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Specifically, this seems to be related to the origin myth of the fiends. The ancient yugoloths cleansed their race of "impurities," and these "impurities" became larvae. Those tainted by Chaos were driven into the Abyss and those tainted by Law were driven into Baator, while those with neither...

If I remember correctly, there's a creature called an Abyssal Larva in the Creature Collection II. They look really different from the wormlike larvae of the Gray Waste - like infants or fetuses with crablike legs. What I'm getting at is that "larvae" may have different appearances on...

I'd assume that a more or less equal number of petitioners travel to Pandemonium, the Abyss, and Carceri, although cultists of the various demon lords probably increase the flow to the Abyss somewhat. I don't think there's any reason to think there are more Chaotic Evil beings in the multiverse...

That article (in Dragon Annual #2, by Ed Bonny) was generally pretty good, but I thought that particular argument was clumsy. I actually hate the idea of quasits and imps being made from neutral evil larvae - better by far to make quasits from chaotic evil larvae and imps from lawful evil...

I read that as saying that all dead who go to the Abyss become manes, but the most evil of manes are confined to Gehenna. Note that "Gehenna" became "the Pits of Flame beneath the Mountain of Woe" in the layer of Woeful Escarond in 2e. Otherwise, that statement didn't change in Planescape (and...

Both larvae and manes are the souls of the dead. Manes are just slightly more evolved than larvae are. And yes, it's manes that are judged, not the worms.

According to Planescape lore, demons and devils start out as larvae and evolve into beings appropriate to their respective planes (manes and nupperibos, respectively - lemures are created from nupperibos). Thus, all manes were once larvae. Souls travel to the Outer Planes via astral conduits...

Chris Avellone (Planescape: Torment) Zak Arnston (Monkeywrench, Metal Öpera) John Tynes (Puppetland, Power Kill) Todd Shaughnessy, Daniel Thron, and Chris Elliott (HOL, Freebase)

Not to take anything away from the awesomeness of Shemmy's story hour, but I had the idea that Darkwood sold Alisohn Nilesia to Amaggel, the same fiend that he himself was enslaved to for ten years. For her own good. Wasn't he a better person for his struggles? Didn't the ten years of torment...

As I believe I noted, the name "Salted Wound" was invented by Chris Nichols on the Mimir - I included it in the list because the Ghoul King definitely rules a layer somewhere, and it might as well be that one (but consider the name a placeholder until something official comes along). This is...

Reviewing the limitations of the Gate spell, it seems Orcus can prevent such magicks from operating within his "personal demesnes" - it's arguable whether this refers to only his palace in Naratyr, to his capital cities of Naratyr and Lachymosa, or his entire layer. If it's the last, there's no...

They control their territory because, in a sense, they are their territory - the prince and his layer are one. They are also two, and the wills of layer and regent may clash, but as long as the prince remains strong he can control the layer as a god would control a divine realm. Do they control...

I kinda thought she might look like a giant sporebat, which is a sort of fungal creature that can be scary. Toadstools aren't so scary, though. I like her new look. Fungi can look like just about anything, especially in the Abyss.

I think, rather, that it only means that tanar'ric forms have evolved over time. The adventure ("The Standing Stones of Sundown") says "Jaazzpaa is an example of a type of vrock seldom seen nowadays, even in the outer planes. The race of ancient vrocks was almost wiped out 2,000 years ago...

Oh, my mistake. I checked the module, and indeed Lolth does control parts or all of many of these worlds, though not all - she's only allied with Vlad Tolenkov. Anyway, I maintain that I don't think demons can properly breed outside of the Abyss, far from their source of power, or they...

Actually, that's the opposite of what any lord who cares about security should do. If the demon deliberately leaves an infinity of territory in his layer unbound to his will, he has no way of controlling what goes on there. A rival lord could easily set up his own fiefdom right next door! Far...

If size is irrelevant, there's no good reason to shrink an Abyssal prince's dominion down. Abyssal princes rule entire layers of the Abyss by definition (2nd edition called them Abyssal lords, but the same applies). If they rule only part of a layer they're not princes, but mere lords. Why...

- Abyss Plain of Infinite Portals Abyssal Ghoul (FF) Bene Ishim (Avatar's Handbook) Bloodthorn (FF) Bodak (MM) Canomorph, Vulvitor (FF) Carrion Crow (UWH) Darba (AotA) Darkweaver (FF) Demon, Air (Dragon #306) Demon, Ash (Dragon #306) Demon, Earth (Dragon #306) Demon, Fire (Dragon #306) Demon...

The 1e MotP and Throne of Bloodstone were the two sources for this notion - which seems like enough.

That's because good doesn't get much coverage! It's a vicious circle. There are plenty of interesting things to do on the upper planes, with a bit of imagination, and they don't require using celestials as villains, either. Not all adventures have to involve hacking and slashing! But yes...