Avernus

The wastes of Avernus

Avernus is the first layer of the Nine Hells, in both the setting of Baldur's Gate 3, as well as the Forgotten Realms universe the game sources its setting from.

“	Trundling, mashing, mincing, crushing, grinding, blasting, biting! Hear their peeling thunder, their roaring flames, their clicking, whirring, metallic melody, and know that the hellfire engines of Avernus are on the move!	„
	— Edict in Elturel

Overview

Avernus is ruled by Archduke Zariel. Avernus has been the primary battleground of the Blood War, the war between the Demons of the Abyss, and the Devils of the Nine Hells.

During the Prologue sequence of Baldur's Gate 3, the player character technically starts the game in Avernus because by the time the player character awakes, the Nautiloid ship they are on is travelling through that plane. Parts of the Avernus landscape can be seen through specific "openings" in the ship walls.

Later on, in Act Three the party can travel to Raphael's home in Avernus, the House of Hope.

Related Quests

•  Acquire the Gauntlets for Helsik
•  Deal with the Devil
•  Escape the Nautiloid
•  Find Mol
•  Free Orpheus
•  Help Kith'rak Voss
•  Save Hope
•  The Githyanki Warrior

Related Locations

•  House of Hope

Related Characters

• Anders
• Archivist
• Cirrus
• Feena
• Haarlep
• Hope
• Infernal Mason
• Karlach
• Korrilla
• Mizora
• Nubaldin
• Raphael
• Yurgir
• Zariel
• Zhalk

Related Creatures

• Cambion
• Eternal Debtor
• Spectator
• Vengeful Cambion
• Vengeful Imp
• Vengeful Merregon

Items Related to Avernus

• Contract: Mol
• Helldusk Armour
• Helldusk Boots
• Helldusk Gloves
• Helldusk Helmet
• Hellfire Engine Crossbow
• Hellfire Hand Crossbow
• Orphic Hammer
• Soul Coin
• Soul-Sworn Contract

Literature Related to Avernus

• A Guide to Avernus - One Hellish Holiday
• Avernus Survival Guide
• Fiendish Alchemy
• Fiendish Bestiary
• Infernal Armoury
• Infernal Contracts And Bargains
• Lessons for Sensible Living XII: Zariel's Fall
• The Hells Unleashed

Gallery

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  View on Avernus from the Nautiloid in the Prologue

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  View on Avernus from the Nautiloid in the Prologue

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  Early concept art of Avernus

Notes

• The mastersmith of Avernus, Carixim, who is called the soul-stuffed forgemaster of hellish Avernus, is another well-known being in Avernus. He is mentioned by Dammon: When I found Carixim, he turned to me, with all those poor people's souls crammed into him, and he... he grinned at me. He said, "I been expecting you, boy". When Elturel was forced down in the hells, Dammon worked under Carixim and learned from him how to forge infernal iron and how to use infernal machinery. Carixim himself forged the Helldusk armour set and the he also created the Steelwatcher Helmet.

External Links

• Avernus on the Forgotten Realms Wiki