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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shemeska" data-source="post: 2901790" data-attributes="member: 11697">You're mixing in a lot of stuff from the DnD (rather than AD&D) mythology which doesn't really apply, though one of two critters from that have from time to popped up in 3e (Umbral Blots for instance).Here's my version:Energy planes form out of the raw probability of a pre-existant deep ethereal, a new multiverse out of an endless sea of potentially infinite others (the Far Realm conceptually being another such multiverse, the postulated Macrocosm being another).Inner Planes form out of the energy planes.The Outer planes already exist in some non material, abstract form, and the Baernaloth legends that describe the immaterial abstract alignments can be interpreted to mean that they may have already existed before this point, or exist outside the normal flow of time. In any event, the truce of the alignments begins and the cardinal planes begin to form as each alignment sends their primordial exemplars to the planes. Of these, the Baernaloths are the chosen of Evil, and the only one of these beings known by name in current lore. Of note, Sigil is already present when the planes solidify into place.Time of the Baernaloth hegemony on a singular plane of Evil, as yet untouched by Law or ChaosCreation of the YugolothsRevolt of Apomps, creation of Carceri and the Gehreleths/DemodandsPurification of the Yugoloths by the General of Gehenna. Creation of Obyriths and Ancient Baatorians (or Tanar'ri and Baatezu depending on source. They created one of them, and the timeline shuffles accordingly).Migration of Obyriths and Ancient Baatorians to the Abyss and Baator (or Tanar'ri and Baatezu)Going by the Obyriths version of the legends, we then have the rise of the Queen of Chaos, and your timeline more or less falls into place loosely.I would then add that at some point after the start of the Blood War you get sentient mortal life on the planes and the first larvae appearing on the lower planes. Some time later you have the first deities begin to appear on the planes with the rise of mortals on the prime and the influence of mortal belief.</blockquote>

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