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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
this way, the devil stands to gain a constant supply of souls from the giant’s enemies, as well as the promise that the giant will serve the devil as a smith in the Nine Hells after death.
The
soul rises as a lemure (see the Monster Manual) on Avernus, one of the Nine Hells, in 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Hours"} hours. If the creature isn’t revived
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
demands of the Nine Hells and the impulsive hedonism of the Feywild. Driven by dramatic and unpredictable emotions, these feral creatures wreak havoc wherever they go.
Corrupted Essence. The devils
of Avernus attempted an expedition to the Feywild long ago, and the forlarren are the bitter reminder of that doomed excursion. The archdevil Fierna—co-ruler of Phlegethos, the fourth layer of the Nine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Everyone’s Unhappy The Nine Hells is a place of abject misery where no one is happy. Weaker devils are exploited and tormented by their superiors. Stronger devils live in constant fear of being
creatures to become apathetic and spiteful. They take perverse delight in spreading their unhappiness like a contagion. You can remind players that the Nine Hells is a place of misery and suffering in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
The Blood War Throughout history, the teeming demon hordes of the Abyss and the regimented legions of devils from the Nine Hells have battled for supremacy in the cosmos. On worlds of the Material
Plane, those who know of the conflict refer to it as the Blood War—a conflict that has raged for millennia, ravaging the Lower Planes. The battlefields of the Blood War are concentrated in the Nine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
its roof. At the pointed front of the building, steps ascend to a stone door caked in slime.
The shrine to the trickster god Nangnang (represented by a grung) contains one of nine puzzle cubes needed
to enter the Tomb of the Nine Gods. The water around the shrine is 2 feet deep. 18A. Shrine Entrance The shrine is home to a gold-skinned grung elite warrior named Chief Yorb. Four orange-skinned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
continually swells up from just below the horizon as though lit by nine setting suns, yet no actual celestial bodies fill the sky — no sun, moons, or stars. This constant twilight makes it difficult for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
inside a 30-foot-square area in the middle of this rubble-strewn cavern. The camp appears to be a quiet gathering of nine well-armed drow wizards and warriors, who are communicating with one another
using sign language. In truth, the drow are nine troglodyte zombies created using animate dead and disguised with a seeming spell. 8c. Orl’s Cave Water. Fresh water trickles into this cave from cracks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
of the Nine Hells. In this way, the devil stands to gain a constant supply of souls from the giant’s enemies, as well as the promise that the giant will serve the devil as a smith in the Nine Hells
Fire Hellion To my mind, the fire hellion perfectly illustrates the difference between natural fire and the corrupt flames of the Nine Hells.
—Bigby
Fire giants study war in its many forms across
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
the paradoxical nature of their partnership. The Nine Hells is a hierarchy in which two individuals can’t normally hold the same position as ruler of a single layer. Yet Asmodeus allows these two to
whatever emotion she chooses to evoke. Belial, meanwhile, doesn’t attempt to sway others with his interpersonal skills and focuses on the duties of ruling a layer of the Nine Hells. The two seem to hate and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Dispater The cosmos is a grand game. He who knows its rules the best shall win the prize.
— Dispater
Dispater is the foremost arms dealer of the Nine Hells, and perhaps the greatest weapons
unearthed over his lifetime, the foundries of Dis produce deadly armaments that help to stem the abyssal tide. The fighting requires constant reinforcements, creating a voracious appetite for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Glasya Of course I love my father. Without him, whom would I have to strive against?
— Glasya
Malbolge is the prison of the Nine Hells, and on this layer dwells its most infamous criminal
they are found guilty they are dispatched to Malbolge to endure years of torment. That Glasya is both prison warden and the Nine Hells’ most notorious criminal is evidence that in the infernal realms
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
by a 2-foot-deep blanket of fog. Nine vampire spawn crawl under the fog and try to remain hidden until Keresta commands them to attack.
