Colothys

Colothys was the fourth layer of Carceri.

Description
The worlds of the fourth layer were spiked with colossal mountains rising above deep chasms. Hundreds of miles/kilometers from base to peak, the terrain of this layer made the orbs more asymmetrical than in other layers. These asymmetrical shapes made it difficult for those who flew from one orb to the next to determien when to land causing deaths because the moment for landing preparations was misjudged. Added to the irregular shapes, came sheer distance, adjacent orbs were almost five hundred thousand miles (800,000 km) apart so they appeared to be small spiky red moons in the utterly black sky.

Mountains on Colothys soared hundreds of miles high and had slopes, that made climbing outright impossible. The mountains sported trees, which didn't serve as good handholds for climbers. There were nonetheless, some real means which made travelling through Colothys easier. Natural plateaus served as rest places and artificial rope bridges between canyon walls (hard to use due to the wind on the layer), rare ledges (fought over by the inhabitants) and trade routes, about 1 ft. (0.3 meter) wide carved on the side of the mountains, helped travel. These trade routes were created by various people but they sometimes led straight to danger.

Notable locations
was the divine realm of Vhaeraun. Its specifics were unknown for the god extinguished any memories of those who visited it. was a type of plant found on a single orb on Colothys. It had beautiful flowers and tried to kill people lured to collect some of it. It spread its seed, which were mostly eaten, spreading the species across Colothys. was the divine realm of Malar. It was greener than other parts of Colothys and was home to a lot of animals. was a prison run by the Harmonium. It was notable for its wardens and jailors who abused their power over their charges.
 * Ellaniath
 * Garden of Malice
 * The Land of the Hunt
 * The Vault

Inhabitants
Petitioners, in Colothys' case the spirits of liars and cheaters, and giants lived on Colothys too. Denizens organized themselves in small villages on the canyon walls. They fought each other over necessities like food and water, the aforementioned ledges, other supplies but also out of a desire to kill. Denizens were easy to provoke into lethal fights. Legions of demons and daemons made lairs in the canyon walls.

As a general rule, inhabitants of Colothys would love to live at the base of the canyons but these places were dangerous to live. Demodands and demons travelling from Hades made life difficult and there was a tendency for misfortune to happen to those who lived there, which was why nobody apart from outcasts from other settlements on Colothys.

Notable inhabitants
was an elder brother to Cronus and was believed to have some nefarious plans. was the lesser deity of hunters. He was imprisoned by Talos into Carceri. was on Colothys only by accident. She acted as a saboteur against Malar and allied with anybody for that end. was the lesser deity of thievery of the drow. He was hated by the other gods of Carceri because he wasn't a prisoner of the Red Prison.
 * Crius
 * Malar
 * Shandalara Wolfkin
 * Vhaeraun