Hill was puzzled. He genuinely had no idea which Abyss Lord would be crazy enough to take on the Lord of Hell directly.
Those Greater Demons went to great lengths to win the Abyssal Will's favor, but that didn't mean they picked fights indiscriminately.
When they ran into a troublesome enemy, they would rather push a rival among their peers into the fight.
Only some unlucky wretch who had made a mistake and earned the Abyssal Will's displeasure would risk his life for the sake of his future.
But in the recent events on Toril, the main combatant had been the Demon Prince Demogorgon. Even if he had failed, wasn't failure on Toril perfectly normal?
As for what the other evil gods did, the Abyssal Will didn't care what his lodgers got up to, so long as they paid their rent on time and in full.
He only concerned himself with demons, including those who had been transformed by the Abyss later in life.
Because Corellon had turned Rose into a Tanar'ri Demon, she had struggled to establish a power base in the Abyss despite her strength. Defending herself was no problem, but becoming a lord was another matter.
That was why she had followed her instincts and climbed upward, sacrificing quite a few bedmates before the Abyssal Will finally took notice of her and granted her an Abyssal Plane of her own.
The other Abyssal Evil Gods lived on planes no one governed, but they were not true lords.
As the landlord, the Abyssal Will could evict his guests whenever he pleased, without refunding the rent.
"The Lord of Hell gained quite a lot from that Path of Fate on Toril. Edna kept herself so well hidden that hardly any gods from her own world could get involved.
"Just