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<blockquote data-quote="BOZ" data-source="post: 2915091" data-attributes="member: 1241"><p>Notes on various Abyssal layers (much of which taken from <a href="http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=154911" target="_blank">this thread</a>:</p><p>Various Planar Layers get a brief description: Realm of a Million Eyes, Phantom Plane, Blood Tor, Smaragd, Gaping Maw, Rotting Plain, Sulfanorum, Worm Realm, Prison of the Mad God, Caverns of the Skull (Planes of Chaos, Book of Chaos, p 20-23)</p><p></p><p>The Plain of Infinite Portals (again; Planes of Chaos, Book of Chaos, p 23-24); the two most infamous molydei on this plane are White Shadow and Tarnshaff the Grim.</p><p></p><p>Broken Reach (Planes of Chaos, Book of Chaos, p 25); Ygrax the Skullbiter is the nalfeshnee consort of Red Shroud.</p><p></p><p>Plains of Gallenshu (Planes of Chaos, Book of Chaos, p 31-32)</p><p></p><p>The Whispering Gates - 348th layer of the Abyss - (Hellbound: The Blood War)</p><p></p><p>The Fortress of Indifference aka Taelae Mirrimbar - 348th layer of the Abyss - (HtBW)</p><p></p><p>Carroristo (Tanar'ri fortress) - 499 layer of the Abyss, also named Carroristo - (HtBW)</p><p></p><p>Fortress of Gallowshill - Layer 13, Blood Tor (HBtBW) Fortress of a Maralith general, sister to the maralith who died during a specific Baatezu attack, with celestial and yugoloth involvement, as described elsewhere in the text.</p><p></p><p>Tower of Illssender - Layer 313 (HBtBW). Where the Balor Illssender imprisons a Molydeus, daily dripping acid into its eyes to blind and maim it, but ensures that it stays alive in order for him to continue using the captive Molydeus' axe.</p><p></p><p>LAYER 1: PLAIN OF INFINITE PORTALS </p><p>IT: Mithrengo (Planes of Chaos)</p><p>IT: Raazorforge (In The Abyss)</p><p>RT: Gallowsgate (ruled by Jaranda, PoC)</p><p></p><p>IT: The Fortress of the Fallen Stair (The Great Modron March)</p><p>Si: Ferrug (Manual of the Planes)</p><p></p><p>Si: Tower of Chiryn (Well of Worlds)</p><p></p><p>LAYER 13: BLOOD TOR (Beshaba and Umberlee's realms; F&A)</p><p>Si: Gallowshill, the Fortress of Taramanda (Hellbound)</p><p>Much more on Beshaba's realm in <em>Tymora's Luck</em></p><p></p><p>LAYER 23: IRON WASTES (Kostchtchie's realm)</p><p>(Some info in Throne of Bloodstone and Frostfell)</p><p></p><p>LAYER 66: THE DEMONWEB (Lolth's, Selvetarm's, and Keptolo's realm)</p><p>Si: Widow's Walk (Planar Handbook)</p><p>(Much more in Q1)</p><p>Re: Kiaransali's realm (Dragon #298)</p><p>Re: Keptolo's realm (Dragon #298)</p><p>Re: Selvetarm's realm (Demihuman Deities)</p><p>Si: Gate to aranea caves (Dungeon #84)</p><p>Si: Husk party (Dungeon #84)</p><p>Si: Countess ullistrin's Resting Place (Dungeon #84)</p><p>Si: Render's Den (Dungeon #84)</p><p>Si: Yurganthaor's (a nalfeshnee) lair (Dungeon #84)</p><p>Si: Temple of Laveth (Dungeon #84)</p><p>Si: Doomed Crew (Dungeon #84)</p><p>Si: Gate to conquered material world (Dungeon #84)</p><p>Si: Abyssal Clock (Dungeon #84)</p><p>Si: Demonweb Pits (Dungeon #84)</p><p>(Much more in recent Spider Queen novels for FR, I assume)</p><p></p><p>LAYER 74: SMARAGD (Merrshaulk and Ramenos' realms)</p><p>Re: The Viper