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[[File:WoW Chronicle Magic.jpg|thumb|400px|The cosmic forces, some of the main realms and the denizens of the universe.]]
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[[File:WoW Chronicle Magic.jpg|thumb|400px|The cosmic forces, realms and denizens of the universe.]]
  
   
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'''Planes''', also known as '''dimensions''', '''realms of existence'''<ref name=WoWCV1·12/> or simply '''realms''', are cosmic regions within the [[Warcraft universe|''Warcraft'' universe]].
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'''Planes''', also known as '''dimensions''',<ref>[[The Precious 13-Tooth Gogglegear]]</ref> '''realms of existence'''<ref name=WoWCV1·12/> or simply '''realms''', are cosmic regions within the [[Warcraft universe|''Warcraft'' universe]]. Besides reality and its physical realm, six cosmic forces form the universe. All these forces push and pull against one another in an unending tug of war, constantly vying for power over each other. If one fell, all worlds would fall into chaos.<ref>[[In Agthia's Memory]]</ref><ref>[https://worldofwarcraft.judgehype.com/news/interview-de-steve-danuser-sur-l-histoire-de-shadowlands-164320/ Judgehype - Interview de Steve Danuser sur l'histoire de Shadowlands]</ref>
   
 
The multiverse is a term used to refer to [[Alternate timeline|all the possible universes]] in ''World of Warcraft''.<ref>[http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/11/11/alex-afrasiabi-on-warlords-garrosh-and-alternate-azeroth/ Alex Afrasiabi on Warlords, Garrosh, and alternate Azeroth]</ref><ref>[http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/13841334060?page=4#77 Bashiok]</ref>
  
The multiverse is a term used to refer to [[Alternate timeline|all the possible universes]] in ''World of Warcraft''.<ref>[http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/11/11/alex-afrasiabi-on-warlords-garrosh-and-alternate-azeroth/ Alex Afrasiabi on Warlords, Garrosh, and alternate Azeroth]</ref><ref>[http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/13841334060?page=4#77 Bashiok]</ref>
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[[Pocket dimension]]s seem to be little parts of a dimension secluded by [[magic]].
  
   
 
==Great Dark Beyond==
  
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The Great Dark Beyond represents the mortal and the physical universe. It is an infinite living realm composed of innumerable [[Sun|stars]], [[Planet|worlds]], [[moon]]s, and [[mortal]] civilizations. [[Azeroth]] is found in it, and it is merely one of the countless worlds drifting through vast reaches of the Great Dark.<ref name=WoWCV1·12>{{Ref WoWCV1|12}}</ref><ref>[[The Warcraft Encyclopedia/The Warcraft Universe]]</ref>
  
The Great Dark Beyond represents the mortal and the physical universe. It is an infinite living realm composed of innumerable [[Sun|stars]], [[Planet|worlds]], [[moon]]s, and [[mortal]] civilizations. [[Azeroth]] is found in it, and it is merely one of the countless worlds drifting through vast reaches of the Great Dark.<ref name=WoWCV1·12>{{Ref WoWCV1|12}}</ref><ref>[[The Warcraft Encyclopedia/The Warcraft Universe]]</ref>
   
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The physical world is referred to as the material world and is in contrast with the realm of spirits.<ref>[[The Sixth Sense]]</ref><ref>[[Exhumed]]</ref><ref>[[You Reap What You Sow]]</ref><ref>[[Quetz'lun's Ritual]]</ref>
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The physical world is referred to as the material world or corporeal realm<ref>[[The Desolate Host]]</ref> and is in contrast with the realm of spirits.<ref>[[The Sixth Sense]]</ref><ref>[[Exhumed]]</ref><ref>[[You Reap What You Sow]]</ref><ref>[[Quetz'lun's Ritual]]</ref>
   
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The Great Dark Beyond may not be the "Order" plane, and the [[Pantheon]] may have their own separate plane.<ref>[https://www.twitch.tv/videos/619631234/ Steve Danuser with Taliesin & Evitel] - 00:40:01</ref>
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The [[Emerald Dream]] is an ethereal realm of [[spirit]]s and untamed nature that exists alongside Azeroth. The [[titan]]ic [[keeper]]s forged it to act as a map for the evolutionary path of Azeroth's flora and fauna. As life ebbs and flows across the physical world, the spiritual energies that stature the Dream keep pace with it.<ref name=WoWCV1·12/>
  
   
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==Twisting Nether==
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[[Ny'alotha]] is a realm inhabited by the [[Old God]]s and their minions. It is separated from the physical world by a thin veil.<ref>{{Ref web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc0oaxj5P80&t=3m20s|title=Watch the New Developer Content Update Preview (03:20)|author=World of Warcraft|publisher=YouTube|date=2019-10-07|accessdate=2019-10-07}}</ref>
  
