Chasm of Rtha-haz
If you’re planning on exploring the Chasm of Rtha-haz, you’d better be ready to navigate a labyrinth of rope bridges that have seen better days, wooden ladders that creak with the weight of ages, and chains that clang with a sound that’ll haunt yer dreams. You find this all in the dark maw of the chasm, a place so twisted and tangled it fair mirrors the chaos of the 503rd layer of Torremor. Which is where the chasm ends, or perhaps begins, depending on how you look at it.
Now, as you make your way through this vertical maze, you’ve gotta keep your eyes peeled for the residents of the vast aeries that line the upper parts of the chasm. We’re talkin’ winged demons, the kind that have thrown in their lot with Pazuzu, that Lord of the Lower Skies, and let me tell you, they ain’t the welcomin’ type. They’ve got one job and one job only — to make sure that Lamashtu and her horde of servitors don’t make a break for it out of Torremor and into the wild yonder of the Plain of Infinite Portals.
Now, these demons, they are fiercely loyal to their master Pazuzu, patroling the air with eyes literally like hawks, always on the lookout for any sign of trouble. It’s a full-time job, and they do it with a kind of brutal efficiency that’s downright terrifying, most unnatural for tanar’ri. Don’t even think about trying to sneak past ’em; they’ve got the place locked down tighter than a wizard’s spellbook. If you’re dead set on traipsing to Torremor, you’ll either need to be fast, or loaded with garnish.
And as if that ain’t bad enough, remember ye’re basically walkin’ through a vertical slice of the Abyss, a place not known for its safety regulations, if you catch my drift. The chasm is a death trap, with pitfalls and dangers lurking in every shadow, waiting to snatch the unwary and send them plummeting into the abyss below. But if you’re here, cutter perhaps that’s exactly where you want to end up?
Source: Jon Winter-Holt, mimir.net
