Journey to the Tomb of the Spider Princess

My humble attempt at using the Ionian Ontology generator from Liche’s Libram blog as an inspiration for a plane of existence. Based on this prompt: This world is an expanse, mostly void, with 3 dimensions organized into a sphere with a single point which is the "center" or "bottom" of the universe. There are three elements: magma, iron, and ectoplasm, which settle in concentric shells around the center in that order. The elements can spontaneously transmute according to the order: magma → iron → ectoplasm Small but regular amounts of magma are spontaneously generated in vacuum conditions. The more intelligent entities are observing something, the faster things get. This plane consists of 6 concentric spherical layers: Surface. Upper ferrous layer. Intermediate magmatic ocean. Ethereal void. Lower ferrous layer. Magmatic core. On the surface, gaseous ectoplasmic compounds form a bleak foggy atmosphere. Liquid ectoplasm forms a slimy turquoise tinged ocean. From the ...

With a new outlook on the situation Morgan and Irsia left for Bleak Hope early on the morrow. When they returned there was a message waiting for Morgan, from Saskia. Before she could read it though she was interrupted by a nearby commotion. Morell got into scuffle with a local woman name Artiga. He was not faring too well by the looks of it. Partially due to his burns and partially cause he was facing Artiga's iron axe unarmed. Morgan tried to reason with her but she would not back down, saying Morell has made a promise to her before her parents and before the gods. Morell refuted that the promise had no weight anymore as it was not bound by iron. Still Artiga demanded a compensation in blood or bone. And old and mostly forgotten tradition demanded that broken proposals be compensated either by gifting a wyvern bone or by chopping off the left hand of the offender. Naturally Morell wanted to keep his left hand, however it's not like acquiring a wyvern bone is a trivial thing. T...