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The Twisting Nether is the astral plane between worlds that lies in parallel with the Great Dark Beyond. The forces of [[Light]] and [[Void]] bleed together at its boundaries, engulfing the Twisting Nether in perpetual strife. Sometimes, the volatile energies that pervade the Nether intrude upon the physical universe, warping reality beyond measure.<ref name=WoWCV1·12/>
   
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==Emerald Dream==
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====Other planes in Azeroth====
  
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*[[Pocket dimension#In Azeroth|Pocket dimensions]]
  
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The [[Emerald Dream]] is an ethereal realm of [[spirit]]s and untamed nature that exists alongside Azeroth. The [[titan]]ic [[keeper]]s forged it to act as a map for the evolutionary path of Azeroth's flora and fauna. As life ebbs and flows across the physical world, the spiritual energies that stature the Dream keep pace with it.<ref name=WoWCV1·12/>
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*[[Realm of Y'Shaarj]]
  
   
 
==Shadowlands==
  
==Shadowlands==
 
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The Shadowlands are nightmarish realms of decay, labyrinthine spiritual planes teeming with the [[Ghost|souls]] of the dead who have passed from the world of the living. They have existed ever since [[mortal]] life arose in the physical universe.<ref name=WoWCV1·12/> Its main realms are [[Ardenweald]], [[Bastion]], [[Maldraxxus]], [[Revendreth]], and the [[Maw]]. There is also at least one [[Pocket dimension#In the Shadowlands|pocket dimension]] in it.
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The Shadowlands are nightmarish realms of decay, labyrinthine spiritual planes teeming with the [[Ghost|souls]] of the dead who have passed from the world of the living. They have existed ever since [[mortal]] life arose in the physical universe.<ref name=WoWCV1·12/> Its main realms are [[Ardenweald]], [[Bastion]], [[Maldraxxus]], [[Revendreth]], and the [[Maw]].
   
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The [[In-Between]] separates and surrounds the realms of the Shadowlands, and the [[Veil]] is the border between the Shadowlands and the living world.
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==Twisting Nether==
  
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The Twisting Nether is the astral plane between worlds that lies in parallel with the Great Dark Beyond. The forces of [[Light]] and [[Void]] bleed together at its boundaries, engulfing the Twisting Nether in perpetual strife. Sometimes, the volatile energies that pervade the Nether intrude upon the physical universe, warping reality beyond measure.<ref name=WoWCV1·12/> There are also a few [[Pocket dimension#In the Twisting Nether|pocket dimensions]] within.
  
   
 
==Light and Void==
  
==Light and Void==
 
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Light and Shadow are the most fundamental cosmic forces in existence. Although contradictory in nature, they are bound together on a cosmic scale as one cannot exist without the other. Pure Light and Shadow dwell in a realm outside the borders of reality, but shades of their presence are found in the physical universe. Light and Shadow bleed together at its boundaries, engulfing the Twisting Nether in perpetual chaos.<ref>{{Ref WoWCV1|11|32}}</ref>
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Pure [[Light]] and [[Void|Shadow]] dwell in a realm outside the borders of reality, but shades of their presence are found in the physical universe as well as engulf the Twisting Nether in perpetual chaos. Light and Shadow are the most fundamental cosmic forces in existence predating the physical universe. Although contradictory in nature, they are bound together on a cosmic scale as one cannot exist without the other.<ref>{{Ref WoWCV1|11, 13, 18}}</ref> The [[Void#Void realm|Void realm]] is visited in {{Au|Draenor|alternate Draenor}} and on [[Argus]].
   
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==Ny'alotha==
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[[Ny'alotha]] is a realm inhabited by the [[Old God]]s and their minions. It is separated from the physical world by a thin veil.<ref>{{Ref web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc0oaxj5P80&t=3m20s|title=Watch the New Developer Content Update Preview (03:20)|author=World of Warcraft|publisher=YouTube|date=2019-10-07|accessdate=2019-10-07}}</ref>
   
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==Pocket dimensions==
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*[[Dread Expanse]] is the realm created by the [[Sha of Fear]].
  
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'''Pocket dimensions'''<ref>[[Transdimensional Warfare: Chapter I]]</ref><ref>[[Breaking the Barrier]]</ref> (or '''dimensional pockets''')<ref>[[Transdimensional Warfare: Chapter III]]</ref> seem to be little parts of a dimension secluded by [[magic]].
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*[[Realm of the Mage Hunter]] is the domain of the eredar lord [[Balaadur]].
  
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*[[Twilight Realm]] is a plane used by members of the [[Twilight dragonflight]].
  
