The Abyss
DM's Note:
A desolate wasteland and home to demons and abberations. This area has not been explored in campaign and is free to play with.Geography
1: Pazunia (The Plane of a Thousand Portals)
2: Descolada Driller's Hives, realm of Tharzax the Chattering Prince.
3: Zenador The Forgotten Land, realm of Zzyczesiya the Ungrasped.
4: The Grand Abyss, a bottomless, nigh-infinite canyon that contains portals to virtually every other layer in the Abyss.
5: Wormblood
6: Eyenabella Realm of a Million Eyes
7: Phantoas Phantom Plane, realm of the demon lord of the lizard kings, Sess'Innek.
8: Skindjur The Skin-shedder, realm of Volisupula the Flensed Marquesse.
9: Messaqqio Burningwater
10: "That Hellhole"
11: Molrat
12: Twelvetrees
13: Bloodtor, realm of the goddesses Beshaba and Umberlee
14: Trondheim The Steaming Fen, realm of the Queen of Chaos.
15: Dammerung, The Courts Of Mustering (the Balor Gurtheoinir)
16: The Endless Graveyard
17: Varsam Death's Reward, realm of Abraxas the Unfathomable.
18: Carnaxius
19: Falserapture
20: Candlesnuff
21: Fushimi The Sixth Pyre, realm of Kardum, Lord of Balors.
23: Kolmogrov The Iron Wastes, , home to Kostchtchie, demon Prince of frost giants.
24: Elenur The elemental wastes.
25: Ic’vnign The Swarming Jungle, Ruler - I’tkk’chavni
27: Malignebula, realm of the Abyssal lord Lissa'aere the Noxious.
28: The Mountains of Murder
30: Slimeflow
31: Deserts of Still Silver
32: Sholo-Tovoth The Fields of Consumption, realm of Turaglas the Ebon Maw
33: Hollowshell
37: The Feeding Reach
45: Azzagrat - Rauwend
46: Azzagrat - Shadowsky
47: Azzagrat - Voorz'zt (realm of the demon prince Graz'zt, rival of Demogorgon)
48: Skeiqulac the Ocean of Tears (aka Nerebdian Vast)
49: Shaddonon, realm of the demon lord Rhyxali, Princess of Shadow.
52: Vorganund
53: Impalator (aka Phage Breeding Grounds)
57: Torturous Truth,realm of the Abyssal lord Alvarez the Purging Duke.
65: The Demonweb
66: Demonweb Pits
67: The Heaving Hills (Verrangoin Realm)
68: The Swallowed Void
69: The Crushing Plain
70: The Ice Floe
71: Spirac, hunting grounds of the demon lords.
72: Darklight, realm of Nocticula the Undeniable.
73: Moskva The Wells of Darkness,currently serve as the prison of several demon lords such as Shami-Amorae, Ansitif and Ebulon.
74: Suriyawong Smaragd, home to Merrshaulk the yuan-ti deity and Ramenos the bullywug deity. Also contains The Viper Pit Sseth's realm, and the Silent Temple.
77: The Gates of Heaven, realm of Munkir and Nekir.
78: Silvus The Chaotic Jungle
79: The Emessu Tunnels, realm of Anarazel the Daring Darkness.
80: "That Miserable Place"
81: Blood Shallows
87: Salt Desert
88: Giria Gaping Maw, also known as Abysm, home to Demogorgon, Prince of Demons, one of the highest-ranking demons in the abyss.
89: Virlomi The Shadowsea, oceanic realm of the demon lord Dagon, Prince of the Depths.
90: The Guttering Grove (The Screaming Jungle, Ilsidahur's realm)
91: Aygisthos The Wreckage
92: Ulgurshek, (the massive, god-like creature known as Ulgurshek is the plane itself, he is not a demon and predates the creation of the Great Wheel. He lays in dormancy)
96: Nogard
97: (ruined maze?)
99:Unnamed contested layer consisting of several distinctive realms (1e D&D module Tales of the Outer Planes one is where demons are spawned, another is a lightning realm, in another can be found portals leading to Juiblex and Kali's layers.
