Kaladesh (plane)

Kaladesh
Information
First seen	'Magic Origins'
Last seen	'Aether Revolt'
Planeswalkers	Chandra Nalaar, Dovin Baan, Saheeli Rai
Status	Unknown

Kaladesh is a plane where aether is more manifest than on other planes, being present in the atmosphere. Kaladesh was introduced in Origins as the home plane of Chandra Nalaar. Slightly over a year later, it was the setting for a block of the same name.

Description

The atmosphere of Kaladesh is saturated with Aether, whose influence twists the world into swirling shapes and patterns. The aethersphere may be obeserved as twisting swirls in the sky. From time to time, this Aether comes down to the earth via rain or similar weather events. The entire ecosystem is influenced by it and grows with it in similar swirling and twisting patterns. Refined aether is the primary power source for most of Kaladesh. In Ghirapur, the raw aether is collected through large aetherspires, refined and then pumped through large pipelines all over the city.

Kaladesh is an ethnically diverse plane where natural mages are rare. Work that would be done with magic on other planes is instead accomplished through devices. The automatons, thopters and other artifact creatures of the plane are fueled by æther, which is harvested from the sky via artifacts placed on mountaintops or thopters. Artifacts are built as much for beauty as for function. Fire magic is strictly banned, and pyromancy punishable with a death sentence, since pyromantic magic interacts dangerously with the aether in the air.

Kaladesh is ruled by the Consulate. Its forces and works are nearly omnipresent. Since the discovery of harnessing aether by Avaati Vya, the Consulate has worked to ensure that this refined aether is accessible to all, leading to an era referred to as the Great Aether Boom. The Consulate also heavily trafficks use of the Aether, assigning its use among the citizens. They are opposed by renegades, who believe that the Consulate constricts their freedoms.

Known locations

• Ghirapur, the city of wonders, capital of Kaladesh, seat of the Consulate
  • The Inventors' Fair
• Lathnu, a mining city in the mountains of the far north.
• Peema, a forest whose fauna is infused with aether.
• Vahd, an expansive region that was once solely devoted to farming, but now has become the center of the aerowright industry.
• The Cowl, a region known for its depths.

Inhabitants

Most lifeforms of Kaladesh have been transformed by the aether in some way.

• Elves: Kaladeshi Elves are more in tune how aether influences the natural world.
• Humans: One of the few species whose physiology is unaffected by the aether.
• Vedalken: Vedalken on Kaladesh are tall, six-fingered beings that subscribe to the view that nothing is perfect.
• Dwarves: Dwarves on Kaladesh are primary aligned with white mana, for their strong focus on quality of their work.
• Gremlins: Gremlins are red-aligned creatures that are attracted to Aether and often jam artifice in their search for it.
• Aetherborn: A mysterious black-aligned race that spawns from use of the Aether and lives short, hedonistic lives. They are referring to themselves as "they", having no actual genders.

Trivia

• Kaladesh is inspired by steampunk and India (without the colonialism).

External links

• "Planes of Existence: Kaladesh" — Wizards of the Coast