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*[[Za'qul]] casts spells which move adventurers into a [[Fear realm]] or a [[Delirium realm]].
 
   
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===Elemental Plane===
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[[File:Nethergarde2.JPG|thumb|[[Khadgar]] and [[Leyan Steelson]] discussing planar travel on one of the towers at Nethergarde.]]
  
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The Elemental Plane is the home of all [[elemental]]s that were removed from [[Azeroth]] when the [[titan-forged]] [[Ra]] and [[Helya]] created four interlinked domains within a pocket dimension, imprisoning them millennia ago.<ref>{{Ref WoWCV1|12, 32}}</ref>
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Beyond the physical world there is something greater it lies infinitely far away, yet also infinitesimally close. It has places of brilliant purity and the darkest chaos. Creatures of air, fire, and shadow call these places their homes; and those from Azeroth who dare to travel into these realms will find them unlike anything they have ever seen before. They are the planes, and the physical world of Azeroth is but one of them. Those from Azeroth who dare to travel into these realms will find them unlike anything they have ever seen before.<ref name="S&L128">''[[Shadows & Light]]'', pg. 128</ref>
 
   
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Some adventurers go beyond Azeroth to other planes of existence. It is there that they encounter [[eternal]]s and [[demon]]s, adventurers and villains, strange and vastly powerful creatures, and conflicts that span worlds — if not the universe itself.<ref>''[[Shadows & Light]]'', pg. 136</ref>
  
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[[Helya]] called upon the same powers she had used to secure the Elemental Plane and sealed off [[Odyn]]'s fortress—the Halls of Valor—with an impregnable, magical barrier. She then proceeded to create Helheim as an enchanted refuge for herself and the other [[Val'kyr]] far below the Halls.<ref>{{Ref WoWCV1|57|58}}</ref>
   
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===De Other Side===
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The human magocracy made great advances in their studies of planar travel after the orc invasion, and copies of the archmage Khadgar’s ''Contemplations on Many Worlds'' are found in several libraries in the eastern lands.
  
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De Other Side is [[Bwonsamdi]]'s pocket dimension in the [[Shadowlands]].
   
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Among the elves, it is commonly believed that mortal planes such as Azeroth and Outland are the crudest reflections of planes of greater power such as the Twisting Nether and the Emerald Dream.
  
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*A pocket universe was used by [[Korialstrasz|Krasus]] during the [[War of the Ancients]] in order to ensure the future of the [[blue dragonflight]]. The mage tore an opening in reality and put a few viable dragon eggs into this "pocket universe". He then sealed the opening until a later time when he could surrender the eggs to someone trustworthy. It is noted that [[time]] is significantly slower in the dimension.<ref>''[[The Sundering]]'', pg. 25</ref>
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*The [[Battle for Mount Hyjal (instance)|Battle for Mount Hyjal]] timeway in the [[Caverns of Time]] is described as happening in a "time pocket" separated from the world and history.<ref>[[Battle for Mount Hyjal (instance)#Infinite dragonflight]]</ref>
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*[[Phantasm Zone]] is a prison dimension in the Twisting Nether in which [[Magnus Manastorm]] is imprisoned.
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*A spiritual realm<ref>[[The Call of Icecrown]]</ref> is shown to exist [[Frostmourne (Icecrown Citadel)|inside Frostmourne]] and as well as [[Blades of the Fallen Prince (Icecrown Citadel)|in the Blades of the Fallen Prince]].
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*The mages of [[Dalaran]] wove a type of pocket dimension around [[Ambermill]], hiding it from the Forsaken. A Horde [[adventurer]] eventually shattered the pocket dimension, bringing Ambermill back to reality.<ref>[[Transdimensional Warfare: Chapter I]]</ref><ref>[[Breaking the Barrier]]</ref><ref>[[Transdimensional Warfare: Chapter III]]</ref>
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*A pocket universe was created by [[Chromie]], a [[bronze dragon]] in the guise of a [[gnome]], within a room in the [[inn]] of [[Ruins of Andorhal]].
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*[[Malfurion Stormrage]] banished the [[worgen]] to a pocket dimension of the Emerald Dream where [[Daral'nir]] is located. From there [[Arugal]] summoned them.<ref>''[[Curse of the Worgen]]''</ref>
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*The [[chrysalun chamber]]s are draconic artifacts that have a pocket universe within themselves.<ref>''[[Night of the Dragon]]''</ref>
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*[[Void Storage]] is accomplished by housing items in a pocket dimension.<ref>[[Thaumaturge Rafir#Quotes]]</ref>
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*[[Mardum, the Shattered Abyss]] was formerly an impregnable pocket dimension within the [[Twisting Nether]] called "Mardum, the Plane of Banishment". It was a prison-world created by the [[titan]] [[Sargeras]] where he imprisoned all the [[demon]]s he defeated.<ref>{{Ref WoWCV1|23}}</ref><ref>[[Tome of Blighted Implements]]</ref>
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*[[Akazamzarak's Hat]] is a pocket dimension within the top hat of the goblin mage [[Akazamzarak]].
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*[[Prison of Ink]] is a location inside the [[Bloodshed Compendium]] book that [[inscription]] adventurers are sent to with the guidance of master blood scribe [[Kronah]].
   
