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* The green blob that stretches across part of northwestern Avernus is the Pit of Shummrath, a pit fiend punished for his crimes by being converted into a valley full of sentient green slime into which the River Styx flows, slowly eradicating his memories. | * The green blob that stretches across part of northwestern Avernus is the Pit of Shummrath, a pit fiend punished for his crimes by being converted into a valley full of sentient green slime into which the River Styx flows, slowly eradicating his memories. | ||
* A4 is the Arches of Ulloch, a pair of gigantic archways usable as gates with appropriately tuned keystones. One is untuned right now, while the other is usable to get anywhere in Avernus. | |||
* A5 is home of Warlord Kolasiah and their gang, the Lost Golgari. Their forge contained '''astral pistons,''' which they gifted to Solarys for banishing them back home. | |||
* A6 used to be Bitter Breath's war camp, until Bitter Breath was killed by the party. Now I guess it's their war camp. | |||
* B1 is a tower claimed by Arkhan the Cruel, the Chosen of Tiamat. Uldrak wants to trade his orb of dragonkind for the reliquary of Tiamat's blood around Arkhan's neck. | |||
* B2 is a Ferryman's port, where people can pay to go across, or more rarely up/down, the Styx. | * B2 is a Ferryman's port, where people can pay to go across, or more rarely up/down, the Styx. | ||
* B3 is the summer home of Iggwilv, better known as Tasha, the daughter of Baba Yaga herself. Her clone-sister Natasha bears a grudge, claiming she is actually the inventor of '''Tasha's Cauldron of Everything'''. | |||
* B5 contains an enormous crater, created when a colossal skull appears to have plummeted to the ground here. | |||
* B6 is an abandoned demon shrine, now ruled by the Soul Collectors, who hold gladiatorial arena matches in a pit there. | |||
* C5 is a Hellrider crypt, built by Lord Olanthius due to being bound to Zariel even after his death. | |||
* D2 (south of the river) is the base of Warlord of Avernus Carol d'Vown, aka "that bitch Carol." There may be a way across the river here. | * D2 (south of the river) is the base of Warlord of Avernus Carol d'Vown, aka "that bitch Carol." There may be a way across the river here. | ||
* | * D4 is the Bloody Crescent, a gigantic naturally-formed half-pipe made of rock where the party met Smiler. | ||
* D5 is the former site of a gigantic helmet that served as the shop of Uldrak the Tinker. Upon making a deal with Arkhan to obtain Tiamat's blood to free Uldrak, Uldrak returned to his home plane, taking his helmet with him (but leaving behind his stuff). | |||
* E4 is the foundation of the Tower of Urm, surrounded by a lake of boiling blood; Mordenkainen himself is said to teleport his tower to Hell sometimes and recruit fiends for various information and goods-gathering. | |||
* F2 (it is not especially clear on which side of the river) is the Purple City. Not much else is known about it. | * F2 (it is not especially clear on which side of the river) is the Purple City. Not much else is known about it. | ||
* G5 is the site of a highly-guarded bridge across the River Styx. | * F4 is a gigantic bloody cyst growing out of the ground itself. | ||
* H2 contains an Avernian forge run by Bel, the former Lord of Avernus. | * F5 is a 100-foot-tall spear stuck point-first into the sands of Avernus; the skeletal hand of whatever wielded it appears to still be gripping its gigantic leather-bound hilt. | ||
* G5 is the site of a formerly-highly-guarded bridge across the River Styx. Both sides were drowned out by Solarys redirecting the River Styx into the towers. Also, Plagueshield Point, a former Material Plane drow stronghold inside a stalagmite, is at the bottom of the river underneath the bridge. | |||
* H2 contains an Avernian forge run by Bel, the former Lord of Avernus. Avernian forges may be a source of '''astral pistons'''. | |||
* H3 is Elturel. It is attached to mechanical devices on each side of the river by gigantic chains. | * H3 is Elturel. It is attached to mechanical devices on each side of the river by gigantic chains. | ||
* H5 | * H5 used to be the site of a crashed elemental galleon from Eberron, but the party has turned it into a spelljamming vessel. | ||
* I4 is Fort Knucklebones. Home of Mad Maggie and her gang. | * I4 is Fort Knucklebones. Home of Mad Maggie and her gang. | ||
* I5 is the [[Act_3_-_The_Avernian_Quest#The_Spawning_Trees|Spawning Trees]]. | * I5 is the [[Act_3_-_The_Avernian_Quest#The_Spawning_Trees|Spawning Trees]]. Krikendolt remains here with his pet abyssal chicken Earwax. | ||
* I6 is | * I6 is the tower formerly known as Shadowswimmer Tower, which now technically belongs to the party as its owner, Respen Shadowswimmer, was voluntarily banished back to the Material Plane. |
Latest revision as of 04:24, 8 September 2024
Some additional info on places you've been or know about:
- The green blob that stretches across part of northwestern Avernus is the Pit of Shummrath, a pit fiend punished for his crimes by being converted into a valley full of sentient green slime into which the River Styx flows, slowly eradicating his memories.
