Editing Astral Sea Freebooters (section)

=== Earth ===

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This normal sized world is typical in almost every respect.  It has nearly all races and species represented.  Many scholars believe that this plane is the "Prime Material Plane" from which all the creatures in the Astral Sea originated.

The civilizations on Earth are almost archetypical.  There are several continents, many of which have elven forests, dwarven mountains, and lizardfolk in the swamps.  Most of the civilization is thoroughly based in the heroic tier, but there are a handful of paragon heroes, and even a few living epic legends.

Because of Earth's special history, the Varian Confederation has placed it under their protection.  Varian agents keep a close eye on this plane, neutralizing dangerous spellcasters when they arise to threaten the peace of the plane, and interdicting when another planar civilization attempts to interfere with Earth's natural progression.