Shavarath is the plane of eternal war, a realm where conflict is not a momentary event but the very essence of existence. Known as The Battleground, Shavarath is a place where three great forces—angels, demons, and devils—wage an endless, unresolvable war. It is not a metaphor or a myth—it is a literal, metaphysical battlefield, where the clash of blades and the roar of spells echo across a landscape scarred by centuries of combat.
The terrain of Shavarath reflects its purpose. It is a world of trenches, fortresses, blasted plains, and skies filled with fire and ash. The land is constantly reshaped by siege engines, magical bombardments, and the march of armies. Mountains are shattered, forests burned, and rivers turned to blood. There is no peace, no respite—only the rhythm of battle, the cycle of assault and defense, and the endless churn of strategy and sacrifice.
At the heart of Shavarath’s conflict are the three dominant factions:
The celestials, beings of radiant light and divine purpose, fight to uphold justice, order, and righteousness.
The devils, cold and calculating, seek to impose tyranny and control through rigid hierarchies and infernal law.
The demons, chaotic and destructive, revel in anarchy, bloodshed, and the collapse of all structure.
These forces are locked in a perpetual stalemate, each gaining ground only to lose it again. Their war is not just physical—it is ideological, a clash of cosmic philosophies that cannot be reconciled. The soldiers of Shavarath are not merely fighting for territory; they are fighting for the soul of reality itself.
Yet Shavarath is not limited to these three factions. Other beings—mortals, elementals, spirits—may be drawn into the conflict, willingly or not. Some are summoned by accident, others by design. A mortal who dies in battle might awaken in Shavarath, reborn as a soldier in one of its endless armies. Others may be pulled into the plane through rituals, curses, or planar anomalies, forced to fight or perish.
The plane is also home to manifest zones, places in the Material Plane where Shavarath’s influence bleeds through. These zones are often sites of intense violence—battlefields, arenas, or places of long-standing conflict. Within them, martial prowess is enhanced, emotions run high, and the very air seems to hum with tension. Spells of war and protection are empowered, and combatants may find themselves driven by unnatural fury or discipline.
In the Draconic Prophecy, Shavarath represents conflict as transformation—the idea that through struggle, beings are tested, refined, and changed. It is the crucible in which heroes are forged, where ideals are challenged, and where the cost of victory is measured in blood. It is also a warning: that war, once begun, may never end, and that the pursuit of righteousness can become indistinguishable from tyranny or madness.
Despite its danger, Shavarath is not inaccessible. Planar travelers may reach it through portals, rituals, or accidents. Some seek it out deliberately—warriors looking for glory, scholars studying the nature of conflict, or souls bound by prophecy. But few return unchanged. The plane does not merely test the body—it tests the spirit, stripping away illusions and revealing the raw truth of one’s convictions.