The Styx, also known as the River of Blood, was a cross-planar river that linked the topmost layers of the Lower Planes according to the
GREAT WHEEL cosmology, and all of the Fiendish planes according to the
WORLD TREE cosmology. Those who touched or drank from the Styx risked completely forgetting their past lives temporarily or permanently.
The river was a deep, swift torrent that could not be forded. The water at the surface moved slowly and sluggishly, hiding a dangerous subsurface current that could quickly pull boats and swimmers to the bottom. The water flowing on the Styx had a foreboding dark color resembling dark wine that constantly exuded a putrid odor. It was oily, greasy and foul, covered in bubbles and debris. Its banks were lined with the rotting remnants of battles fought throughout its course.
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