Tartarus

What does the city look like?
Tar­tarus is envi­sioned as a night­mar­ish, invert­ed city locat­ed deep in hell, serv­ing as a chaot­ic, fiery, and des­o­late prison for the damned, mon­sters, and titans. It is often described as a dark, fog­gy pit sur­round­ed by triple-walled bronze for­ti­fi­ca­tions and the fiery, painful riv­er Phlegeth­on.

Which city or cities is this near?
Mal­ado­mi­ni and Sty­gia

How many races live in this city?
Tar­tarus inhab­it­ed by trapped fiends, tor­tured souls, and mon­strous war­dens. Key crea­tures walk­ing its lay­ers include Gehreleths (Demodands), Night Hags, Wraiths, Shades, Tieflings, and mas­sive, impris­oned beings like Cyclopes, Heca­tonchires, and Titans.

What are the cul­ture and tra­di­tions?
Tar­tarus’ cul­ture is defined by suf­fer­ing, with tra­di­tions cen­tred on eter­nal pun­ish­ment for the wicked, the guard­ing of defeat­ed titans, and a harsh, unfor­giv­ing envi­ron­ment ruled by dark, pri­mor­dial forces.

What is the tra­di­tion­al dress­code?
Medieval or Roman cloth­ing

What reli­gion pre­vails in the city?
Orcus rules this city, great-great-uncle of the dev­il Asmodeus and broth­er of Lev­is­tus.
 

What does the leader of this city look like?
Orcus, the Demon Lord of Undeath, is a mas­sive (15–20 ft tall), bloat­ed demon with a, grey-skinned, human-like upper body and goat­ish legs with cloven hooves. He has a head like the skull of a goat, bat-like wings, a long, snake-like tail tipped with a poi­so­nous spike, and car­ries the Wand of Orcus.

What is the sym­bol of the city?
There is a stat­ue of the goat-like skull head of Orcus, and the Wand of Orcus also counts as a sym­bol for this city.

How do crea­tures trav­el in this city?
By horse and car­riage, ship and through fly­ing.