The Mordant Realms

## Common Knowledge

Corrupted during the aftermath of Darkfel, the entirety of the Abyss was lost to the Fel and renamed The Mordant Realms, except for the terraform which is now Narak. It is a dangerous place full of corruption that no one should ever enter.

## Topography and Climate

Everything is affected by a massive amount of Fel corruption but the basic terrain and climate are the same as when this area was still the Abyss.

## Population

Populated by Fel Demons and other Fel corrupted creatures and plants.

## Exports and Trades

This is a dangerous and exiled world, there is as little contact with other locations as possible for everyone’s sake, therefore there are no exports except death. The Fel Demons that now live there were stripped of their personality and reason, they display basic sentience but have lost their sapience to the Fel corruption and the Hierophant’s will. Due to this they do not practice any trades, the only thing you will see a Fel Demon doing of its own will besides nothing is destruction.

## Government

There is no true government, the Fel Demons are under the control of the Hierophant but only when they leave The Mordant Realms.

## Military

Every Fel Demon is some type of warrior or combatant since it is the only thing they do, thus they form a giant army that is in stasis until called upon.

## Social Hierarchy and Culture

There is no true culture or society in The Mordant Realms as the only demons to retain a semblance of sapience and free will were the Demon Lords who are not working towards order.

## Layers

### 1st Layer

The Demon Lord was corrupted then killed in the battles, few demons escaped the corruption but there were some who did find sanctuary when narak was created.

### 2nd Layer

The Demon Lord was killed within the battles before the corruption could affect them, many Demons of Direito died in the battles trying to defend the Abyss and very few survived until the creation of Narak.

### 3rd Layer

The Demon Lord was corrupted in battles on the second terraform and proceeded to decimate many demons defending their homes, they are still alive and prowl on the third terraform. Many Demons of Skotadi were either killed or corrupted in the battles, a few survived to find sanctuary within Narak.

### 4th Layer

The Demon Lord was killed very quickly and many Demons of Yalan escaped to lower terraforms before being corrupted or killed and survived until Narak was created.

### 5th Layer

The Demon Lord fought for a long time before starting to become corrupted and removing themselves as a threat. Many Demons of Episis died in the battles but there were a good many who survived and escaped to Narak.

### 6th Layer

Velka fought for a long time before realizing the futility of it and moved to create Narak before the entire Abyss was lost. Almost all of the demons who lived on her terraform died in the battle in order to give her more time.

### 7th Layer

The Demon Lord as corrupted while trying to take all of his hoard to a safe location, he still survives and roams his terraform. Many demons died protecting their hoards, only a few survived by abandoning their hoard and retreating to Narak.

### 8th Layer

The Demon Lord fought hard to give Velka time, but was eventually corrupted and was killed by the Demon Lord Acrinar before they could do too much damage. The Demons of Navihlas were almost completely wiped out due to the battles and corruption.

### 9th Layer

The Demon Lord tried to give Velka as much time as possible and was the last Demon Lord still standing and uncorrupted when Narak rose, he continued to fight until he was overrun in an attempt to allow other demons to get to safety. Many Demons of Vneba fought until Narak rose then were ordered by Vneba to retreat to safety, only half of those left listened to him.

### 10th Layer

The Demon Lord let themselves be corrupted but held onto their sapience and reason for a long time afterward on sheer willpower so they could fight the Fel with their own weapons. When he started to truly succumb to the corruption he removed himself as a threat. His demons fought very hard but started to retreat when Kapeya fell.

### 11th Layer

The Demon Lord mounted the strongest terrain defense, using her terraform to slow and kill the enemy even after she fell in battle. Her demons continued in her absence and retreated to Narak when the terraform could no longer help them.

### 12th Layer

The Demon Lord lasted almost as long as Vneba, her will to fight helping her stay alive and uncorrupted but the raising of Narak and ordering her demons to retreat distracted her enough so the approaching Fel wave could corrupt her, she still lives within her fortress. Only a few Demons of Ukatili retreated, many continued to fight so other demons could reach the safety of Narak.

### 13th Layer

Since the Fracture this layer has become the city state known as Narak. During the battles the Demon Lord went forward with many of his demons to mount the final defense. He fought hard but was killed quickly and many of his demons retreated after his fall, only a few staying behind with the Ukatili and Vneba defenders.

## Alliances

The Mordant Realms have no formal alliances, the hierophant controls the Fel corrupted creatures when they are on the surface but otherwise there is no contact with other planes.

## Enemy Countries

The Fel are constantly trying to acquire Narak as part of their realm but in the last year those attacks have almost completely stopped.

## Founding and History

The Mordant Realms were once part of the Abyss but the aftermath of Darkfel resulted in the total corruption of the plane except for the one terraform that was protected by Velka and her mother. The Fel Demons were used in the Abyssal Invasion (aka. Fel Invasion) in the spring of 10016 but were beaten back into The Mordant Realms. The recent removal of Xaoc as Hierophant and the instillation of Suzzie in that role has largely reduced the danger of Fel invasion for the surface but the Mordant Realms remain a dangerous place for anyone. Once Narak was settled and functioning they started to send exploration teams into The Mordant Realms to try and reclaim land, when that failed they started to recover unique animal and plant life in an effort to save it. At the end of the spring of 10019 an expedition into The Mordant Realms by the Binturian Party resulted in the Throne of Acrinar being stolen and used in a ritual, consuming it, though Acrinar still lives.