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 Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 11:49 pm
Nine Hells of Baator: The infernal realm of evil. Also known as "The Pit" or simply "Hell", Baator is home to a race of foul creatures known as baatezu. However, most people calls them simply "devils". Formed by nine mounting layers, it is the opposite of Celestia, it is the gathering point for the forces of evil. The governor of Baator and supreme general of the malevolent hellish armies is Asmodeus, a fallen deity stronger than several of the good deities. Strangely, due to the strongly Lawful Evil nature of the plane, the baatorians are honored creatures, despite their malevolence. Hell is no cakewalk, getting in and out is not easy and has only been acomplished by very few. It is a place that the Eldar council has deemed off limits to all without express orders. Baator has nine layers: Avernus The first layer, Avernus, is a vast charred wasteland of rubble over which the iron towers of the Dukes of Hell stand. Legions of devils march across the plains in continual readiness for the next battle of the Blood War. A red light suffuses the sky and huge fireballs fly across the layer, randomly exploding wherever they hit. The Bronze Citadel is a huge fortress city, housing massive numbers of devil troops and war machines. It is constantly being added to in the form of new fortifications against attacks. Lord Bel, a powerful pit fiend, is the current ruler of Avernus, having betrayed the former lord, Zariel, to obtain the position. He resides in a personal fortress at the center of the Bronze Citadel. Tiamat, the five-headed deity of evil dragons, stands watch over the way to the next layer. Nearby, exists the Pillar of Skulls, a hideous landmark of trophy-skulls of those killed in the Blood War that reaches a height of more than a mile close to the entrance to the second layer. A number of godly realms exist on Avernus, including Draukari, realm of kobold deity Kurtulmak, goblin deity Bargrivyek's deceptively titled realm of The Peacable Lands, and Abthalom, the Nether Reaches, realm of dragon-queen goddess Takhisis. Dis The second layer, Dis, is a burning city of iron known as the Iron City of Dis. The walls of the buildings of the city radiate extreme heat, as do the stones of the streets; more than brief skin contact results in severe burns. The Archduke Dispater rules this layer from the Iron Tower, an impregnable fortress that reaches far into the sky and can be seen everywhere on Dis. Minauros The third layer of Minauros is an endless bog of vile pollution. The weather on Minauros consists of acidic rain and harsh winds. The city of Minauros the Sinking is located here, so called because the weight of the city causes it to continually slip beneath the slimy waters; only the endless efforts of thousands of slaves prevents it from doing so. The kyton city of Jangling Hiter, City of Chains can also be found on this layer. Mammon the Viscount is the ruler of Minauros, he resembles a long serpent with a human torso. He rules from the centre of the city, within a huge mausoleum like structure. Aeaea, the secondary realm of the goddess Hecate is on Minauros.[3] Phlegethos Phlegethos is a fiery wasteland filled with active volcanoes and rivers of molten lava. Lady Fierna and Archduke Belial are the lords of this layer. Few can exist here for long without suitable protection from the extreme heat. The city of Abriymoch is composed of hardened magma in the caldera of a volcano and is somewhat more bearable than the rest of Phlegethos. Fierna and Belial reside in a palace of pure obsidian high up on one side of the city. Stygia Stygia, the fifth layer is a freezing layer of cold and ice dominated by a murky ocean fed directly by the River Styx. The dark sky is constantly filled with lightning storms. Tantlin, the City of Ice, is built on a huge ice floe with a large harbor to the river Styx, and is ruled over by a huge pit fiend. The lack of any kind of law enforcement leads itself to gangs controlling much of the city. Prince Levistus rules over this layer, frozen in a giant iceberg floating in the harbor. Godly realms on this layer include, Sheyruushk, realm of sahuagin deity Sekolah, and Ankhwugaht, realm of Set.[3] Malbolge Malbolge is an endless mountain where rockslides and avalanches of boulders are common. Numerous copper fortresses provide some refuge from the avalanches. The Hag Countess rules from her mountain-sized boulder fortress, which perpetually rolls down the slopes of Malbolge. Maladomini Maladomini is a barren landscape scarred by countless forgotten ruins, abandoned mines and gruesome subterranean dungeons. The city of Malagard is the layer's primary settlement. Archduke Baalzebul presides over this layer. Cania Cania (or Caina) is an unimaginably cold wasteland, few living things can survive more than a few moments in an unsheltered area. Huge fast moving glaciers crash around the layer sending snow and ice up in the sky. The layer is ruled over by Mephistopheles, from his great citadel of ice Mephistar. It sits upon a giant glacier called Nargus, the movement of which is controlled by Mephistopheles himself. Inside Mephistar huge heated baths and fire warm the citadel, providing quite a comfortable environment. Nessus Nessus is the ninth and deepest layer of Baator. It is of pits and ravines of virtually endless depths. The great city of Malsheem lies immediately below the layer between Cania and Nessus and is the largest city in all of the Outer Planes. Here, King Asmodeus rules over the entire plane, and thus the entire race of devils.
