Abysia does not have any clear inspirational sources. Malign devil-worshiping empires of the fantasy genre combined with some ancient Middle Eastern concepts, perhaps. Think of great temple ziggurats adorned with ever-burning braziers fed with still-beating hearts in pompous ceremonies, witnessed by a cowed populace of slaves and smoldering Abysian rulers. Imagine magma-lit caverns filled with screams, roars, and fleeting shadows. With blood sacrifices being part of the official state cult, it might be considered an evil nation, but it is sprung from elemental forces and only under the infernal influence‒ and ignorance‒does the kingdom turn to evil. It is a tragic nation with a proud heritage, and dilution of their magic - perhaps due to temptation by infernal forces - leads it to embrace blood sacrifice. -Illwinter

Abysia is a hot wasteland, at the center of which lies a great volcano whose lava-lit caverns are inhabited by magma-born humanoids. Their flesh radiates heat, and they are not harmed by flames. Abysians are stronger than humans and use very heavy armor and weaponry. Bows are not used, as they would burn to cinders in the glowing hands of the Abysians. The war machine of Abysia also includes salamanders, lizard-like beings composed of the same hot lava-born flesh as the Abysians. The Anointed of Rhuax and the Anathemant Priests of the Flame Cult practice blood sacrifice to strengthen the power of the Awakening God. The Warlocks of the Smouldercone, a newly formed magical order, practice Blood magic and search for suitable blood slaves in conquered lands. Abysians prefer to live in extremely hot places. They do not farm or hunt for a living, so their income and supplies are not affected by the Growth or Death scale of a province. However, the population will still die slowly in Abysia-controlled provinces with Death scales.

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Magic Access	Alt. Access	Unit Summary	Core Abilities	Buildings
4 (rare 5) 2 (rare 3) 1 (rare 2) 1 (rare 2) 3	Hero 324	Fire Immune Very Heavy Infantry Salamanders Abyssal Crossbreeds No Missile Weapons	Darkvision Fire Resistance Heat Aura Wasteland Survival Short Life Spans Old Age	Standard Forts Forts reduce heat scale deaths by two steps Extra gold and resources in cave forts.

Capitol Gems: 6

Heat limit +2
Death limit +1
Bless Points +2

Prefers Heat Scale +3

Growth and Death scales have half the standard effect on income and population growth, in addition to not affecting province supplies.

Mercenaries are about 25% more expensive.

Blood Sacrifice: Priests can sacrifice a blood slave at a temple to help extend the dominion.

The Smouldercone: Increases heat in the capitol by a maximum of five.

All the commanders have the following abilities: Darkvision (50% or more) Resist Fire (25 or more) Heat Aura (3 or more) Wasteland Survival

Sprite	Unit Name	Special Attributes	Comments
	Slayer 95 10 1	Stealthy (60) Assassin (1) Ambidextrous (3)	Commentary here.
	Demonbred 110 13 1 Capital Only	Darkvision (100%) Stealthy (60) Assassin (1) Ambidextrous (3) Flying	Commentary here.
	Beast Trainer 60 41 1	Animal Awe (4) Beastmaster (3)	Commentary here.
	Warlord 110 33 1	Ambidextrous (2) Beastmaster (3) Taskmaster (2) Prophet Shape (War Master)	Commentary here.
	Warlock Apprentice 75 1 2 Capital Only	1 7	Commentary here.
	Warlock 190 1 2 Capital Only	12010% 11 Adept Cross Breeder (2) Old Age (35/35)	Commentary here.
	Anathemant Salamander 245 1 2	21 9 Sacred Heat Aura (5)	Commentary here.
	Anathemant Dragon 365 2 4	312 13 Sacred Resist Fire (30) Heat Aura (6) Old Age (40/32)	Commentary here.
	Anointed of Rhuax 630 1 4 Capital Only	413010% 15 Sacred Resist Fire (32) Heat Aura (13) Fire Shield (12) Fire Power (2)	Commentary here.

All the troops have the following abilities: : Resist Fire (25) Heat Aura (3 or more) Wasteland Survival

Sprite	Unit Name	Special Attributes	Comments
	Abysian Infantry With Battleaxe 20 26 8	Darkvision (50%)	Commentary here.
	Abysian Infantry With Flail 20 26 8		Commentary here.
	Abysian Infantry With Axe 20 27 8		Commentary here.
	Abysian Infantry with Morningstar 20 28 8		Commentary here.
	Misbred 20 5 22 Capital Only	Darkvision (100%) Stealthy (40) Part Undead or Demon Ambidextrous (3) Flying Start Affliction (75) Add random age (300)	Commentary here.
	Salamander 50 1 15	Fire Power (1) Heat Aura (6) Wasteland Survival Undisciplined Animal	Commentary here.
	Burning One 70 36 13 Capital Only	Sacred Darkvision (50%) Heat Aura (6) Fire Shield (8) Fire Power (1) Ambidextrous (2) Berserker (3) Bad Formation Fighter (1)	Commentary here.

• Liquid Flames of Rhuax (Evocation 5)
  31.
  Commentary here.
  
• Inner Furnace (Enchantment 5)
  3 for 1.
  Commentary here.
  

• Summon Spectral Infantry Smoulderghost x 7 (Conjuration 2)
  11 for 5.
  Commentary here.
  
• Pride of Lions Great Lion x 15+ (Conjuration 3)
  2 for 9.
  Commentary here.
  
• Contact Scorpion Man Scorpion Man (Conjuration 8)
  11 for 12.
  Commentary here.
  
• Infernal Breeding (Blood 3) 2 for 25.
  Commentary here.
  
• Hellscape (Alteraion 6)
  4 for 10.
  Commentary here.
  

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