The Grimoire Mortis

### **Luvart Odevic Hel-son**

**In my time in this Hell, I have seen many great and terrible things. This place we Daedra call home is an awful, horrible existence. The mortals and gods think they have it bad up there, when we are stuck down here in a world meant for punishment and pain. Our existence is a joke, and nothing will change that. One of the few things we can do is record our miserable existence, and hope that one day, something changes for the better. In this Grimoire, I have recorded the appearance and people of the 9 rings of Hell, the classification of demons and their place in the hierarchy of this place, and the names and roles of every Lord, Overlord, and Hell God that exists down in this stinking pit. Happy reading.**

* **Luvart Odevic Hel-Son**

#### **The 9 Hells**

**In the beginning of the world, after The King in Yellow divided the realm, the 18 rings that were worn by Twii in the Beginning of All between Heaven and Hell, and filled them with the shattered bones of Twii.. The rings took on meaning, and soon Heava and Hel were born, named after their respective planes. The two sisters took their planes and shaped them in their own image, making the 9 Heavens and 9 Hells. Each sister gave birth to 12 children, who multiplied and filled the planes with people. The sisters met, and struck a deal. The mortal souls who committed evil were given to Hel, and the mortal souls who committed kindness were given to Heava. Hel, always jealous, has tried on many occasions to overthrow heaven and take Heava’s place, just to govern the kind souls sent there.**

**A sinner is someone who the Cosmic Balance determines to have committed more evil than good in their life. Pyx and Nyx judge every soul upon its death, and send it one of three ways. If the soul is judged to have committed more good, they are sent to heaven. If they are judged to have committed more evil, they are sent to hell. A soul that strikes a balance between the two is sent back to the mortal plane in a new body, for a second chance at tipping the scale.**

**When a soul reaches Hell, they are given a new form that embodies the truest part of their soul, and are given an almost perfect immortality. After death, the soul falls to hell, where it is given form by the Fountains of Second Birth, and spit out into the ring of hell that most fits their mortal crimes. sinners are immortal in their own ring of hell, but the lowest of the low in the demonic hierarchy. Souls can travel up and down the rings through the Interring Gates, but lose their immortality forever, even if they return to their own ring. A sinner who dies in hell is sent to the Pits, the very bottom of Hel’s Death ring, and becomes a part of the primordial soup in which the Negative Plane resides. Occasionally, an incredibly powerful sinner is sent to hell, and that person retains some of their mortal power. These sinners, although still considered lower in status than most demons, retain incredibly powerful magic, and have used it to gain status and power in the underworld.**

**The Nine Rings of hell are as follows:**

#### **The Ring of Pride**

**The first ring of Hell is the Pride Ring. The topmost and largest ring of hell resembles a war-torn, fiery hellscape. Trees constantly burn, sand is nothing but piercing shattered glass, Mountains are filled with lava, the ground is cracked and covered in magma, and pyres of flame erupt from the earth at regular intervals. Seven suns rotate across Pride’s sky every seven hours, and no plant life outside of dry brush grows on this plane. The area is divided into seven Precincts, each containing thousands and thousands of sinners and demons. Precinct One contains the Towers of Pride, the volcanic mountain range in the north of Pride. Nested in the valleys and in the volcanic chambers themselves are stone cities, full to bursting with demons and sinners, and the Punishment Pits are located here. Precinct Two contains the Flaming Forest, a forest of scorched black pine trees that burn constantly. There are small towns and a single city in Precinct two, where Dolvahov rules his Wikken army. Precinct Three, Four, and Five all contain the Glass Desert, a giant expanse of shattered glass shards that make up the majority of the Pride Ring. Each precinct centers around an enormous city. Bullhead, Arrogance, and Pompous are the names of the cities, and each is enormous, filled to the brim with sinners and demons. Precinct Six contains the Scorch Pits, where the most hated pride sinners are taken. It is the lowest place in the pride ring, and filled with vents that spew out a toxic fuming gas, said to feel like inhaling mouthfuls of glass. Sinners who are especially hated are thrown into the pit, and only those with wings ever escape. Precinct Seven, Or Lucifer’s Legilimency, is an enormous, winding maze, the center of which sits an enormous castle, where Lucifer rules from. The position of Ruler of Pride is obviously sought after, explaining Lucifer’s reluctance to let anyone but his most trusted servants into the castle, and why he posts the most powerful demons in the maze, where they wander the corridors, searching for anyone who would challenge the Hell God. Pride demons are almost always orange in color, matching the landscape of bubbling lava around them, They are stocky, tough, and are gifted with lava and earthen magics. Prideful sinners take on a similar look in general, and a distinct theme that all pride demons and sinners share is the thorny iron crown that adorns their head. The entrance to Hell is located in Precinct One, at the top of one of the mountain peaks. The entrance to Lust, Hell’s second ring, resides in a pit in Precinct Six, deep in a tunnel located by crawling through the toxic vents.**

