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Dungeon Master’s Guide
This treatise, composed by Iggwilv the archmage, documents the Abyss;Abyss's layers and inhabitants and is widely regarded as the most thorough and blasphemous tome of demonology in the multiverse
) check related to the Abyss. When you do so, you gain Advantage on the check.
Containment. The first ten pages of the Demonomicon are blank. As a Magic action while holding the book, you can target a
Species
Lorwyn: First Light
Rimekin hail from both Lorwyn and Shadowmoor, though the first rimekin arose from flamekin during the Phyrexian invasion (see Lorwyn: First Light). These flamekin approached their problems with
rimekin touch. Any armor worn or weapons wielded by rimekin become coated in layers of spiky yet harmless hoarfrost.
Rimekin Traits
Creature Type: HumanoidSize: Medium (about 4–7 feet tall) or Small (about 2–4 feet tall), chosen when you select this speciesSpeed: 30 feet
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
limited language ability suggests that the druids might have engaged in self-sacrifice to achieve their creation.
Horrific Egg Layers. An assassin bug attacks with a paralytic bite to first
of druids (possibly in service to Malar or Talos) who cultivated the first of these creatures. However, it remains unknown whether their intent was to create a benign means of breaking down monstrous
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
value the challenge of the chase and the thrill of one-on-one combat above all else. An orthon’s first loyalty is to its archduke, but one with no immediate assignment might work for anyone who
promises it a worthy struggle against a lethal foe. Because they travel widely, orthons are unequaled as guides through the layers of the Nine Hells.Fire, PoisonCold; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing
Demonomicon of Iggwilv
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Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
An expansive treatise documenting the Abyss’s infinite layers and inhabitants, the Demonomicon of Iggwilv is the most thorough and blasphemous tome of demonology in the multiverse. The tome
spells (save DC 20) from it: magic circle (1 charge), magic jar (3 charges), planar ally (3 charges), planar binding (2 charges), plane shift (to layers of the Abyss only; 3 charges), summon fiend (3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Layers of the Outer Planes Most of the Outer Planes include a number of distinct environments or realms. These realms are often imagined and depicted as a stack of related parts of the same plane, so
travelers refer to them as layers. For example, Mount Celestia resembles a seven-tiered layer cake, the Nine Hells has nine layers, and the Abyss has a seemingly endless number of layers. Most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
of the Nine Hells, from the first layer to the ninth, in a single day—if the powers of the Nine Hells desire it. Or it could take weeks for travelers to make a grueling trek across a single layer
. Coupleofkooks Layers of the Outer Planes Most Outer Planes include a number of distinct realms. These environments are often imagined as a stack of related parts of the same plane, so travelers refer to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Sigil. Thus, the Plain of Infinite Portals is identified as the first layer, Azzagrat encompasses the 45th, 46th, and 47th layers; the Demonweb is the 66th layer; and so on. The Layers of the Abyss
Abyss The Abyss embodies all that is perverse, gruesome, and chaotic. Its virtually endless layers spiral downward into ever more appalling forms. Each layer of the Abyss boasts a horrific
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
headwaters in the Blessed Fields of Elysium. This plane-spanning waterway provides a path through some of the Upper Planes. It flows through each of Elysium’s layers, passes through the top layer of the
between planes and layers. Trading vessels sail up and down its length, and small towns line its banks. Travelers can usually find a boat to hire somewhere along its shores. River Styx The River Styx
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
General Features The features of Alustriel’s sanctum are described in the following sections. Ceilings The ceilings on the first floor of the sanctum are 20 feet high. The ceilings on the upper floor
reinforced the walls of the sanctum, which are made of a combination of brick and layers of cement. Only exceedingly powerful destructive magic could harm the sanctum’s structural integrity.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
mortals mad. This entry describes a typical nest, such as the one Lulu is carried to from Haruman’s Hill. When the characters encounter their first hellwasp nest, read or paraphrase the following boxed text
futilely underneath layers of gunk. Iron chains at the bottom of the structure tether it to the hellish landscape.
A typical hellwasp nest contains eight hellwasps, although twice this number are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Gehenna Gehenna is the plane of suspicion and greed. It is the birthplace of the yugoloths, which dwell here in great numbers. A volcanic mountain dominates each of the four layers of Gehenna, and
another. Whenever a visitor casts a spell with a beneficial effect, including a spell that restores hit points or removes a condition, the caster must first make a DC 10 Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, the spell fails, the spell slot is expended, and the action is wasted.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
it as an action.
