The Vestibule of Hell

Welcome to the Vestibule of Hell! Welcome to Hell! Please enjoy your stay.

The Vestibule of Hell is the entrance to the four other branches of Hell. It is presided over by Geryon, the gatekeeper of Hell. Aspiring adventurers who wish to enter Hell must slay him first and sound his horn.

Useful Info

You'll find multiple portals to the Vestibule past level 21 of the Dungeon. Its most famous citizen is Geryon, a huge three-headed demon, but you'll also find flocks of demons and hell knights. When Geryon is killed and his silver horn blown, the entrances to the four main branches of Hell open up:

• Cocytus - the "cold" hell.
• The Iron City of Dis - the "iron" hell.
• Gehenna - the "fiery" hell.
• Tartarus - the "undead" hell.

Each of these four branches contains a rune of Zot. Furthermore, once the Vestibule has been cleared, it can serve as a stash location since no monsters respawn here.

Recommendations

The Vestibule is safe to clear once you've finished exploring the Dungeon and cleared the middle branches (Elven Halls, the Vaults). You need high AC and EV along with whatever fire and cold resistance you can muster. Geryon himself is not that difficult to kill, as he is not immune to poison! Geryon cannot use stairs, however, so you cannot lure him to the Dungeon to fight him in cleared ground, but you can lure away his minions.

Be aware if you plan to fight him using stairdancing, his summoned Hell beasts may trample you away from the stairs. If you have no means of controlled blinking (back to the stairs), this may result in a quick death.

If you do use the Vestibule as a stash, remember that all portals close when you pick up the Orb!