Pandemonium (MTAw)

The Realm
Like all the Supernal Realms, the exact nature of Pandemonium is somewhat subjective. The most common realm experienced by arriving Mastigos is that of as vast network of caverns, without end or outside, populated by a horde of unruly deformed creatures; the demons of Pandemonium. This great maze has no true beginning or end, but winds on and on through throngs of madcap beasts, stretching on into eternity. The pathways and passages inconstant; they shift from visit to visit, but there are some stationary features, although they shift in size, shape and appearance; these are demon kingdoms their exact nature shifts, their theme remains invariable fore those who can see them for what they are; the kingdoms of the seven Vices. (Read Dante’s Inferno to get a good idea about these dominions).

Pandemonium is often compared to the idea of the 'shadow' of the collective subconscious, a place of rejected ideas and fallen ideals. Thus, the demons of Pandemonium are identified by scholars from other Paths as dark reflections of creatures native to their Paths; fallen angels, Unseelie Fae, rabid beasts, evil spirits or malevolent dead, dark matter gargoyles; others think the realm is a vision of a possible future; a mass Awakening of humanity without the necessary mental discipline. Each demon is viewed as human wielding power beyond their understanding and control, their darkest desires and basest urges expressed through their unWise use of magic.