#### **The Ring of Lust**

**Ring two of Hell is the Lust Ring, a dense and strangled jungle where those who couldn't resist the pleasures of the flesh are sent to rot. The Lust Ring is overlooked by two moons, and the plane is always in a constant, stifling night. The jungle is dense, with enormous tangled trees intertwined and every gap between them filled with webbing and undergrowth. The forest ebbs and flows over mountainous terrain, and dangerous cliffs and outcroppings catch many an escaped sinner unaware. The forest contains many great cities and landmarks. Lolth’s Lounge is an enormous wooden city that hangs below a huge cliff at the top of Lust. The city is built from cut trees from the jungle above and hung from vines and spider’s web. Inside every dwelling in Lolth’s Lounge, the sinners and demons of the plane engage in the most disgusting displays of lust and sexual frivolity. Rosier, the Prince of Pleasure rules over the city from his tower in the center, where he is always accompanied by no less than 30 human men and women who have been kidnapped from the mortal plane and brought here as his slaves. Deep in the bottom pits of the jungle resides the Sluggish Slums, where the most depraved and disgusting sinners go to engage in taboo and foul sexual activities. The pits are filled with the slime and residue of these engagements, and stink so badly the stench fills the entire lower half of the Ring. Cocoon City is where Lolth resides, an enormous ball of silk containing an entire city, suspended from the jungle around by massive cords of cobweb. Lolth’s Palace is located in the center of the web, and is a maze of silk lined corridors and filled with explicit art. Lolth’s palace is usually filled with archdemons engaged in passionate orgys, and where the most high demon lords of Lust have their meetings. Lust Demons are all shades of indigo, pink, violet, and purple. They appear as conventionally attractive humanoids, but often have spider-like features. The Lustful Sinners take on similar appearances, but lack the color of the demons and are simply the same color that their mortal body was. The entrance to Lust is located near Lolth’s Lounge, and the entrance to Gluttony is located at the bottom of the Stink Pit, the deepest hole in the Sluggish Slums.**

#### **The Ring of Gluttony**

**Beneath the Jungles of the Lust Ring sits the stinking, sultry swamp of Gluttony, the third ring of hell. Cloudy, sulfur colored skies obscure the single, weak sun that sheds a sickly yellow light over the humid swamps of Gluttony. The whole plane is made of edible things. The trees are woven tarts, bread, meat, and all other things. The swamp water is made of ale or stronger drink, and even the dirt and stone itself can be consumed. Gluttony is almost entirely flat, with the only hills being at the very edges, where the waste of all the demons eventually builds up.**

#### **The Ring of Sloth**

**Giant arctic flatland. Belphegor is a skeletal giant with thousands of chains trailing off of him. Lazy sinners are skeletal with a chain around their neck, training into the snow and connected eventually to Belphegor. Sloth demons are large and thin, come in shades of blue, white and grey, and have ice magic.**

#### **Envy**

**Giant fleshy body, the inside of which is where all the cities reside. The body is still alive and the different systems inside are where the demons live. The brain is replaced with an enormous Eye, which is Leviathan, the demon lord of the plane. Envy demons come in all shapes, sizes, and colors, but are some of the most foul in hell and will take any opportunity to backstab you. Envy Sinners look like the person they most envied in life.**

#### **Wrath**

**Giant bloody ocean, with large islands made of bone. Sathanas is an enormous red sea serpent who fills most of the sea. Wrath demons are spined and always have weapons.. Wrath sinners are the same as their living selves but with blood instead of eyes and are constantly trailing bloody tears.**

#### **War**

**Four planes in once, icy hellscape, fiery hellscape, venomous hellscape, rusty hellscape. No sun or moon, constant darkness. Pitch, Suit, Mestopholes, and Achlys fight for control of it. Venom demons are snakelike, Rust demons are armored, Fire Demons are fire and Ice demons are Icy.**

#### **Death**

**Hel rules over it. Abandoned and dead version of the material plane. No plant of living life. Death sinners are skinned, bleeding corpses, and death demons are enormous shades that prey on anything.**

#### **Demon Hierarchy**

1. **Hellish Gods**
2. **Demon Overlord**
3. **Demon Lord**
4. **Archdemon**
5. **Demon**
6. **Lesser Demon**
7. **Sinner**

