The will of the Wicked Ones is interpreted and enacted by the most powerful of their servants, the Archfiends, Lords of the Sixth Circle, who are the generals of the Abyssal host, creatures of great might, both physical and sorcerous.
The Abyssal members of this Circle are:
The Sixth Circle has never been seen by mortal eyes, and if it were it would surely drive them to madness.
In these cursed depths, impossible towers of brimstone and gleaming crystal twist into endless skies of fire and blood.
Atop monuments made from the remains of vanquished foes sit effigies of nameless gods from forgotten planes, while at their feet, lumbering Molochs and Despoilers train endlessly for war in brutal testing grounds.
The servants of the Archfiends endlessly search the Abyss for portals into other planes, particularly the mortal realm, where the sweetmeats of mortal flesh are bountiful.
As opposed to the Wicked Ones, the foul Archfiends can leave the Abyss when the signs are right, and will march at the head of their legions to unleash the power of the Abyss upon the world.
Greatest of the Archfiends is the so-called Lord of Lies, who has risen to prominence by his very deviousness.
Such is his cunning that it is said the Lord of Lies is an avatar of Oskan himself; a means for the Father of Lies to escape the Eternal Dark and experience conquest in the mortal realm, for a limited time at least.
No one can know for sure how many Archfiends there are at any given time, for they rise to prominence rapidly, and fall almost as quickly.
The true names of these mighty demons are hidden from all but the most depraved geniuses, or else guarded by chaste warriors of pure heart.
For should anyone be so insane as to call upon an Archfiend by name, they would as like create a tear in the very fabric of reality, through which all the hordes of the Abyss could flow.
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