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*[[Quetz'lun]]'s underworld is a special underworld separate from the material world created by the loa at the time of her death as a home of her and her cursed worshipers that killed her.<ref>[[You Reap What You Sow]]</ref><ref>[[Quetz'lun's Spirit]]</ref>
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*[[Twilight Realm]] is a plane used by members of the [[Twilight dragonflight]].
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*[[Realm of Y'Shaarj]] is a twisted version of Azeroth visited when fighting the tyrannical [[Warchief]] [[Garrosh Hellscream]].
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*A [[Shadow Realm]] is visited by the [[arakkoa]] in {{Au|Draenor|alternate Draenor}}. It is related to the [[Void]].
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*[[Za'qul]] casts spells which move adventurers into a "Fear realm" or a "Delirium realm". These two realms are referred to as "insanity realms".<ref>https://www.wowhead.com/spell=300584/reality-portal</ref>
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*An [[Maldraxxus skeleton|animate]] in the [[Ossein Foundry]] mentions fighting "meddlers from the Gardens of Life"<ref>[[Blade of Blades]]</ref>. This may be related to the Emerald Dream.
   
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Though the titans and eternals have known about the planes for longer than the recorded history of the world, the first time mortal creatures on Azeroth suspected there was something other than the world around them was when the [[Kaldorei]] made their way out of the jungles to the shores of the [[Well of Eternity]] and stared deep into its waters. There they sensed a great power, and in a course of events that would change the world forever, dedicated themselves to its study. They hoped that they would discover the moon goddess Elune within its waters, but instead they plumbed the darkness and felt the cold touch of the [[Burning Legion]] waiting on another plane, the [[Twisting Nether]].<ref name="S&L128"/>
  
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The Material Plane refers to the mortal, material worlds such as [[Azeroth]], and, in the past, [[Draenor]]. All material worlds are made from the same planar material as the known material worlds, though some of them might possess different basic planar traits (from basic physical traits to magic traits).<ref name="S&L131">''[[Shadows & Light]]'', pg. 131</ref>
  
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Each of these worlds, though they share most of the same planar traits, is separated from the rest in its particular material pocket. As such, each world is treated as its own separate plane — spells such as "teleport" that allow for transport within the Material Plane do not allow for transport between isolated material pockets. Another plane, the [[Twisting Nether]], must be traversed to journey from one to another.
  
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The [[eternal]]s and even the goddess [[Elune]] share residence on the Material Plane of Azeroth with mortal beings.<ref name="S&L132">''[[Shadows & Light]]'', pg. 132</ref>
  
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When the term "higher plane" is used, it is in reference to one of the known planes, such as the Emerald Dream, the Twisting Nether, the Great Dark Beyond, the Elemental Plane, or simply another planet out in the Great Dark Beyond.<ref>''[[Manual of Monsters]]'', pg. 191</ref>
  
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A philosophical placeholder as an answer was agreed that beyond the boundaries of the Twisting Nether, there is the [[Great Dark Beyond#In the RPG|Great Dark Beyond]]. The Beyond is all that is unknowable about the cosmos. Were part of it to be journeyed to or defined, it would become its own plane.<ref name="S&L132"/>
  
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The [[Elemental Plane#In the RPG|Elemental Plane]] is a prison within the Twisting Nether fashioned by the titans as a separate plane to hold their old foes. The plane the titans created is spherical and comparatively small — about the size of a single world. It is a three-tiered realm. The domain of Air sits atop the middle layer, which supports both the Water and Earth domains. Beneath these lies a third layer of Fire and molten rock.<ref>''[[Shadows & Light]]'', pg. 136</ref>
  
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The [[Twisting Nether#In the RPG|Twisting Nether]] is a place where chunks of worlds float among prismatic clouds, and colorful energy ribbons twist through the void. All is spectral and shadowy — blurring together in a muted, multicolored haze that brushes and teases the senses. Physical laws do not exist in this realm of ghosts, save those that a traveler creates for herself. Magic and illusion dance across the ever-changing vastness. Coterminous with all other worlds, the Twisting Nether can be a gateway for those who know how to use it.<ref>''[[Shadows & Light]]'', pg. 152</ref>
  
