The Lords of the Nine Hells

[the Jester]

From Stormwrack, page 157:

"Scyllans are descendants of the fabulous Scylla, an ancient fiendish sea monster (some say archdevil) with six snaky heads. Today, these lesser fiends primarily inhabit the frozen ocean of Stygia in the Nine Hells of Baator..."

What do you think, should Scylla be part of the history of the archdevils? Perhaps Levistus's predecessor?

FC2 mentions scyllans as devils in the appendices.

 

[Ripzerai]

FC2 mentions scyllans as devils in the appendices.

But what of their mother?

Edit: I notice that this is my 666th post!

 

[Pramas]

Guide to Hell wasn't a big book, but it required way more research than its 64 pages would suggest. This thread shows you why and it doesn't even account for the many books on real world myths of devils and Hell I read while writing the book.

 

[BOZ]

i can only imagine.

 

[BOZ]

From Stormwrack, page 157:

"Scyllans are descendants of the fabulous Scylla, an ancient fiendish sea monster (some say archdevil) with six snaky heads. Today, these lesser fiends primarily inhabit the frozen ocean of Stygia in the Nine Hells of Baator..."

What do you think, should Scylla be part of the history of the archdevils? Perhaps Levistus's predecessor?

it's certainly worth considering!

i also noted something as i have been slowly reading FC2. Apparently, Asmodeus has permitted Glasya to poach servitors from among the other archdevils. So far, she is only listed as having Tartach IIRC. perhaps, if we still have any unaccounted for major devils, she might have grabbed some of them up (or at least extended invitations to them), possibly including some of the outcasts of Avernus (except those Asmodeus is keeping there for a specific reason, no doubt).

 

[Shade]

Guide to Hell wasn't a big book, but it required way more research than its 64 pages would suggest. This thread shows you why and it doesn't even account for the many books on real world myths of devils and Hell I read while writing the book.

I can't even begin to imagine how much research that might have entailed, without the help of the internet community!

 

[Ron]

Guide to Hell wasn't a big book, but it required way more research than its 64 pages would suggest. This thread shows you why and it doesn't even account for the many books on real world myths of devils and Hell I read while writing the book.

It was the best 2ed AD&D book I read -- not that I read many, I am afraid. I think your myth of origin for Asmodeus and the Nine Hells are definitely the most interesting I read. It is really a shame it has not being supported by further releases.

 

[hamishspence]

More LeShay

it's just a hypothesis. But if their big mess-up involved the Far realm seeping into the multiverse, "rewriting" it and turning it into a duplicate of the Far realm, which eventualy breaks down again into Law vs Chaos and a new Great wheel cosmology, its not too far off the Epic description of the catastrophe the LeShay triggered.

I guess that bit about the Elder elves constructing the Gate on the material plane is from Firestorm Peak: I haven't read it.

 

[James Grace]

Just a simple question, not judging, but how can you leave out the biblical lord of hell Lucifer (aka Baazlebul) ?