Keresta Delvingstone. Keresta looks like a pale woman with a
, Keresta laughs and says that Shar’s darkness consumes all things in the end. If reduced to 0 hit points, Keresta turns to mist and retreats to her resting place in area 31 (via area 30). In mist
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Background The time of dragons dawns. Calling upon ancient magic and a host of draconic allies, the Cult of the Dragon seeks to unleash Tiamat from her prison in the Nine Hells. By bringing the Queen
major cities and fortresses. Villagers have abandoned their homes, fleeing the constant predation of dragons. In many cities, all-out panic has created a growing movement in favor of agreeing to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Background The time of dragons dawns. Calling upon ancient magic and a host of draconic allies, the Cult of the Dragon seeks to unleash Tiamat from her prison in the Nine Hells. By bringing the Queen
major cities and fortresses. Villagers have abandoned their homes, fleeing the constant predation of dragons. In many cities, all-out panic has created a growing movement in favor of agreeing to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Levistus Though ice might hold my body in place, it has done nothing to contain my ambition.
— Levistus
Even by the otherworldly standards of the Nine Hells, the realm of Stygia and its lord
in the Blood War engage in constant skirmishes across the ice, and yugoloths and other mercenaries from across the planes play a key role in the struggle. Both sides sometimes employ adventurers to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Background The time of dragons dawns. Calling upon ancient magic and a host of draconic allies, the Cult of the Dragon seeks to unleash Tiamat from her prison in the Nine Hells. By bringing the Queen
major cities and fortresses. Villagers have abandoned their homes, fleeing the constant predation of dragons. In many cities, all-out panic has created a growing movement in favor of agreeing to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
any other Lord of the Nine. A Shabby Kingdom The layer of Minauros teeters on the edge of ruin. The realm is a great swamp, interspersed with cities and fortresses that are in constant need of repair
Mammon The count of my coins is more reliable than any roster of mortal hearts or immortal souls.
— Mammon
Mammon is the foremost merchant and miser of the Nine Hells, and perhaps the richest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Threats Sentries. Two male drow elite warriors are hidden behind a natural column of rock to the north.
Eater of Corpses. The cave is full of rotting corpses (twenty troglodytes, nine drow, and five
visible for 1 minute. The troll attacks any creature it sees, but retreats to area 10a (through area 9d) the first time it takes acid or fire damage. 9b. Drow Staging Area This 20-foot-high cavern is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
Forlarren The descendants of satyrs corrupted by infernal power, forlarren are miserable creatures—an unhappy union between the rigid demands of the Nine Hells and the impulsive hedonism of the
forlarren are the bitter reminder of that doomed excursion. The archdevil Fierna—co-ruler of Phlegethos, the fourth layer of the Nine Hells—courted a mighty fey in hopes of luring him into trading
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
third day of your journey, you spot nine very thin and lightly armored humans riding giant vultures. They land atop the cloud, whereupon the humans dismount. All the riders wear steel helms that cover
cultists (NE male and female humans of various ethnicities). The cultists try to enter the tower while their nine giant vultures remain outside. The vultures allow only members of the cult to ride them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
crashing waves is constant, day and night. Peeling murals adorn the plastered walls of this throne room, depicting tentacled sea monsters dragging stormtossed ships to their doom. Set into the plaster are
resemble an octopus. Behind the throne is a double door, next to which stands a tall clay urn. Set into the wall opposite the throne is a nine-foot-tall, arched window that looks out over the sea
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
ship and instills fear in her legions. Retribution against those who attempt to betray her is swift and terrible. War for Souls Souls are the most prized commodities in the Nine Hells. The Blood War
ensuring the legions of devils are full of diabolic soldiers for the Blood War. Yoke of Evil Under constant pressure from both the Abyss and her infernal peers, Zariel and her high-ranking vassals work to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
balcony, read: A rip forms in the vortex high above, and nine cube-shaped creatures with wings and shortbows fly through. They are quickly followed by a large crystal decahedron that holds a weird
starfish-shaped creature.
