Planar essence

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See also: Planar substrate, element, quintessence, and essence

Planar essence, synonymous with planar energy or planar power, is the essential substance and energy of a plane. Many kinds of planar abilities, creatures, and practices find ways to harness or infuse planar essence.1 Inhabitants of a given plane may refer to another plane's energy as extraplanar energy; for example, that of Heaven is extraplanar with respect to the Universe.2

The form and content of planar essence varies wildly between planes based on their alignment or element,34 and while it sometimes can be extracted or distilled from planar matter with material manifestations or effects,4 it can also be abstract in nature. For example, the essence of Elysium can be the spirit of cooperation.5

Manifestations

In religion

Covenants form foci of worship around the elemental spirits and planar energies of each of the Elemental Planes, allowing them to provide the benefits of a divine entity to their religious adherents. Examples include the Blooms of the Spreading Weald (Plane of Wood), Breath of the Endless Sky (Plane of Air), Light of the Everlasting Flame (Plane of Fire), Treasures of the Eternal Delve (Plane of Earth), and Waves of the Boundless Sea (Plane of Water).8

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 James Case, et al. “Planar Travelers” in Plane-Hopper's Handbook, 7. Paizo Inc., 2018
  2. 2.0 2.1 Logan Bonner, et al. Ancestries & Backgrounds” in Player Core, 74–75. Paizo Inc., 2023
  3. Robert Brookes, et al. “Chapter 2: Running Planar Adventures” in Planar Adventures, 82. Paizo Inc., 2018
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 James Case, et al. “Planar Travelers” in Plane-Hopper's Handbook, 6. Paizo Inc., 2018
  5. 5.0 5.1 James Case, et al. “Plane-Hopping Equipment” in Plane-Hopper's Handbook, 10. Paizo Inc., 2018
  6. James Case, et al. “Plane-Hopping Magic” in Plane-Hopper's Handbook, 12. Paizo Inc., 2018
  7. James Case, et al. Aphorites” in Plane-Hopper's Handbook, 14. Paizo Inc., 2018
  8. Misha Bushyager, et al. Covenants” in Divine Mysteries, 238–241. Paizo Inc., 2024