The Nine Hells of Baator
Baator is stylised as a plane of sinister evil and cruelty. The different types of devils that dwell here obey a strict hierarchical caste-like social structure. Each continually plots to advance their position through treachery and deception. Unlike the demons of the Abyss, the devils are highly organised, with a logical and calculating nature.
The plane itself is composed of nine different layers, each of which models a differing but no less inhospitable and dreadful environment, including barren plains of ash and rock to frozen wastes of endless ice. These layers are:
Avernus
Abthalom
The Bronze Citadel
Darkspine
Draukari
The Maggot Pit
Pillar of Skulls
River Styx
Tiamat's Fortress
Dis
City of Dis
Garden of Delights
God Street
Iron Tower
Mentiri
Minauros
Aeaea
Jangling Hiter
Labyrinth of Truths
The Sinking City
Phlegethos
Abriymoch
Fierna's Palace
Pit of Flame
Stygia
Ankhwugaht
Duelist's Chasm
Hall of the Vanquished
Pillar of Geryon
Sheyruushk
Tantlin
Tomb of Levistus
Malbolge
Birthing Pit
Hag's Innards
Hair Forest
Lakes of Bile
Ossiea, Fortress of Glasya
Ribcage Mountains
Tower of Pain
Maladomini
Carnival Eternal
Cyn
Grenpoli
Malagard
Offalion
Palace of Filth
Xibalba
Caina
Citadel of Mephistar
Kintyre
Nebulat
Nessus
Fortress Nessus
Malsheem
Serpent's Coil
Tabjari
Inhabitants
The principal inhabitants of Baator are the devils, fiendish creatures of pure lawful evil; the most populous variety of devils are the baatezu, a race which effectively rules the plane. The devils are in a constant conflict known as the Blood War with the chaotic evil demons. The ultimate rulers of Baator are the Lords of the Nine, also called archdevils or Archdukes; each one rules absolutely over one of the layers. The current political climate of Baator was determined by a civil war known as the Reckoning of Hell.
Besides the devils, Baator is home to evil deities such as Tiamat and Kurtulmak, as well as hell hounds, fiendish fire giants, rakshasas, and other evil creatures. A few mortals live in well-defended fortresses in Baator.
Baator is also populated by several types of petitioners, the most common being soul shells. These are ghost-like forms which can be molded by the devils into increasingly horrific and agonized forms; ultimately, their destruction results in their essence merging with that of Baator. Especially evil petitioners become lemures, mindless blobs of molten flesh who serve as shock troops in the Blood War and basic servants to other devils.
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