Hell

A Plane of divine origin consisting of a multitude of interconnected, and in many cases nesting Demiplanes of infinite size, Hell plays a critical role in the karmic cycle of Gaea. Hell is known by many names throughout Gaea, including Helheim, Tartarus, and Naraku, among others, based in part on the discrete Demiplanes within it, their properties, and the teachings of the world's various religions. Each constituent Demiplane is governed by a Pantheon, with many such collections of deities controlling multiple such realities. These are, or perhaps were, used as a spiritual purgative designed to expunge worldly attachments held by mortals upon their deaths in order to ready them for the next life. This is not needed for some, who can move on readily, but required for many others. Hell is distinct from so-called "Heavenly" afterlives in that it is intended to be a temporary state, if in some cases extraordinarily long, whereas most others can be more accurately described as having been chosen, or even hired, by powerful Divinities.
Hell is populated extensively by distorted versions of natural animals that are adapted to the peculiar Mana and environmental conditions present in the various Demiplanes, by the souls of the deceased between incarnations (known as Petitioners), Divinities of varying magnitude, and a large number of Monsters whose primarily role was historically to make the existences of the Petitioners miserable in hopes of wearing them down and convincing them to let go of their mortal attachments and move on. The rise of the current Overlord has derailed this function somewhat.
Category:Canon
Category:Gaea
Category:Planes