Niflheim

Niflheim, also called Northmen's Despair or the Second Gloom, is the second layer of the Outer Plane of Hades.

Geography

Niflheim consists mostly of forestland with bluffs that jut out and quickly fall away. Put simply, the layer looks like a gray version of a forestland on The Prime Material plane. Niflheim has no disease problem like Oinos, the first layer. The air is cooler than on Oinos, and gives rise to fog. This fog has some properties that makes life on Nilfheim harder. First, vision is limited. Even with darkvision, people can't see farther than 100 feet at most. Second, the mist has sound impeding effects. These two make predators, -- of which trolls, fiendish dire and normal wolves are the most common -- dangerous. Third, the resulting dampness causes non-tended metal to rust.

Alternative Name(s)

Northmen's Despair; The Second Gloom

Type

Planar Sphere/Grouping

Location under

The Gray Waste