When the Warlocks began their horrible breeding experiments, they unknowingly spelled the doom of Abysia. But it was not the Demonbreds that posed a threat. The real danger came from the Humanbreds, who were multiplying like vermin and swarming the kingdom. Now the heat of the Smouldercone is faltering with the declining number of pure Abysians and magic is seeping from the land. Other sources of magic are needed and the Blood Cult of ancient times is renewed with fervor. Pureblooded Abysians, now rare, serve as priests and sacred warriors.

"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 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 one of the original fourteen factions from Dominions: Priests, Prophets, and Pretenders. The others are Arcoscephale, Ermor, Pythium, Man, Ulm, Marignon, Caelum, C'tis, Pangaea, Vanheim, Jotunheim, Atlantis, and R'lyeh.

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Magic Access	Alt. Access	Unit Summary	Core Abilities	Buildings
4 (rare 5) 3 3 (rare 4) 2 1 (rare 2) 3	Hero 333 323	Light and Heavy Infantry Axe Throwers Warbread	Fire Resistance Darkvision Heat Aura Wasteland Survival Assassin Crossbreeder Stealthy	Standard Forts Forts reduce Heat Scale deaths by one step.

Capitol Gems: 4
Heat Limit + 1
Death Limit + 1
Prefers Heat Scale + 2

People of the Flame: Death and Growth Scales have half the standard effect on Income and Population growth and no effect on Supplies.

Blood Sacrifice: Priests can sacrifice a blood slave at a temple to help extend the dominion. This ability is not transferred to disciple nations. Disciple nations with this ability can still use it. These nations do not have dying dominion.

All commanders have Fire Resistance (15 or 25), Darkvision (50), Wasteland Survival

Sprite	Unit Name	Special Attributes	Comments
	Slayer Newt 110 10 1	Stealthy (65) Ambidextrous (2) Assassin (2)	Commentary here.
	Abysian Commdaner 100 26 1		Commentary here.
	Slayer Worm 130 10 1	1 Sacred Stealthy (60) Heat Aura (3) Ambidextrous (2) Assassin (2)	Commentary here.
	Newt 120 1 2	117 Sacred	Commentary here.
	Sanguine Acolyte 120 1 2	117 Sacred	Commentary here.
	Sanguine Anathemant 295 1 2	12211 Sacred Heat Aura (4)	Commentary here.
	Anathemant Salamander 295 1 2	21211 Sacred Heat Aura (5) Old Age (34/33)	Commentary here.
	Slayer Anathemant 270 10 2 Capital Only	121100%9 Sacred Stealthy (60) Heat Aura (4) Ambidextrous (3) Assassin (3)	Commentary here.
	Slayer Sanguine 290 10 2 Capital Only	229 Sacred Stealthy (60) Heat Aura (3) Ambidextrous (3) Assassin (3) Use Own Blood	Commentary here.
	Warlock Apprentice 190 1 2 Capital Only	1211 Heat Aura (3) Crossbreeder (2) Wasteland Survival	Commentary here.
	Warlock 400 1 2 Capital Only	231100% 10%11 Heat Aura (3) Crossbreeder (6) Old Age (46/35) Prophet Shape (Anathemant)	Commentary here.
	Anathemant Dragon 405 2 4 Capital Only	2131100%13 Sacred Heat Aura (5) Old Age (42/33)	Commentary here.

: Fire Resistance (15), Darkvision (50), Wasteland Survival

Sprite	Unit Name	Special Attributes	Comments
	Abysian Light Infantry 12 10 9		Commentary here.
	Abysian Light Infantry 12 10 9		Commentary here.
	Abysian Heavy Infantry 12 27 9		Commentary here.
	Abysian Heavy Infantry 12 28 9		Commentary here.
	Abysian Heavy Infantry 12 26 9		Commentary here.
	Abysian Heavy Infantry 12 26 9		Commentary here.
	Abysian Axe Thrower 13 11 10		Commentary here.
	Warbred 30 35 28	Fire Resistance (5) Darkvision (50) Berserker (2) Wasteland Survivor	Commentary here.
	Guardian of the Pyre 30 28 14 Capital Only	Sacred Fire Resistance (25) Darkvision (50) Heat Aura (3) Wasteland Survivor	Commentary here.

: Fire Resistance (25), Heat Aura (3 to 6), Starting Affliction Chance (25% to 50%), Old Age Chance (25% to 33%), Wasteland Survival
: Fire Resistance (15), Poison Resistance (15), Starting Affliction Chance (50%), Old Age Chance (25% to 33%), Wasteland Survivor, Part Undead, Demon

