Azzagrat, also known as the Triple Realm, is a realm in
The Abyss ruled by the demon lord
Graz'zt.
Geography
Azzagrat spans the 45th, 46th and 47th layers of
The Abyss. All three layers are connected by the River of Salt.
45th layer
The 45th layer appears as a windswept steppe with a continual gray sky. All sounds are muted and faded into the background noise, even the most terrible screams. The landscape is remarkably unremarkable—details bled together until it is nearly impossible to tell where one is going or where one has been and travelers rarely remember anything of the lands and towns they visited during their journeys, though people, creatures, and objects can be remembered as normal. The 45th layer is also home to the Viper Forest of Zrintor.
46th layer
The 46th layer shines with its own luminosity, projecting light and shadows upwards into the sky—the sky itself is dark and turns gray at night.
47th layer
The 47th layer glows under the light of a blue sun. Heat and cold have an unusual relationship on this plane and often act opposite to what was expected. Fire burns blue and purple and cold magic instead becomes hot. The demons here are hurt by fire but became immune to cold. The blue light of the sun makes it difficult to discern the features of an individual and so it is frequently used by visitors to help disguise themselves.
Government
Grazz't holds absolute power in all three layers of Azzagrat. Any fiend who does not bend to his mercurial will is likely to be tortured to death in the bowels of the Argent Palace.
Trade
Azzagrat is probably the Abyssal layer that is most friendly to merchants. The plane particularly attracts visitors looking for magical secrets and perverse forms of entertainment. Those looking to do business are sometimes given a retinue of alu-fiends and/or cambions or tieflings to protect them during their visit. Those who intend to do harm to merchants within Azzagrat are reprimanded or eaten.
However, upon leaving the Triple Realm, a merchant is expected to offer a large portion of their profits to the guardian of the portal they use to exit.
Notable Locations
A prominent geological feature is the River of Salt that runs through all three of the region's layers.
The chief city in this realm is Zelatar, which spanned and is connected to all three layers of Azzagrat. In it is
Graz'zt's palace, the Argent Palace.
Settlements
Allagash, Samora, Tornbend, Zelatar
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