of the four elements. There is a place for everything and everything was in its place. Even individuals living here exist to fit into the greater scheme of things and thus achieve a perfect society. There is no pain, but the only pleasure is in successfully filling a role like a gear in a machine. Passion, fantasy, and illusion do not exist here, except for what might be brought in by visitors, and any who tries to foment individualism or stir passions for a cause soon found they were not well received.
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Clockwork Nirvana of Mechanus, Nirvana
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