Feywild

Occasionally, the plane of the Feywild crashes into the material plane and produces "worldfalls" where the two planes briefly overlap. One can travel between the two planes in this way without using a ritual or portal. During a worldfall it is easy to accidentally be transported to a different plane without knowing it.

The Wordfall is a large-scale event, it is similar to Faerie paths in the sense that it is an induced shift. This methodology is used by Eladrin and Elven cities to shift between the Prime Material Plane and the Feywild. The city of Ianic utilizes this methodology to escape the winters of the Prime Material Plane and enjoy the ever-green lands of the Court of Spring.

Worldfalls are periodical with the frequency depending on certain factors. The Fey have never disclosed how Worldfalls occur or how is the frequency decided, but it has been concluded that it can’t be on will unless a large sacrifice is made. The last time a Wordfall was done by will was during the War of F’Zaharka which was done by the sacrifice made by thousands of Drow and Elven soldiers to allow the other Elven brethren to transport the city of K’risz’ne back to the Feywild and away from the hands of the Orc raiders. This sacrifice of the Drows was not given much light by Corellon but Lolth who at that time was known as Araushnee had cried for the Drow, this was the beginning of the rift between the Drow and their Elven Brothers.

The Fey don't truly believe in any religion, they respect the deities of nature and may say a prayer or two but no fey actively prays to the Pantheon, Primordials, Devil, etc. They may request the Archfey to aid them but they don't worship.

The Eladrin and the Elves worship the Elven Pantheon, most highly respected among them being Corellon. The Gnome worship the Gnomish Pantheon, while the Goblin tend look towards the Goblinoid Pantheon for direction. There are cases when other deities like Pelor and Bahamut have found worshippers from among the Eladrin, Gnome and Gonlin kind.

The Feywild along with the Shadowfell are among the only planes that are usually reached by accident. Just like Shadow Crossings, Fey Crossings can be found in only certain regions. These regions can be identified by looking for regions where the wilderness has truly run rampant. These points are where the barrier between the Prime Material Plane and the Feywild is really thin allowing creatures to cross through. More than a few people have strayed into a fey crossing. The Fey crossings are only active during certain periods, this period depends on both the location and season of the region it is connected to. A toadstool circle may allow passage only during the spring equinox when the sun is at its fullest. Fey crossings are naturally occurring and any disturbance to the fauna that forms it causes the crossing to be rendered useless. These crossings are usually small in size enough to allow just a few creatures to pass at a time. The transition from the Prime Material Plane and the Feywild via a Fey Crossing is smooth and without issues.

A portal to the Feywild exists in Tanathriel, the Castle of Dreams, according to Winning Races: Elves in Dragon 392.

Nerathi Legends in Dragon 401 discusses the Faldrin Vale and its portal to the Feywild.

Dungeoncraft in Dungeon 156 notes that the Greenbriar Chasm used to be part of Cendriane, with a portal to the Feywild nearby.

There is a fey crossing at the Oasis of the Golden Peacock in the in the Dungeon 169 adventure of the same name.

Portal to the Feywild exists in the Elsir Vale in the D&D Core Setting according to Dungeon 161.

The short story, Watchers at the Living Gate, in Dragon 391 occurs in the Feywild.

Similar to Fey Crossings these locations are present in niche corners of the Prime Material Plane. Unlike the Fey Crossings, these pathways are marked by markers as they were created by the fey to allow them to move between the planes. These paths can only be utilized if the creature attempting to use them has the proper Sylvan words and is approaching at the time the crossing was created. These paths may be marked with an ancient standing stone or knee-high obelisks covered in Sylvanic Runes or an old archway made of stone covered in moss, vines, and runes, etc.

Just like the Devil love to form pacts to steal the soul of creatures, the Fay love to make bargains to have a bit of fun. Fey bargains are word based and there is no paperwork involved. When a fey strikes a bargain each party must put forward its demands, it is more common for archfey to have the heavier end of the deal demanding absurd things. When the deal is struck the Feywild itself makes sure that all parts of the deal are fullfiled else a punishment is bound to take place that may even cost the life of the being that broke the deal.

