Mathrak, the Fields of Blood
Riddled with the ruins of fortresses and cities, Mathrak is the largest battlefield in all of Yophas, and home of demons. Realm of eternal warfare -- not honorable combat, like Isathra -- the Fields of Blood are the aptly named locale for the battles waged between the legions of Iduran, the hordes of Ix'akroth, and demonic hordes that call Mathrak home. Ash spewed from massive volcanoes chokes the sky, retaining the heat unleashed by plumes of lava and smoke, making Mathrak one of the hottest planes outside of Akkerath. Mathrak has numerous regions with different terrains, flora, and fauna as determined by their ruling Demon Lords (see below), but the entire plane is unified by devastation and desolation.
When Narvox took control of Iduran's militaries during the Reckoning, Mathrak became a staging ground for infernal invasions of Emaxus and other planes---and when the Children of Yamma learned this, it became a battlefield between celestial armies and the demonic hordes and devilish legions of the Obsidian Lords. In the wake of those God-Wars, Mathrak reverted back to its original state: the eternal battlefield between Iduran's legions, Ix'akroth's swarms, and Mathrak's native demonic hordes. The swarms of Ix'akroth make their homes amidst the ruined camps and forts, and demons march endlessly across desolate plains, slaughtering all who stand in their way---including each other. And of course, the legions of Iduran march forth from the Burning Gates to reclaim lost ground.
It is believed that Mathrak is home to the Primordial Chaos, perhaps hidden deep beneath the plane's fields of war, and that the demons of Mathrak endlessly bubble up from the Chaos beneath. Others postulate that Mathrak itself is the Primordial Chaos, and that demons spawn all across the plane because it is their very cradle.
The Demon Lords
The Demon Lords of Mathrak rule over vast swaths of Mathrak. Though their borders may ebb and flow with war, the cores of these regions are everconstant, and over the centuries, they have changed to match the whims of their rulers. See the Demon Lords article for more information.Inhabitants
Mathrak is a blasted wasteland with little flora or fauna outside of the infernal armies that fight to claim it. While some predators remain -- those burrowing hunters and heat-adapted beasts that can survive -- almost all creatures that call the Fields of Blood home are devils in the service of Iduran's hierarchy, swarms of insects and the like from Ix'akroth, or demonic hordes native to Mathrak. Sprinkled among these endless, warring forces are extraplanar mercenaries of all kinds, the occasional aberrant invaders, and other powerful entities with an interest in the outcome of the war in Mathrak: ancient dragons, fire giant monarchs, elemental princes, and more.Travel
Travel to Mathrak can be achieved through some constant planar rifts, alongside the usual planar teleportation or Ipacian travel. There are the Burning Gates, titanic portals to Iduran guarded on both sides by massive infernal garrisons, though getting through those without the proper clearance or infernal favor is nigh impossible. On the other hand, many volcanic caves in Mathrak lead to Vokatha, and vice versa, and in the time since the Reckoning, rifts have been opened to both Ix'akroth and Accorion in regions infested by those planes' inhabitants, alongside the permanent connections formed in titanic chasms that scar portions of the Fields of Blood.
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