Sapphire Gate - City of The Archons
by HåvardThe Outer Planar City known as Sapphire Gate is sometimes called the home plane of Mystara's Archons. While adult Archons often make their homes elsewhere on the planes, they can always return to Sapphire Gate, as long as they stay true to the virtues of Law.
Planar Traits
- Address: Sapphire Gate, Astral
- Size: Island
- Dominant Sphere: Energy (Law)
SPECIAL EFFECTS
- Ultimate Law: Magic cast by any non-lawful beings while on this plane has no effect.
- Lawful characters regain 1HP per minute while remaining on the plane
Description
Other than Archons, few creatures are allowed to enter. The City takes its name from the huge, sapphire adorned gates that is the only entrance to the city. Those who have visited speak of seven crystal towers that are the homes of the Thrones; the rulers of the Archons.
Among the Immortals, only Lawful immortals are allowed to enter. The gates themselves are guarded by a group of Lawful Titans, known as the Titans of Steel. Dressed in powerful steel suit armors (Full Plate) and wielding, Halberds.
While two types of Archons are described in the Rules Cyclopedia, other rarely seen forms of Archons can also be found in Sapphire Gate. Blue Imps often follow their Archon leaders as they fly across the city.
Other creatures who can be seen here are Exalted Unicorns, Fylgar Hommunculi, Phoenixes, Gold Dragons, Exalted Pegasi and Giant Malusite Trees (M3).
HOW TO USE IN A CAMPAIGN
Since very few PCs even in Immortal level campaigns will be allowed to enter the Sapphire Gate, this planar city is best used as a place of origins for the Archons. Some times, Archons encountered will be on direct missions from Sapphire Gate. They might even ask the PCs to help retrieve an artifact they wish returned to the city or rescue a lost or captured emissary from the plane.