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<blockquote data-quote="Hellcow" data-source="post: 6414411" data-attributes="member: 15800"><p>You could certainly come up with one if you wanted. However, the point of Baator per the article is that it's not tied to one plane and thus is suitable as a prison for immortals from any of the planes. It's not part of the Progenitor's grand design of the multiverse (if you believe in the Progenitors); it's something created afterwards as a dumping ground for those who don't fit in. Per the article itself...</p><p></p><p><em>According to records in the Infinite Archives, in the days before their final ascension, the Sovereigns worked together to build a prison from the raw stuff of the Sea of Siberys. Aureon wove binding spells to prevent any escape, while Onatar and Dol Dorn built mighty automatons that could crush any uprising. Each Sovereign created a personal domain within the prison as a place of punishment for those who rose up against them—nine hells for rebellious spirits.</em></p><p></p><p>Now, one could say "But I thought the Sovereigns were a myth." Well, this is ALSO a myth. But beyond that, if you don't believe in the Sovereigns as gods, you could believe this to be the actions of epic dragons - IE, it was the dragon Ourelonastrix. But hey, there are nine Sovereigns, and it makes a nice rationale for nine hells and provides an interesting theme for Eberron's unique hells - what is the Hell of Aureon, and how does it differ from the Hell of Boldrei? </p><p></p><p>But at the end of the day, could you figure out another place to have such a prison? Sure. Until I came up with this idea, I simply didn't use Baator in my Eberron. This was simply a way to say "If I AM going to have Baator in my version of Eberron, how do I make Baator something that adds to the setting instead of simply feeling out of place?"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hellcow, post: 6414411, member: 15800"] You could certainly come up with one if you wanted. However, the point of Baator per the article is that it's not tied to one plane and thus is suitable as a prison for immortals from any of the planes. It's not part of the Progenitor's grand design of the multiverse (if you believe in the Progenitors); it's something created afterwards as a dumping ground for those who don't fit in. Per the article itself... [I]According to records in the Infinite Archives, in the days before their final ascension, the Sovereigns worked together to build a prison from the raw stuff of the Sea of Siberys. Aureon wove binding spells to prevent any escape, while Onatar and Dol Dorn built mighty automatons that could crush any uprising. Each Sovereign created a personal domain within the prison as a place of punishment for those who rose up against them—nine hells for rebellious spirits.[/I] Now, one could say "But I thought the Sovereigns were a myth." Well, this is ALSO a myth. But beyond that, if you don't believe in the Sovereigns as gods, you could believe this to be the actions of epic dragons - IE, it was the dragon Ourelonastrix. But hey, there are nine Sovereigns, and it makes a nice rationale for nine hells and provides an interesting theme for Eberron's unique hells - what is the Hell of Aureon, and how does it differ from the Hell of Boldrei? But at the end of the day, could you figure out another place to have such a prison? Sure. Until I came up with this idea, I simply didn't use Baator in my Eberron. This was simply a way to say "If I AM going to have Baator in my version of Eberron, how do I make Baator something that adds to the setting instead of simply feeling out of place?" [/QUOTE]
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