A vortex (pl: vortexes[1] or: vortices[3]) was a strange phenomenon of elemental air that sages were unsure as to whether to classify as elementals or merely mindless bubbles of elemental energy drawn from the Elemental Plane of Air.[1]
Description[]
Vortexes were small, white featureless orbs, roughly the size of a child's ball. They spun around rapidly as they moved, generating a miniature whirlwind around them that was liable to ensnare any demihuman-sized creature that got caught in its path. Their movements had no discernible patterns, being erratic and rarely moving in simple straight lines.[1]
Behavior[]
These creatures showed very little sign of intelligence or even consciousness.[1]
Ecology[]
Vortexes were solitary beings[1] that mostly kept to themselves within the Elemental Plane of air.[4] They were never witnessed eating in any matter nor reproducing. They were incapable of being summoned,[1] but could appear as manifestations of the elven deities Aerdrie Faenya and Erevan Ilesere.[5]
Rumors & Legends[]
Some believed vortexes were spawned by the Elemental Plane of Air itself and subsequently cast out to make a home for themselves. It was also speculated by some that their rapid whirling could be the key to how vortexes sometimes escaped the Elemental Plane of Air.[1]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 David "Zeb" Cook (1994). Planescape Campaign Setting, Monstrous Supplement. Edited by David Wise. (TSR, Inc), pp. 28–29. ISBN 978-1560768340.
- ↑ Don Turnbull (1981). Fiend Folio. (TSR Hobbies), p. 94. ISBN 0-9356-9621-0.
- ↑ Monte Cook and William W. Connors (December 7, 1998). The Inner Planes. Edited by Michele Carter and Ray Vallese. (TSR, Inc.), p. 24. ISBN 0-7869-0736-3.
- ↑ Monte Cook, ed. (1998). Monstrous Compendium Planescape Appendix III. Edited by Michele Carter and Ray Vallese. (TSR, Inc.), p. 8. ISBN 0-7869-0751-7.
- ↑ Eric L. Boyd (November 1998). Demihuman Deities. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 94, 109. ISBN 0-7869-1239-1.