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Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 12:48 am
They both appeared in the sperical room. Tachi Let go of the chain and dissapeared. He reapeared coliding with the ceiling. He looked to the only other being in the room, who shugged and stated simply that there was no way to get out.
Tachi glared at him. "What is it you want with my family. First you kill my brother, and then you atempt to kidnap my lifemate!"
He just shrugged. "I am only a servant doing what my master tells me to do." He leaned against a wall that shifted from the floor. "It just so happens that your 'family' has raised the ire of my boss."
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Travis Celendel Vice Captain
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Travis Celendel Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 12:08 am
Tachi looked puzzled. The man sighed and took the cigar out of his mouth. "I know that you have heard the prophecies of the terren of light. Well, you are the father, Takara is the mother. This child represents a threat to my employer, as well as myself. it is said that a male would have unaproachable speed and unmatched strength, whereas a female child would have seemingly infinite magical abilities, and weild the power to destroy all but the most powerful of foes with a single utterence." He took another drag or the cigar.
A creature entered the sphere. It had a hunched back, wings, and mandibles. It looked as if someone had squashed an ant and a fly together and magnified it. He turned to the creature. "Tell the traveler to shut down all teleportation in the lower five levels, only secure portals in and out. Furthermore, I want guards quadrupalled. I want Nessus so secure that not even a terren infeltraitor can get in. Return when you are done." The creature bowed, a rather acward gesture, and left.
After a few minutes, it returned and spoke in an infernal dialect. Tachi, who had training in understanding the laguages of demons and devils had trouble deciphering it. The man in the cloak nodded to it and then to tachi. "If you don't mind, I'm off to set a trap." He stepped out, leaving Tachi alone with the devil. The terren smiled and drew Obsidian once more.
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:03 pm
the devil raised its polearm, wich looked like a staff with a crescent moon blade, the points were facing outward.
Tachi bamfed behind it and struck. He consentraied on pulling the energy out of it. Before it withered, it cried out and more of the creatures appeared. Tachi stepped back and stood in a stance in whhich he held Obsidian in the heel of his palm, upsidedown. His other hand hung over the end of the hilt. His eyes lost some of their rflectiveness. With that, the devils charged in at him.
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Travis Celendel Vice Captain
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Trashy Cinnabon Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 12:13 am
Honey entered into Avernus, near the path to Dis. She let go of Tony, her expression serious "This is Avernus, the first sectrion of Hell. We need to locate your father and Tachi, but unfortunately only my holy light abilities really have much use here, so my sensors are not perfect, and as such, we will need to be closer to your father or Tachi for me to sense them. In the meantime, we should head to Dis, there are many vile entities of pure evil that lurk about here, and it would not be good if we were discovered by one of the high rulers of Hell"
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Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 12:38 am
Tony blinked and looked at honey increduosly. He twisted his arm away from hers. He looked around and nearly cowered in awe of the armies he saw in the distance and the iron tower keeping watch. "Um, Cutey? I think we may need more than the two of us."
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Travis Celendel Vice Captain
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Trashy Cinnabon Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 12:55 am
Honey looked at Tony and smiled reassuringly "Tony, I am suprised! You should not doubt your abilities or the abilities of your allies. You forget, we may be outnumbered, but we have the power of holy light and the gods on our side. But, our aim is to find and rescue Tachi and deal with your father, so it is best we avoid being discovered by the masses here at all if possible." She looked around, and spotted a rocky area that would rpovide a safe way to the path to Dis. "We should go that way, it is longer, but we are less likely to be spotted. I have been here once before, shortly after I killed Dolmec, Consort of the Devil and servant of Panther Zora, the daughter of Lucifer. This place is not safe, however, as long as we be cautious, we should be fine. Now, let's go" She quickly ran, leaving a trail of holy light that masked them from detection by the the armies or iron towers. She knelt behind the rock, and motioned Tony to follow while the light was still in effect
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 8:25 pm
In a flash of light, Scott appeared maybe a hundred meters away from Tony and Honey. He walked over, ignoring the devils. As soon as he got within shouting range, he let loose on Tony. "What the hell are you doing here?! I know you know better then this! We are going strait back and I swear to god, if the devils don't kill you, I will!" He never slowed in his gait.
