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<blockquote data-quote="Whitey" data-source="post: 1368872" data-attributes="member: 15994">Elaborating on ideas 1 and 3 mentioned above.&nbsp; In retrospect, idea 2 and the whole primogenitor thing is kinda lame.&nbsp; It was included mostly to give a sense of scope to the troubles, and what the fiendish army can accomplish - if left unchecked, they threaten every being on every plane.Flooding the Styx through Sigil itself would be suitably cataclysmic .&nbsp; Magic things dropped in it lose dweomer, people lose their memories, and objects begin to decay in the planar-aligned heartless NE ambivalence of it.&nbsp; As it flows around, Sigilites start to despair, to forget or abandon the delicate balance that Sigil depends on to work, and that's when they start to venerate 'the lady', leading to her discomfit.&nbsp; In doing so, the strict planar confines of the city start to crumble as well.Making a circuit of the river gets the fiends continuous access to wherever they want to go.&nbsp; Portals can't be closed on it, as it's part of several planes in and of itself.&nbsp; By suddenly opening a portal to an un-invaded plane, the fiends get an awesome surprise attack as the Styx rushes in, followed by the army itself.&nbsp; This could also be the 'tidal wave of opportunity' the ghostly voice says to the dwarf.Now, the real cleverness.&nbsp; To back up the Blood Treaty, to be sealed by the blood of all innocents, the archdevils, demon princes, etc., must work together.&nbsp; How to ensure they do?&nbsp; They're too strong to be threatened, too wily to be duped, and simply too wicked to be trusted.&nbsp; They must invest something they can't forsake.&nbsp; Their whole plane.As immensely powerful as they are, they need certain things, things only an abyssal/infernal plane provides.&nbsp; Fiendish underlings to do their bidding.&nbsp; A convenient base to hoard their trophies and visit their depravities on the just.&nbsp; Most of all, they need the consigned souls of their plane.&nbsp; These are meat and drink to them, and source of their fell power.&nbsp; Whoever forfeits their part in the pact forfeits their plane. By moving the fiendish thrones about, they are ensured that each fiend does their utmost, and the treaty remains unbroken.&nbsp; Now everything is at stake.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Whitey, post: 1368872, member: 15994"] Elaborating on ideas 1 and 3 mentioned above. In retrospect, idea 2 and the whole primogenitor thing is kinda lame. It was included mostly to give a sense of scope to the troubles, and what the fiendish army can accomplish - if left unchecked, they threaten [U]every[/U] being on [U]every[/U] plane. Flooding the Styx through Sigil itself would be suitably cataclysmic . Magic things dropped in it lose dweomer, people lose their memories, and objects begin to decay in the planar-aligned heartless NE ambivalence of it. As it flows around, Sigilites start to despair, to forget or abandon the delicate balance that Sigil depends on to work, and that's when they start to venerate 'the lady', leading to her discomfit. In doing so, the strict planar confines of the city start to crumble as well. Making a circuit of the river gets the fiends continuous access to wherever they want to go. Portals can't be closed on it, as it's part of several planes in and of itself. By suddenly opening a portal to an un-invaded plane, the fiends get an awesome surprise attack as the Styx rushes in, followed by the army itself. This could also be the 'tidal wave of opportunity' the ghostly voice says to the dwarf. Now, the real cleverness. To back up the Blood Treaty, to be sealed by the blood of all innocents, the archdevils, demon princes, etc., must work together. How to ensure they do? They're too strong to be threatened, too wily to be duped, and simply too wicked to be trusted. They must invest something they can't forsake. Their whole plane. As immensely powerful as they are, they need certain things, things only an abyssal/infernal plane provides. Fiendish underlings to do their bidding. A convenient base to hoard their trophies and visit their depravities on the just. Most of all, they need the consigned souls of their plane. These are meat and drink to them, and source of their fell power. Whoever forfeits their part in the pact forfeits their plane. By moving the fiendish thrones about, they are ensured that each fiend does their utmost, and the treaty remains unbroken. Now everything is at stake. [/QUOTE]

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