The Forbidden Plateau was the divine realm of dwarven god Thard Harr and the secondary realm of the Chultan god Ubtao.[1][2][4]
Description[]
The Forbidden Plateau was a pillar of volcanic stone rising hundreds of feet over the canopy of jungle trees.[3] The top of the plateau was also heavily forested jungle,[3][4] very similar to the jungles of Chult.[4] The surface of the plateau was concave; this caused rain waters to flow downhill and pool at a large lake at the center of the realm.[3]
A powerful magic made it impossible to magically fly to the top of the great stone pillar of the plateau; the only way to get there was to climb the sheer walls—a nigh impossible task! Creatures with normal, non-magical flight had no such issues. Rumor was that there were also cave tunnels that led up to the plateau from below.[3]
The jungle of the plateau and its lake were full of a large population of dinosaurs of all varieties.[3][4] The roars and screeches of these terrible lizards could be heard in all the jungle surrounding the plateau.[3] Other animals and insects also lived there, and the whole place was a self-contained and self-sufficient ecosystem.[3]
Cosmography[]
The realm was located in Krigala, the first layer of the Beastlands in the Great Wheel cosmology,[1][3] not far from the banks of the River Oceanus.[3]
In the World Tree cosmology, the two jungle gods' domain was considered a part of both Dwarfhome and the Labyrinth of Life within the House of Nature. As a part of Dwarfhome, it was located distant from all the other dwarven realms at the very edge of that plane; as a region within the Labyrinth of Life, it rose from the jungle maze in the warmest part of the House of Nature.[4]
Inhabitants[]
While Ubtao's primary realm was in the Outlands, in the Labyrinth of Life, when he was troubled or seeking rest, he came to the Forbidden Plateau in the form of a tyrannosaurus to roam.[1]
Thard Harr enjoyed wandering all three layers of the Beastlands[2][5] in the guise of various animals,[2] but his home was here in the Forbidden Plateau.[2]
Rumors also spoke of a race of so-called "beastmen" who lived here, which were similar to a race also found on the world of Oerth.[3]
Rumors and Legends[]
The nature of the power residing on the Forbidden Plateau is not generally known to the denizens of the planes, but subject to much speculation.[3]
Appendix[]
Appearances[]
- "Beyond the Forbidden Plateau", Colin McComb, Dale Donovan (December 1995). “Adventures in Conflict”. In Michele Carter ed. Planes of Conflict (TSR, Inc.), pp. 24–32. ISBN 0-7869-0309-0.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Eric L. Boyd (September 1997). Powers & Pantheons. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 88–90. ISBN 978-0786906574.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Eric L. Boyd (November 1998). Demihuman Deities. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 85–87. ISBN 0-7869-1239-1.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 Dale Donovan (December 1995). “Liber Benevolentiae”. In Michele Carter ed. Planes of Conflict (TSR, Inc.), pp. 17–19. ISBN 0-7869-0309-0.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Richard Baker, James Wyatt (March 2004). Player's Guide to Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 151, 159. ISBN 0-7869-3134-5.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (October 1990). Dwarves Deep. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 25–26. ISBN 0-88038-880-3.
Connections[]
| Krigala | Brux | Karasuthra |
| Filchnest Forbidden Plateau Goldenroost Grove of the Unicorns High Glade Pridelands Skerrit's Glade |
Cat Lord's Prowl Findar Endar Library of All Knowledge Ursis |
Ice Plain Stormhold |