The Nine Hells of Baator

The Nine Hells of Baator inflame the imaginations of travelers, the greed of treasure seekers, and the battle fury of all moral creatures. It is the ultimate plane of law and evil and the epitome of premeditated cruelty. The devils of the Nine Hells are bound to obey the laws of their superiors, but they rebel within their individual castes. Most undertake any plot, no matter how foul, to advance themselves. At the very top of the hierarchy is Asmodeus, who has yet to be bested. If he were to be vanquished, the victor would rule the plane in turn. Such is the law of the Nine Hells.

The Nine Layers

The Nine Hells has nine layers. The first eight are each ruled by powerful devils called the Archdukes of Hell that answer to Asmodeus, the Archduke of Nessus, the ninth layer. To reach the deepest layer of the Nine Hells, one must descend through all eight of the layers above it, in order. The most expeditious means of doing so is the River Styx, which plunges ever deeper as it flows from one layer to the next. Only the most courageous adventurers can withstand the torment and horror of that journey.

1. Avernus
2. Dis, Iron City of
3. Minauros
4. Phlegethos
5. Stygia
6. Malbolge
7. Maladomini
8. Cania
9. Nessus

Type

Dimensional plane

Location under

The Planes of Existence

Included Locations

• Avernus
• Cania
• Dis, Iron City of
• Maladomini
• Malbolge
• Minauros
• Nessus
• Phlegethos
• Stygia