The Nine Hells The Nine Hells are a single plane comprising nine separate layers (see the Layers and Lords of the Nine Hells table). The first eight layers are each ruled by
even Asmodeus fears. Archdevils. The archdevils include all the current and deposed rulers of the Nine Hells (see the Layers and Lords of the Nine Hells table), as well as the dukes and duchesses that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Traveling the Outer Planes Traveling between the Outer Planes isn’t dissimilar from reaching the Outer Planes in the first place. Characters traveling by means of the astral projection spell can go
through the top layers of Acheron, the Nine Hells, Gehenna, Hades, Carceri, the Abyss, and Pandemonium. Tributaries of the Styx snake onto lower layers of these planes. For example, a tendril of the Styx
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Layers The Nine Hells has nine layers. The first eight are ruled by archdevils who answer to Asmodeus, the archduke of Nessus, the ninth layer. Collectively, the rulers of the Hells are called the
Kent Davis The first of Nine Hells, Avernus, is an eternal battlefield in the Blood War By Asmodeus’s orders, no planar portals connect directly to the lower layers of the Nine Hells. The first layer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
aberrations, fiends, and all manner of monsters. Any time someone descends below the surface of the world, they enter Khyber. But the underworld takes two very different forms. First is the natural realm
natural layers of Khyber. The halls connect to one another in logical cartographic order. But as the ancient dwarves dug deeper, they opened passages into the unnatural realms and unleashed the hordes of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Zilargo Capital: Trolanport Hallmarks: Alchemy, education, elemental binding, entertainment, gnomes, precious stones At first glance, the homeland of the gnomes appears to be a paradise. City streets
are bright and clean, the universities and libraries are the finest in Khorvaire, everyone seems happy and helpful, and crime is all but unheard of. But Zil society teems with layers of intrigue and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Life in the Big City Ravnica is a vast city, covering the entirety of the world in many layers of construction, from deep sewers and catacombs to sky-raking spires. No single map can encompass the
, this core is divided into ten districts, each of which is a huge urban environment in its own right. The districts are named in simple numerical order from the First to the Tenth. No correlation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Zilargo Capital: Korranberg Noted for Gnomes, alchemy, education, elemental binding, entertainment, precious stones Zilargo is the homeland of the gnomes, and at first glance it appears to be a
layers of intrigue and blackmail that are often invisible to human eyes. And below that lies The Trust, a ruthless secret police force that eliminates any threat to society. Zilargo isn’t a tyranny. Each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Demonomicon of Iggwilv Wondrous item, artifact (requires attunement) An expansive treatise documenting the Abyss’s infinite layers and inhabitants, the Demonomicon of Iggwilv is the most thorough and
layers of the Abyss only; 3 charges), summon fiend (3 charges; appears in this book). Abyssal Reference. You can reference the Demonomicon whenever you make an Intelligence check to discern
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Layers The Nine Hells has nine layers. The first eight are each ruled by archdevils that answer to Asmodeus, the Archduke of Nessus, the ninth layer. To reach the deepest layer of the Nine Hells, one must
courageous adventurers can withstand the torment and horror of that journey. Avernus. No planar portals connect directly to the lower layers of the Nine Hells, by Asmodeus’s orders. As such, the first
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
the first place. Around the outside edge of the circle, evenly spaced, are the gate-towns: sixteen settlements, each built around a portal leading to one of the Outer Planes. Each town shares many of
-Changing Chaos of Limbo Bedlam The Windswept Depths of Pandemonium Plague-Mort The Infinite Layers of the Abyss Curst The Tarterian Depths of Carceri Hopeless The Gray Waste of Hades Torch The Bleak
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
might be the first to inquire after obvious inconsistencies or to notice plain impossibilities. But why has no one before them sought answers to such unignorable questions? The Dark Powers, the Mists
. This flexibility provides a powerful tool to upend assumptions of safety and tailor your characters’ struggles. It also encourages layers of mysteries about the nature of the setting. Is each domain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
. Adventurers could take a guided tour of the Nine Hells, from the first layer to the ninth, in a single day — if the powers of the Hells desire it. Or it could take weeks for travelers to make a
Windswept Depths of CN, CE The Abyss, the Infinite Layers of CE Carceri, the Tarterian Depths of NE, CE Hades, the Gray Waste of NE Gehenna, the Bleak Eternity of NE, LE The Nine Hells of Baator LE
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
take a guided tour of the Nine Hells, from the first layer to the ninth, in a single day — if the powers of the Hells desire it. Or it could take weeks for travelers to make a grueling trek across a
of CG Ysgard, the Heroic Domains of CN, CG Limbo, the Ever-Changing Chaos of CN Pandemonium, the Windswept Depths of CN, CE The Abyss, the Infinite Layers of CE Carceri, the Tarterian Depths of NE, CE
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
limited language ability suggests that the druids might have engaged in self-sacrifice to achieve their creation. Horrific Egg Layers. An assassin bug attacks with a paralytic bite to first
of druids (possibly in service to Malar or Talos) who cultivated the first of these creatures. However, it remains unknown whether their intent was to create a benign means of breaking down monstrous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, the surfaces are smooth like glass or folded where the liquid stone flowed in layers. In other places, drips and splashes have formed formations like stalagmites, stalactites, and rounded bubble
beneath.