- A4 is the Arches of Ulloch, a pair of gigantic archways usable as gates with appropriately tuned keystones. One is untuned right now, while the other is usable to get anywhere in Avernus.
- A5 is home of Warlord Kolasiah and their gang, the Lost Golgari. Their forge contained astral pistons, which they gifted to Solarys for banishing them back home.
- A6 used to be Bitter Breath's war camp, until Bitter Breath was killed by the party. Now I guess it's their war camp.
- B1 is a tower claimed by Arkhan the Cruel, the Chosen of Tiamat. Uldrak wants to trade his orb of dragonkind for the reliquary of Tiamat's blood around Arkhan's neck.
- B2 is a Ferryman's port, where people can pay to go across, or more rarely up/down, the Styx.
- B3 is the summer home of Iggwilv, better known as Tasha, the daughter of Baba Yaga herself. Her clone-sister Natasha bears a grudge, claiming she is actually the inventor of Tasha's Cauldron of Everything.
- B5 contains an enormous crater, created when a colossal skull appears to have plummeted to the ground here.
- B6 is an abandoned demon shrine, now ruled by the Soul Collectors, who hold gladiatorial arena matches in a pit there.
- C5 is a Hellrider crypt, built by Lord Olanthius due to being bound to Zariel even after his death.
- D2 (south of the river) is the base of Warlord of Avernus Carol d'Vown, aka "that bitch Carol." There may be a way across the river here.
- D4 is the Bloody Crescent, a gigantic naturally-formed half-pipe made of rock where the party met Smiler.
- D5 is the former site of a gigantic helmet that served as the shop of Uldrak the Tinker. Upon making a deal with Arkhan to obtain Tiamat's blood to free Uldrak, Uldrak returned to his home plane, taking his helmet with him (but leaving behind his stuff).
- E4 is the foundation of the Tower of Urm, surrounded by a lake of boiling blood; Mordenkainen himself is said to teleport his tower to Hell sometimes and recruit fiends for various information and goods-gathering.
- F2 (it is not especially clear on which side of the river) is the Purple City. Not much else is known about it.
- F4 is a gigantic bloody cyst growing out of the ground itself.
- F5 is a 100-foot-tall spear stuck point-first into the sands of Avernus; the skeletal hand of whatever wielded it appears to still be gripping its gigantic leather-bound hilt.
- G5 is the site of a formerly-highly-guarded bridge across the River Styx. Both sides were drowned out by Solarys redirecting the River Styx into the towers. Also, Plagueshield Point, a former Material Plane drow stronghold inside a stalagmite, is at the bottom of the river underneath the bridge.
- H2 contains an Avernian forge run by Bel, the former Lord of Avernus. Avernian forges may be a source of astral pistons.
- H3 is Elturel. It is attached to mechanical devices on each side of the river by gigantic chains.
- H5 used to be the site of a crashed elemental galleon from Eberron, but the party has turned it into a spelljamming vessel.
- I4 is Fort Knucklebones. Home of Mad Maggie and her gang.
- I5 is the Spawning Trees. Krikendolt remains here with his pet abyssal chicken Earwax.
- I6 is the tower formerly known as Shadowswimmer Tower, which now technically belongs to the party as its owner, Respen Shadowswimmer, was voluntarily banished back to the Material Plane.