Manual of the Planes

OutlandsExcelsiorSigilTradegateEcstasyFaunelSylvaniaCHAPTER 7:THE OUTERPLANESFortitudeGlariumXaosAutomataPlague-MortBedlamRigusCurstRibcageTorchHopeless150and plants. These creatures are usually hostile to travelers,an attitude that Obad-Hai encourages.Obad-Hai has changed the magic trait within hisrealm. He has added the enhanced magic trait (all spellscast by druids are extended, and all spells targeting animalsor plants are heightened by two levels). He has thepower to make other changes to the traits of his realm ifhe wishes.Petitioners serving Obad-Hai appear human and havethe abilities of typical Outlands petitioners. In addition,they gain the ability to speak with animals and plants (asthe speak with animals and speak with plants spells cast by a1st-level druid) at will. Petitioners are often gardening,herding, hunting, pruning, planting, or harvesting. Greatfeasts are common within Obad-Hai’s realm.Obad-Hai has deep disagreements with Ehlonna, theForest Goddess of the Beastlands, and the two are consideredrivals. Obad-Hai believes in the primacy of naturalselection and nature as an uncaring, nonjudgmentalreckoner of worth. Ehlonna leans more toward the peacefulaspect of nature.Library of LoreBoccob, the Lord of All Magic, makes his home in asprawling citadel known as the Library of Lore. This massivecomplex sits atop a barren bluff. The only access tothe library is by ascending a single great staircase guardedby an elder elemental of each type. No one can reach thelibrary without the permission of these great elementalcreatures, who answer only to Boccob. The walls themselvesare proof against teleportation and astral meddling,and those who try find themselves at the base of the greatstair. Within the walls of the library, spells that accessother planes do not function.The library is a convoluted mazework of passages thatcross beneath and occasionally through each other, leavingno mark of their passage but foiling the most diligentof mapmakers. Within this structure are private meditationcells for wizards, sealed armories of magic items, andboth true and false libraries that contain much of themagic knowledge of the world. Those granted access to atrue library (done with the approval of Boccob himself )can find the answer to any questions as if a 12th-levelcaster had cast the commune spell. One hour of research isrequired for each question answered.The Library of Lore contains a copy of every nonartifactmagic item created by mortal hands. They are sealedbeneath magical wards and traps, and golems and shieldguardians patrol the halls.Boccob is a greater deity, and as such the effects of hisrealm can be felt up to a hundred miles beyond the wallsof his library. Within this area he can apply the limitedmagic trait to spells with the law, chaos, good, or evildescriptor, one at a time, at will.In addition, Boccob has applied the enhanced magictrait to his realm. All divination spells cast withinBoccob’s domains are extended, and all spells withinthe Library of Lore itself are silenced (as with the Silent