Lava. A creature takes 6d10 fire damage when it enters lava for the first time on a turn or when it ends its turn there.
Light. All areas of the node are brightly lit by fire or lava
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Plague-Mort Gate Destination: Infinite Layers of the Abyss Primary Citizens: Demons and Humanoids Ruler: Archlector Bex Might and treachery rule in Plague-Mort, an autocratic cesspool teetering on
and maintains the keep and its staff. It’s an open secret that Alorio covets the throne, but he isn’t above groveling to support his illusion of loyalty. Plague-Mort isn’t the first town founded on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
shelter is surprisingly warm, thanks to a small stove and simple lamps burning aromatic whale oil. Carpets are heaped on the floor in thick layers, and tapestries from every culture in Faerûn hang
materials are the carpets and tapestries, and a portable writing desk that appears to have been taken from a sailing ship.
If this is the characters’ first meeting with Maccath the Crimson, add: Seated
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
pits. Layers of stone catwalks crisscross the chamber, providing not only vantage points but also anchors for pulleys transporting buckets of ore and water throughout the forge. The Great Forge is
haunt a being of pure destruction. When the mages of the Arcane Brotherhood first tapped into Maegera’s power, they used water magic to bind elementals that cooled the primordial’s rage and kept it asleep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
shelter is surprisingly warm, thanks to a small stove and simple lamps burning aromatic whale oil. Carpets are heaped on the floor in thick layers, and tapestries from every culture in Faerûn hang suspended
materials are the carpets and tapestries, and a portable writing desk that appears to have been taken from a sailing ship.
If this is the characters’ first meeting with Maccath the Crimson, add: Seated
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Demonomicon of Iggwilv Wondrous Item, Artifact (Requires Attunement) This treatise, composed by Iggwilv the archmage, documents the Abyss’s layers and inhabitants and is widely regarded as the most
discern information about demons or a Wisdom (Survival) check related to the Abyss. When you do so, you gain Advantage on the check. Containment. The first ten pages of the Demonomicon are blank. As a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
lead their legions in war. These narzugons, wielding lances of hellfire and riding nightmare steeds like horrific perversions of knights errant, roam across the infernal layers and other planes to
must first be subdued so the tack can be placed on it. No nightmare accepts this forced servitude willingly, but some eventually form strong loyalties to their masters and become true partners in evil.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
gather to invade the Abyss. Anyone hoping to reach the lower layers must first contend with the darkness of this layer and the myriad threats it houses. Zariel manages it all and has the ultimate say
Zariel Zariel rules Avernus, the first layer of the Nine Hells. Once a mighty angel charged with watching the tides of the Blood War, she succumbed to the plane’s corrupting influence and fell from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
these liches do to these creatures is a question for minds far more wise than mine — I know only that the first such abomination I fought nearly killed me, and I barely escaped from the others we
sighted. The Crypt has defenses other than monsters, as well. My companion Daerismun asserted that it was protected with layers of “spell webs,” constructions of magical energy waiting to unleash spells






