Eternally does the Lord of Nessus scheme, and his designs are for all eternity; In the pit of Hell do the devils teem round his throne, and his reign is unchallenged; By the eight Dark Ones is he held supreme, and his name (speak it not!) is Asmodeus. - From "The Canticle of Thumis," 142:15

To some, justice is more important than glory, duty is more important than desire, and goodness is more important than life. The great paladin Klysandral was such a man.

But even the sleep of death, at the end of a long lifetime spent battling evil, did not bring peace to Klysandral. During his funeral, the entire Temple of Neheod was dragged by terrible magic into the Nine Hells, along with the soul of Klysandral and scores of living mourners!

What unearthly motive could be behind this tragedy? Only the bravest, strongest, and most resolute heroes will have the mettle to find the answer. Along the way, they will meet the enigmatic wizard Emirikil the Chaotic, sail aboard the fiendish ship Demonwing, and finally face the horrific minions and overwhelming terrors of Hell itself.

Only the path of light can lead the bravest of the brave into perdition and safely out again. Step wisely, and walk in justice.

*** IMPORTANT UPDATE ***

March 2006:

This Yahoo group "starts" with the game in-progress as the prior DM was unable to continue the game. I have converted the game into 3.5E.

My plan is to make this a longer term campaign. Once the Paladin in Hell mission is finished, the survivors will emerge as epic heroes of Faerun and the game will continue in the Forgotten Realms setting. It's just a concept now, but I am thinking the group will take on various quests sponsored by temples to slay troublesome demons, devils, other evil outsiders and powerful undead ... in the Van Helsing tradition.