Pit (Sseth's realm; P&P)</p><p>Re: Merrshaulk's realm (Planes of Chaos)</p><p>Re: Ramenos' realm (Planes of Chaos)</p><p>Si: The Silent Temple (Planar Handbook)</p><p></p><p>LAYER (?): DEMOGORGON'S JUNGLE REALM (H4): Throne of Bloodstone</p><p>RT: The City of All Demons</p><p></p><p>LAYER 113: THANATOS (Orcus' realm, formally Kiaransalee's realm)</p><p>Si: Lake of Fire (H4: Throne of Bloodstone)</p><p>Planar path: River Pyriphlegethon </p><p>Planar path: River Styx</p><p>Si: Skeletal Mountain (H4)</p><p>RT: City of Liches (H4)</p><p>RT: City of the Zombies (H4)</p><p>RT: Forbidden Citadel (H4)</p><p>Si: The Great Mazes (H4)</p><p>Si: Calciniferous Palace (1e Manual of the Planes)</p><p>RT: The Bucking City (H4)</p><p>RT: The Flickering City (H4)</p><p>RT: City of Fire (H4)</p><p>RT: City of Ice (H4)</p><p></p><p>LAYER 222: SHEDAKLAH (THE SLIME PITS) (Jubilex's and Zuggtmoy's realms)</p><p>Si: Juiblex's Grasp (Planar Handbook)</p><p>Planar Path: River Styx</p><p>Si: The Gasping Crater (Demonomicon of Iggwilv)</p><p>Si: The drain, what Fluffy goes down (Castle Greyhawk)</p><p></p><p>LAYER 300: FENG-TU (Tou Mu and Lu Yueh's realm, 1st edition Manual of the Planes, 1st edition Deities & Demigods - number not official)</p><p>RT: Feng-Tu, City of Disease and Madness</p><p>Si: Keui-Men-Kuan, Gate of the Demons</p><p>Si: How Nai-ho (river)</p><p></p><p>LAYER 313: UNNAMED</p><p>Si: Illssender's Tower (Hellbound)</p><p></p><p>LAYER 348: UNNAMED (Formerly Thralhavoc's realm)</p><p>Si: Taelec Mirrimbar, the Fortress of Indifference (Tapheon's stronghold; Hellbound)</p><p>Si: The Whispering Gates (Hellbound)</p><p></p><p>LAYER/REALM 377: PLAINS OF GALLENSHU (Armanite realm - Planes of Chaos)</p><p>* RT: Blackmane (one of twenty-four stable-towns in the layer)</p><p>* RT: Oxblood (also a stable-town)</p><p>* RT: Amber</p><p>* RT: Basalt</p><p>* RT: Boneshard</p><p>* RT: Clay</p><p>* RT: Cold Iron</p><p>* RT: Dark Spring</p><p>* RT: Grey Glass</p><p>* RT: Jade</p><p>* RT: Mageblood</p><p>* RT: Maroon</p><p>* RT: Obsidian</p><p>* RT: Ochre</p><p>* RT: Purpure</p><p>* RT: Silver Spike</p><p>* RT: Steelshank</p><p>Si: Ruins of varrangoin civilization</p><p></p><p>LAYER 403: THE RAINLESS WASTE</p><p>IT: Mal Arundak, the City of Confusion (Fallen archon realm; FoE)</p><p></p><p>LAYER 489: NOISOME VALE (Tarnhem's realm; deserted; Dungeon Builder's Guidebook)</p><p>Si: Tarnhem's Manor (Note: Tarnhem is currently allied with his son, the demilich Acererak)</p><p>Si: The River of Worms</p><p></p><p>LAYER 499: CARRORISTO (Hellbound)</p><p>Si: The Iron Fortress of Carroristo (Hellbound)</p><p></p><p>LAYER 566: SOULFREEZE</p><p>Si: Gateway to Paraelemental Ice (The Inner Planes Sourcebook)</p><p></p><p>WANDERING LAYER: DEMONWING (Demogorgon's former realm; uncatalogued; A Paladin in Hell)</p><p></p><p></p><p>Locations described in the 3E Manual of the Planes p 101-103 (some listed above, repeating here since that's how I typed it) <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Plain of Infinite Portals (Ferrug)</p><p>Thanatos (I like the description of tombstones and small cemeteries dotting the landscape) </p><p></p><p>Layers: Realm of a Million Eyes, Smargard, Fortress of Indifference, Noisome Vale</p><p></p><p></p><p>1E Manual of the Planes (p101-103):</p><p>mention is made here that the inhabitants of Gladsheim (Ysgard now) call the Abyss "Demonholme" and those of Arvandor (the elven realm on Arborea) call the Abyss "Jurgarten" (misshapen lands).