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|name=Twin Paradises of Bytopia
|type=Outer plane
|layers=2
|alignment=Neutral good/lawful good
|inhabitants=Adamantine dragon, angel, asura, baku, ethyk, ni'ath, treant
|greyhawk powers=[[Bleredd]], [[Joramy]], [[Jascar]], [[Baervan Wildwanderer]], [[Baravar Cloakshadow]], [[Callarduran Smoothhands]], [[Garl Glittergold]], [[Flandal Steelskin]], [[Gaerdal Ironhand]], [[Nebelun]], [[Segojan Earthcaller]]
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'''Bytopia''', the Twin Paradises ''(bi- + utopia)'' or more fully, the '''Twin Paradises of Bytopia''' is a lawful good/neutral good-aligned plane of existence. Bytopia's cooperation is Good's answer to the cruel exploitation of Gehenna, the codependent counterpart of the independent Beastlands, and the diametric opposite of the betrayal of Carceri.

Bytopia is a virtuous plane, evenly divided between cultivated and uncultivated beauty. It is home to many of the deities of the [[gnome|gnomish pantheon]].

==Structure==
Bytopia is a spatially infinite plane, consisting of two layers or sub-planes. It is unique in the sense that the two layers are laid facing one another, each looking down (or up; the terms are relative here) at the other.  A traveler can look up from one layer and see the other above him looking back down (or, from the other side's perspective, up), provided that the sky is clear. To get from one layer to the other, travelers must either climb tall mountains, or fly. Gravity reverses when someone reaches the middle point between the two layers. Bytopia shares its borders with the neighboring planes of the [[Mount Celestia|Seven Mounting Heavens of Celestia]], the [[Outlands]], and [[Elysium|Blessed Fields of Elysium]]; travel is possible between Bytopia and these planes at certain locations. Bytopia's portals appear as caverns with patterns shining within. Concentric circle patterns lead to Mount Celestia, radiating lines lead to Elysium, and spiderweb patterns lead to the Outlands.

==Layers==
The titan Epimetheus and the goddess [[Joramy]] wander the plane of Bytopia separately.

Bytopia consists of two layers:

===Dothion===
Dothion, is a serene pastoral layer of meadows and wild-flowers, it is home to the souls of farmers, craftsmen, honest merchants and gnomish commoners. ''The Golden Hills'' is located here, home to the gnome deity [[Garl Glittergold]] as well as [[Baervan Wildwanderer]], [[Baravar Cloakshadow]], [[Bleredd]], [[Flandal Steelskin]], [[Gaerdal Ironhand]], [[Nebelun]] the Meddler, and [[Segojan Earthcaller]]. Flandal shares his ''Mithral Forge'' with the Japanese god Ama-Tsu-Mara. The godly realms of ''Deephome'', home of [[Callarduran Smoothhands]], god of the [[svirfneblin]], and ''Prosperity'', realm of Inari, are also located on Dothion.

The largest town in Dothion is ''Yeoman'', a place of honest work and fair trade.

The ''Baku's Graveyard'' is the legendary site where members of the elephantine [[baku]] race journey when it comes time for them to die.

===Shurrock===
Shurrock is the mountainous untamed twin, home of hidden beasts and monsters and source of many of the raw materials processed in the more civilized layer of Dothion. The gnomish underground mining city of ''Quarry'', which specializes in gemcutting, is located here. Rangers often foray into this wilderness to slay creatures that have threatened the folk of Dothion.

A number of godly realms exist on this layer, including, ''Heart of Justice'', realm of Kiri-Jolith, and ''Windwrath'', realm of Tefnut. ''Martyrdomain'', was the realm of Ilmater in previous editions of ''Dungeons & Dragons''. The ''Ridiculous Tower'' is a skewed building crudely erected by the titan Epimetheus. 

[[Jascar]] dwells within ''Centerspire'', a tall mountain that bridges both of Bytopia's layers, its local gravity reversing halfway up.

==Fauna==
*Adamantine dragon
*Baku
*Ethyk
*Ni'ath

==See also==
*[[:Category:Characters of Bytopia]]

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