#### **Hell Gods**

**1 - Lucifer the Biter, Prince of the Pride Ring**

**2- Lolth the Wicked, Queen of the Lust Ring**

**3- Beelzebub the Obese, Queen of the Gluttony Ring**

**4- Belphegor the Sluggish, King of the Sloth Ring**

**5- Leviathan the Jealous, Overseer of the Envy Ring**

**6- Mammon the Blinded, Overlord of the Greed Ring**

**7- Sathanas the Bloody, Crowned King of the Underworld, Lord of the Wrath Ring**

**8a- Suut the Infernal, Lord of Burns and Prince of the War Ring**

**8b- Pitch the Frigid, Lord of Frostbite and Princess of the War Ring**

**8c- Mestopholes the Ancient, Lord of Rust and Prince of the War Ring**

**8d- Achlys the Venomous, Lord of Poison and Princess of the War Ring**

**9- Hel the Death-Lord, High Queen of the 9 Hells and High Lord of the Death and Punishment**

#### **Hellish Overlords**

1. **Berith, Temptor of Murder - Male - Wrath**
2. **Astaroth, Temptor of Laziness - Female - Sloth**
3. **Verrine, Temptor of Impatience - Female - Greed**
4. **Gressil, Temptor of Impunity - Male - Lust**
5. **Soneillon, Temptor of Hate - Male - Envy**
6. **Dolvahov, Temptor of Pride - Male - Pride**
7. **Selva, Temptor of Heresy - Female - Gluttony**
8. **Carreav, The Hard Hearted - Female - Envy**
9. **Carnivale, The Shameless - Female - Pride**
10. **Oeillet, The Overindulger - Female - Gluttony**
11. **Rosier, the Impure - Male - Lust**
12. **Belias, the Arrogant - Male - Pride**
13. **Samael Suut-Spawn - Female - War**
14. **Azazel Pitch-Spawn - Female - War**
15. **Azael Achlys-Spawn - Female - War**
16. **Mahazael Mestopholes-Spawn - Female - War**
17. **Amaymon Suut-Son - Male - War**
18. **Egyn Pitch-Son - Male - War**
19. **Oriens Acklys-Son - Male - War**
20. **Paymon Mestopholes-Son - Male - War**
21. **Belial, Crafter of Evil Things - Male - Wrath**
22. **Merihem, Lord of the Pestilence - Female - Gluttony**
23. **Abaddon, Sower of Discord - Female - Sloth**
24. **Astaroth the Accuser - Male - Envy**
25. **Luvart Odevic Hel-Son - Male - Death**
26. **Oliviere, Lord of Torture - Male - Wrath**
27. **Vervier, the Disobedient - Female - Sloth**
28. **Maggot, Object of Beelzebub’s Desire - Male - Gluttony**
29. **Asmodee, Lolth’s Plaything - Male - Lust**
30. **Oriens, Lucifer’s Pet - Female - Pride**
31. **Paimon, Lover of Belphagor - Male - Sloth**
32. **Ariton, Mammon’s Hoarder - Female - Greed**
33. **Egin, Leviathan’s Single Trusted One - Male - Envy**
34. **Amaymon, Sathanas’s Bloodied Queen - Female - Wrath**
35. **Weirus, the Collector - Male - War**

#### **Demon Lord**

1. **Behemoth - Lord of Destruction - Male - Wrath**
2. **Alecto - First Furie Sister - Female - Pride**
3. **Megera - Second Furie Sister - Female - Pride**
4. **Ctesiphon - Third Furie Sister - Female - Pride**
5. **Minos - 1st Judge of the Accused - Male - Death**
6. **Acacus - 2nd Judge of the Accused - Male - Death**
7. **Rhadamanthus - 3rd Judge of the Accursed - Female - Death**
8. **Acteus - First Harbinger of Blood - Male - Pride**
9. **Megalesius - Second Harbinger of Blood - Male - Lust**
10. **Ormenus - Third Harbinger of Blood - Female - Gluttony**
11. **Lycus - Fourth Harbinger of Blood - Male - Sloth**
12. **Nicon - Fifth Harbinger of Blood - Female - Envy**
13. **Mimon - Sixth Harbinger of Blood - Male - Greed**
14. **Eurynome - Prince of Death - Male - Death**
15. **Moloch - Prince of Tears - Male - War**
16. **Pluton - Prince of Fire - Male - War**

#### **Archdemons**

**Archfiends**

 **Archimps**

 **Fallen Archangels**

 **Inquisitors**

 **Pit Things**

 **Exterminators**

 **Horrors**

 **Grimlocks**

 **Lycanthropes**

 **Praetors**

 **Archdukes**

 **Archduchesses**

 **Godhunters**

#### **Demons**

**Common Demon**

 **Devil**

 **Incubus**

 **Succubus**

#### **Lesser Demon**

**Minion**

 **Imp**

 **Hellhound**