Hel

In Erdan cultural mythos, Hel is the second to lowest realm of magic in The Pentasta. It is the home of evil beings such as Devils and Demons, and is reserved for the souls of the most evil mortals from Ortheid.

It is said that Hel is a realm of pure suffering and constant war. The gates of Hel is ruled by The Blackmother, who plays the two sides of Devils and Demons against each other to stop them uniting and taking control of the realm.

When a mortal soul enters Hel the warden, The Blackmother decides whether to dissolve the soul into pure magic and feed it into The Void or let it stay and join the Black Hold as a defense against the endless waves of Devils and Demons.

The Nine Hells
Hel has nine layers, each one closer to The Void. The first layer Avernus is administered by The Blackmother, and is the only way in and out of Hel. The other eight layers are administered by either Devils or Demons.

In Erdan Literature:

 * The Elven poem 'Haustian Os Eldurinn' (The fall and fire) tells a story about a human that escaped Hel by challenging The Blackmother to a game of chance. Once he returned to Ortheid, his soul had been split into four quarters and was scattered around Erde because of the anger of the warden of Hel.