The Nine Hells
The Nine Hells consist of nine layers which are stacked on each other. Each layer is smaller than the one over it, meaning the biggest is on top and the smallest at the bottom. Each layer resembles one of the "great sins" as declared by the Morality Gods, and is ruled by a different Arch-devil, except for the last layer which is ruled by Lucifer, the God of this plane. The Hells are inhabited by Devils and other devilish creatures. Since the plane is aligned with Lucifer's morality of lawful evil, the culture in the Hells is heavily focused on lawfulness. The Law in the Hells revolves mainly about contracts, basically, if you signed a contract, anything written in the contract no matter what it is counts. The Law does not restrict anything to not be written into a contract but is very strict about the signee signing the contract willingly. Mortals often try to live their lives in a way that would not bring them to the Nine Hells, so to not run out of new souls Devils often venture to the Material Plane to make contracts with mortals that include them going to the Nine Hells after death or after the contract is fulfilled. The Hells society is largely structured on how many new people a Devil can bring to the Hells. With those who actively go to the Material Plane often ruling over those that don't or cant.
River Styx
The River Styx is a River of ethereal energy that flows through each of the nine layers and is the only way to travel from one layer to another without teleportation. According to some legends, if a mortal were to drink from this ethereal energy they would gain immortality. there is however no recorded evidence for this being true.
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