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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 3325229" data-attributes="member: 4937"><p>The most reasonable explanation is that everything which has ever been written about the heirarchy of the nine hells is wrong, and dangerously so. There may be a seed of truth in one of the articles, but only so much as to cause you to believe that you know far more than you actually do. This fiend is the lord of the 5th. No this one. No this one. No this one usurped that one a couple years ago. Wait, they've already been usurped as well. The writers would have us believe that the heirarchy of hell is more unstable the the lords of the abyss. So much has been written which is quite obviously wrong. For example, from 'Planewalker.com' </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So, here we are in the very embodiment of lawful evilness, and titles have no fixed meaning, no traditional role, no force of law, but they are merely the whim of the ruler that bestows them. Since when does any lawful - evil or otherwise - rule by mere whim, or since when do thier subjects obey merely out of fear alone, and since when does any lawful society not weigh its positions, entitlements, rights, duties, and responcibilities to a nicety. In a lawful society, when you give out a title, the position doesn't necessarily serve just at your pleasure (it can, but titles like baron, count, duke ect. aren't examples of them). You are parceling out authority which cannot be easily revoked without 'just' cause. Either you have enfuedated someone or who haven't, and if you haven't you can't expect thier loyalty.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 3325229, member: 4937"] The most reasonable explanation is that everything which has ever been written about the heirarchy of the nine hells is wrong, and dangerously so. There may be a seed of truth in one of the articles, but only so much as to cause you to believe that you know far more than you actually do. This fiend is the lord of the 5th. No this one. No this one. No this one usurped that one a couple years ago. Wait, they've already been usurped as well. The writers would have us believe that the heirarchy of hell is more unstable the the lords of the abyss. So much has been written which is quite obviously wrong. For example, from 'Planewalker.com' So, here we are in the very embodiment of lawful evilness, and titles have no fixed meaning, no traditional role, no force of law, but they are merely the whim of the ruler that bestows them. Since when does any lawful - evil or otherwise - rule by mere whim, or since when do thier subjects obey merely out of fear alone, and since when does any lawful society not weigh its positions, entitlements, rights, duties, and responcibilities to a nicety. In a lawful society, when you give out a title, the position doesn't necessarily serve just at your pleasure (it can, but titles like baron, count, duke ect. aren't examples of them). You are parceling out authority which cannot be easily revoked without 'just' cause. Either you have enfuedated someone or who haven't, and if you haven't you can't expect thier loyalty. [/QUOTE]
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