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*Titanic Armory: A group of heroes discovered a small portal in the Nether. The portal lead to a [[Wikipedia:Plane (Dungeons & Dragons)#Demiplanes|demiplane]] full of titan artifacts — weapons the Pantheon deemed too destructive to use.<ref>''[[Shadows & Light]]'', pg. 155</ref>
  
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[[Malygos]] studies the various planes of the multiverse both remotely and in person.<ref>''[[Shadows & Light]]'', pg. 91</ref> It is said that [[Al'Akir]] is aware of all air spells that are cast anywhere throughout the multiverse, although if this is true, he rarely becomes personally involved in their resolution unless they affect him directly.<ref>''[[Shadows & Light]]'', pg. 101</ref>
  
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According to the books, there are no ''Dungeons & Dragons'' style planes within the Warcraft universe. The Warcraft universe is both simple and vast. Unlike the standard D&D world, Azeroth has no distinct Astral, Ethereal, Inner, Outer, Positive, or Negative Planes — just a measureless nothing known as the Great Dark Beyond. An infinite number of worlds spin within the multiverse and it's impossible to say whether they are scattered across the universe or superimposed upon each other.<ref name="WRPG215">''[[Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game]]'', pg. 215</ref> However, although those planes don't exist, they have a counterpart or are somehow related to the Warcraft universe.<ref name="S&L131"/><ref name="S&L132"/>
  
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The Astral Plane does not exist in Warcraft universe,<ref>''[[Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game]]'', pg. 156</ref> it is replaced by the [[Twisting Nether]].<ref name="S&L132"/> [[Outland]] exists in this plane.<ref name="S&L131"/>
  
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The final destination of the spirits of the deceased remains a mystery to the priests and philosophers of Azeroth. However, as spells such as resurrection can reunite a dead body with its spirit, and a majority of living creatures from the tauren to the troll shadow hunters claim they can communicate with and call upon the power of the spirits, a widely held belief is that the spirits of the dead remain on the Material Plane — in an immaterial state that can only be altered or contacted through the use of magic.<ref name="S&L132"/>
  
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*In the ''Warcraft'' universe there have been some quotes about the "Heavens" and "Hell". These are likely [[flavor lore]] and in reality are meant to be the [[Shadowlands]] as the souls of the death travel there.
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**Heavens: It is said that guardians took up swords of light to defend the heavens.<ref>''[[Warcraft: Orcs & Humans manual]]''</ref><ref>''[[Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness manual]]''</ref> It It has also been said that the [[Light]] "burns eternal in Heaven".<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/JINX-Warcraft-Paladin-Legendary-Premium/dp/B07D1YDDLW JINX World of Warcraft Paladin Legendary Class Men's Gamer Tee Shirt]</ref>
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**Heavens: It is said that archangels or guardians took up swords of light to defend the heavens.<ref>''[[Warcraft: Orcs & Humans manual]]''</ref><ref>''[[Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness manual]]''</ref>
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***It has also been said that the [[Light]] "burns eternal in Heaven" on a website for an official Blizzard paladin themed T-Shirt.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/JINX-Warcraft-Paladin-Legendary-Premium/dp/B07D1YDDLW JINX World of Warcraft Paladin Legendary Class Men's Gamer Tee Shirt]</ref>
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**Hell: A few references have been made to Hell, as a place where evil individuals go to after death.<ref>[[Warcraft: Orcs & Humans manual]]</ref><ref>{{ref game|title=Warcraft III|campaign=[[Path of the Damned]]|mission=[[Digging up the Dead]]}}</ref> [[Sylvanas Windrunner]] once wished for [[Arthas Menethil]] to go to Hell.<ref>{{ref game |title=Warcraft III |expansion=The Frozen Throne |campaign=[[Legacy of the Damned]] |mission=[[Sylvanas' Farewell]] |zone= |npc= |quote= |quest= }}</ref>
  
