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#REDIRECT [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Branches#Gehennom]]

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 As in [[NetHack 3.4.3]], Gehennom is situated beneath [[Castle (dNetHack)|the Castle]], with the [[Valley of the Dead]] as its first floor. In all games, the Gehennom branch is a sequence of 20 levels instead of the 20–24 total seen in 3.4.3, with some being randomly chosen and some being the same in every game.
-===Upper Gehennom===
+==Upper Gehennom==
 The Valley of the Dead is the 1st level of Gehennom and may generate at a [[Dungeon level|dungeon depth]] of 25-30. While it maintains the same layout as 3.4.3 Gehennom, it is distinct from it in three main ways:
 * There are 7 [[wages of sin]] of different sins scattered around the level

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 * The realm of [[Belial]], Lord of the Fourth &mdash; [[Phlegethos]]
-The 13th and 14th levels of Gehennom will again be randomly chosen from {{sa|The Layers of the Abyss and the Nine Hells|either a layer of the Abyss or a fake wizard's tower}}
+The 13th and 14th levels of Gehennom will again be randomly chosen from {{sa|The Infinite Layers of the Abyss and the Nine Hells|either a layer of the Abyss or a fake wizard's tower}}
 The 15th level of Gehennom is the second "hell" level and will be randomly chosen from:
 * The realm of the [[creature in the ice]], Lords of the Fifth &mdash; [[Stygia]].
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 * The realm of [[Mephistopheles]], Lord of the Eighth &mdash; [[Cania]]
-The 16th and 17th levels of Gehennom will again be randomly chosen from {{sa|The Layers of the Abyss and the Nine Hells|either a layer of the Abyss or a fake wizard's tower}}
+The 16th and 17th levels of Gehennom will again be randomly chosen from {{sa|The Infinite Layers of the Abyss and the Nine Hells|either a layer of the Abyss or a fake wizard's tower}}
 ==Lower Gehennom==

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 ==Levels==
 The levels that compose Gehennom are described below, with any similarities to NetHack 3.4.3 or later versions noted accordingly.
 ===The Endless Staircase===

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−	~~#REDIRECT~~ [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Branches#Gehennom]]	+	In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], '''[[Gehennom]]''' is retooled into a somewhat-shorter but more distinct branch compared to its appearance in ''[[NetHack]]''. The depths of Gehennom boast more varied [[demon lords and princes]] and more elaborate lairs, and the demon rulers themselves are far fiercer than in most variants to the point that some are better avoided than engaged.
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		+	==Generation==
		+	As in [[NetHack 3.4.3]], Gehennom is situated beneath [[Castle (dNetHack)\|the Castle]], with the [[Valley of the Dead]] as its first floor. However, it consists of a fixed 19 levels instead of the standard 20–24 total.
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		+	Monsters that are killed in Gehennom do not leave [[corpse]]s if they normally would.
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		+	==Levels==
		+	The levels that compose Gehennom are described below, with any similarities to NetHack 3.4.3 or later versions noted accordingly.
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		+	===The Endless Staircase===
		+	The "Endless Staircase" consists of five maze levels that are roughly circular in shape and do not take up the entirety of the map, but are otherwise the same as the average Gehennom level in NetHack 3.4.3. The [[mysterious force]] is present and restricted entirely to this set of levels.
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		+	===The Wizard's Tower===
		+	The [[Wizard's Tower]] is always placed between the Endless Staircase and the rest of Gehennom, and is composed of three levels that behave the same as in NetHack 3.4.3: the two-way [[magic portal]] that leads into the Wizard's Tower is accessible from one of the "[[Fake Wizard's Tower]]" structures, which are on standard maze levels and placed randomly on floors from level 9 to level 16 inclusively.
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		+	===Hell===
		+	"Hell" consists of three levels that are placed at fixed depths within Gehennom: the Upper Hell level is the 11th level, the Lower Hell is the 14th level, and Nessus is the 17th level.<!--
		+	*[[User:Chris/dNetHack/Branches/Upper Hell\|Upper Hell]]
		+	*[[User:Chris/dNetHack/Branches/Lower Hell\|Lower Hell]]
		+	*[[User:Chris/dNetHack/Branches/Nessus\|Nessus]]-->
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		+	===Abyss===
		+	The Abyss consists of three levels at random depths within Gehennom: the lairs for the Lord of the Abyss and Prince of the Abyss and the Brine Flats are all placed randomly on floors from level 9 to level 16 inclusively.<!--
		+	*[[User:Chris/dNetHack/Branches/Lord Levels\|The Lord of the Abyss]]
		+	*[[User:Chris/dNetHack/Branches/Prince Levels\|The Prince of the Abyss]]
		+	*[[User:Chris/dNetHack/Branches/Brine Flats\|The Brine Flats]]-->
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		+	===The Sanctum===
		+	The level containing the [[vibrating square]] is always the 18th level of Gehennom, immediately below Nessus—this leads into the final floor of Gehennom in [[Moloch's Sanctum]], where the [[Amulet of Yendor]] can be found in the possession of the [[elder priest]].
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