![]() Hellmouths Hellmouths are living portals in the fabric of Hell itself, most commonly appearing as disgusting rents in the ground, devilish faces, or open orifices. ![]() Hellfire is most commonly encountered in the layers of Phlegethon, Malebolge, Cocytus, Caina, and Nessus. Stinking of sulfur, its flames burn with an unholy radiance that disproportionately harms good and moral creatures. It burns without need of fuel and can be found easily in water, rock, or air. Hellfire The fires of Hell are a common linguistic and literary image but hardly compare to the malicious and deadly reality of actual hellfire. Geographical Features Īlthough each layer is geographically and morphologically distinct from the others, they share a number of features or traits in common. Nessus The unknown layer of Nessus is the heart of Hell and the palace of Asmodeus. Here Mephistopheles is lord of the damned. Caina Caina is a realm of iron and torture where steel cages suspended above impenetrable darkness spreads in all directions. Cocytus In this infernal realm the damned watch the feasting of devils from cages of ice afloat glaciers and frozen oceans here the archdevil Baalzebul holds dominion. Malebolge The realm of Moloch is a smouldering forest of false reward and spirited hunts of the damned. Stygia The realm of Geryon and the temples and libraries of sin and heresy, it is here that the temptation of Hell is practised as an art form to be mastered. Phlegethon The fourth layer of Hell is ruled by Belial and contains the hideous forges of Hell, where unsuitable souls are recast into something more fitting to the infernal eye. It consists of the sewers of Dis and includes the counting house in which Hell's fortunes are listed, its supplies cataloged, and its soldiers equipped. ![]() Erebus Erebus is the third layer of Hell and is ruled by Mammon. Dis The second, Dis, is ruled by Dispater and consists of a large city which provides soldiers to the other layers. Layers of Purgatory Ī vision of Malebolgia Avernus The first layer, Avernus, is ruled by Barbatos and is a volcanic wasteland where souls assemble, are judged, and are sent to their appropriate layers for eternal punishment. Each is overseen by one of Asmodeus' lieutenants, the dreaded archdevils. ![]() A traveler must pass through each of these in order to arrive at the next lower one. Although Purgatory is a boundless realm of torment and suffering, it is often thought of as a series of stacked or nesting layers bounded by the Maelstrom. ![]()
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