Malbolge is the prison of the Nine Hells, and on this layer dwells its most infamous criminal.
Glasya, the rebellious daughter of
Asmodeus, rules the place and oversees the punishments doled out to devils that stray from their assigned tasks. These lawbreakers are put on trial in
Phlegethos, and if they are found guilty they are dispatched to Malbolge to endure years of torment. That Glasya is both prison warden and
The Nine Hells' most notorious criminal is evidence that in the infernal realms, crime pays as long as you avoid being convicted.
Prison and Torture Chamber
Malbolge comprises one incredibly large, steep-sloped mountain. Boulders and other debris rain down from its heights in frequent avalanches. Some of the structures here are erected atop pillars of adamantine embedded in the mountain that can withstand the constant battering, though the platforms they support sway under the force of the onslaught. Condemned devils are typically trapped in cages, which are lowered on chains to hang beneath the platforms. From such a vantage, the prisoners are continually battered by Malbolge’s avalanches, causing injuries that are agonizing but never fatal.
Some locations on the mountain are shielded from the rockfall by structures that have projections pointing upslope so that avalanches wash around the protected areas beneath. Roofed trenches and tunnels make travel between locations possible, if perilous.
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