Summon Spell	Unit	Special Attributes	Comments
Infernal Breeding (Blood 3) 2 and 25	Hell Spawn or	(1) Part Undead, Demon	Commentary here.
	Hell Spawn or	(50%) (1)	Commentary here.
	Hell Spawn or	(50%)	Commentary here.
	Hell Spawn or	(50%) Demon	Commentary here.
	Hell Spawn or		Commentary here.
	Hell Spawn or		Commentary here.
	Hell Spawn or		Commentary here.
	Hell Spawn or		Commentary here.
	Hell Spawn or	(50%) (1)	Commentary here.
	Hellbred Giant	Starting Affliction Chance (50%) Supply Size (10) Old Age Chance (25%) (15) (50%)	Commentary here.
Summon Abysian Ancestors (Conjuration 2) 11 and 5	Smoulderghost x 7	Sacred Fire Resistance (25) Poison Resistance (25) Heat Aura (3) Undead Ethereal Need Not Eat Wasteland Survival Spirit Sight Spiritform	Commentary here.
Pride of Lions (Conjuration 3) 2 and 9	Great Lion x 15+	Darkvision (50%) Undisciplined Animal	Commentary here.
Contact Scorpion Man (Conjuration 8) 11 and 12	Scorpion Man	Sacred Fire Resistance (15) Poison Resistance (15) Fear (+5) Ambidextrous (2) Magic Being Wasteland Survival Spirit Sight	Commentary here.
Reawaken Fossil (Enchantment 5) 21 and 10	Fossilized Giant x 5 + [1/2 per lvl]	Fire Resistance (5) Cold Resistance (5) Poison Resistance (25) Poor Amphibian Pierce Resistance Undead Magic Being Inanimate Need Not Eat Mindless Never Heals Stone Being	Commentary here.

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

• Hellscape (Alteration 6)
  4 and 10
  Commentary here.
  

See Magic Access. These guides supplement the summaries at the top.

Bind Demon Lord
4 Warlock (1 in 4) +
The summoned Demon Lords have a potential of high levels in all paths except Water.

3 Warlock (1 in 4) can potentially reach Ring of Sorcery then Ring of Wizardry.

Highest starting: 3 Anathemant Dragon (1 in 2)

Skull of Fire 11 Slayer Anathemant (1 in 2), Anathemant Dragon (1 in 2), or 21 Anathemant Salamander

Bind Arch Devil
13 Warlock (1 in 4) +
33 The hero, Ba'al Chozron - Anathemant Warlock +
The Arch Devils probably have 4.

Bind Heliophagus
4 Warlock (1 in 4) +
1 in 4 chance of Amaimon - Heliophagus with 4

The Warlock can have the right crosspaths for The Forbidden Light Unique but it takes a lot of boosters.

No national access. No simple summons.

No national access.

Summon Spectre
2 Anathemant Dragon (1 in 2) +
Spectral Mage has a 7 in 16 of 1

Highest starting: 1 Warlock (1 in 4)

Pebble Skin Suit Unremovable
13 Warlock (1 in 4) +

Blood Stone 13 Warlock (1 in 4) +

Father Illearth Unique
13 Warlock (1 in 4) +
Pedoseion - Father Illearth has 4 but no feet.

The Warlock can have the right crosspaths for Atlas of Creation Unique but it takes a lot of boosters.

Highest starting: 3 Warlock (1 in 4)

Coin of Meteoritic Iron
12 Warlock (1 in 4) +

Golem Construction
12 Warlock (1 in 4) +
Golem has 2

The Oath Rod of Kurgi Unique
33 Warlock (1 in 4)

The Void Sphere Unique
33 Warlock (1 in 4) +

The Warlock can have the right crosspaths for The Forbidden Light Unique or Atlas of Creation Unique but both take a lot of boosters.

Highest starting: 2 Anathemant Dragon (1 in 2)

Bind Heliophagus
4 Warlock (1 in 4) +
2 in 4 chance of a Heliophagus with at least 3

No national access. No simple summons.

No national access.

Troll King's Court
1 Warlock (1 in 4) +
Troll King has 1

Summon Spectre
2 Anathemant Dragon (1 in 2) +
Spectral Mage has a 7 in 16 of 1

Highest starting: 4 Warlock (1 in 4)

Tome of the Lower Planes Unique
33 Warlock (1 in 4)

The Oath Rod of Kurgi Unique
33 Warlock (1 in 4)

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Early Ages	Arcoscephale • Ermor • Ulm • Pyrène, • Marverni • Sauromatia • T'ien Ch'i • Machaka • Mictlan • Abysia • Caelum • C'tis • Pangaea • Agartha • Tir na n'Og • Fomoria • Vanheim • Helheim • Niefelheim • Muspelheim • Rus • Kailasa • Lanka • Yomi • Hinnom • Ur • Berytos • Xibalba • Mekone • Ubar • Atlantis • R'lyeh • Pelagia • Oceania • Therodos
Middle Ages	Arcoscephale • Ermor • Sceleria • Pythium • Man • Eriu • Ulm • Pyrène • Marignon • Mictlan • T'ien Ch'i • Machaka • Agartha • Abysia • Caelum • C'tis • Pangaea • Asphodel • Vanheim • Jotunheim • Nidavangr • Vanarus • Bandar Log • Shinuyama • Ashdod • Uruk • Nazca • Xibalba • Phlegra • Phaeacia • Ind • Na'ba • Atlantis • R'lyeh • Pelagia • Oceania • Ys
Late Ages	Arcoscephale • Pythium • Lemuria • Man • Ulm • Marignon • Mictlan • T'ien Ch'i • Jomon • Agartha • Abysia • Caelum • C'tis • Pangaea • Midgård • Utgård • Bogarus • Patala • Gath • Ragha • Xibalba • Phlegra • Vaettiheim • Feminie • Piconye • Andramania • Pyrène • Atlantis • R'lyeh • Erytheia