100: Forge of the Abyss, The Barrens
111: The Mind of Evil, realm of Sch’theraqpasstt the Serpent Reborn.
112: Stalkingbones
113: Thanatos, the realm of Orcus, demon prince of the Undead.
114: Open Grave
121: Degrazazt
122: False Fallow
128: Slugbed, realm of the Abyssal lord Lupercio the Baron of Sloth.
137: Outcasts' End, realm of Azazel, Prince of Scapegoats.
142: Lifebane, realm of the god Chemosh from the Dragonlance setting. (2nd edition AD&D)
148: Torrent
156: Boggywood
176: Baia, Hollow's Heart, realm of the demon lord Fraz-Urb'luu, which, due to his magical illusions, appears to be flat, colorless, and featureless to the human eye.
177: The Writhing Realm, realm of Ugudenk the Squirming King.
178: The Forlorn Realm, realm of Aseninoth
181: Calicut, The Rotting Plain, realm of the troglodyte god Laogzed
190: Sydonai "The Drowning World"
191: Fountain of Screams
192: Lagunaa, The Midnight Pools
193: Vulgarea, realm of the foxwoman goddess Eshebala.
221: Blekhole
222: Shedaklah, (aka The Slime Pits), home to Juiblex demon Prince of Slimes, and Zuggtmoy, Demon Queen of Fungi.
223: Cordoba, Offalmound, former realm of the dead god Moander
225: Delvcaem, Decay
230: Honshu, The Dreaming Gulf, a windy realm home to the dreams of dead gods.
241: Palpitatia, realm of the bugbear gods Grankhul and Skiggaret.
245: The Scalding Sea
248: Mindanao, The Hidden Layer, realm of Eltab.
260: Green Abyss, Alrunes' lair.
266: Acid Indecision
274: Durao (gateway layer), mustering ground for the armies of the Abyss as they prepare for battle in the Blood War.
277: Belistor, Yrsillar's lair.
297: The Sighing Clifs, realm of the Abyssal lord Lady Lynkhab.
300: Feng-Tu, realm of the Chinese gods Tou Mu and Lu Yueh.
303: The Sulfanorum
313: Gorrison's Grasp, site of Illssender's Tower
324: Theivukash, Stromckuk's realm
332: The Bazaar -- This marketplace stretches infinitely in all directions on the 332nd Plane of the Abyss. It's the home plane of the Mercane. It features row upon row of stalls, tents and displays punctuated with occassional buildings. Essentially, the plane is filled with pan-dimensional travelers who are on shopping trips. The sky is lighted by a vivid green mist and there's no apparent day or night. The ground is covered in sand.
333: The Broken Scale, realm of the god Hiddukel from the Dragonlance setting.
334: unknown (Eldanoth's realm, from Faces of Evil)
340: The Black Blizzard
345: Fyerwold
348: Fortress of Indifference, ruled by Tapheon, the nalfeshnee; former realm of the demon lord Thralhavoc.
357 - The Arc of Eternity, realm of Eldanoth the Bloodless Scion.
363: Sabraoxot
366: Azgoroth
373: Furnace
377 - Plains of Gallenshu
381: Bodak's Layer
390: The Hinged Plain (The Clap)
399: Moctezuma, The Worm Realm, realm of the gnome god Urdlen.
400 - Woeful Escarand (Nalfeshnee Realm), a court at which newly arrived larvae and sometimes other demons are judged
403: The Rainless Waste, site of Mal Arundak, the City of Confusion (Fallen archon realm)
421: Nagoya, White Kingdom, ruled by the King of Ghouls, once a vassal to Orcus and Yeenoghu, but is now a free agent.
422: Otaheti, The Seeping Woods, ruled by Yeenoghu, demon Prince of Gnolls.
