When it came to schemes and plots, if Hill could figure it out, Shar certainly could too.
The Daughter of Dark Night spoke in an odd tone. "Lava potions? Then Lataer, the Realm of a Thousand Eyes, and the Frozen Wastes can be ruled out... Interesting. So it isn't a minor lord?
Surely the Habel Family didn't think that highly of themselves? Or did they capture some Demon Prince's subordinate?
No wonder they've been doing such stupid things all these years!"
"Why does feeding that guy lava potions rule out lords from those three places?" Selûne asked, puzzled.
"Meat marinated in lava potions would only appeal to a Greater Demon who likes meat! How would a demon who'd never tasted it be drawn in?" Shar chuckled. "Even if you know nothing about the Abyss, surely you know what kinds of demons populate the planes with all those minor lords?"
"Oh..." Selûne said, understanding at last. "I thought he was being awfully generous, giving Adanko recovery potions worth two thousand gold a bottle... That old bastard is ruthless!"
Sitting in the pool, Hill thought it over... The Frozen Wastes went without saying. Frost Giants would have no interest in lava potions.
The Realm of a Thousand Eyes belonged to the Eye Tyrants... They ate anything, but had no sense of taste. All they cared about was a food's texture, color, and shape.
As for Lataer, it was the domain of the Undead and Liches.
Those weren't the only three layers of the Abyss with plenty of minor lords, of course, but their inhabitants were the ones most eager to cause trouble on Toril... The other Abyssal Planes either had one undisputed powerhouse or preferred worlds on the brink of apocalypse.
Shar had probably brought up those three layers partly because she