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**Hell: ''[[Warcraft: Orcs & Humans|Warcraft I]]'' makes reference to Hell and Hades.<ref>[[Warcraft: Orcs & Humans manual]]</ref><ref>[[Medivh (WC1 Human)]]</ref> As [[Uther the Lightbringer]] died he told [[Arthas Menethil]] that "I dearly hope that there's a special place in hell waiting for you, Arthas."<ref>{{ref game|title=Warcraft III|campaign=[[Path of the Damned]]|mission=[[Digging up the Dead]]}}</ref> and [[Sylvanas Windrunner]] when almost killing Arthas Menethil with a poison arrow told him to "Give my regards to hell".<ref>{{ref game |title=Warcraft III |expansion=The Frozen Throne |campaign=[[Legacy of the Damned]] |mission=[[Sylvanas' Farewell]] |zone= |npc= |quote= |quest= }}</ref> Red dragon [[Caelestrasz]] inside of [[Temple of Ahn'Qiraj]] wishes to focus all powers to see [[C'Thun]] "banished back to the hell from whence it came". [[Legion in-game cinematics|A Found Memento: Raising a King]] has Genn Greymane call the Broken Shore where Varian Wrynn died "the very gates of Hell".
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***Hell could be referring to: the [[Shadowlands]] as that's where souls of the dead travel to, [[Helheim]] where some of the spirits of the dishonorable spend eternity, the [[Twisting Nether]] as Warcraft I says [[daemon]]s are hellspawn, the [[Firelands]] in the [[Elemental Plane]] as there are creatures called [[hell hound]]s from there and there is a quest called [[Through the Gates of Hell]] with the goal of entering the Firelands.
 
*The [[Old God]]s ruled over the primal (first, original) plane until the coming of the titans.<ref>''[[The Sundering]]'', pg. 156</ref> This likely means the Great Dark Beyond.
  
*The [[Old God]]s ruled over the primal (first, original) plane until the coming of the titans.<ref>''[[The Sundering]]'', pg. 156</ref> This likely means the Great Dark Beyond.
 
*[[Murmur]] came from a dimension of the cosmos unfathomable to mortal minds.
  
*[[Murmur]] came from a dimension of the cosmos unfathomable to mortal minds.
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*The [[Wizard's Sanctum]] Stormwind Portal Room could be its own pocket dimension, as it's entered from a portal atop the Wizard's Sanctum tower.
 
*[[Caverns of Time]] could be its own plane.
  
*[[Caverns of Time]] could be its own plane.
 
*[[Inner Veil]] is inside the "spectral realm" in the [[Kalecgos (tactics)|Kalecgos]] fight in the [[Sunwell Plateau]] raid, it's possibly its own plane.
  
*[[Inner Veil]] is inside the "spectral realm" in the [[Kalecgos (tactics)|Kalecgos]] fight in the [[Sunwell Plateau]] raid, it's possibly its own plane.
 
*The [[Eye of Eternity]] is the personal domain of [[Malygos]] and as such may be its own plane.
  
*The [[Eye of Eternity]] is the personal domain of [[Malygos]] and as such may be its own plane.
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*Portals open into [[Yogg-Saron (tactics)|Yogg-Saron]]'s mind that could be its own plane.
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*[[Mind's Eye (subzone)|The Mind's Eye]] entered by portals open in the fight with [[Yogg-Saron (tactics)|Yogg-Saron]] could be its own plane.
 
*There are five portals within the [[Chamber of Aspects]] beneath [[Wyrmrest Temple]] two of which are open and lead to the [[Ruby Sanctum]] and [[Obsidian Sanctum]]. They may be their own planes or unknown locations in the world.
  
*There are five portals within the [[Chamber of Aspects]] beneath [[Wyrmrest Temple]] two of which are open and lead to the [[Ruby Sanctum]] and [[Obsidian Sanctum]]. They may be their own planes or unknown locations in the world.
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*[[Bastion of Twilight]] entered through a portal above the [[Twilight Citadel]] could be in a separate plane.
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*[[Frostmourne (Icecrown Citadel)]] is a location where a player is transferred into if a player survives the [[Lich King (tactics)|Lich King]]'s Harvest Soul ability. It could be its own plane.
  
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*[[Nexus Vault]] could be its own plane.
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*[[Dread Expanse]] is a location where the [[Sha of Fear]] retreats to, it could be its own plane.
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*The [[Nexus Vault]] is accessed by way of portal and has a specific otherworldly appearance so it may be its own plane. But [[Kalec]] says: "The [[Nexus Vault]] lies deep beneath the main spire. You will find its entrance in the lowest chamber of the spire's base." But this may only mean it's former entrance was there.
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*[[Forge of Aeons]] a place sacred to the [[Army of the Light]] accessed by a [[Lightforged beacon]] on the [[Vindicaar]] may be its own plane.
  
