Elemental Plane of Air

Greyhawk Plane

Elemental Plane of Air Type: Inner Plane Layers: n/a Alignment: No alignment traits Greyhawk Powers: Akadi, Yan-C-Bin, Chan, Phaulkon

The Elemental Plane of Air is an endless expanse of blue sky interrupted by the occasional clouds and floating islands. It is one of the Inner Planes.

The plane's gravity is subjective, decided upon by each individual. Movement is accomplished by falling or flying.

Structure

The Elemental Plane of Air touches the border Ethereal Plane at all points. Toward the Positive Energy Plane it becomes the Quasielemental Plane of Lightning and toward the Negative Energy Plane it becomes the Quasielemental Plane of Vacuum. Toward the Elemental Plane of Fire it becomes the Paraelemental Plane of Smoke and toward the Elemental Plane of Water it becomes the Paraelemental Plane of Ice. Vortices spiral through the Ethereal Plane to connect the Plane of Air with the skies of the Material Plane; these tend to drift about in the wind on both ends, so they can be hard to find, much less catch up with. Vortices to Elemental Air can also manifest in the heart of tornadoes or whirlwinds.

A portal to the Plane of Air is said to touch the highest branch of the World Ash, Yggdrasil. There are twin portals to the Plane of Air in the Olympian slopes of Arborea, but both portals, located miles apart, must be opened simultaneously for them to work. There is a portal to Elemental Air on Mount Celestia, deep in the ziggurat of Jovar, and Bahamut can command his palace to shift into the Elemental Plane of air at will.

Features and settlements

• Borealis is a great sphere of solid light from which many spires extend. (The Inner Planes)
• The Citadel of Ice and Steel is the capital of the djinni. The dragon god Sardior occasionally comes to visit. (The Inner Planes, Secrets of the Lamp)
• Taifun is a stone palace ruled by a mighty storm giant. (The Inner Planes)
• The Waterspout is a pair of vortices that lead to the Elemental Plane of Water. (Secrets of the Lamp, The Inner Planes)
• Blurophil (Tales from the Infinite Staircase)
• Desert Wind (The Inner Planes)
• The Great Funnel (The Inner Planes)
• Jabal Turab (Secrets of the Lamp, The Inner Planes)
• Palace of Unseen Contemplation (The Inner Planes)
• Yan-C-Bin's Palace (The Inner Planes)

Phenomena

The primary environmental hazards on the Plane of Air are winds, storms, and maelstroms.

Bibliography

• Baur, Wolfgang. Secrets of the Lamp. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1993.
• Cook, David "Zeb" Planescape Campaign Setting. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1994.
• Cook, Monte. The Planewalker's Handbook. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1996.

———. Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix Three. Renton, WA: TSR, 1998.

———. Tales From the Infinite Staircase. Renton, WA: TSR, 1998.

• Cook, Monte with William W. Connors. The Inner Planes. Renton, WA: TSR, 1998.
• Cordell, Bruce R. and Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel. Planar Handbook. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2004.
• Dickow, Chad, Duncan Hanon, and Mike McArtor. "Elemental Hazards." Dragon #347. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, September 2006.
• Grubb, Jeff. Manual of the Planes. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1987.
• Grubb, Jeff, David Noonan, and Bruce Cordell. Manual of the Planes. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2001.
• Nephew, John, Teeuwynn Woodruff, John Terra, and Skip Williams. Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1994.
• Noel, Scott. "Arcane Botanica." Dragon #357. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, July 2007.
• Varney, Allen, ed. Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1994.
• Ward, James and Robert J. Kuntz. Deities and Demigods. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1980.

Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index

The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.

Topic	Type	Description	Product	Page/Card/Image
Elemental Plane of Air	Planar	Plane/Dimension,	Deities & Demigods (1st & 2nd printing), AD&D 1e	6, 9, 45, 128, 129, 133
Elemental Plane of Air	Planar	Plane/Dimension,	Deities & Demigods (3rd+ printing), AD&D 1e	6, 9, 113, 114, 118
Elemental Plane of Air	Planar	Plane/Dimension,	Dragon magazine #068	64
Elemental Plane of Air	Planar	Plane/Dimension,	Dragon magazine #087	26
Elemental Plane of Air	Planar	Plane/Dimension,	Dragon magazine #204	55
Elemental Plane of Air	Planar	Plane/Dimension,	Dragon magazine #249	40
Elemental Plane of Air	Planar	Plane/Dimension,	Dragon magazine #347	32, 42-45
Elemental Plane of Air	Planar	Plane/Dimension,	Ghosts of Saltmarsh, D&D 5e	197
Elemental Plane of Air	Planar	Plane/Dimension,	L1 The Secret of Bone Hill	14, 21
Elemental Plane of Air	Planar	Plane/Dimension,	Legends & Lore, AD&D 1e	6, 9, 113, 114, 118
Elemental Plane of Air	Planar	Plane/Dimension,	Manual of the Planes, AD&D 1e	5, 12, 22, 24, 25, 28, 29, 31-35, 36, 37, 40, 45, 46, 48, 53, 88, 120, 121
Elemental Plane of Air	Planar	Plane/Dimension,	OP1 Tales of the Outer Planes, AD&D 1e	4, 8, 18, 19-23, 89-90
Elemental Plane of Air	Planar	Plane/Dimension,	Pathfinder Chronicles: Campaign Setting, Pathfinder 1e	178-179
Elemental Plane of Air	Planar	Plane/Dimension,	Player's Handbook, AD&D 1e	120, 121
Elemental Plane of Air	Planar	Plane/Dimension,	Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e	132
Elemental Plane of Air	Planar	Plane/Dimension,	T1-4 The Temple of Elemental Evil	104
Elemental Plane of Air	Planar	Plane/Dimension,	World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983)	68