Squerrik, god of wererats, once lived in the realm of Cheisin on Khalas.Shargaas, Night Lord of the orcs, lived underground on Krangath in a realm called the Night Below and controlled the deepest caverns of Mungoth before moving to Nishrek as described by the World Tree and World Axis cosmology models.Memnor, a god of cloud giants, lived in a realm called Thraotor.Mellifleur the Lichlord had an obsidian citadel on Krangath called Hopelorn.Math Mathonwy, a Celtic god of magic, had a realm on Khalas called Corriegrave.Maanzecorian, a mind flayer god, had a realm on Chamada called Rictus.Loviatar, Maiden of Pain, had a fortress of ice in Mungoth named Ondtland before moving to the Barrens of Doom and Despair as described by the World Tree cosmology model.Iyachtu Xvim's Bastion of Hate resided on the layer of Chamada.Gaknulak, god of kobolds, had a realm called Aknuthrak on Khalas.Bhaal, Lord of Murder, once had a realm here on Khalas called the Throne of Blood.Here is a list of the Powers known to have called this plane home at some point: Those that leaned toward Law were recruited into the hierarchy of the Nine Hells and those that favored evil tended toward Hades. Realms Įven lesser deities tended to avoid Gehenna. Gehenna was often a plane of exile for the less powerful archdevils and daemon taskmasters. All the other creatures originally came from the adjacent lower planes, mostly to hide from more powerful beings that wished to enslave them. The only creatures known to be native to this plane were the barghests, running through the rifts of Khalas and occasionally found in smaller number on the other layers, and the pyroclastic dragons. It was unclear why the mountain had a connection at all to the plane, but some sages speculated that the mountainous character of the plane attracted the planar conduit there. Mount Olympus connected to Gehenna at randomly changing locations throughout the plane. The name of this layer meant literally "dead furnaces". The fourth layer was devoid of any volcanic activity, even underground. The barriers between layers were always underground, usually in dead end corridors. On the hotter layers, unprotected flammable items and creatures would catch fire from the glowing ground or superheated gases being ejected. Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occurred often, tearing the land apart. Heat and light came from the ground, much like Tarterus, but the source was volcanic: lava flows, vents, fumaroles, and mud pots were very common. All structures were either built onto or carved into the slopes. Nearly all terrain that was not a river of water or lava was slightly slippery to quite slick. Anyone losing their footing could tumble for miles/kilometers before finding enough purchase on the slope to halt their fall. The four layers of Gehenna were infinite planes with gravity at a forty-five degree angle to the ground, making travelers feel as if they were on the side of a mountain with no base or peak.
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