Maelstrom

The Maelstrom, infinite and ancient, spawned the other Outer Planes in cosmological prehistory and surrounds them like a vast metaphorical—and at times literal—ocean of raw, seething quintessence. Where the Maelstrom borders these other planes, its structure takes on their characteristics, albeit in an unpredictable, chaotic fashion. Beyond these so-called Borderlands, however, the Maelstrom reverts to its true nature, the Cerulean Void: a trackless, liquid infinity devoid of stability and permanence where serpentine proteans create and destroy with profound frivolity. The proteans are paradoxically organized into discrete choruses, each with its own philosophy and goals in service to the Maelstrom. Pre-Drift travel, Besmara crafted the first chaos sails that allowed starships to cruise the Maelstrom and achieve faster-than- light travel. The greatest port of call in the Cerulean Void is Galisemni, an immense metropolis that drifts through the chaos and attracts traders and visitors from across the cosmos.