D&D 5E Quests from the Infinite Staircase TOC and Zargon.

Veltharis ap Rylix said:

Zargon is an ancient baatorian, and implied to have been their greatest leader. His "people" may have been (seemingly) driven to extinction eons ago, but he's effectively the "rightful" ruler of Baator that the baatezu overthrew back in planar pre-history.

So even if the threat of him making a play for revenge is low, I can see plenty of reason for Asmodeus to devote at least a small fraction of his attention to keeping an eye on Zargon's movements and making contingencies in case he ever becomes a problem again. Wouldn't want a "once and future king" scenario.

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dave2008 said:

Is the lore in the 5e (Infinite Staircase) or the old 3e lore from Elder Evils?

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MonsterEnvy said:

If he knows that’s how to destroy it.

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dave2008 said:

Is the lore in the 5e (Infinite Staircase) or the old 3e lore from Elder Evils?

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Veltharis ap Rylix said:

3.5e Elder Evils, combined with more general knowledge of what ancient baatorians are/were from 2e Planescape-era stuff.

Don't have Infinite Staircase yet, so can't personally attest to what's in it, but I think I've heard that Zargon's status as an ancient baatorian was retained.

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Veltharis ap Rylix said:

Sensible way to go about it.

I talk about ancient baatorians because I'm a planar lore junkie, but in-universe, they've been gone so long that only the most ancient entities have ever even heard of them, and the few places they're implied to still exist are basically treated like Lovecraftian horror sites that devils are instinctually terrified to even approach.

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