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= The Veil =

There is a magical barrier between this world and the other planes.

In normal DnD, it's relatively easy to travel between the planes, but the world of Iona sits alone, isolate. Some say protected.

There are 5 planes that connect to Iona, beyond the Veil: Heaven, Hell, the Abyss, the Fae Wyld, and the Shadowfell. Getting to them requires the kind of power only a demi god would have.

But things do sneak through. Undead. Devils and demons. Aberrations.

When such things come through the Veil into this world, they must obey the Rules of Magic. For instance, they will all recoil from a holy symbol, and cannot enter sacred ground.

Often, Undead and Devils and such are immune or resistant to normal damage. Spells, magic weapons, certain rare materials can penetrate that resistance. Holy water not only damages them, but removes that resistance. As does sunlight or spells that do Radiant damage.

For example, Paladin's smite does radiant damage.