This plane is abundant with all sorts of life: native creatures born of the elemental nature of the plane itself, sentient water-breathing peoples, and most every species of aquatic life that could survive after being sucked through a vortex from their plane of origin. Trade also brought many different races to the Elemental Plane of Water. Merchants include aquatic elves, humans, kuo-toans, lizardfolk, locathah, mercanes, and sahuagin.

Description

There is no deep or shallow, no dark depths nor wavy surface, just an endless ocean that feels as if you are submerged in several feet of water. There is no sun, yet the water itself seems to glow dimly with a bluish green luminescence. Volumes of water of any temperature and salinity can be found if you know where to look.

Supporting the teeming life of this plane are the corals and plants that made their way here. Huge drifting reefs and loose spheres of freshwater grasses, kelp, and seaweed are home to myriad species and are fertile fishing spots.

Impurities such as bubbles of air, chunks of earth, and even short-lived balls of fire can be found floating about due to elemental vortices or the workings of powerful beings. Habitats and settlements typically form near sources of food and shelter, or near portals and vortices to facilitate trade.

• The "weather" on this plane consist of the currents, whirlpools, tidal bores, and flows of ice, steam, or silt which can inconvenience a traveler or be a deadly surprise.

• Portals to the Water Plane can be found in cold, dark rifts in the deepest parts of the sea.

Red Tide
Although the plane of water is filled with enormous monsters, sometimes the smallest of monsters are the deadliest. This is certainly the case for the algae that form a "red tide", exposure of eyes or lungs to this tide can cause a blinding sickness.