</p><p></p><p>The realms of each demon lord existing at the time (Orcus, Demogorgon, Yeenoghu, Juiblex, Lolth, Baphomet, Fraz-Urb'luu, Graz'zt, Kostchtchie, Pazuzu, and Zuggtmoy) are discussed briefly. Some notations (though things have been clarified, expanded, or changed over time):</p><p>Kostchtchie does not dominate his whole layer, but his hatred "spans the layers of the Abyss".</p><p>"Zuggtmoy has several realms scattered among a number of layers..." though presumably this came to an end while she was imprisoned, and was stuck sharing a layer with Juiblex? Of course, what once was can always be again...</p><p></p><p>even briefer mention is made of some gods on the Abyss, such as Vaprak, Laogzed, and Urdlen. Feng-Tu, the realm of Tou Mu and Lu Yueh is described, as well as the layer of Kali.</p><p></p><p></p><p>some of Rip's suggestions for encounters in various layers (I removed some of the obvious ones, ones mentioned in FC1, and those not specifically in a WotC D&D book):</p><p>Plain of Infinite Portals</p><p>Abyssal Ghoul (FF); Canomorph, Vulvitor (FF); Carrion Crow (UWH); Darkweaver (FF); Demon, Air, Ash, Earth, Fire (Dragon #306); Demon, Shadow (BoVD); Demon, Tanar'ri, Cerebrilith (Psi); Demon, Tanar'ri, Uridezu (MotP); Fiendwurm (MMII); Golem, Demonflesh (FF); Ironmaw (FF); Jermlaine (MMII); Justicator (MMIII); Laraken (Shining South); Mephit, all (MM); Mivilorn (MMIII); Plague Spewer (MMIII); Planetouched, Tiefling (MM); Planetouched, Wispling (FF); Slaad (MM); Swarm, Abyssal Ant (FF); Swarm, Locust, Bloodfiend (FF); Yugoloth, Arcanaloth (MMII); Yugoloth, Echinoloth (Stormwrack); Yugoloth, Marraenoloth (MMII)</p><p></p><p>Sulfanorum</p><p>Anarchic Smoke Paraelemental (MotP); Belker (MM); Demon, Ash, Fire (Dragon #306); Demonically Fused Fire Elemental (Dragon #285); Demonically Fused Smoke Paraelemental (Dragon #285/MotP); Fire Grue (Dragon #285); Halfling (MM); Mephit, Air, Fire, Magma, Steam (MM); Planetouched, Wispling (FF); Rast (MM)</p><p></p><p>Demonweb Pits (including some suggestions from Shade and Rip)</p><p>Arachnoid Creature template (CotSQ); Aracholoth (Dragon #298); Aranea (MM); Bebilith (MM); Brood Mother (Dragon #298); Chelicera (MMIII); Chitine (MOF); Choldrith (MoF); Chwidencha (FF, Dragon #298); Dokufu (Oriental Adventures); Drider (MM); Drider Template (WotC); Drider Vampire (CotSQ); Dragon, Deep (MOF); Elf, Drow (MM); Ettercap (MM); Golem, Spiderstone (CotSQ); Half-Draegloth (SKR); Half-Fiend, Draegloth (MOF); Half-Yochlol (SKR); Harpoon Spider (MMIII); Jade Spider(CotSQ); Monstrous Spider (MM); Huge Abyssal Spider Ghost (Dungeon #84); Large Abyssal Monstrous Spider (Dungeon #84); Gargantuan Abyssal Armored Monstrous Spider (Dungeon #84); Myrlochar (MOF); Nether Hound (Dragon #322); Quth-Maren (FF); Retriever (MM); Spider, Hairy (MOF); Spider, Sword (MOF); Spiderleg Horror (DRA #298); Zin-Carla (F&P)</p><p></p><p>The Endless Maze</p><p>Demon, Bebelith (MM); Demon, Colchin (Dungeon #112); Demon, Ghour, Advanced (ELH); Demon, Tanar'ri, Dretch (MM); Demon, Tanar'ri, Glabrezu (MM); Demon, Tanar'ri, Armanite (MotP); Demon, Tanar'ri, Mane (BoVD); Demon, Tanar'ri, Nalfeshnee (MM); Fiendish Bariaur (MM/MotP); Fiendish Goatfolk (MM/MMIII); Fiendish Satyr (MotP/MM); Half-Fiend (MM); Mimic (MM); Minotaur of Legend (MMII); Ogre (MM); Ogre Mage (MM); Rogue Eidolon (MMII)</p><p></p><p>Iron Wastes</p><p>Anarchic Ice Paraelemental (MotP); Demon, Catoboligne (Dragon #295); Demon, Ice (Dragon #306); Demonically Fused Ice Paraelemental (Dragon #285/MotP); Domovoi (Dragon #290); Dwarf, Frost (Planar Handbook); Giant, Hill (MM); Hag, Annis (MM); Hag, Green (MM); Half-Fiend (MM); Hydra, Cryrohydra (MM); Immoth (MMII); Leshii (Dragon #290); Mephit, Ice (MM); Night Hag (MM); Ogre (MM); Ogre Mage (MM); Rusalka (Dragon #290); Troll, Cave (MMIII); Troll, Mountain (MMIII); Vampire (MM); Vampire Spawn (MM); Vila (Dragon #290); Vodyanoi (Dragon #290); Werewolf (MM); Winter Wolf (MM); Yeti (OA)</p><p></p><p>Torremor</p><p>Air Demon (Dragon #306); Anarchic Bat (MotP/Planar Handbook/MM); Anarchic Hawk (MotP/Planar Handbook/MM); Anzu (Dragon #329); Arrowhawk (MM); Chaos Roc (MMII); Demonically Fused Air Elemental (Dragon #285/MM); Dire Bat (MM); Dire Hawk (MMII); Fiendish Bat (MM); Fiendish Raven (MM); Fiendish Giant Eagle (MM); Fiendish Giant Owl (MM); Fiendish Roc (Dragon #329); Gargoyle (MM); Grue, Air (Dragon #285); Half-Fiend (MM); Harpy (MM); Kenku (MMIII); Locust Swarm (MM); Locust Swarm, Bloodfiend (FF); Locust Swarm, Rapture (FF); Mephit, Air (MM); Nabassu (Dungeon #112) ;Quasit (MM); Roc (MM); Slasrath (FF); Spirit of the Air (FF); Swarm, Abyssal Ant (FF); Swarm, Plague Ant (FF); Swarm, Scarab Beetle (FF); Swarm, Wasp (FF); Succubus (MM); Tiefling (MM); Vrock (MM); Wyvern (MM); </p><p>Yeth Hound (MM); Yrthak (MM)</p><p></p><p>Worm Realm</p><p>Anarchic Earth Elemental (MotP/MM); Avolakia (MMII); Century Worm (FF); Demonically Fused Earth Elemental (Dragon #285/MM); Dire Badger (MM); Dire Weasel (MM); Dire Wolverine (MM); Fiendish Creature (MM); Gnome (MM); Gnome, Fire (Planar Handbook); Grue, Earth (Dragon #285); Half-Fiend (MM); Lich Gnome (MM); Megapede (MMII); Mephit, Earth (MM); Monstrous Centipede (MM); Ormyrr (MMII); Petitioner, Larva (MotP); Psurlon (MMII); Purple Worm (MM); Rukarazyll (MMII); Spawn of Kyuss (MMII); Spriggan (MMII); Thoqqua (MM); Vampire Gnome (MM); Wyste (MMII); Zombie Gnome (MM)</p><p></p><p></p><p>According to the first edition Manual of the Planes (see diagram on p 103), the 65th layer was called "Lolth's Web" and the 66th layer was called "Lolth's Domain".</p><p></p><p></p><p>I found these two items posted on wikipedia, after all was said and done:</p><p></p><p>99 - Unamed contested layer consisted of several distinctive realms (from First edition D&D module <em>Tales of the Outer Planes</em>), one is where demons are spawned, another is a lightning realm, another can be found portals leading to Juiblex and Kali's layers.</p><p></p><p>518- Melantholep possible name of the nesting grounds of the chole dragons, or perhaps an unknown demon prince who rules the layer.