Tony just stuttered. "I, no, she." was allo he managed as he pointed to honey.
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Travis Celendel Vice Captain
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Trashy Cinnabon Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 8:46 pm
Honey went and stood in front of Tony, facing Scott "I don't know what sort of game you are playing, draggin Tachi here and trying to absuct Takara, but I will not allow you to target my students!" She looked back to Tony and smiled reassuringly "Don't worry, I will not allow him to harm you, or anyone else" She turned back to Scott, holding her blade ready, in case Scott attacked. She knew he was quite powerful, the last time she had sensed this sort of power was when she had fought Dolmec, and she knew she had to stay on guard
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 10:02 pm
Scott arched an eyebrow. He never slacked in his pace. "What in the name of psycosis are to babbling about? You are the one 'draggin' students to hell!" He was not ten feet away now. "Give me back my son or I'll... be ...angry, look: Please, I don't care why or how you are roaming the underworld, but please don't involve my son." True concern saturated his voice.
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Travis Celendel Vice Captain
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Trashy Cinnabon Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 11:41 pm
Honey's face showed a look of confusion, as Scott showed some threads of humanity I see, perhaps he is not completely lost.....in that case She turned, and sliced open a passage back to the school in the rock formation "Tony, go ahead, keep an eye on the Headmaster, as he has got something up his sleeve. I will stay behind, I cannot allow your father to stay in his current state, at least not without first getting some information as to what his deal is. I'll be back later" She smiled, then turned to Scott as Tony left "I have left him out of this, as you have asked, though I find it interesting you would care so much for your own son when you don't seem to show the same humanity toward anyone else. Or could it be that you are merely a pawn, a puppet to perform your master's bidding only to be thrown away once you are finished? The Headmaster is using you, why do you think he gave you the Ruby of Mephistopheles? He intends to have Professor Catalyxe obtain it through some sort of atrocity, to stain the Ruby. Are you going to just sit there and allow yourself to be used? What about Tony? If you care so deeply for him still, why do you allow him to be subject to the Headmaster's manipulation, and why do you assault his friends?"
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 11:58 pm
Scott nodded his thanks after she let Tony leave., but then offered a face full of confusion. "What?! Am I the only sane person left in the universe? What is this ruby? and what atrocities have I shown anybody?"
Before she could answer, a devil jumped out from the rocks. "I haven't seen one of your kind down here in two millenia. you are either very brave of very stupid." It's voice was reminicnt of bettles scurrying aross tile floors. Scott turned. "Or just powerful." With that, he lifted his arm. A faint white aura eminated from it. All of the light moved forward and condenced into a tiny white ball infront of his out facing palm. As soon as the light was all concentraited, he thrust his arm forward a bit and the ball shot out at incredible speed. As it zoomed toward the devil, it grew in size until it was as large as the devil. The fiend was engulfed by the light, and when it passed, nothing was left. The ball itself kept going, and it brought the attention of more than a few devils near by. Scott's head pushed forward and his lips made an o. (( eek ))
He looked toward the woman. "Uh, I gotta go topside now, iff you need me for anything..." He turned and started to walk off.
Very Quickly.
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Travis Celendel Vice Captain
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Trashy Cinnabon Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 12:35 am
Honey started to ask Scott something, but he left too quickly. She smiled uneasily Perhaps I had him all wrong, I should have a talk with Takara and the others....but, still, he is quite a confusing man She turned at the gate she still had open, and entered through it just before it sealed.
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Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 9:22 am
Scott stopped after he turned around a corner. He pulled out the calculator, and held it in front of himself. It seemed like he was wresling with something in his mind. Finaly, he put it back in his pocket and pulled out a katana. A brite white light overtook it as he marched toward the gate.
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Travis Celendel Vice Captain
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Travis Celendel Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 6:35 pm
the squad fanned out as it exited the portal. THe two with bows covered a wide area as the rest seemed to dissapear in the brush. luckily, the rain has ceased for the moment.
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