The Underworld

Hades, the lord of the Underworld, with a balcony view of the Underworld behind him.

### Inhabitants

* Hades (God/Ruler/Lord/King)
* Persephone (Queen)
* Cerberus (Guardian)
* Charon (Ferryman)
* Hermes (Messenger and occasional visitor)
* Many Resident Gods
* Deceased Souls

## Basic Information

The Underworld is a place where the dead might go in TToR, ruled by Hades and guarded by Cerberus. Hades found ruling the realm unfulfilling which is why he came to town. It has multiple parts, but the only two places shown in TToR are the castle of Hades and Elysium, although Tartarus is repeatedly mentioned.

## History

A long time ago, the realm of the Underworld was formed, but only after Nidhoggr was born. It had no ruler and was generally chaotic until the primordial being Tartarus(the god) came to power in the realm. He ruled it with an iron fist and made the afterlives of even good men absolutely miserable, but he would especially treat the prisoners of Tartarus especially harsh. Even after Uranus was overthrown, he was still allowed to rule the realm, but had more company to make sure he never got too depraved. However, when Zeus rose to power, Tartarus was only allowed to rule his own personal domain in the Underworld and was to be treated as inferior to its new ruler, Hades, which he didn’t mind so long as he got to torment someone. Hades eventually abducted and married Persephone, and thus the Underworld got a queen too. Under the rule of Hades, the Underworld became a more fair place, where good, honorable warriors were treated to a life of Elysium, people of a generic life got a bland afterlife, the lazy were forced to do work for the rest of their afterlives, usually working in the mines or building, and the evil were banished to Tartarus where they were tormented for eternity, usually with punishments that reflect on their lives. From there, significant history regarding the Underworld is unknown. It is known Heracles once came down to borrow Cerberus and returned him, but that’s it. During the time of the Bama empire though, Hades let his castle secretly be used as a rebellion base.

## Parts of the Underworld

### The Borders

At the edges of the Underworld are six rivers which are used to keep spirits enclosed and move them to where they need to be. There is a bridge that can be crossed, and there is a gate that separates the realm from the mortal ones. This gate is guarded by Cerberus, who only lets people enter, but not leave. The gate is locked whenever Hades and/or Cerberus are asleep or out of the realm. In the rivers, lost and confused souls endlessly swim about until their fates have been decided.

### The Fields of Elysium

One of the best places to end up, Elysium is essentially the place where honorable warriors and philosophers go when they die. It is ruled by Persephone, queen of the dead. When Cark found his way in the realm, he encountered Achilles.

### Tartarus

This is the place where the Titans who sided with Cronus went after they lost the Titanomachy. Other residents include Typhon and the souls of every evil person to have died. It is ruled by a primordial whose name is also Tartarus and guarded by the giants with hundreds of arms.

### Castle of Hades

Hades spends much of his time in the castle of his, which is known to have a throne room, a balcony, a bar, a dungeon, a garden, and a dining room, but there are probably dozens of other rooms. Aside from Hades and his wife, Cerberus also comes here to rest and the souls of those Hades likes are welcomed as guests.