Cania

Cania, the eighth layer of The nine hells , is the layer of Mephistopheles . It is a realm of bone-chilling cold, so extreme that even most Devils shun 
Cania is a desolate expanse filled with vast glaciers that entomb entire creatures, some of which are long extinct or otherworldly. These glaciers are blanketed with unyielding snow, where avalanches are a common occurrence. Beneath the constant onslaught of harsh snowstorms, the land is devoid of life, dotted with deep crevasses, some descending kilometers into the darkness. There are speculations that some of these crevasses might lead to Nessus, the deepest lair of the nine hells , while others spell certain doom. Hidden within the glaciers lie secret laboratories and libraries belonging to nefarious wizards, both active and abandoned, and other entities aligned with the forces of the hells.
The temperature in Cania ranks among the coldest in all the realms, rivaling even the Elemental plane of ice  . Anyone without magical protection would freeze to death instantly, and even with the most powerful enchanted clothing, the cold ,                                                                        Mephistopheles the ruler of this layer, is one of the most accomplished experts in the arcane arts. He resides in a sparsely populated region, as most of Cania's inhabitants are spies for various factions within the Nine Hells, with Dis Pater's followers being the most prevalent, as they suspect [Mephistopheles](person:2b9dd86a-d2fd-4791-a3d6-15f41d6f80f1) of hidden machinations.
The sole entrance and exit to and from Nessus, the deepest lair of the nine hells , the abyssal core of the Nine Hells and the prison of the mastrr of the hells Asmodeus , is through a location known as The Pit of Mephistopheles  . This chasm conceals an ancient lake filled with a mysterious liquid as cold as the iciest of ice elementals, as acidic as the most potent acids, and as deadly as the strongest poisons. The portal to Nessus is buried more than 200 meters beneath this perilous substance.

Outer planes; @hell

Alternative Name(s)

The eighth layer of the nine hells, The frozen hells, the frozen path to Nessus

Type

Plane of Existence

Location under

The nine hells

Owner/Ruler

Mephistopheles

Additional Rulers/Owners

• Asmodeus

Ruling/Owning Rank

Baron/Baroness of the nine hells

Owning Organization

hierarchy of the nine hells