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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.
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:

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 | Alignment || Lawful Evil
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-| Inhabitants || Devils
+| Inhabitants || Devils {{dot}} Kytons {{dot}} 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 under the iron grip of [[Asmodeus]].
+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 [[devil|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.
-<!-- It is a great pit, nine layers deep, each worse than the last, where suffering and terror are -->
+<!--
 The Nine Hells is a world of cruelty and ruthlessness under the absolute rule of a single mind: that of Asmodeus. No word is whispered here that is unheard by him. No secret is hidden from his ever-watching eye. It is a plane of conformity, totalitarianism, and bureaucracy.
-In Phoena, the Nine Hells is called '''Barrator''' (BAR-uh-tor, Phoenic: برتور Barratūr).
+, is a [[Lawful Evil]] [[plane]] of tyranny and oppression under the iron grip of [[Asmodeus]].
+ruled by a strict military nobility
+It is a great pit, nine layers deep, each worse than the last, where suffering and terror are
+-->
+In Phoena, the Nine Hells is called '''Barrator''' (Phoenic: برتور ''Barratūr'').
 == Inhabitants ==
-The principal inhabitants of the Nine Hells are the [[devil|devils]], [[Lawful Evil]] [[fiend|fiends]] arranged in a strict hierarchy.
+The principal inhabitants of the Nine Hells are the devils, [[Lawful Evil]] [[fiend|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]].
+* 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 ==