Carceri
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This fictional location is part of Aaron's Shackled City Dungeons & Dragons role playing game.
This information is intended for players in a specific campaign, and might contian spoilers for players in other instances of the Adventure Path.
Carceri (AKA the Tarterian Depths of Carceri or Tartarus or The Red Prison) is the neutral (chaotic) evil aligned plane in the Greyhawk cosmology.
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Structure
Carceri has six layers, contained inside each other not unlike the shells of a matryoshka doll; each layer consists of a series of orbs floating in an infinite black void. Light is provided by the orbs only; as one progresses through the layer, the light diminishes, and the orbs are separated by larger and larger distances.
Layers
Othrys
The first layer, Othrys, consists of a a war-ravaged landscape of swamps and stagnant rivers crossed only by spotted ranges of mountains. Several Greek Titans live on Othrys in the realm of Mount Othrys; furthremore, Raiden maintains his Palace of Thunder on Othrys.
Cathrys
The second layer, Cathrys (also called The Crimson Jungle), is a layer of thick jungles and open plains of razored grass. Talona's realm Palace of Poison Tears can be found on Cathrys, as can The Steading, the realm of hill giant deity Grolantor.
Minethys
The third layer, Minethys, is a parched layer of crimson glowing sand and biting, dessicating sandstorms. Notable locations on Minethys include Coeus' Temple, dedicated to the Titan of the same name, The Mausoleum of Pain of the dragon god Faluzure, Karontor's The Rack of Injustice and Trickster's Delight, the realm of the naga deity Parrafaire.
Colothys
The fourth layer, Colothys, consists of jagged, unforgiving mountains and sudden chasms with little flat ground to find refuge. Crius' Temple, dedicated to the Titan of the same name, can be found here; furthermore, Ellaniath, the realm of the he drow deity Vhaeraun, and The Land of the Hunt, realm of the god Malar, are locatted on Colothys.
Porphatys
The fifth layer, Porphatys, is a cold layer dominated by a shallow, acidic ocean, cut only by sand bars and drifts of semi-solid acid snow. Oceanus' Temple, dedicated to the Titan of the same name, is located on Porphatys.
Agathys
The last layer, Agathys, consists of a single orb of black ice alone in the void, almost completely devoid of light and sound, with only the shifting and breaking of ice and the slow, crushing agony of petitioners frozen into it being heard. Apomps' Three-Sided Palace, realm of the demodand (gehreleth) lord Apomps, can be found on Agathys.
External links
- Carceri on Wikipedia
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