Tartarus

Tartarus is a primordial and is the master of Carceri.

Tartarus is a gargantuan entity created from the primal chaos of the original creation, but he was long asleep as new realms formed around him, shaped by his dreams. When Zoroaster aligned the planes, Carceri was formed around him as he slept, an entire plane of worlds connected as a string of pearls, where time moved slower than anywhere else in existence. Worlds without number yet largely uninhabited. The Titans were the first to realize the plane made for an exceptional prison, using it to trap their less trustworthy progeny or lesser primordial interlopers. It wasn't until near the end of the Titanomachy that Tartarus finally awakened, in no small part due to the echoes and reverberations of war travelling along the columns of Olympus that touched Carceri. The frustrated primordial climbed the columns, carrying himself up until he met the young Olympians.

The gods were in the latter days of their war against the Titans, and they quickly recognized the magnitude of the power that stood before them, and so one by one the three sons of Kronos plead their case to Tartarus.

Haughty and authoritative, Zeus argued a case of unquestionable morality, it was justice to end the reign of the Titans and support the gods. Now Tartarus, not knowing about morality, was not swayed but was interested in the idea of justice.

Next came Poseidon, arrogant and boastful, he claimed that it was the strength of the gods that mandated their supremacy over the cosmos. Tartarus, said the Lord of the Sea, would be a fool to choose any other than the winning side. Tartarus, now considered what justice meant when power could override it. Did might make morality?

Last came lord Hades, who humbled himself before Tartarus and presented an idea. There are beings who could use power to bring harm to untold realms, beings who cause chaos and corruption of all they touch, beings who could unravel the very ordering of the planes and destroy even the realm of which Tartarus was in control. There must, therefore, be a place where beings can be placed in spiritual confinement, an eternal prison is necessary for the safety of all beings, Tartarus included, for there were those that neither death nor damnation could humble. There needed to be another option and put simply, only Tartarus was capable of creating that option.

Tartarus was swayed by Hades, agreeing to help the Olympians in their plight. When the Hecatoncheires finally battered and pushed the Titans to the pits of Carceri, Tartarus destroyed the columns connecting it to Olympus and tore the roots of Yggdrasil that branched into the plane, severing as much travel as possible between realms of Carceri and then moving prisoners to their own, unique prisons. To make this process possible, Tartarus was gifted the full might of the race of hecatoncheires (former prisoners of Carceri) as his own to control for all time. After a millennia, Hades gifted him with another race, the Demodands, who are beloved by him despite their numerous, obvious flaws.

To this day, Tartarus watches over the prisons of Carceri, ensuring that its most important prisoners are safely locked away from the greater multiverse, never again to be free, What is strange and not quite understood, is that often Tartarus does not choose his own prisoners, he just considers anyone who appears within a cell to be a prisoner. It is said that Tartarus has been known to have a paternal relationship with some of his prisoners, being known occasionally to allow escapes and jailbreaks from his prison when it pleases him, but the majority of beings are in Carceri with indefinite sentences. For those who have escaped the plane, they have been either exceptionally lucky, well-liked, or missed during one of the god's legendary slumbers.

### Relationships

Tartarus has a positive relationship with the Plutarei, but is feared and despised by both Asmodeus and the Demon Lords. Tartarus supposedly receives frequent visits from Hypnos.