Outer Plane - Nine Hells

The Nine Hells of Baator, sometimes Hell or Hells, also known as Baator in Infernal, was the home of the devils. It was a plane of sinister evil and institutional cruelty organized in a strict caste system with a very rigid chain of command. Unlike the demons of the Abyss, the devils were highly organized in their quest for power and status—scheming and plotting power plays, coups, and assassinations. Each of the nine Hells had its own physical laws or properties of matter, but all were inhospitable or deadly to outsiders. This plane's place in the cosmology of the Nym shifted over time but was always a bastion and incubator for those of the lawful evil persuasion.

Type

Dimensional plane

Location under

The Outer Planes

Included Locations

• Avernus, the First Hell
• Cania, the Eighth Hell.
• Dis, the Second Hell
• Maladomini, the Seventh Hell.
• Malbolge, the Sixth Hell.
• Minauros, the Third Hell
• Nessus, the Ninth Hell.
• Phlegethos, the Fourth Hell
• Stygia, the Fifth Hell.