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The Outer Planes are the outermost planes of existence in the standard cosmology of the Dungeons and Dragons role-playing game. They are physical manifestations of moral and ethical alignment, of belief, and of the will of the gods. The native inhabitants of each plane have the same alignment as their plane. There are a total of seventeen different outer planes.

Most of the Outer Planes are subdivided into layers, which are essentially sub-planes that represent one particular facet or theme of the plane. (For example, Baator's geography is reminiscent of Hell as depicted in Dante's The Divine Comedy.)

The Outer Planes are typically represented in a ring, with the Upper Planes (the planes of Good alignment) at the top, the Lower Planes, or Underworld (the Evil planes) at the bottom, the LawfulThis article is about law in society. For other possible meanings, see law (disambiguation). Law (a loanword from Danish-Norwegian lov , in politics and jurisprudence, is a set of rules of conduct which mandate or proscribe (or both) specified relationshi planes at the left, and the ChaoticChaos derives from the Greek Χαος (pronounced similarly to "house") and may refer to: Chaos or Khaos, the primordial substance from which the universe sprang in Greek mythology. Chaos, a Chinese god. Chaos the cat, a character fro planes at the right.

At the center of the ring is The Outlands . At the center of the Outlands is a Spire of infinite height. In the PlanescapePlanescape is a fictional campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Planescape is unique among D&D settings in that it encompasses an entire cosmology, which itself encompasses all of the other Dungeons and Dragons worlds, lin campaign settingA campaign setting is a fictional fantasy world which serves as a setting for a role-playing game or wargame, such as Dungeons & Dragons Warhammer and various d20 System games. A campaign is a series of individual adventures and a campaign setting is the, the city of SigilPlanescape is a fictional campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Planescape is unique among D&D settings in that it encompasses an entire cosmology, which itself encompasses all of the other Dungeons and Dragons worlds, lin floats above the Spire's pinnacle.

Clockwise from "top", the planes are:

Name	Alternative Name(s)	Alignment	Description	Notable native inhabitants
ElysiumIn the Planescape cosmology for Dungeons & Dragons, Elysium is the Outer plane of Neutral Good, often referred to as the Restful Plane. It is the destination of those dead who sought always to further the cause of good without regard to law or chaos.	Blessed Fields	Neutral good	The plane of peace.	Guardinal s - noble immortal humanoids with bestial features
The Beastlands	Happy Hunting Grounds	Neutral good / Chaotic good	The plane of idealized nature.	Animal lord s - archetypal rulers of the various animal species
Arborea	Arvandor, Olympus, Olympian Glades	Chaotic good		Eladrin Titans & gods of Greek mythology)
Ysgard	Asgard, Gladsheim, Heroic Domains	Chaotic neutral / Chaotic good		Gods of Norse mythology
Limbo	Plane of Ever-Changing Chaos	Chaotic neutral	An alien, anarchistic and unpredictable plane.	Slaad - frog-like creatures Githzerai - human-like monks
Pandemonium	Plane of Windswept Depths	Chaotic evil / Chaotic neutral	An infinite network of pitch-black catacombs, with winds that drive men mad.
The Abyss	Plane of Infinite Layers	Chaotic evil		Demons
Carceri	Tarterus, Tartarus	Neutral evil / Chaotic evil	Liars, cheats and traitors are imprisoned here by their own deceptions.
The Gray Waste	Hades	Neutral evil	Here, all emotion and compassion is drained away, until only hopelessnes, selfishness and apathy remain.
Gehenna	Plane of Bleak Eternity	Neutral evil / Lawful evil		Yugoloths (also called daemons
Baator	The Nine Hells	Lawful evil		Devils - mortal enemies of the Demons
Acheron	The Infernal Battlefield	Lawful neutral / Lawful evil	A plane of constant, pointless war, where identity is forever lost.	Gods of the goblins and orcs
Mechanus	Nirvana	Lawful neutral	This clockwork plane is the ultimate in order; scholars and constructs live here.	Modrons
Arcadia	The Land of Perfect Order, Plane of Peaceable Kingdoms	Lawful neutral / Lawful good	A peaceful place where all live in harmony; consequently, it is quite dull.
Mount Celestia	The Seven Heavens	Lawful good	Countless paladins and saints have ascended here.	Angels and Devas
Bytopia	Twin Paradises	Neutral good / Lawful good	Gnomes and other industrious folk dwell here.
The Outlands	Plane of Concordant Opposition	True Neutral	The plane between all other outer planes.

The Outer Planes are central to the Planescape campaign setting.

Alternative theories

Theories of organisation of the Outer Planes vary according to culture. Nordic lands see the plane of Ysgard as dominant over all others, in accordance with the importance they ascribe the powers there. Some Oriental lands see the planes not as separate regions, but as a single mass throughout which are scattered different agencies of the Celestial Bureaucracy, with the Celestial Emperor residing on one plane, and his Minister of State on another.

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