Nine Hells

Nine Hells
Alignment	Lawful Evil
Inhabitants	Devils · Kytons · Tieflings
Layers	Nine

The Nine Hells, also called the Nine Hells of Baator (BAY-uh-tor), Baator, the Hells, or simply Hell, is a Lawful Evil plane of tyranny and oppression inhabited and ruled by devils. It is a world of conformity and totalitarianism, slavery and betrayal, bureaucracy and injustice, all overseen by the ever-watching eye of Asmodeus. Each hell is a vast world ruled by one of Asmodeus's eight viceroys—except for the ninth, which he rules directly.

In Phoena, the Nine Hells is called Barrator (Phoenic: برتور Barratūr).

Inhabitants

The principal inhabitants of the Nine Hells are the devils, Lawful Evil fiends who believe in hierarchy and strict codes of conduct. Other inhabitants include:

• Abishai: Although often considered devils, abishai are somehow distinct, and hold a strange place in the infernal hierarchy, like their mistress, Tiamat.
• Cambions: Half-fiends. Highly prized by devil-lords for their ability to easily travel to and fro Marillia.
• Dragons: Some infernal dragons dwell in the Nine Hells.
• Humans: Some humans have voluntarily joined with Asmodeus or Tiamat.
• Jinn: Some jinn dwell in the Nine Hells.
• Kytons, AKA velstracs or chain devils: Lawful Evil fiends obsessed with pain and torture. Many scholars argue kytons are a subtype of devil, but some believe they are a distinct Lawful Evil race, some of whom simply dwell in the Nine Hells.
• Succubi/incubi
• Tieflings. Many tieflings are born and bred in the Nine Hells.
• Yugoloths

Layers

According to Abn-Azer, the nine titular hells are:

1. Avernus
2. Dis
3. Minauros
4. Pagosha
5. Sazos
6. Asala
7. Kynzia
8. Shaatha
9. Nessus