While Solam and Queen Laeral Silverhand were shooting the breeze, everything outside the Abyss had completely exploded into chaos. Why else would Solam be called a shit-stirrer? Most of the current turmoil in the Abyss was directly or indirectly related to him.
But this time, he had made an even bigger mess than before!
No one could say exactly how many big shots, long forgotten by the outside world, were held within the Well of Darkness. The Abyss had no history books, after all. This time, Solam had simply thrown open the gates and released every big shot he could!
In just one month, the former balance of the Five Elders had once again become a struggle among rival warlords because of Solam.
Tanar'ri demon lord Anstifer
Tanar'ri demon lord Eryx
Obyrith demon lord Cabiri, the Many-Eyed Tyrant [This Many-Eyed Tyrant imprisoned here was one of the oldest Obyrith demons still in existence. It was said that, because it had openly defied the Queen of Chaos and refused to answer her call to war against the Wind Dukes of Aaqa, it had been exiled to the Well of Darkness. For similar public insults in the past, the Queen had destroyed countless lesser demons. This meant that even at the height of her power, the Queen of Chaos had been unwilling or unable to destroy Cabiri. Without exception, Cabiri's recent visitors had sought its support for some secretly plotted upheaval—changes that might shake the very foundations of the entire Abyss.]
Azzagrat's lieutenant—Ebulon
The demon lord of torture and bloodletting—Razebral Shor
The Tanar'ri demon lord who commanded prophecy—Astaroth (this fellow had an extremely impressive résumé. Before the Second War of Chaos and Order, this big shot had wanted to challenge Miska the Wolf-Spider's position. He believed himself more qualified to become the