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<blockquote data-quote="Bryan898" data-source="post: 2879071" data-attributes="member: 9085">So I have a few questions to all those versed in the Abyss.&nbsp; I'm trying to get a better idea of the problem.&nbsp; There are infinite (or 666) layers to the Abyss.&nbsp; Are there demon lords to each one?&nbsp; Maybe Balors are lords to their own layers, but simply aren't old enough or settled in enough to attain demon lord status?&nbsp; Or perphaps they simply aren't completely unique creatures.Does every demon lord have balors in their service?&nbsp; I was under the impression that only the stronger of the demon lords had balors serving them.&nbsp; Perphaps Yeenoghu doesn't have a balor in his service.&nbsp; IIRC the creature listed as his followers in the BoVD was the Ghoul Lord, and he was only CR 11 or so.&nbsp; Aren't the demon lords constantly fighting each other as well as the Blood War?&nbsp; I would think thats a lot to handle, and I doubt its easy to overthrow a layer of the Abyss.&nbsp; If random balor decided to dedicate his forces to overthrowing Yeenoghu's layer, wouldn't he weaken his own defenses and expose himself to being attacked by other demon lords?&nbsp; Chaotic Evil is generally held together simply by fear of death, can't this work on the large scale as well?&nbsp; Layers don't get into full scale wars because they fear retaliation from other layers when weakened.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bryan898, post: 2879071, member: 9085"] So I have a few questions to all those versed in the Abyss. I'm trying to get a better idea of the problem. There are infinite (or 666) layers to the Abyss. Are there demon lords to each one? Maybe Balors are lords to their own layers, but simply aren't old enough or settled in enough to attain demon lord status? Or perphaps they simply aren't completely unique creatures. Does every demon lord have balors in their service? I was under the impression that only the stronger of the demon lords had balors serving them. Perphaps Yeenoghu doesn't have a balor in his service. IIRC the creature listed as his followers in the BoVD was the Ghoul Lord, and he was only CR 11 or so. Aren't the demon lords constantly fighting each other as well as the Blood War? I would think thats a lot to handle, and I doubt its easy to overthrow a layer of the Abyss. If random balor decided to dedicate his forces to overthrowing Yeenoghu's layer, wouldn't he weaken his own defenses and expose himself to being attacked by other demon lords? Chaotic Evil is generally held together simply by fear of death, can't this work on the large scale as well? Layers don't get into full scale wars because they fear retaliation from other layers when weakened. [/QUOTE]

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