Chapter 6: Phlegethos, the Fiery Wasteland - Chains of Asmodeus

Chapter 6: Phlegethos, the Fiery Wasteland. An infernal warship docks at Kordichai's manor. Resembling the Elemental Plane of Fire, Phlegethos is the hottest layer of the Nine Hells and a fiery wasteland. The layer offers a traveler no respite from the flames and heat. Running This Chapter Before running this chapter read the "Phlegethos Overview" section. It provides you with the information you need to prepare for exploring this layer of the Nine Hells. Encounters While on the Styx, remember to roll each day on the River Styx Encounters table in chapter 2, to see if the characters have one of those encounters. After they disembark from the barge, give them some time to explore. When they travel to or from The Elemental Preserve, or any other location they visit on this layer, roll on the Random Encounters in Phlegethos table. 1 Two halog (see appendix B) wade through the lava, occasionally sticking their snouts beneath the surface in search of food. 2 An infestation of two dozen fire snake flees from five barbed devil who hunt them. The vermin broke into an infernal store house and devoured a stockpile of weapons. The devils offer one Soul Coin for each head. 3 A pack of six hell hound, led by a powerful Hellcat (Bezekira) (see appendix B), roam the wastes looking for food. 4 Devils native to Phlegethos have frequent competitions called "fireflights," wherein the devils fly low and fast across the fiery plane. Each character must make a 20 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, a spined devil collides with them and the character falls, landing with the prone condition and taking 10 (4d4) piercing damage and 14 (4d6) fire damage. On a successful save, the character avoids the collision. If a collision occurs, the spined devil attacks, angry that the character has cost them the race. 5 A small group of experienced imp lead travelers across Phlegethos and into Abriymoch proper. They claim to know the safest routes and offer their services for a platinum coin pe...