Barbatos (Bar-bah-tos)
The highest layer of The Black Fortress is Avernus, a great and eternal volcanic wasteland. It is ruled by the 1st Archdevil, Barbatos, who rules over the areas of Predatory Animals, Corruption, and Gateways. Unlike the other lords of Hell, Barbatos is not a devil at all, although he has many fiendish traits. Barbatos appeared in the Fortress, bringing with him an entire mortal world's worth of souls as a gift for Babylon before the Calamity.
Barbatos extols the savage laws of nature: survival at any cost, the strong crushing the weak, and a complete lack of morals or responsibility. While these "Old Truths" may seem chaotic, they serve to enforce a brutal order by hammering fear into "civilized" mortals and reducing them to animals to be led to the slaughter. The Bearded Lord draws outcasts to his worship: radicals, the deformed, runaways, and fugitives. Under his influence, such cults of druids and witches devolve into feral proto-societies in the wilderness. Followers of Barbatos use knowledge to corrupt, either by withholding information or intentionally giving out too much.
Divine Domains
Animal, Evil (including Devil), Law (including Devil), Magic (including Arcane), Travel (including Trade)
Divine Symbols & Sigils
Holy Weapon - Quarterstaff
Holy Animal - Raven
Holy Colors - Gray, red
Holy Mineral - None
Holy Symbol - Three-eyed beard
Tenets of Faith
Edicts - Veil your motives, make dangerous deals, offer incomplete and ruinous knowledge
Anathema - Hide any plot against your masters, close or interfere with portals
Divine Classification
Archdevil
Alignment
Lawful Evil
Honorary & Occupational Titles
"The Bearded Lord", "The Lord of the First", or "The Demon's Friend"
Children
Pronouns
he/him