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*[[Realm of the Mage Hunter]] is the domain of the eredar lord [[Balaadur]], however the [[Archive of the Tirisgarde]] mentions that Balaadur took Ebonchill when its owner got ripped into the Twisting Nether, so it's uncertain if Balaadur's realm is a place in the Twisting Nether or its own dimension. For comparison the [[Between Worlds]] quest has [[Kruul]]'s Twisting Nether [[Kruul's world|location]] described as his realm.
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*[[Legion in-game cinematics|A Found Memento: Raising a King]] has Anduin Wrynn in a surprising vision see his father Varian Wrynn, it's unclear if this is a memory or perhaps a vision of Varian from some sort of afterlife.
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*[[Forge of Aeons]] a place sacred to the [[Army of the Light]] accessed by a [[Lightforged beacon]] on the ''[[Vindicaar]]'' may be its own plane.
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*[[Telogrus Rift]] is described in [[Umbric's Notes - Dawnstar Spire]] as "teetering on the brink of the void itself" and that "it existed within a rift in the very fabric of reality", so it's unknown on what plane it's located.
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*While [[Infestation of Madness]] in Nazjatar is alive and you're on the platform with it, the sky transforms to the same one that is in the tunnel in [[Caverns of Time]]. This could mean you enter or see a vision of a different plane, perhaps the void realm.
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*[[Vision of N'Zoth|Visions of N'Zoth]] could be on a separate plane.
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*A version of the [[Chamber of Heart]] that [[Wrathion]] has constructed as a place between places as a way to distance himself from the corruption of the [[Vision of N'Zoth|Horrific Visions]] entered from the Chamber of Heart.<ref>[[Image of Wrathion]]</ref>
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*Entering the mind of N'Zoth is done in the [[N'Zoth the Corruptor]] raid fight which could be its own plane.
   
 
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WoW Chronicle Magic

The cosmic forces, some of the main realms and the denizens of the universe.

Planes, also known as dimensions,[1] realms of existence[2] or simply realms, are cosmic regions within the Warcraft universe. Besides reality and its physical realm, six cosmic forces form the universe. All these forces push and pull against one another in an unending tug of war, constantly vying for power over each other. If one fell, all worlds would fall into chaos.[3][4]

The multiverse is a term used to refer to all the possible universes in World of Warcraft.[5][6]

Great Dark Beyond

Main article: Great Dark Beyond

The Great Dark Beyond represents the mortal and the physical universe. It is an infinite living realm composed of innumerable stars, worlds, moons, and mortal civilizations. Azeroth is found in it, and it is merely one of the countless worlds drifting through vast reaches of the Great Dark.[2][7]

The physical world is referred to as the material world or corporeal realm[8] and is in contrast with the realm of spirits.[9][10][11][12]

The Great Dark Beyond may not be the "Order" plane, and the Pantheon may have their own separate plane.[13]

Twisting Nether

Main article: Twisting Nether

The Twisting Nether is the astral plane between worlds that lies in parallel with the Great Dark Beyond. The forces of Light and Void bleed together at its boundaries, engulfing the Twisting Nether in perpetual strife. Sometimes, the volatile energies that pervade the Nether intrude upon the physical universe, warping reality beyond measure.[2]

Emerald Dream

Main article: Emerald Dream

The Emerald Dream is an ethereal realm of spirits and untamed nature that exists alongside Azeroth. The titanic keepers forged it to act as a map for the evolutionary path of Azeroth's flora and fauna. As life ebbs and flows across the physical world, the spiritual energies that stature the Dream keep pace with it.[2]

Shadowlands

Main article: Shadowlands

The Shadowlands are nightmarish realms of decay, labyrinthine spiritual planes teeming with the souls of the dead who have passed from the world of the living. They have existed ever since mortal life arose in the physical universe.[2] Its main realms are Ardenweald, Bastion, Maldraxxus, Revendreth, and the Maw.

The In-Between separates and surrounds the realms of the Shadowlands, and the Veil is the border between the Shadowlands and the living world.

Light and Void

Main articles: Light, Void

Pure Light and Shadow dwell in a realm outside the borders of reality, but shades of their presence are found in the physical universe as well as engulf the Twisting Nether in perpetual chaos. Light and Shadow are the most fundamental cosmic forces in existence predating the physical universe. Although contradictory in nature, they are bound together on a cosmic scale as one cannot exist without the other.[14] The Void realm is visited in alternate Draenor and on Argus.

Ny'alotha

Main article: Ny'alotha

Ny'alotha is a realm inhabited by the Old Gods and their minions. It is separated from the physical world by a thin veil.[15]

Pocket dimensions

Pocket dimensions[16][17] (or dimensional pockets)[18] seem to be little parts of a dimension secluded by magic.

Elemental Plane

Main article: Elemental Plane

The Elemental Plane is the home of all elementals that were removed from Azeroth when the titan-forged Ra and Helya created four interlinked domains within a pocket dimension, imprisoning them millennia ago.[19]

Halls of Valor and Helheim

Main articles: Halls of Valor, Helheim

Helya called upon the same powers she had used to secure the Elemental Plane and sealed off Odyn's fortress—the Halls of Valor—with an impregnable, magical barrier. She then proceeded to create Helheim as an enchanted refuge for herself and the other Val'kyr far below the Halls.[20]

De Other Side

Main article: Other Side

De Other Side is Bwonsamdi's pocket dimension in the Shadowlands.