423: Galun-Khur (unknown ruler)
429: Anagon (realm of Anaroggg and Armon)
430: Fatal Bleeding
431: Chaotic Memories
433: Acid Ocean
434: Shrieking Lands
444: Cogerron
448: The Great Bordello
452: Ahriman-Abad (Ahrimanes' realm)
462: The Atrcity Caverns
471: Androlynne (aka Succubi Womb, ruler Pale Night)
487: Reykjavik, Lair of the Beast and Mansion of the Rake, realm of the vampire god Kanchelsis.
489: Sorelledolce, Noisome Vale, ruled by the balor Tarnhem.
493: The Steeping Isle
499: Carroristo
500: Volcanoes
503: Torremor, realm of the demon lord Pazuzu.
507: Occipitus, former realm of Adimarchus, the demon prince of madness.
518: Melantholep possible name of the nesting grounds of the chole dragons, or perhaps an unknown demon prince who rules the layer.
519: March of the Pierced Men
524: Trondheim, Shatterstone, realm of the ogre god Vaprak.
528: Molor (Juiblex's realm)
530: Kazum (The City of the Pit)
531: Velha, Vudra, realm of the giant marilith Shaktari, the Queen of Poison.
536: The Fair Deception (featured in SIGIS#17)
546: The Nightmare Cage (J'sald-Xerix's realm)
548: Garavond (Haagenti's realm)
550: Forest of Living Tongues
555: Maggotloch
558: Fleshforges (Dwiergus's realm)
561: Shaddonon
565: Sandslide (The Falling Desert)
566: Soulfreeze (aka Bloodfield, Aseroth's realm)
570: Shendilavri, realm of the demon lord Malcanthet, Queen of the Succubi.
575: Awash
586: Prison of the Mad God, realm of the derro god Diinkarazan.
593: Parch
594: The Mistlands (aka Erotica)
597: Goranthis (Socothbenoth's lair)
600: Endless Maze,the realm of Baphomet, demon Prince of Minotaurs. The demoness Pale Night resides here as well.
601: Conflagratum, realm of the Abyssal lord Alzrius, Lord of Infernal Light.
613: Morgonaugh
622: Engulfing Abomination
623: The Realm of Chaos
628: Vallashan
635: Behemothome
642: The Red Jungle
643: Caverns of the Skull (Kali's realm)
650: The Timepiece Infernal
651: Nethuria (Vucarik's lair)
652: The Rift of Corrosion
657: The Steaming Fen (mentioned in Rod of the Seven Parts)
663: Zionyn, Xhoul realm of the demon lord Obox-ob, Prince of Vermin.
665: Open Maw
666: The Heart of the Abyss - Abaddon, The Bottomless Pit
667: Layer of Evil Incarnate.
668: Layer of Chaos Incarnate.
669: Annihilation (Spheres of Darkness).
670: The Crumbling Hell.
683: Tutiolth.
The Bottomless Pit, duplicate layer also ruled by Abaddon.
Ecosystem
Air-dominant—zero gravity, no matter except air
Ash—blowing dunes of ashes
Battleground—Blood War or other
City—warrens and slums to citadels and palaces, teeming with demons
Earth-dominant—solid rock tunneled by the inhabitants
Fire-dominant—everburning flames with salamanders, etc.
Delusion—appears to be Normal but the flowers are poisonous or the trees attack
Desert—endless tracts of black, white, or red sand with no water
Glacier—infinite black, white, or orange ice with few rocky peaks breaking the surface
Hellscape—a burning mix of magma, rock, and belching brimstone
Maelstrom—swirling, bubbling chaos like Limbo
Mountainous—rocky crags, precipitous cliffs, soaring peaks
Negative-dominant—major or minor
Normal—similar to a Prime plane with various flora and fauna
Ocean—a trackless ocean, with a surface
Salt—crystalline badlands or desert
Sea—of acid, blood, garbage, insects, oil, or worms, etc.
Swamp—noisome bog inhabited by predators
Undead—specters, spooks, and ghosts
Volcanic—lava flows, earthquakes, volcanoes, and smoke
Water-dominant—nightmarish creatures in the murk
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