One of the first deals ever made was between the Archfey and Corellon. The Archfey had requested Corellon to not make the Feywild his domain thus allowing the Archfey to thrive in it, Corellon agreed to it on the condition that no Archfey could lie. This is why the Archfey have started to employ half truths or tall tales so as not to break the promise made to the Elven Deity.

There have been instances when people have lost days, weeks, years or decades from their life. Other times people have disappeared from the plane for decades or years having not aged a day. These instances according to most researchers is due to the wild magic of the Feywild. The travel to the Feywild may cause the person to lose memories of their time within the Feywild. The loss in memory can be restored using any spell that helps remove curses. Another method is to bargain with an Archfey as they are the true power within the Feywild allowing them to afflictions of the Feywild to ignore or effect any creature they wish. The time warp is dependent on the Archfey whose domain the creature is traveling from. Many Archfey find joy in causing creatures losing years or just minutes. A bargain with an Archfey can cause years to be turned into minutes or minutes to be turned to decades when traveling from the Feywild to the various planes.

The Feywild's geography is very similar to that of the Prime Material Plane but with the addition of a very whimsical twist to it, though not entirely identical. The size of the plane is not infinite, it is roughly the same size as the Prime Material Plane but wilder and more intense. Very few locations are similar on both planes, while some actually shift planes according to the whim of its residents.

Gravity experienced on this plane is the same as that felt on the Prime Material Plane. Time too acts in the same manner as that on the Prime Material Plane but the passage of time can’t be marked as it is in a constant state of twilight.

Arcane magic runs more freely and powerfully in the Feywild than it did in the Prime and it was for this reason that so many of its inhabitants are magically gifted. Spells that would cast light seem to change colors on their own and pulsate as if to the beat of a music. Spells that would create vegetation or change weathers seem to go out of control.

Food in this plane is available at every corner, with a lot of weird variety. Spike apples whose thorns seem to curl at the slightest touch, poisonous looking fungi that glow with a very inviting color and which upon consumption cause the consumer to hallucinate. While everything seems edible one must be careful they don’t consume something that will paralyze them or make them grow branches (Nature check DC 20 or 15). The creatures on this plane have learned by trial and error what is actually edible but then again sometimes the plane or archfey will play a trick.

The main thing that can hinder a creature who has never seen the Feywild is just the sheer beauty in everything distracting them, (Disadvantage on all Perception and Survival checks made using sight with those who have never been to the Feywild or have no memory of it).

Traveling through the Feywild is an issue of its own. With many Archfeys morphing their lands as they please spatial distortions are very common causing things that seem to be far away to be reached in minutes while locations nearby may take days. The DM can choose to allow the players to go through spatial distortions as he/she pleases if it makes sense with the story else roll a d20 at the start of each journey

If the result is 1 it will take 1d4 month days to reach the destination.

On a result of 2-5 it will take 2d12 days.

On a result of 6-10 it will take 1d12 days.

On a result of 11-15 it will take 1d6 days.

On a roll of 16-19 it will take 1d4 days.

On a 20 it will take a few hours only.

The most populous inhabitants of the Feywild are the Eladrin and the Gnomes, both of which live divided amongst the different Courts. Other creatures also inhabit the Feywild, including Banshraes, Boggles, Cyclopses, Dryads, Dusklings, Fomorians, Goblins, Hamadryads, Killoran, Leprechauns, Meenlock, Nymphs, Quicklings, Redcaps, Satyrs, and Sprites. Some outsiders also call Feywild home, including Lillends, Sylphs, and Tritons.

Some plants or plant like creatures are from Feywild, like Oaken Defenders, Treants, Myconids.

While many of those living in the Feywild were untamed, large numbers also congregated according to race or by political allegiance.

The creatures of the Feywild can be kind, cruel, noble, monstrous, and savage—often all at the same time.