Forked Pyre

The Forked Pyre is the mighty iron fortress at the heart of the Hanging Marches, the infernal duke Furcas's realm within Avernus. The fortress is built upon a powerful cascade of roaring lava atop the swamp volcano Barrowsiege overlooking the Pilgrim's Basin and it guards the main passageway to Dis. One of its three spiked black towers houses the burning armories of the duke; the second holds the barracks of the duke's 20 legions; and the third contains a dungeon packed with tormented rivals and useful souls. On an island upon the lava flow at the heart of the duke's palace, rests the six-eyed, hellmouth called Gissiclis, its bowels stretching to the Garden of Heresies in Dis.

Points of Interest

Altar of Barbatos

A shrine dedicated to the archdevil Barbatos that the damned, either destined for the Forked Pyre or passing through to Dis, are allowed to use to beseech the Bearded Lord.

The Last Grove

An area overgrown with ancient trees and writhing vegetation. Within the dense foliage are the stolen monuments of fallen or forgotten druidic faiths, the last copies of several archaic druidic secrets, and the petrified remains of a near-godly, lynx-like agathion once called Urhasdea, Sister of the Moon.

The Red Warden

A living gate forged from the nessari Zhurook, who failed in its service to the Knight of Laurels. Reshaped by Furcas himself, the former nessari is now a gate of scales and forever molten iron. Zhurook now serves as a commander of Furcas's guard and as an immovable sentinel forever guarding passage deeper into the Forked Pyre.

Typhon's Oppression

A monument to Typhon made of obsidian and steel. It overlooks the Forked Pyre's lavafall and all those who enter the citadel. Within the construct is one of Typhon's poisoned claws, which bestows upon it some of the deceased archdevil's former power.

The Walk of Laurels

This inner wall controls the flow of the Torn Oath, as well as serving as an observation deck for Duke Furcas to oversee the endless stream of damned souls destined for Dis and the patrols of his uncannily disciplined troops.

References

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