Istu

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Little is known of Istu beyond him being a son of Baal, having powers in deep earth and magma, and that he was slain in the war that felled his father but remained on Alusia as a form of demon.

It is believed that he was imprisoned at a later date inside a floating city in a pocket plane attached to Alusia, and called the Microverse, where he was watched by a Balrog who would challenge people to games of chess (and cheat).

It is not known when Istu was freed, and the first sign that he was no longer in the Microverse was the disappearance of his Balrog guardian.

No one has seen Istu in this age of the world, and he has chosen to act only through his minions: elemental-like creatures of lava.

He appeared to side with his brother Apollyon and assist in the plan to free Baal, but at the climactic moment in the battle for Kadath his minions undermined the mountain crags surrounding the city and allowed Leviathan's flood waters to pour into the lava fields causing a tremendous explosion that destroyed the city, the attackers and most of the defenders.

No sign of Istu's followers has been seen since the battle.