Other pocket dimensions

Other realms

These realms exist but there is not much known about them:

In the RPG

Icon-RPG This section contains information from the Warcraft RPG which is considered non-canon.
Main article: Plane (RPG)

Notes

  • In the Warcraft universe there have been some quotes about the "Heavens" and "Hell". These are likely flavor lore.
  • The Old Gods ruled over the primal (first, original) plane until the coming of the titans.[43] This likely means the Great Dark Beyond.
  • Murmur came from a dimension of the cosmos unfathomable to mortal minds.
  • The Reliquary owns a "Grand Vault" the location of which is a closely-guarded secret. Some believe it is not even on this plane of existence.[44]
  • When Garrosh Hellscream had Theramore Isle destroyed with a mana bomb, its arcane power caused anomalies of realities and dimensions ripped asunder. One could even glimpse other worlds.[45]
  • The void revenants are a race of parasitic void-beings that tear holes through the planes of reality, consuming and absorbing the energies and beings within.[46]
  • Warp Shades partially tear an enemy into another dimension.
  • Aluneth is a strange, fickle and powerful entity of pure arcane energy hailing from another realm of existence that was brought to the Nexus when blue dragons at some point while manipulating the fabric of reality tapped into this other realm and made contact with the strange arcane entity.[47]
  • Consumers of souls in Brawler's Guilds are seen in an alternate dimension[48] by wearing special goggles.

Speculation

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This article or section includes speculation, observations or opinions possibly supported by lore or by Blizzard officials. It should not be taken as representing official lore.

See also

References

 
  1. ^ B [120] The Precious 13-Tooth Gogglegear
  2. ^ a b c d e World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1, pg. 12
  3. ^ N [51-60] In Agthia's Memory
  4. ^ Judgehype - Interview de Steve Danuser sur l'histoire de Shadowlands
  5. ^ Alex Afrasiabi on Warlords, Garrosh, and alternate Azeroth
  6. ^ Bashiok
  7. ^ The Warcraft Encyclopedia/The Warcraft Universe
  8. ^ The Desolate Host
  9. ^ N Enchanting [50] The Sixth Sense
  10. ^ N Enchanting [50] Exhumed
  11. ^ N [20-30] You Reap What You Sow
  12. ^ Ability creature cursed 01 [Quetz'lun's Ritual]
  13. ^ Steve Danuser with Taliesin & Evitel - 00:40:01
  14. ^ World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1, pg. 11, 13, 18
  15. ^ World of Warcraft 2019-10-07. Watch the New Developer Content Update Preview (03:20). YouTube. Retrieved on 2019-10-07.
  16. ^ H [5-30] Transdimensional Warfare: Chapter I
  17. ^ H [5-30] Breaking the Barrier
  18. ^ H [5-30] Transdimensional Warfare: Chapter III
  19. ^ World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1, pg. 12, 32
  20. ^ World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1, pg. 57 - 58
  21. ^ The Sundering, pg. 25
  22. ^ Battle for Mount Hyjal (instance)#Infinite dragonflight
  23. ^ N Death knight [10-45] The Call of Icecrown
  24. ^ H [5-30] Transdimensional Warfare: Chapter I
  25. ^ H [5-30] Breaking the Barrier
  26. ^ H [5-30] Transdimensional Warfare: Chapter III
  27. ^ Curse of the Worgen
  28. ^ Night of the Dragon
  29. ^ Thaumaturge Rafir#Quotes
  30. ^ World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1, pg. 23
  31. ^ Tome of Blighted Implements
  32. ^ N [20-30] You Reap What You Sow
  33. ^ Quetz'lun's Spirit
  34. ^ https://www.wowhead.com/spell=300584/reality-portal
  35. ^ N [60] Blade of Blades
  36. ^ Warcraft: Orcs & Humans manual
  37. ^ Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness manual
  38. ^ JINX World of Warcraft Paladin Legendary Class Men's Gamer Tee Shirt
  39. ^ Warcraft: Orcs & Humans manual
  40. ^ Medivh (WC1 Human)
  41. ^ "Path of the Damned: Digging up the Dead", Warcraft III. Blizzard Entertainment.
  42. ^ "Legacy of the Damned: Sylvanas' Farewell", Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. Blizzard Entertainment.
  43. ^ The Sundering, pg. 156
  44. ^ Aelnara gossip text
  45. ^ Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War, pg. 225
  46. ^ Adventure Guide entry for Xhul'horac
  47. ^ Archive of the Tirisgarde#Aluneth, Greatstaff of Magna
  48. ^ B [120] The Precious 13-Tooth Gogglegear
  49. ^ Image of Wrathion
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