Editing Limbo (section)

=Maelstrom=
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Limbo is synonymous with the Maelstrom in the [[Pathfinder]] [[Great Beyond]] cosmology. The two planes are ''thematically'' identical in that they are both Chaotic Neutral rolling expanses of raw potentiality that can be shaped into anything conceivable, though because the Pathfinder cosmology is structured differently, the location is different, as is the plane's history.

The Maelstrom is typically considered to be the ''oldest'' plane in existence; surrounding and encompassing everything else, all other planes being classic instances of order arising from chaos; when mortals arrived in the [[Prime Material]] their thoughts impacted the raw chaos matter and spawned the other planes. Instead of being positioned directly opposite to the plane of [[Axis]], the Maelstrom has its borders right up to the walls of the city of pure law (as well as all the other planes, as stated previously), and assails them relentlessly, although this "war" against law is not going well for the forces of chaos, as Axis continues to grow outwards; annexing more territory from the Maelstrom all the time. Though law may grow infinitely, the chaos is infinite by itself, meaning the conflict may continue up until the end of time.

Instead of the non-OGL [[Slaad]], Paizo have gone with the serpentine [[Proteans]], who fulfil the same role (though they manage to one-up the Slaad in that even their own bodies are mutable, to the point that they change genders on a whim like a tumblrina), being mostly hostile to all other forms of intelligence, and generally being belligerent bastards. Also because there is no [[Ysgard]] or [[Acheron]] in the Pathfinder variant, the Maelstrom is where the Valkyries, Einheriar and [[Orc]]s have settled, making the plane the realm of endless battles.

Though if there was an opposite end of the [[Outer Planes]], then the ever growing '''Spire''' of quintessence from the [[Boneyard]] probably exists at the farthest point away from the '''Antipode''' of the Maelstrom; essentially the sinkhole of the multiverse where all quintessence gets sucked up and redeposited in the Positive Energy plane in the [[Inner Planes]], essentially keeping the cycle of souls running. The Antipode is also one of the few places where the Proteans do not gather, as the area is protected by the [[Aeons]]; the race of Neutral Outsiders who protect the balance, essentially stopping the Proteans from doing something unbelievably stupid like corking the sinkhole and stopping life from being recycled, or [[Anal Circumference|stretching it wider]] and causing the outer planes to turn themselves inside out.

Unusually, the Maelstrom is ''not'' exclusively home to chaotic individuals. Many true neutral deities not concerned with life and death, including [[Nethys]], make their divine realm here. The city of Basrakal is populated almost entirely by outsiders of the "wrong" alignment for their type.

==Gallery==
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Pinwheel PoC.jpg|A landmark known as the Pinwheel, a rare spot of (relative) stability and consistency.
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Basrakal.jpg|Basrakal
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