The Nine Hells

It was a plane of sinister evil and institutional cruelty organized in a strict caste system with a very rigid chain of command. Unlike the demons of the Abyss, the devils were highly organized in their quest for power and status—scheming and plotting power plays, coups, and assassinations. Each of the nine Hells had its own physical laws or properties of matter, but all were inhospitable or deadly to outsiders. This plane's place in the cosmology of the Forgotten Realms shifted over time but was always a bastion and incubator for those of the lawful evil Persuasion.

Fauna & Flora

The principal inhabitants of the Nine Hells/Baator were the devils and their offspring in varieties too numerous to catalog here. See the main article for descriptions of the myriad devilkind. In addition to the devils, this plane was home to bonespears, gathra, haraknin, hell hounds, imps, night hags, nightmares, and maelephants. Also occasionally encountered were achaierai, barghests, hellcats, mephits, rakshasa, and stench kows.

Type

Dimensional plane

Location under

Das grosse Rad der Welten

Included Locations

• 1. Layer: Avernus
• 2. Layer: Dis
• 3. Layer: Minauros
• 4. Layer: Phlegethos
• 5. Layer: Stygia
• 6. Layer: Malbolge
• 7. Layer: Maladomini
• 8. Layer: Cania
• 9. Layer: Nessus