The Hells

## History

When the Aen Túril gods were defeated at the hands of the uprising rebellion, and the goddess Camtanë abandoned their realm, Devenatr, it forced the realm to undergo a huge change. The death and destruction that had happened inside the realm tainted the very essence that it used to sustain itself. The realm began to warp and change, and became dark and dreary red and black, as all positive aspects of it were twisted into their dark and evil counterparts. The plane eventually split into half, creating the Hells and the Abyss. Due to the fact that they used to be the same plane, travel between the two planes is fairly easy.

The connection between the two realms facilitated the Blood War that began shortly after the formation of the Hells and the Abyss. As both were controlled by beings of immense power driven by hatred, who used to be allies in the fight against the Aen Túril gods, they all corrupted their own followers into fellow archdevils and demons, before eventually sending them out into the world. The problem is that both parties embodied different values: one values chaos above all, and the unwarranted destruction, and the other values order and lawfulness; they do not mix well. However, they were both driven by a selfish desire to eradicate the last of the Aen Túril and kill the goddess Camtanë for what they had done to them. The Blood War is a representation of their fight against each other for the honour of being the one to get to wipe out the Aen Túril and Camtanë, with no end in sight to their conflict.

## 8th layer of Hell: Dirctypeywz ("Dark Sempest" in Infernal)

   The name of the archdevil reigning over the 8th layer of Hell is Zilizmar. The landscape is pitch-black dark at the approximate time when it is considered to me nighttime, while at what would be constituted as daytime in the 8th layer of Hell, merciless hurricanes sweep through the layer.

Lord Zilizmar makes contracts with those who seek vengeance and retribution against those who have wronged the people he's making a deal with.

## 9th layer of Hell: Odaius

   Odaius is ruled by the archdevil Lord Astarte—Queen of Detestation, Lady of Lies, the Raging Fiend. Odaius is split into sections that correspond with the three main emotions of their ruler: hate, anger, and sadness.

The city of Nessus is a sprawling city of **hate**; devils roam the streets making deals and bowing towards Astarte's first form that sits before a huge red bleeding sun hangs that in the sky that gives way to a eclipse silhouetted by red.

   A beast roams **angrily** the area around a large castle. Although it ignores many of the devilish army, it has been known to go on a rampage, destroying all in its path. It is known as the Sentinel, although some have speculated that this beast may in fact be a second form of their ruler Astarte as she viciously tore off her body.

    Lord Astarte's true avatar sits on the throne of Odaius in her castle. The castle is a physical manifestation of **sadness**, devoid of colour, and is the home to the truly lost souls that she's trapped and feeds on to try and fill the void within herself. Many can lose all hope as they walk the dark misty halls of Livit, the Castle of the Queen.

Lord Astarte make those who are strong bend the knee. She feeds on the souls of true non-believers. Hate all hate everything. She values those that rise stronger than everyone else.