Yu-ShanGates
Entrance to Yu-Shan is usually through one of its many gates. This page consists of a list of those gates. Feel free to add descriptions, local color, and possible events that might involve one or more of the gates. Canonical sources should be in plain text, with fan-based entries in italics. Page references use Wordman/ReferenceStandard.
Gates were first detailed in Books/ExaltedTheSidereals. Such detail is missing from Books/SiderealsSecond, though they are mentioned briefly (exsd.52), and will presumably be included in the upcoming Yu-Shan book.
The spell Open the Spirit Door (whit.54) can be used to open these gates, all of which are guarded by nine "great celestial lions of living orichalcum" (whit.54). The dematerialize power of starmetal celestial battle armor (wola.90) also allows entry. The spirit charm Hurry Home can carry a spirit to the nearest gate (ex2e.295). All sidereals can sense the presence of gates (exsd.118).
The original guardian of the gates was the White Ram, the defining soul of the Lidless Eyes That Sees, but it was killed in the open salvoes of the Primordial War (exlu.22).
Contents
- 1 Calibration Gate
- 2 Inner Gates
- 3 Outer Gates
- 3.1 Gate Thirteen
- 3.2 Gate Fourteen
- 3.3 Gate Fifteen
- 3.4 Gate Sixteen
- 3.5 Gate Seventeen
- 3.6 Gate Eighteen
- 3.7 Gate Nineteen
- 3.8 Gate Twenty
- 3.9 Gate Twenty-one
- 3.10 Gate Twenty-two
- 3.11 Gate Twenty-three
- 3.12 Gate Twenty-four
- 3.13 Gate Twenty-five
- 3.14 Gate Twenty-six
- 3.15 Gate Twenty-seven
- 3.16 Gate Twenty-eight
- 3.17 Gate Twenty-nine
- 3.18 Gate Thirty
- 3.19 Gate Thirty-one
- 3.20 Gate Thirty-two
- 3.21 Gate Thirty-three
- 3.22 Gate Thirty-four
- 3.23 Gate Thirty-five
- 3.24 Gate Thirty-six
- 3.25 Gate Thirty-seven
- 3.26 Gate Thirty-eight
- 3.27 Gate Thirty-nine
- 3.28 Gate Forty
- 3.29 Gate Forty-one
- 3.30 Gate Forty-two
- 3.31 Gate Forty-three
- 3.32 Gate Forty-four
- 3.33 Gate Forty-five
- 3.34 Gate Forty-six
- 3.35 Gate Forty-seven
- 3.36 Gate Forty-eight
- 3.37 Gate Forty-nine
- 3.38 Gate Fifty
- 3.39 Gate Fifty-one
- 3.40 Gate Fifty-two
- 3.41 Gate Fifty-three
- 3.42 Gate Fifty-four
- 3.43 Gate Fifty-five
- 3.44 Gate Fifty-six
- 3.45 Gate Fifty-seven
- 3.46 Gate Fifty-eight
- 3.47 Gate Fifty-nine
- 3.48 Gate Sixty
- 3.49 Other Gates
Calibration Gate
Appears in Creation once a year to allow mortals into the Carnival of Meeting (ex2e.293), but can be summoned the rest of the year by the spell Summon the Heavenly Portal (whit.82). The Provable Location of the Gate, a resplendent power of the sign of the Key, can also summon this gate (exsd.202).
Inner Gates
The twelve gates that from the Blessed Isle all lead to a single, mile-wide pavilion in Yu-Shan (exsd.227).
Gate One
Called the Glorious Arch and located on the Imperial Mountain, within the Ancient Academy (isle.99).
Gate Two
Located on the northern coast of the Blessed Isle, west of Bright Obelisk.
Gate Three
Located on the northern coast of the Blessed Isle, northeast of Eagle's Launch
Gate Four
Gate Five
Gate Six
Gate Seven =
Located in the city of Arjuf
Gate Eight
Gate Nine
Gate Ten
Located in the Imperial City
Gate Eleven
Gate Twelve
Outer Gates
The remainder of the gates circle the perimeter of the Celestial City (exsd.228).
Gate Thirteen
Located in the deep jungle within the Kingdom of Harborhead.
The manse at the center of the plot of ForgottenSuns is fairly close to this gate.
Gate Fourteen
Located in Rathess
Gate Fifteen
Gate Sixteen
Known as the River's Womb, this black jade and starmetal structure inset with orichalcum seals just out of the cliffs below the River Temple of Anisatsis, near the confluence of the Maruto and Yellow Rivers (exsd.83). Other text says this gate is in Great Forks (exsd.53) but, given the map and the more detailed description elsewhere, this is probably a mistake.
Gate Seventeen
Located in Nexus
Gate Eighteen
Located in Sijan
Gate Nineteen
Gate Twenty
Gate Twenty-one
Gate Twenty-two
Gate Twenty-three
Gate Twenty-four
Gate Twenty-five
Gate Twenty-six
Located in Crystal -- or perhaps in the First Age metropolis that city scavenges from.
Gate Twenty-seven
Located in the city of Diamond Hearth
Gate Twenty-eight
Gate Twenty-nine
Gate Thirty
Gate Thirty-one
Located in Gethamane
Gate Thirty-two
Gate Thirty-three
Gate Thirty-four
Gate Thirty-five
Gate Thirty-six
Gate Thirty-seven
Gate Thirty-eight
Located in Azure.
Gate Thirty-nine
Located in Onyx
Gate Forty
Gate Forty-one
Known as the Mother-of-Pearl Gate, this tall moonsilver, black jade, pearl-studded building is ocated in the Skullstone Archipelago, two days sail from the Monastery of Deep Stars (exsd.82).
Gate Forty-two
Gate Forty-three
Located in Abalone. Wavecrest Archipelago (exsd.53)
Gate Forty-four
Gate Forty-five
Located in the City of the Shining Reefs (tdwe.127).
Gate Forty-six
Gate Forty-seven
Gate Forty-eight
Gate Forty-nine
Gate Fifty
Gate Fifty-one
Gate Fifty-two
Located in the Lap.
Gate Fifty-three
Located in Paragon.
Gate Fifty-four
Located in Chiaroscuro
Gate Fifty-five
Gate Fifty-six
Gate Fifty-seven
Gate Fifty-eight
Gate Fifty-nine
Gate Sixty
Other Gates
Rumors exist of other, hidden, gates (ocdx.53). Manses with the Otherworld Gate power (whit.79), for example, might contain such a portal. The bordermarches can also spontaneously generate gates to heaven (wyld.19)
The Gates of Auspicious Passage (wola.50) are entirely distinct from the Yu-Shan gates but, if activated, would allow similarly speed travel across Creation.
