Hell One-Shot

The Hell One-Shot or Hell Game was a two-session one-shot run as a sort of trial period to find players for campaign two.
== History ==
At what scholars are arguing about calling the end of the last age, Asmodeus was dealt a serious blow. The leader of his influence on the material plane was slain, and the seven Icons of Sin, Asmodeus' very body incarnate, we're destroyed; their essences scattered to the astral winds across the multiverse. In a bid to reclaim his throne, Asmodeus began his descent through the layers of Hell. The conflict has spanned nearly a decade, with the former King of Hell leaving thousands of devils broken in his wake, but still a shadow of his former glory. Now, his once-absolute rule is opposed only by his nephew, the Arch-Devil Malkaziid. As their conflict rocks the lower planes, the turmoil does not go unnoticed by the denizens of the abyss. Sensing weakness and chaos, demons surge across the river of blood to put an end to the blood war once and for all. Hell called for aid. Understanding the peril of the Abyss unchecked, Bahamut, the god of justice, and Quraura, the goddess of light, ordered some of their most capable warriors to Hell to combat the tide, and put an end to the conflict by any means possible.
== Summary ==
A small band of hired mercenaries and devotees descend into Hell alongside other reinforcements and supplies. Under the guide of the angelic forces' leader Assyria, Influx, Effy, Tiger Hands Javelin Man, and Chaktaz Hedspitta were specifically assigned the task of attempting to negotiate (or force) an end to the conflict. Also Zariel, a fallen angel who works with demons, is also on the party's side at some point. Finding themselves all very bad at communicating with people, they went on a brief mission at base camp to find an ally to take with them. Various people were spoken with, including Anika, daughter of Arcturus Kallestad and leader of the White Dragon Mercenaries, but ultimately it was decided that the twelve-year-old tiefling in charge of the mess hall would go with them. Along with a temporary guide, an incubus named Salazar, the group descended into the depths of hell, seeking to an audience with Malkaziid. Along the way, they pass a demon and an angel apparently recharging their airship, the Raquesval. Eventually, they made it to Malkaziid and were able to convince him to meet with them. They ultimately came to an agreement to attempt to broker a deal between Malkaziid and Asmodeus, where Asmodeus might step down and allow Malkaziid to take his place. Asmodeus, though almost convinced to treat it as an extended vacation, did not agree and the party was required to fight him. Aided by Malkaziid, the party defeated him. But as Asmodeus fell, a great raven-like creature emerged from him. Xelbari, suddenly aging some fourty years, snapped and opened a portal to the material plane, instructing the party to escape through it, which they did.