A pentadrone leads a squad of nine quadrones through the upper planar vortex, which allows safe passage into the shaft but not out of it. Knowing that they cannot return to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
can also share the following details: Her laborers are in constant fear. They think some creature or gang is trying to harm them. No one’s seen anything, but accidents and sabotage are common. She’s
into fog if defeated. They also vanish, along with the fog, 5 minutes after the fog appears. Before the last tiger vanishes, it retreats, heading toward the forest north of the construction site and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
connects to ancient, long-forgotten ocean waters. A zonot is a distinct Simic habitat with its own culture and ecosystem, as well as a leader called a Speaker. The Speakers of all nine zonots form the
enlivened should replace the old and depleted in an unending cycle, bringing constant refreshment and renewal. This principle accounts for the combine’s analytical bent and its emphasis on knowledge as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
of the Nine Gods, he releases them, gives them any remaining puzzle cubes they need to enter the tomb, and grants them safe passage out of Omu if they succeed in destroying the Soulmonger. He won’t
malisons (type 1), 3 yuan-ti broodguards, 4 ghouls
Ras Nsi retreats to area 12 if threatened. If the gong in area 9 is struck, Sekelok, the malisons, and the broodguards investigate while the ghouls remain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
of Elturel literally rode through a gate into the Nine Hells to pursue and destroy devils that had been plaguing their people. With these bright examples to look up to, is it any wonder that the common
sun is. This constant daylight lessens the farther one travels from Elturel, casting a sort of wan dawn light for fifty or so miles around the city. Beyond that, the orb is visible as a bright beacon in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Afterlife Casino Locations The casino is divided into nine areas of gaming and entertainment. The north end of the casino ends in an 80-foot rocky cliff face. The river that runs through the casino
it to win the purse.
Ruthie Swifford (neutral good human) is a determined, no-nonsense player who keeps up a constant stream of good-natured chatter.
Whipp Walsh (chaotic neutral human) is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Undercommon. The nine duergar guards in area X3 spend 1 round rallying before pouring out of the barracks to confront the foes. X3. Upper Barracks A low stone table flanked by stone benches dominates this
winch.
A floor-to-ceiling iron cage in the middle of the room contains an elevator shaft with chains running up and down away from it. The chains are in constant motion, and you hear loud mechanical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
cave appears to hold nine boulders, but three are Galeb Duhr that are singing while rolled up. Their song is quiet but deep and resonant, causing vibrations in the floor. If the galeb duhr notice the
feet.
A Purple Worm has been drawn to Nakari’s lair by the dragon’s frequent excavation work. The worm bursts up through the floor of the cave when the characters arrive and attacks them. It retreats
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Nine Hells than deal with dragons. She recommends that the party speak to an acquaintance of hers — a “dragon expert” in Waterdeep named Chazlauth Yarghorn (CN male Illuskan human mage). Naxene
tower, along with several cats that the dragon likes to terrorize. The racket in the tower is constant during the party’s visit, during which Chazlauth dismisses Naxene’s crazy plan and proposes an even
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
furnishings were cleared out of this room to make space for nine wooden cots. Two hobgoblin captains rest here between patrols. 21l. Visitors’ Quarters This chamber is identical to area 21i. 21m
ajar, and harmless rats scurry in and out in a constant stream. Inside the hovel, feeding bits of juicy moss to the rats, is a mage named Preeta Kreepa. She served as an assistant to Arcturia, one of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
. By night, the only denizens of the warehouse are three manticores and their red slaad handler. The manticores fly between levels on constant patrol, and the slaad spends its time lounging in the loft
before they arrive here. While the golem holds intruders at bay, Dory retreats to the far corner of the room and uses Eye of Corruption to weaken the most threatening character. He then follows up with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
characters into the hold’s interior. If reduced to 50 hit points or fewer, Kalimrax retreats to her lair in area B10. Cranes. Three large, wooden cranes extend over the harbor. They are used to lift cargo
devils of the Nine Hells and the demons of the Abyss. The tome is worth 500 gp to a collector. Scribbled in the margin of one page is the sequence for a teleportation circle that leads to Avernus, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Tumbledown — from threats. With so much death concentrated in one spot, undead are a constant problem. Skeletons and revenants regularly claw spontaneously out of their graves, while ghouls and ghasts burrow
engineered the death of the slaughterhouse’s former owner so that he could take over, figuring that constant blood, offal, and animal screams would provide a suitable cover for the cult’s murderous