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Teotli Itic designates nine layers of the Abyss known to the people of Maztica (and it comes from the Maztica boxed set). The Matican gods Zaltec and Tezca spend time here, and Chaotic Evil Maztican souls end up here after they die.</p><p></p><p>They include:</p><p>1. A desert layer</p><p>2. A glacial layer</p><p>3. A airy void</p><p>4. A limbo-like maelstrom</p><p>5. A rocky volcanic layer</p><p>6. An underground layer</p><p>7. A water layer</p><p>8. A Material Plane-like layer</p><p>9. A layer that appears Prime-like but is filled with secret poison and treachery</p><p></p><p></p><p>Two more Abyssal locations, from Complete Divine (page 127): </p><p>The Forest of Living Tongues</p><p>March of the Pierced Men</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BOZ, post: 2915091, member: 1241"] Notes on various Abyssal layers (much of which taken from [url=http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=154911]this thread[/url]: Various Planar Layers get a brief description: Realm of a Million Eyes, Phantom Plane, Blood Tor, Smaragd, Gaping Maw, Rotting Plain, Sulfanorum, Worm Realm, Prison of the Mad God, Caverns of the Skull (Planes of Chaos, Book of Chaos, p 20-23) The Plain of Infinite Portals (again; Planes of Chaos, Book of Chaos, p 23-24); the two most infamous molydei on this plane are White Shadow and Tarnshaff the Grim. Broken Reach (Planes of Chaos, Book of Chaos, p 25); Ygrax the Skullbiter is the nalfeshnee consort of Red Shroud. Plains of Gallenshu (Planes of Chaos, Book of Chaos, p 31-32) The Whispering Gates - 348th layer of the Abyss - (Hellbound: The Blood War) The Fortress of Indifference aka Taelae Mirrimbar - 348th layer of the Abyss - (HtBW) Carroristo (Tanar'ri fortress) - 499 layer of the Abyss, also named Carroristo - (HtBW) Fortress of Gallowshill - Layer 13, Blood Tor (HBtBW) Fortress of a Maralith general, sister to the maralith who died during a specific Baatezu attack, with celestial and yugoloth involvement, as described elsewhere in the text. Tower of Illssender - Layer 313 (HBtBW). Where the Balor Illssender imprisons a Molydeus, daily dripping acid into its eyes to blind and maim it, but ensures that it stays alive in order for him to continue using the captive Molydeus' axe. LAYER 1: PLAIN OF INFINITE PORTALS IT: Mithrengo (Planes of Chaos) IT: Raazorforge (In The Abyss) RT: Gallowsgate (ruled by Jaranda, PoC) IT: The Fortress of the Fallen Stair (The Great Modron March) Si: Ferrug (Manual of the Planes) Si: Tower of Chiryn (Well of Worlds) LAYER 13: BLOOD TOR (Beshaba and Umberlee's realms; F&A) Si: Gallowshill, the Fortress of Taramanda (Hellbound) Much more on Beshaba's realm in [i]Tymora's Luck[/i] LAYER 23: IRON WASTES (Kostchtchie's realm) (Some info in Throne of Bloodstone and Frostfell) LAYER 66: THE DEMONWEB (Lolth's, Selvetarm's, and Keptolo's realm) Si: Widow's Walk (Planar Handbook) (Much more in Q1) Re: Kiaransali's realm (Dragon #298) Re: Keptolo's realm (Dragon #298) Re: Selvetarm's realm (Demihuman Deities) Si: Gate to aranea caves (Dungeon #84) Si: Husk party (Dungeon #84) Si: Countess ullistrin's Resting Place (Dungeon #84) Si: Render's Den (Dungeon #84) Si: Yurganthaor's (a nalfeshnee) lair (Dungeon #84) Si: Temple of Laveth (Dungeon #84) Si: Doomed Crew (Dungeon #84) Si: Gate to conquered material world (Dungeon #84) Si: Abyssal Clock (Dungeon #84) Si: Demonweb Pits (Dungeon #84) (Much more in recent Spider Queen novels for FR, I assume) LAYER 74: SMARAGD (Merrshaulk and Ramenos' realms) Re: The Viper Pit (Sseth's realm; P&P) Re: Merrshaulk's realm (Planes of Chaos) Re: Ramenos' realm (Planes of Chaos) Si: The Silent Temple (Planar Handbook) LAYER (?): DEMOGORGON'S JUNGLE REALM (H4): Throne of Bloodstone RT: The City of All Demons LAYER 113: THANATOS (Orcus' realm, formally Kiaransalee's realm) Si: Lake of Fire (H4: Throne of Bloodstone) Planar path: River Pyriphlegethon Planar path: River Styx Si: Skeletal Mountain (H4) RT: City of Liches (H4) RT: City of the Zombies (H4) RT: Forbidden Citadel (H4) Si: The Great Mazes (H4) Si: Calciniferous Palace (1e Manual of the Planes) RT: The Bucking City (H4) RT: The Flickering City (H4) RT: City of Fire (H4) RT: City of Ice (H4) LAYER 222: SHEDAKLAH (THE SLIME PITS) (Jubilex's and Zuggtmoy's realms) Si: Juiblex's Grasp (Planar Handbook) Planar Path: River Styx Si: The Gasping Crater (Demonomicon of Iggwilv) Si: The drain, what Fluffy goes down (Castle Greyhawk) LAYER 300: FENG-TU (Tou Mu and Lu Yueh's realm, 1st edition Manual of the Planes, 1st edition Deities & Demigods - number not official) RT: Feng-Tu, City of Disease and Madness Si: Keui-Men-Kuan, Gate of the Demons Si: How Nai-ho (river) LAYER 313: UNNAMED Si: Illssender's Tower (Hellbound) LAYER 348: UNNAMED (Formerly Thralhavoc's realm) Si: Taelec Mirrimbar, the Fortress of Indifference (Tapheon's stronghold; Hellbound) Si: The Whispering Gates (Hellbound) LAYER/REALM 377: PLAINS OF GALLENSHU (Armanite realm - Planes of Chaos) * RT: Blackmane (one of twenty-four stable-towns in the layer) * RT: Oxblood (also a stable-town) * RT: Amber * RT: Basalt * RT: Boneshard * RT: Clay * RT: Cold Iron * RT: Dark Spring * RT: Grey Glass * RT: Jade * RT: Mageblood * RT: Maroon * RT: Obsidian * RT: Ochre * RT: Purpure * RT: Silver Spike * RT: Steelshank Si: Ruins of varrangoin civilization LAYER 403: THE RAINLESS WASTE IT: Mal Arundak, the City of Confusion (Fallen archon realm; FoE) LAYER 489: NOISOME VALE (Tarnhem's realm; deserted; Dungeon Builder's Guidebook) Si: Tarnhem's Manor (Note: Tarnhem is currently allied with his son, the demilich Acererak) Si: The River of Worms LAYER 499: CARRORISTO (Hellbound) Si: The Iron Fortress of Carroristo (Hellbound) LAYER 566: SOULFREEZE Si: Gateway to Paraelemental Ice (The Inner Planes Sourcebook) WANDERING LAYER: DEMONWING (Demogorgon's former realm; uncatalogued; A Paladin in Hell) Locations described in the 3E Manual of the Planes p 101-103 (some listed above, repeating here since that's how I typed it) ;) Plain of Infinite Portals (Ferrug) Thanatos (I like the description of tombstones and small cemeteries dotting the landscape) Layers: Realm of a Million Eyes, Smargard, Fortress of Indifference, Noisome Vale 1E Manual of the Planes (p101-103): mention is made here that the inhabitants of Gladsheim (Ysgard now) call the Abyss "Demonholme" and those of Arvandor (the elven realm on Arborea) call the Abyss "Jurgarten" (misshapen lands). The realms of each demon lord existing at the time (Orcus, Demogorgon, Yeenoghu, Juiblex, Lolth, Baphomet, Fraz-Urb'luu, Graz'zt, Kostchtchie, Pazuzu, and Zuggtmoy) are discussed briefly. Some notations (though things have been clarified, expanded, or changed over time): Kostchtchie does not dominate his whole layer, but his hatred "spans the layers of the Abyss". "Zuggtmoy has several realms scattered among a number of layers..." though presumably this came to an end while she was imprisoned, and was stuck sharing a layer with Juiblex? Of course, what once was can always be again... even briefer mention is made of some gods on the Abyss, such as Vaprak, Laogzed, and Urdlen. Feng-Tu, the realm of Tou Mu and Lu Yueh is described, as well as the layer of Kali. some of Rip's suggestions for encounters in various layers (I removed some of the obvious ones, ones mentioned in FC1, and those not specifically in a WotC D&D book): Plain of Infinite Portals Abyssal Ghoul (FF); Canomorph, Vulvitor (FF); Carrion Crow (UWH); Darkweaver (FF); Demon, Air, Ash, Earth, Fire (Dragon #306); Demon, Shadow (BoVD); Demon, Tanar'ri, Cerebrilith (Psi); Demon, Tanar'ri, Uridezu (MotP); Fiendwurm (MMII); Golem, Demonflesh (FF); Ironmaw (FF); Jermlaine (MMII); Justicator (MMIII); Laraken (Shining South); Mephit, all (MM); Mivilorn (MMIII); Plague Spewer (MMIII); Planetouched, Tiefling (MM); Planetouched, Wispling (FF); Slaad (MM); Swarm, Abyssal Ant (FF); Swarm, Locust, Bloodfiend (FF); Yugoloth, Arcanaloth (MMII); Yugoloth, Echinoloth (Stormwrack); Yugoloth, Marraenoloth (MMII) Sulfanorum Anarchic Smoke Paraelemental (MotP); Belker (MM); Demon, Ash, Fire (Dragon #306); Demonically Fused Fire Elemental (Dragon #285); Demonically Fused Smoke Paraelemental (Dragon #285/MotP); Fire Grue (Dragon #285); Halfling (MM); Mephit, Air, Fire, Magma, Steam (MM); Planetouched, Wispling (FF); Rast (MM) Demonweb Pits (including some suggestions from Shade and Rip) Arachnoid Creature template (CotSQ); Aracholoth (Dragon #298); Aranea (MM); Bebilith (MM); Brood Mother (Dragon #298); Chelicera (MMIII); Chitine (MOF); Choldrith (MoF); Chwidencha (FF, Dragon #298); Dokufu (Oriental Adventures); Drider (MM); Drider Template (WotC); Drider Vampire (CotSQ); Dragon, Deep (MOF); Elf, Drow (MM); Ettercap (MM); Golem, Spiderstone (CotSQ); Half-Draegloth (SKR); Half-Fiend, Draegloth (MOF); Half-Yochlol (SKR); Harpoon Spider (MMIII); Jade Spider(CotSQ); Monstrous Spider (MM); Huge Abyssal Spider Ghost (Dungeon #84); Large Abyssal Monstrous Spider (Dungeon #84); Gargantuan Abyssal Armored Monstrous Spider (Dungeon #84); Myrlochar (MOF); Nether Hound (Dragon #322); Quth-Maren (FF); Retriever (MM); Spider, Hairy (MOF); Spider, Sword (MOF); Spiderleg Horror (DRA #298); Zin-Carla (F&P) The Endless Maze Demon, Bebelith (MM); Demon, Colchin (Dungeon #112); Demon, Ghour, Advanced (ELH); Demon, Tanar'ri, Dretch (MM); Demon, Tanar'ri, Glabrezu (MM); Demon, Tanar'ri, Armanite (MotP); Demon, Tanar'ri, Mane (BoVD); Demon, Tanar'ri, Nalfeshnee (MM); Fiendish Bariaur (MM/MotP); Fiendish Goatfolk (MM/MMIII); Fiendish Satyr (MotP/MM); Half-Fiend (MM); Mimic (MM); Minotaur of Legend (MMII); Ogre (MM); Ogre Mage (MM); Rogue Eidolon (MMII) Iron Wastes Anarchic Ice Paraelemental (MotP); Demon, Catoboligne (Dragon #295); Demon, Ice (Dragon #306); Demonically Fused Ice Paraelemental (Dragon #285/MotP); Domovoi (Dragon #290); Dwarf, Frost (Planar Handbook); Giant, Hill (MM); Hag, Annis (MM); Hag, Green (MM); Half-Fiend (MM); Hydra, Cryrohydra (MM); Immoth (MMII); Leshii (Dragon #290); Mephit, Ice (MM); Night Hag (MM); Ogre (MM); Ogre Mage (MM); Rusalka (Dragon #290); Troll, Cave (MMIII); Troll, Mountain (MMIII); Vampire (MM); Vampire Spawn (MM); Vila (Dragon #290); Vodyanoi (Dragon #290); Werewolf (MM); Winter Wolf (MM); Yeti (OA) Torremor Air Demon (Dragon #306); Anarchic Bat (MotP/Planar Handbook/MM); Anarchic Hawk (MotP/Planar Handbook/MM); Anzu (Dragon #329); Arrowhawk (MM); Chaos Roc (MMII); Demonically Fused Air Elemental (Dragon #285/MM); Dire Bat (MM); Dire Hawk (MMII); Fiendish Bat (MM); Fiendish Raven (MM); Fiendish Giant Eagle (MM); Fiendish Giant Owl (MM); Fiendish Roc (Dragon #329); Gargoyle (MM); Grue, Air (Dragon #285); Half-Fiend (MM); Harpy (MM); Kenku (MMIII); Locust Swarm (MM); Locust Swarm, Bloodfiend (FF); Locust Swarm, Rapture (FF); Mephit, Air (MM); Nabassu (Dungeon #112) ;Quasit (MM); Roc (MM); Slasrath (FF); Spirit of the Air (FF); Swarm, Abyssal Ant (FF); Swarm, Plague Ant (FF); Swarm, Scarab Beetle (FF); Swarm, Wasp (FF); Succubus (MM); Tiefling (MM); Vrock (MM); Wyvern (MM); Yeth Hound (MM); Yrthak (MM) Worm Realm Anarchic Earth Elemental (MotP/MM); Avolakia (MMII); Century Worm (FF); Demonically Fused Earth Elemental (Dragon #285/MM); Dire Badger (MM); Dire Weasel (MM); Dire Wolverine (MM); Fiendish Creature (MM); Gnome (MM); Gnome, Fire (Planar Handbook); Grue, Earth (Dragon #285); Half-Fiend (MM); Lich Gnome (MM); Megapede (MMII); Mephit, Earth (MM); Monstrous Centipede (MM); Ormyrr (MMII); Petitioner, Larva (MotP); Psurlon (MMII); Purple Worm (MM); Rukarazyll (MMII); Spawn of Kyuss (MMII); Spriggan (MMII); Thoqqua (MM); Vampire Gnome (MM); Wyste (MMII); Zombie Gnome (MM) According to the first edition Manual of the Planes (see diagram on p 103), the 65th layer was called "Lolth's Web" and the 66th layer was called "Lolth's Domain". I found these two items posted on wikipedia, after all was said and done: 99 - Unamed contested layer consisted of several distinctive realms (from First edition D&D module [i]Tales of the Outer Planes[/i]), one is where demons are spawned, another is a lightning realm, another can be found portals leading to Juiblex and Kali's layers. 518- Melantholep possible name of the nesting grounds of the chole dragons, or perhaps an unknown demon prince who rules the layer. Teotli Itic designates nine layers of the Abyss known to the people of Maztica (and it comes from the Maztica boxed set). The Matican gods Zaltec and Tezca spend time here, and Chaotic Evil Maztican souls end up here after they die. They include: 1. A desert layer 2. A glacial layer 3. A airy void 4. A limbo-like maelstrom 5. A rocky volcanic layer 6. An underground layer 7. A water layer 8. A Material Plane-like layer 9. A layer that appears Prime-like but is filled with secret poison and treachery Two more Abyssal locations, from Complete Divine (page 127): The Forest of Living Tongues March of the Pierced Men [/QUOTE]
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