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Gehenna Layer 1:
https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Khalas
Khalas
Geography
Despite being finite as it floated in the endless void of the plane,[2] Khalas stretched for an unimaginably large distance and was larger than any known landmass of any world in the Prime Material plane. There was no level ground to be found anywhere in the layer: all slopes were inclined at least 45 degrees, and sheer cliffs were common.[3]
Marked by abundant volcanic activity, the air of Khalas was saturated with ash and smoke. Close to the ground, the air glowed red due to the lava flows reflecting off the smoke. Above this glow, the sky was permanently dark.[3]
The layer was marked by numerous waterfalls that descended the bottomless slopes until evaporating away or going underground through fissures. As the water evaporated, it filled the entire layer with steam and cloaked it in mist.[3]
The largest waterfalls were the ones along the course of the river Styx,[3] which flowed rapidly and violently through the layer in gorges, canyons, and sometimes free-falling waterfalls off ledges along the mountain.[7]
This layer touched the Astral Plane and had connections to the planes of Hades, Baator, and the Concordant Opposition. The portals appeared as black chasms that opened up in the ground in deep underground caverns. While there was no way of telling where these would lead, intelligent travelers had made markings on the walls by many of them to indicate the portal's destination, if one could read them.[8]
Geographical Features
The violent waterfalls and rugged mountainscape conferred to Khalas an eerie beauty.[9] Above the red glowing mist, the second layer, Chamada, was visible in the distance.[3]
Notable Locations
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Chamada, also known as the Molten,[2]was the second layer of Gehenna.[3]It contained the divine realms of Iyachtu Xvim,[4]Maanzecorian, andMemnor.[5]Geography
Of all four layers of Gehenna, Chamada was the most violent and inhospitable. Sustained volcanic activity kept the slopes constantly flowing with thick lava, to the point that solid ground was only rarely found. The entire layer glowed bright red from the incandescent rock, brightly enough for the entire mount to be visible from the first layer of Khalas despite the enormous distance between the two. From the point of view of an observer in the first layer, Chamada appeared to be a bright-red burning moon.[3]
Vast rivers of magma flowed and twisted endlessly down the slopes of Chamada, cooling in some locations only to explode in others, creating plumes of lava, secondary volcanoes, and veering in different directions.[3]The extreme heat was hazardous for any unprotected living creature.[6]
Due to this eternally ongoing eruption, the air of Chamada was permanently filled with ash, which could entirely block visibility in some locations.[3]The entire layer smelled so strongly of charred flesh and sulfur that it caused an effect similar to that of a permanent stinking cloudspell.[6]Since the ground was the only source of illumination in the layer, all shadows projected upwards.[7]
Geographical Features
The layer was orbited by the flying city ofNimicri, which resembled a small moon but was actually a single living organism.[6]
Notable Locations
- The Bastion of Hate, realm of Iyachtu Xvim.[4]
- Rictus, realm of Maanzecorian.[5]
- Thraotor, realm of Memnor.[5]
- The Tower Arcane, the great library of the arcanaloths, which contained all the recorded history of the yugoloths and all records and contracts of their participation in the Blood War.[3][6]
Appendix
Appearances
- Novels
- Tymora's Luck
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Gehenna Layer 3:
https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Mungoth
Mungoth
Mungoth, also known as the Burning Ice,[2]was the third layer of Gehenna.[3]It contained the divine realms of Loviatar[4]and Velsharoon.[5]“It's not the cold that gets you… it's the humidity.” — Mungoth petitioner[4]
Geography
Mungoth was far less volcanically active than the topmost two layers Khalas and Chamada, but not completely extinct. There were still cool lava furnaces that provided a dull reddish glow to the layer, as well as volcanic vents that continuously spewed ash into the air. Nevertheless, temperatures across the layer were very low, so that it was under almost constant snowfall. The snow mixed with the volcanic ash turned acidic and could rapidly damage unprotected living creatures, burning through most ordinary clothing.[3][4]
Upon hitting the ground, the snow and ash mixture turned into thick mud that made the slopes extremely slippery.[3]Mudslides and lava flows were common and frequently buried the caves that could serve as temporary shelters from the acidic snow.[4]
Notable Locations
- Death's Embrace, realm ofVelsharoon.[5]
- Ondtland, realm of Loviatar.[4]
- The Valley of the Outcasts, the hideout of the fire giant wizard Testuo, an outcast from fire giant society who was sympathetic towards other outcasts, providing shelter when needed. Testuo maintained arrangements with several yugoloths to ensure the location's safety.[3]
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