Plane of Torment
Saryrn's divine domain: a large black cube of interconnected islands suspended over a lake of blood, filled with implements of torture and coated in a mist of blood, growing in power from the suffering of its inhabitants.
- Type
- Zone
- Notable NPCs
- Saryn, Mistress of Torment
- Attested in
- EQ1
- Sources
- 11 texts
Overview
Drawn from The Maps of Myrist — Plane of Torment, The — zone description.EQ1Primary · official
The Plane of Torment floats silently in the ether that lies between the planes. It is a huge black cube, which has been manifested to reflect the cruelty of the goddess Saryn who embodies endless pain and suffering in mind, body, and spirit. The material in this plane is bound together by the suffering of its inhabitants – as the plane tastes more suffering, it grows in power.
Many interconnected islands are suspended above a large lake of blood. Obsidian pillars and barbed chains connect to the inner regions of the cube to hold many of the islands aloft and support the suspension bridges that connect island to island. The entire plane is coated in a fine mist of blood.
The plane is littered with various implements of torture. Moans, screams, and the sounds of rattling chains echo off of the realm's cold walls. The Mistress of Torment is often heard giggling or singing along to the tunes of her victims' pleas.
The Citadel of Pain looms as the largest structure in the plane, standing in the center of the network of ramps, bridges, and islands. The sound of rushing liquid leads the eyes to large streams of blood that pour from the sides of the citadel. Large glass windows allow Saryn to view the entire plane from her private chambers.
The cube Saryn inhabits is as much a place of confinement for her as it is for her victims. In the perverse manner of those who savor their own pain, she enjoys it. After all, it is her anger and pain that make up the very fabric of the astral plan, and her hate-filled insanity prevents her from yearning for anything more.
The creatures one may find in the cube are manifestations of Saryrn's pain and rage. In addition, she satiates her lust for misery by acquiring new victims from outside her cubed lair. One of her most recent victims is a young bard from the Plane of Tranquility. The pain she inflicts on others fuels her constant suffering, forcing her to lash out again in a vicious cycle. This cycle of pain is emblematic of torment itself.
Official Lore
3Collected official lore pieces, from in-game and out.
The Fabled Planes of Power Lore – Part 17
The Plane of Torment The Plane of Torment floats silently in the ether that lies between the planes. Resembling a large black cube, it has been manifested to reflect the cruelty of the goddess Saryrn who embodies endless pain and suffering in mind, body, and spirit.
Read the full sourceSaryrn - The Mistress of Torment and Pain
Born a woman of striking beauty, she now rules the Demi-Plane of Pain, a hot, damp and uncomfortable place with no flat surfaces on which to walk. Instead the ground is cluttered with small, closely placed, stalagmites of smooth obsidian. Saryrn busies herself by spending personal time with those cursed enough to live in her realm.
Read the full sourceFahlia Shadyglade, The Plane of Tranquility
…"I do not like that cube at all. Just thinking of it brings pain to my mind. Gazing upon it gives the sensation of being slowly rent apart at each limb. I believe that whatever has fallen over Tylis is related to this cursed cube. Other elders claim that it is a portal that will lead into the [Plane of Torment].'"
Read the full sourceFurther sources
3Lore that mentions this in passing.
Community articles
4Fan-written encyclopedia entries — useful overviews, lower authority than the primary sources above.