Bel

Bel is the plane of the Corrupted Gods, built to confine them and prevent their corruption from leaking into the other planes, as well as to stop them from fulfilling their deranged ambitions. It was built by the Light-God Venadak at the moment of his own corruption, a final act to prevent the destruction of order in the living world. Bel is, for the most part, a bleak hellscape. While it was originally crafted to be nothing but a sort of void, created hastily as a prison, the degenerative ether constantly flowing through it and the corruptive will of many of the Gods within it has since resulted in it being reshaped into a dark land. In order to truly understand it, however, one must know its layers, or 'Mantles' as they are often called.

The Three Layers

The Layers, or Mantles, of Bel are divisions once crafted by Venadak for a specific purpose. Each layer has its own general appearance (or plethora of appearances, in the case of Velyar) and a particular dynamic within the overall framework of Bel. These will be explored below.

The Mantle of Arun

The Mantle of Arun, or Arun, is the top-most layer of Bel and is where the Endless War takes place. Arun is often called the 'watering hole' of Bel, where all of the followers of the Corrupted Gods -- whether their spirits or cultists -- and the Gods themselves, come to contend for supremacy. It is an endless orange-brown wasteland, divided by scorching rivers of mud and crag-mountains shaped like spikes, or jagged teeth. It is also filled with crypts and undercities, with most of its residents forming secluded collectives to avoid the dangers of the surface. The Corrupted Gods rarely fight one another in the open field, but they use Arun as a field for their own proxy war, seeking information or divine artifacts that they can use to extend their own power. Interestingly, the most prominent beings of Arun tend to be the children of the Corrupted Gods, who are often called to Bel upon learning their identity, where they are asked to serve their creators in the Endless War. These are called the Warmongers of Bel, and they are frequently aided by powerful spirits and cultists.

The Mantle of Velyar

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The Mantle of Adena

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The Endless War

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The Laws of Bel

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The God Realms

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