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    \_|                        The Astral Plane                         |
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      |  High above Darkhaven, perched atop a heavenly rainbow, is the  |
      |  ever-standing pearly gate to the Astral Plane. Once a gateway  |
      |  between worlds and planes, it is now a black void which is     |
      |  connected to but one world. The Astral Plane's inhabitants do  |
      |  provide much intrigue however, even if their homeland does     |
      |  not. The githyanki, as they are called, were once humans       |
      |  enslaved by the mind flayers of Shadowport. Led by the Lady    |
      |  Gith, they escaped, yet their minds and bodies were so         |
      |  tortured that they were no longer accepted openly among        |
      |  humans. Using new psionic powers, they quickly dominated the   |
      |  Astral Plane. Since then, a powerful lich has become the ruler |
      |  of the race. None know the fate of the Lady Gith, although     |
      |  many speculate that she lost or refused to fulfill a bargain   |
      |  she made with dark powers to free her race...                  |
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