Umbra Gates
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Jet-black towers and a gargantuan black doors in the mountain rise over Bazzoxan.[2]
There are multiple barricades set up throughout the exterior and interior of the various tunnels of Bazzoxan, but things still manage to creep past, and the soldiers kill them and try to fill the gaps.[3]
There is a side entrance beyond, to the right of the Umbra Gates.[4]
History[edit | edit source]
The Umbra Gates was the historical seat of power on the Prime Material Plane for the Demon Princes of the Abyss, in Xhorhas. For a brief period of time during the Calamity, there was unity between the demonic Princes for the purposes of fighting the Prime Deities.[5]
Known Demon Princes of the Abyss include:
- Baphomet ("The Horned King"): Demon Prince of Beasts
- Demogorgon ("The Sibilant Beast", self-proclaimed "Prince of Demons"): Demon Prince of Madness
- Graz'zt the Seductive ("The Prince of Pleasure"): Demon Prince of Indulgence
- Juiblex ("The Oozing Hunger"): Demon Prince of Formlessness
- Orcus ("The Blood Lord"): Demon Prince of Undeath
- Yeenoghu ("The Beast of Butchery"): Demon Prince of Savagery
As of 836 PD, for the better part of a century the Aurora Watch in Bazzoxan has been holding off whatever creatures escape the temple.[6]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Umbra comes from the Latin noun umbra, umbrae (f), which means "shadow" or "ghost", depending on the context. It is a term used to refer to the darkest part of a shadow, where the light source is completely occluded.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- This article assumes that the Demon Princes of the Abyss are the same as in the Forgotten Realms canon of Dungeons & Dragons. However, given the infinite nature of the Abyss, it is entirely possible there are other Demon Princes beyond those listed here.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, p. 134.
- ↑ See "Beneath Bazzoxan" (2x66) at 2:12:07.
- ↑ See "Beneath Bazzoxan" (2x66) at 2:22:11.
- ↑ See "Beneath Bazzoxan" (2x66) at 3:09:01.
- ↑ See "Beneath Bazzoxan" (2x66) at 2:14:41.
- ↑ See "Beneath Bazzoxan" (2x66) at 2:12:43.