Infinite Layer of the Abyss.
This was a place of endless, suffocating terror.
It was the home of Demons.
It was a place where worldly morals and ethics had been utterly destroyed.
Through its infinite layers and countless transformations, the Bottomless Abyss reflected every form of ugliness, evil, and Chaos.
As its countless layers spiraled downward, they all led to the ultimate depths of brutality.
Traditional scholarship in the Material Plane held that the Bottomless Abyss had 666 layers, but in truth, there were far more.
After all, the Bottomless Abyss was far more terrifying than anything traditional knowledge could encompass.
Every layer of the Bottomless Abyss had its own unique, horrifying environment. Beyond their harsh, barren natural forms, there was no single theme that could encompass the diversity of all its layers.
There might be lakes of corrosive acid, poisonous clouds of smoke, caves lined with Razor-sharp spikes, and landscapes of scorching lava. Other terrains were less deadly, such as blazing salt deserts, poisonous breezes, and insect-infested plains.
The Bottomless Abyss was home to Demons devoted to death and destruction.
Demons saw visitors as food or a source of amusement. Some regarded powerful visitors as promising recruits, drawing them into the endless war between the fiends of the Lower Planes and the devils—the Blood War.
The Bottomless Abyss was also home to Demon Lords and certain gods, including the well-known Demogorgon, a Demon Lord; Graz'zt, the Dark Prince; Blippooldoolp, god of the Koutao Fishmen; Diinkarazan, god of the Dilo Dwarves; the Great Mother, god of the Beholders; Gruumsh, god of the Orcs; Hruggek, god of the Bugbears; and many others:
Among the more famous were the goddess Lolth, the Spider Queen (god of the Drow and queen of the Demonweb Pits); Beshaba, the goddess of misfortune; and the powerful