Bael Turath

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Bael Turath is the name of the fallen tiefling empire in the 4th Edition "Points of Light" implied setting.

Hundreds of years ago, the leaders of the human empire of Bael Turath made pacts with devils to solidify their hold over its enormous territory. Those humans became the first tieflings, and they governed their empire in the name of their infernal masters. In time, Bael Turath came into conflict with Arkhosia, the ancient empire of the dragonborn, and decades of warfare left both empires in ruins. Bael Turath’s grand capital was thrown down in ruin. (PHB, pg. 49)

Known facts regarding Bael Turath:

  • The origin of the kruthik lies in the cruel history of the tiefling empire of Bael Turath. Tiefling mages infused worldly reptiles with fiendish blood, creating the kruthiks as infiltrators to weaken enemy holdings from within. (MM, pg. 171)
  • The nobles of the ancient human empire of Bael Turath swore pacts to devils in return for the power to combat their enemies and conquer the world. These pacts corrupted not only the nobility but also their descendants. From this accord, the tiefling race was born. (MM, pg. 250)
  • The tiefling empire once spanned thousands of miles and served as a testament to the power of its devil-bound overlords. (Dragon, Vor Kragal, Issue 364)
  • Vor Kragal was the jewel of the southern tiefling empire and an epicenter of Bael Turath’s power in their brutal war against the dragonborn empire of Arkhosia. (Dragon, Vor Kragal, Issue 364)
  • Harrack Unarth, the City of Curses, remains surprisingly intact. "(Dragon, Domains of Dread: Sunderheart, the Funeral City, Issue 368)"
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