Xibalba
The Flayed King’s Astral Dominion
Xibalba is an unforgiving furnace of a realm, a searing dominion where smoke curls and flames dance with an unquenchable hunger. Its fires blaze beyond mortal comprehension, even possessing the power to burn the flesh of otherwise immortal beings. As the wails of the damned echo between the molten cliffs that surround Xibalba, the only glimmer of cruel hope is the holy light that sheds from the neighboring realm of Ingleneuk. In ages past, Xol made this realm his seat of power, resting upon a throne wrought from accursed metal, within a temple hewn from bone and viscera; here, the Flayed King reveled in the suffering that befell the subjects of his domain.
But after he was imprisoned beneath the Infernal Plane, the realm was left abandoned, save for the godforsaken mortals that continue to pour in, squeezed together against the searing walls of Xibalba for all eternity. Mercy is but a forgotten memory within this malevolent pit, with only the scalding embrace of anguish to take its place. The very air seems to burn, and any chance of reprieve is lost to the all-consuming blaze. The forlorn souls within Xibalba can do nothing but writhe and howl as the relentless flames torment their very minds, leaving them trapped forever within a wrathful cage that was supposed to have been left empty a long time ago.
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