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'''Avernus''' was the first layer of the Nine Hells of Baator. The most likely beachhead for any attack by demon-kind, it was the primary battleground of the Blood War legions of devils marched across its plains in continual readiness to repel the hordes of demon invaders that sailed the River Styx into the layer.
[[File:Prologue.webp|right|thumb||400px|The wastes of Avernus]]
'''Avernus''' is the first layer of the [[Nine Hells]], in both the setting of [[Baldur's Gate 3]], as well as the ''Forgotten Realms'' universe the game sources its setting from.
{{q|Trundling, mashing, mincing, crushing, grinding, blasting, biting! Hear their peeling thunder, their roaring flames, their clicking, whirring, metallic melody, and know that the hellfire engines of Avernus are on the move!|Edict in [[Elturel]]}}
== Overview ==
Avernus is ruled by Archduke {{CharLink|Zariel}}. Avernus has been the primary battleground of the Blood War, the war between the Demons of the Abyss, and the Devils of the Nine Hells.


Avernus appears in the introduction cinematic of Baldur's Gate 3.
During the [[Prologue]] sequence of [[Baldur's Gate 3]], the player character ''technically'' starts the game in Avernus because by the time the player character awakes, the Nautiloid ship they are on is travelling through that plane. Parts of the Avernus landscape can be seen through specific "openings" in the ship walls.
 
Later on, in [[Act Three]] the party can travel to {{CharLink|Raphael|Raphael's}} home in Avernus, the [[House of Hope]].
 
== Related Quests ==
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* {{Quest|Acquire the Gauntlets for Helsik}}
* {{Quest|Deal with the Devil}}
* {{Quest|Escape the Nautiloid}}
* {{Quest|Find Mol}}
* {{Quest|Free Orpheus}}
* {{Quest|Help Kith'rak Voss}}
* {{Quest|Save Hope}}
* {{Quest|The Githyanki Warrior}}
{{div col end}}
 
== Related Locations ==
* {{Loc|House of Hope}}
 
== Related Characters ==
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* {{MdCharLink|Anders}}
* {{MdCharLink|Archivist}}
* {{MdCharLink|Cirrus}}
* {{MdCharLink|Feena}}
* {{MdCharLink|Haarlep}}
* {{MdCharLink|Hope}}
* {{MdCharLink|Infernal Mason}}
* {{MdCharLink|Karlach}}
* {{MdCharLink|Korrilla}}
* {{MdCharLink|Mizora}}
* {{MdCharLink|Nubaldin}}
* {{MdCharLink|Raphael}}
* {{MdCharLink|Yurgir}}
* {{MdCharLink|Zariel}}
* {{MdCharLink|Zhalk}}
{{div col end}}
 
== Related Creatures ==
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* {{MdCharLink|Cambion}}
* {{MdCharLink|Eternal Debtor|icon=Portrait Raphael.png}}
* {{MdCharLink|Spectator}}
* {{MdCharLink|Vengeful Cambion}}
* {{MdCharLink|Vengeful Imp}}
* {{MdCharLink|Vengeful Merregon}}
{{div col end}}
 
== Items Related to Avernus ==
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* {{MdRarityItem|Contract: Mol}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Helldusk Armour}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Helldusk Boots}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Helldusk Gloves}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Helldusk Helmet}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Hellfire Engine Crossbow}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Hellfire Hand Crossbow}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Orphic Hammer}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Soul Coin}}
* {{SmRarityItem|Soul-Sworn Contract|override_icon=Soul-Sworn Contract.png|override_rarity=1}}
{{div col_end}}
 
== Literature Related to Avernus ==
* {{MdRarityItem|A Guide to Avernus - One Hellish Holiday}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Avernus Survival Guide}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Fiendish Alchemy}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Fiendish Bestiary}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Infernal Armoury}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Infernal Contracts And Bargains}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Lessons for Sensible Living XII: Zariel's Fall}}
* {{MdRarityItem|The Hells Unleashed}}
 
== Gallery ==
<gallery heights="250px" mode="packed">
File:Avernus_Nautiloid.jpg|View on Avernus from the Nautiloid in the Prologue
File:Avernus View.webp|View on Avernus from the Nautiloid in the Prologue
File:Avernus concept.webp|Early concept art of Avernus
</gallery>
 
== Notes ==
{{notebegin}}
* The mastersmith of Avernus, Carixim, who is called the ''soul-stuffed forgemaster of hellish Avernus'', is another well-known being in Avernus. He is mentioned by {{CharLink|Dammon}}: ''When I found Carixim, he turned to me, with all those poor people's souls crammed into him, and he... he grinned at me. He said, "I been expecting you, boy".'' When Elturel was forced down in the hells, Dammon worked under Carixim and learned from him how to forge infernal iron and how to use infernal machinery. Carixim himself forged the [[Helldusk set|Helldusk armour set]] and the he also created the {{SmRarityItem|Steelwatcher Helmet}}.
{{noteend}}
 
== External Links ==
*{{FRWiki|Avernus|long}}
 
[[Category:Locations]]

Latest revision as of 17:28, 30 September 2024

The wastes of Avernus

Avernus is the first layer of the Nine Hells, in both the setting of Baldur's Gate 3, as well as the Forgotten Realms universe the game sources its setting from.

“
Trundling, mashing, mincing, crushing, grinding, blasting, biting! Hear their peeling thunder, their roaring flames, their clicking, whirring, metallic melody, and know that the hellfire engines of Avernus are on the move!
 „
— Edict in Elturel

Overview[edit | edit source]

Avernus is ruled by Archduke Zariel Zariel. Avernus has been the primary battleground of the Blood War, the war between the Demons of the Abyss, and the Devils of the Nine Hells.

During the Prologue sequence of Baldur's Gate 3, the player character technically starts the game in Avernus because by the time the player character awakes, the Nautiloid ship they are on is travelling through that plane. Parts of the Avernus landscape can be seen through specific "openings" in the ship walls.

Later on, in Act Three the party can travel to Raphael Raphael's home in Avernus, the House of Hope.

Related Quests[edit | edit source]

Related Locations[edit | edit source]

Related Characters[edit | edit source]

Related Creatures[edit | edit source]

Items Related to Avernus[edit | edit source]

Literature Related to Avernus[edit | edit source]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • View on Avernus from the Nautiloid in the Prologue

    View on Avernus from the Nautiloid in the Prologue

  • View on Avernus from the Nautiloid in the Prologue

    View on Avernus from the Nautiloid in the Prologue

  • Early concept art of Avernus

    Early concept art of Avernus

Notes[edit | edit source]

  • The mastersmith of Avernus, Carixim, who is called the soul-stuffed forgemaster of hellish Avernus, is another well-known being in Avernus. He is mentioned by Dammon Dammon: When I found Carixim, he turned to me, with all those poor people's souls crammed into him, and he... he grinned at me. He said, "I been expecting you, boy". When Elturel was forced down in the hells, Dammon worked under Carixim and learned from him how to forge infernal iron and how to use infernal machinery. Carixim himself forged the Helldusk armour set and the he also created the Steelwatcher Helmet.

External Links[edit | edit source]

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