Asmodeus

Asmodeus is the God of Tyranny, the greatest devil, and the Lord of the Ninth and overlord of the Nine Hells as a whole. He was once an elder spawn that gained divinity.
Asmodeus's true form is that of a wingless scaled serpent hundreds of miles long. His form's sheer size makes it impossible for him to meet and enter into conversations with others. Therefore, he creates humanoid-looking avatars. The location of his body is kept secret from everyone, including other devils and everyone who learns of the truth about his body is killed within the day.
Asmodeus never shows himself except through avatars, only in humanoid forms. Asmodeus's avatars look like a slim, charismatic, red-skinned humanoid over 13 feet (4 meters) tall, with horns on his head and glowing red eyes. Overall, he has charismatic and beautiful looks that captivate people. He always has a perfectly trimmed beard and wears very expensive red and black clothing, which are valuable enough to cover the annual national spending of any nation. However, underneath these expensive garments, the body is wracked with bleeding injuries. While he is in pain, he manages to give the impression of someone unconcerned with the pain the injuries cause him. He can manifest ten avatars at once if needed, allowing him to station one on each layer of Hell if he needs to, with a tenth leftover for managing extraplanar duties. Each of his avatars holds a Ruby Rod of Asmodeus.
Asmodeus is a primal embodiment of lawful evil and a supreme strategist of unparalleled skill. His sinister machinations an take centuries, if not millennia, to come to fruition, and his master plans extend across the entire multiverse. His labyrinthine, insidious intrigues can seem inexplicable to most outside observers, for Asmodeus lets even his own servants stew in fear of his next move. With all the planes as his board, the Lord of Lies maneuvers the forces of evil like chess pieces in his grand designs, slowly and subtly manipulating everyone from deities to, when needed, lowly mortals.
In truth, Asmodeus is a tyrant, an authoritarian overlord who seeks complete control over as many subjects as he can obtain and nothing less than absolute dominion over all reality. Torture is his tool to break the wills of others and impose his own, and knowledge of secrets and dealing his desired instrument to claim others as his. The Prince of Evil is confident in his position as one of the multiverse's strongest beings, and genuinely believes his rule is for the best. Under his rule, and only his rule, the multiverse can be pristine and perfect, with everyone in it having a place and a purpose to fulfill.

Type

Greater Deity

Title(s)

Supreme Master of the Nine Hells
Lord of Nessus
The Lord of the Ninth
Prince of Evil
Lord of Lies
The Archfiend
The Raging Fiend

Alignment

Lawful Evil

Symbol

three triangles in tight formation

Edicts

negotiate contracts to your best advantage, rule tyrannically and torture weaker beings, show subservience to your betters

Anathema

break a contract, share power with the weak, insult Asmodeus by showing mercy to your enemies

Areas of Concern

contracts, pride, slavery, and tyranny

Domains

Order, Trickery

Devotee Benefits

Divine Ability

any, though characters who commit themselves to Asmodeus this way have their souls bound to the Prince of Evil for all eternity

Divine Font

harm

Divine Sanctification

must choose unholy

Divine Skill

Deception

Favored Weapon

mace

Domains

confidence, fire, trickery, tyranny

Alternate Domains

duty, glyph

Cleric Spells

1st: charm, 4th: suggestion, 6th: mislead

Divine Intercession

Minor Boon:

Pleased by your talent for manipulation, Asmodeus amplifies your skills. Once, when you fail at the Diplomacy check to make a significant or consequential Request, you can cast suggestion on the target of your Request, suggesting the same course of action. This is a divine innate spell.

Moderate Boon:

Your eyes glow red like embers and your skin takes on a crimson tone. You gain darkvision and fire resistance 5.

Major Boon:

Asmodeus helps enforce your bargains and contracts. When a creature enters a bargain or contract with you, uncoerced and of its own free will, it can’t voluntarily violate its side of the bargain as long as you uphold your side. You can always choose to violate the bargain yourself, but if you do, the creature is no longer bound to fulfill its part.

Minor Curse:

Asmodeus’s flames burn you with great malice. You gain weakness 5 to fire.

Moderate Curse:

Asmodeus forces your compliance. You can’t voluntarily back out of an agreement or contract or go back on your word, though you need follow only the letter of the agreement, not the spirit.

Major Curse:

Asmodeus has taken note of the chaos you have wrought. You receive an ancient wound that feels older than time itself. You become permanently drained 4, and nothing short of another intercession can remove the condition. Your wound aches fiercely whenever you perform a particularly chaotic act, causing you to become sickened 1.