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1.where did the warious lords of the lower planes come from, as it seems like most of the deamonprinces and achdevils are unike, and does not belong to any of the known types of deamon/devils?

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Some say that the Lords are the Yugoloths that drove the larva to their respective plane. Either they were touched again by Law/Chaos and were thrown out of the 'loth society, and as a result had to start life again elsewhere (And where is better than the leaders of a race?) or that they were ordered to stay and keep an eye on the young fiends, controlling their evolution.

The only reason to give the theory that the Lords are former Yugoloths any credit whatsoever is the violent responses all three of the fiendish races have when asked about this idea.

Still, the more likely cause is... Ahriman/Asmodeus shaped some of the first Pit Fiends into the Lords, and as for the Demons... there's no such thing as a "typical" demon. Every one of them is unique.

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2. this may be a bit of topic, but where did sigil come from?

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Who knows. Which came first, Sigil or the Lady. No one knows, and she's not telling.

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Did the creation of the prime material (or the first prime of many) have anything to do with the actions of the fiends? If so, Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How?

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Did the fiends have any hand in the creation of the Prime? No, not at all. That's pretty much still in the hands of the Gods there (Which is a whole other idea). Did the creation of the Prime influence the Fiends? Oh yes..

First, the new influx of evil souls made the fiends realize there was even more out there than the Outer Planes. Each side realized that whoever won the Blood War would be able to take the whole Universe. Second, and more important to the war itself, the appearance of these new, evil souls, gave both armies reinforcements.

So, once both sides realized the Prime existed, the fighting got worse.

Since this is a universal FAQ, I'll answer these questions as if they inquired about the other Fiends as well.

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what are the nine planes of hell like to visit? how are non-natives treated?

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Hell - So long as you stick to the first two layers, and so long as you aren't a radiant beacon of Good (such as a Paladin), and so long as you stick to the towns or, in the case of the second layer, stick to the nicer parts of town, you'll be fine... most likely.

Abyss - ... Depends on what mood they're in.

Gehenna (Yugoloths) - So long as you're not poking around in places you shouldn't be, you'll be mostly ignored, but also occasionally offered a wide variety of services and goods.

Carceri (Ghereleths) - So long as you don't try to leave, they'll leave you alone. As a rule, the Ghereleths don't mind visitors, but they keep the petitioners there. The problem is, they have a hard time telling visitor from native.

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i suppose there is government, or at least something like it because they are lawful, but what form would it take?

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Devils - Yes. It basically goes Least-Lesser-Greater-Pit Fiends-Minor Dukes and such-Dark Eight-Lords of the Nine in descending order. As near as I know, there are no elected officials (But plenty of Lawyers... bad joke, sorry) or anything like that. It's a very multi-tiered Feudalism, but with each lower not only answering to the one above them, but to the ones above their superiors... Think Corporate Life.

Demons - *Laugh*

Yugoloths - The race as a whole follows the whims of the General of Gehenna, but also tries to further their own, private goals as well. Or perhaps it's the other way around. Hard to say.

Ghereleths - Well.. they just barely qualify as having a society. Just another case of Lesser-Middle-Greater.

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what do devils do when they are not trying to promote themselves, law or evil?

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I'm afraid I don't quite know what you're asking here.
If you're asking if the Devils (Or Demons or whatever) favor a part of their alignment more than the other, the answer is No. They are Law, they are Evil. They are not 50/50 of each, they are 100% all the way.

Anyway, care to clarify your question?

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if a devil dies on another plane, what heppens to it's body?

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Depends. If it was summoned, the body goes *Poof*.

If it was Gated, or traveled via Planar Gates, then it's dead. For the most part, the normal decomposition processes take hold. (Any that do not follow this rule will be discussed in later FAQs)

Now, in the case of Demons and Devils, the universe is now short one of these creatures. Big deal.

In the case of the Yugoloths, a brand new Mezzoloth is immediatly formed in Gehenna. (Going off memory here) I'm fairly certain that it does not matter how high the Yugoloth, the new one is always a Mezzoloth. The numbers stay the same, but the experience is lost.

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is it true that devils can only be turely killed on thier native plane?

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Yes and no. When you're talking about a Summoned Fiend, if it is of sufficent power (A True Tanari'ri or a Greater Baatezu) then it is actually re-born on it's home plane. The Devil comes back as a Nupperibo, while the Demon simply re-forms. The Devil, if found and identified, is put on the fast track of advancement. The Demon need simply to focus his hate and desire to live to be re-formed. Both processes take millenia. In other words, if the party kills a Demon/Devil, summoned or not, for all purposes it's dead to the party (Unless they're immortal, of course)

For Devils, if the creature left of it's own free will (And following orders is considered "Free Will" in this context) then the Devil is dead. No reforming.

Demons, Yugoloths, and Ghereleths all follow this rule.

Again, with the Ghereleths, if killed, a new one of the type slain is formed. With the Yugoloths, it is always a new Mezzoloth. This occurs whether or not the Fiend slain was summoned or gated.

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....Specifically, that they can win the Blood War by corrupting humans and whatnot..... But it depends a bit on how you run the afterlife in different games.

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True, most of this depends on the open, general idea of Death. When a creature dies, it goes to the plane of it's alignment. Some merge with the plane itself, others are reborn in the form of petitioners. These petitioners either evolve into greater and greater forms, or are eventually absorbed by the plane itself.

Now, corrupting mass quantities of humans does help, but not to the extend it is often made out to be. Demons and Devils do spawn at random, but they do not spawn as quickly as mortal souls arrive. A strongly evil soul makes a stronger Fiend. Combine those two facts, and the Prime suddenly does become a large target. You have not long mortals who can summon and command Fiends to fight Fiends, and shining holy Paladins with Fiend-slaying abilities, but once dead, they become another soldier in the armies of Hell or the Abyssal Forces.

The ultimate Fiendish Goal is... and I'll use the Devil point of view.. just reverse the names for the Demons.

Trick Holy Light Party X into venturing into the Abyss. Holy Light Party X has two Paladins and a Wizard. Give Wizard summoning spells, ones that summon Demons. Get Holy Light Party X to summon Demons to fight Demons. Eventually, begin Operation:Immortal Soul Corruption. End goal is to promote Orderly and Selfish tendancies among the party members. Kill party, or have party killed, or let nature take it's course. Find Larva of mortals, shape into Lemures.

Again, as a quick recap; Demons and Devils are the only Fiendish races who can increase their numbers with mortal souls, Yugoloths want to turn everything into Evil, and the Ghereleths keep their heads low, unless they see a Yugoloth (In which case they try to kill it).

So, the Demons, Devils, and Yugoloths are the only fiends with an interest in the Prime, and of those three, the Yugoloths are the least interested, as the Prime isn't shaped by beliefs as are the Outer Planes.

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what i mean is, do they play hacky sack or anything? ya know, fun stuff... do they farm? make things? build good friendships?

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Devils - Not really. Every "friendship" is forged just to be a stepping stone on the way to power. If they did engage in any sort of sport or leisure activity, it would simply be to show how they are superior to their peers. The closest thing they do engage in would be Music and Art, of which they have a decent number of creators.... Of course, no one but a Fiend would find the results at all appealing.

Demons - Yes. All of the above, None of the Above.

Yugoloths - They do have side projects, but it's hard to say where the side projects begin, and the orders end. Otherwise, see the Devils above.

Ghereleths - If beating up on the Farastu (Least Ghereleth) is considered Leisure, then yes.