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{{flavour|The Vestibule of Hell is guarded by Geryon, along with various denizens of each of the hells themselves.<br />
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Portals to the Vestibule of Hell are found abundantly in the Depths.<br />
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This branch contains the entrances to the Iron City of Dis, Gehenna, Cocytus and Tartarus.}}<br />
{{flavour|Welcome to Hell! Please enjoy your stay.}}<br />
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[[File:Hell entry.png]] '''The Vestibule of Hell''' is the entrance to the four other branches of [[Hell]]. It is presided over by [[Geryon]], the gatekeeper of Hell.<br />
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==Useful Info==<br />
You'll find multiple portals to the Vestibule in [[the Depths]]. Its most noteworthy inhabitant is [[Geryon]], a huge three-headed demon, but you'll also find flocks of demons and [[hell knight]]s. These monsters guard the entrances to the four main branches of Hell:<br />
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*[[File:Cocytus entry.png]] [[Cocytus]], the frozen hell.<br />
*[[File:Dis entry.png]] [[The Iron City of Dis]], the metallic hell.<br />
*[[File:Gehenna entry.png]] [[Gehenna]], the fiery hell.<br />
*[[File:Tartarus entry.png]] [[Tartarus]], the deathly hell.<br />
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Each of these four branches contains a [[rune of Zot]].<br />
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==Strategy==<br />
By the time your character is ready for [[the Depths]], chances are that they can clear the Vestibule, too. Even if you don't plan on doing the rest of the extended game, the [[horn of Geryon]] can be useful to [[Evocations]] specialists.<br />
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Geryon himself is not too difficult to kill. It is Geryon with the rest of the Vestibule that's difficult to kill.<br />
*Most [[wall]]s within the Vestibule are made of rock. If you have a [[wand of digging]], you can make a [[killhole]] and fight most of the enemies there.<br />
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*Geryon himself will never follow you outside of hell. You ''can'' bring other monsters up. However, [[stair dancing]] can be dangerous; Geryon can summon [[hell beast]]s, which can [[trample]] you off stairs. Monsters with [[constriction]] attacks, such as [[tentacled monstrosities]] or [[anaconda]] [[skeleton (monster)|skeletons]], can prevent you from using the stairs too.<br />
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*A second unique monster, [[Murray]] the [[curse skull]], appears in 25% of games while exploring the Vestibule. He can rapidly reduce you to very low HP if you lack [[torment]] resistance, and summons hordes of undead to bury you with. Don't be afraid to use a [[scroll of blinking]] to get away from him the moment you see him, as he can be hard to run from for normal-speed characters.<br />
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==Monsters==<br />
'''Common'''<br />
{| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:0; padding:0;"<br />
| {{monsterlink|Ice devil}}<br />
| {{monsterlink|Reaper}}<br />
| {{monsterlink|Soul eater}}<br />
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| {{monsterlink|Sun demon}}<br />
| {{monsterlink|Hell hog}}<br />
| {{monsterlink|Hell knight}}<br />
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| {{monsterlink|Necromancer (monster)}} || ||<br />
|}<br />
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'''Uncommon'''<br />
{| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:0; padding:0;"<br />
| {{monsterlink|Demonic crawler}}<br />
| {{monsterlink|Hell hound}}<br />
| {{monsterlink|Rust devil}}<br />
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| {{monsterlink|Lorocyproca}}<br />
| {{monsterlink|Hell rat}}<br />
| {{monsterlink|Red devil}}<br />
|}<br />
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'''Rare'''<br />
{| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:0; padding:0;"<br />
| {{monsterlink|Balrug}}<br />
| {{monsterlink|Blizzard demon}}<br />
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| {{monsterlink|Cacodemon}}<br />
| {{monsterlink|Green death}}<br />
|}<br />
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'''Very Rare'''<br />
{| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:0; padding:0;"<br />
| {{monsterlink|Hellephant}}<br />
| {{monsterlink|Hellion}}<br />
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| {{monsterlink|Tentacled monstrosity}}<br />
| {{monsterlink|Tormentor}}<br />
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Additionally, the entrances to Hell branches are guarded by monsters from these Hells:<br />
*Cocytus: [[ice statue]]s, [[water elemental]]s, [[simulacrum (monster)|simulacrums]], [[skeleton (monster)|skeletons]], and [[zombie]]s.<br />
*The Iron City of Dis: [[iron troll]]s, [[war gargoyle]]s, [[iron golem]]s and [[iron dragon]]s.<br />
*Gehenna: [[fire elemental]]s, [[molten gargoyle]]s.<br />
*Tartarus: [[skeletal warrior]]s, [[ancient champion]]s, [[shadow dragon]]s, [[lich]]es, and [[shadow wraith]]s.<br />
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===Uniques===<br />
{| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:0; padding:0;"<br />
| {{monsterlink|Geryon}}<br />
| {{monsterlink|Murray}}<br />
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'''Sumoned by Geryon'''<br />
*{{monsterlink|Hell beast}}<br />
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==History==<br />
Prior to [[0.14]], it was necessary to kill [[Geryon]] and sound his [[Horn of Geryon|horn]] to open up the entrances to the four main branches of Hell, and all portals to the Vestibule were closed when you picked up the Orb.<br />
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