Maladomini

Maladomini is the seventh layer of the Outer Plane of The Nine Hells. It is an endless field of ruined and decaying cities and the center for all the bureaucracy of The Nine Hells.

Geography

The layer's sky is a shade of black reminiscent of venous blood.The landscape is dotted with abandoned cities that serve as shelters and hideouts for runaway petitioners, deserters, criminals, and lost creatures from other planes. Between cities, the layer is marked by surface mines, deforested areas, and clogged canals. Rivers are completely covered in sludge, and some areas contain sentient pieces of polluted matter that reach and grasp before dying from the toxic air. The few remaining forests are either in a state of rotting or spontaneously combusted. A black ichor exudes from all matter in the layer.

Government

Maladomini is ruled by the fallen archon turned archdevil Baalzebul. In his obsessive quest for perfection, Baalzebul repeatedly orders the construction of cities of increasing beauty and magnificence to serve as his seat of power. Invariably, he then grows unsatisfied with them and orders that the latest city be abandoned and for a new one to be built. The latest city under construction is Malagard.

Notable Locations

The Carnival Eternal - a grotesque amusement park created to reward devils for the souls they gathered. Grenpoli - the City of Diplomacy. A domed city where weapons and all types of aggression are forbidden, it contains the Political School of the Nine Hells, which offers courses on deceit and treachery to enterprising devils. Malagard - home to Baalzebul and the greatest city in the layer. Baalzebul's seat was located in the Palace of Filth. Offalion - a training facility designed to instruct devils on matters of political manipulation and bargaining by creating detailed simulations of locations in The Prime Material Plane.

Alternative Name(s)

The Seventh Hell

Type

Planar Sphere/Grouping

Location under

The Nine Hells