the planes being one of the most peaceful biomes you might not find too many tales of gruesome battles or treacherous rulers they left that to the other biomes but the plains is where everything began and it is a special part of the USW one of its most notable features is its ruined nether portal which lies at the very heart of the island legend has it that a coven of witches built the portal to enter a different realm on a quest to discover the fabled ancient debris said to be the key to the most powerful resource in existence the covered encountered many unusual creatures during their quest through the nether but one particular clan was angered by their attempts to steal their ancient debris chasing them back to the overworld the clan charged through the portal and the coven fled the planes settling elsewhere perhaps even somewhere close by to keep the planes safe from further attacks those who settled in the planes hundreds of years later and built the village you see today damaged the portal so that the underworld clan could no longer travel through it from the nether for now the the portal lies dormant but who knows what the underworld clan could be plotting maybe we'll find out once we tackle the story of the nether