Divine Gate

Synopsis
The Divine Gate is a magical construct that separates the Inner Planes from the Outer Planes. It prevents the gods of Materi from entering the Inner Planes in person, and also limits their influence on those planes.

History
The Age of Arcana, an era of high magic in Materi, ended with the Gods' War - a massive war between arcanists and the divine. This conflict eventually became a war between the gods themselves - the Aegis Deities, who wished to preserve life on Materi, and the Scourge Gods, who wished to eradicate it. In a moment of desperation at the end of the this war, to prevent the eradication of life on Materi, the Aegis Deities banished both themselves and the Scourge Gods from the Material Plane. Returning to their rightful homes in the Outer Planes, they created a planar barrier called the Divine Gate: a shield which would prevent all of the gods - themselves included - from interfering directly in the affairs of Materi. Surrendering themselves to a life of exile from their creations, the Aegis Deities saved Materi from the Scourge Gods.

This monumental shift in the structure of the planes, and the gods’ departure from Materi, is referred to historically as the Severance.

Function
The primary function of the Divine Gate is to prevent the gods from physically traveling to Materi. The gods, Scourge and Aegis alike, are incapable of traversing the Gate, and as such are unable to visit Materi in person.

The Divine Gate also limits the extent to which the gods can magically influence Materi from the Outer Planes. The Gate only allows a limited degree of divine magic to be channeled through it, and even prevents other extraplanar powers, such as celestials and fiends, from traveling to Materi in large numbers, or spending extended periods of time there.