Mephistopheles

(a.k.a. Archdevil of Cania, Lord of No Mercy, The Cold Lord, Duke of the Eight Circle)

"There are few problems that cannot be solved through the application of overwhelming arcane firepower." — Mephistopheles

The mysterious benefactor of the town of Stathford. A Canian Hellhole deep in the mines gives him easy access to the crop of souls.

A few of the resident tieflings recruit desperate people and send them to make contracts with their hellish ancestor.

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

Mephistopheles frequently appears as a lanky humanoid with shoulder length white curls capped with a wide brimmed hat decorated with a bouquet of long feathers. He wears fine expensive clothes in shades of deep red and black leather. His red eyes might give away his devilish nature as do the four crowning black horns he hides beneath his hat.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

The party encountered Mephistopheles while searching for a missing girl from Stathford. They initially turned the devil away and refused to sign a contract with him.
Days later, the party came across the Hellhole and entered Cania. There they took a spellbook from the Frozen Library. Seemingly offended by their trespassing and thievery, Mephistopheles insisted they sign a contract in exchange for his leniance. Wrell, Niven, and Tuisan promised the devil three tasks and their arcana after their death. Eccaia managed to elude the contract with an illusion, much to Mephistopheles' chagrin.

Niven and Tuisan's contracts have been fulfilled and closed thanks to a deal made by Ariameia.

The Tasks

1. The three were told to take candles and light them in Farghast Crypt. Eccaia was also given a candle and told to light it should she decide to form a contract after all. The candles were lit with hellfire and woke the corpses within the crypt. The party managed to put them out with blood.

2a. Tuisan performed a mysterious task, waking up naked in the mountains with only the fresh skin of a lamb.

2b. Niven was given Hellfire for 24 hours and told to light the Midsummer bonfire with it. He lit both a smaller "children's bonfire" and fed the larger confire with hellfire. Tuisan alerted the local clergy who seemed to cleanse the fire after a couple of hours.

3a. Tuisan was told to ensure that the dragons honor their Ascension Day oath and disappear for the day. He did so.

3b. Niven was given a potion and spell scroll. he was told to drink the potion and perform the spell within the Visehaism the night before Ascension Day. Niven discover the spell to be a Gate and refused to cast the spell.

The mysterious benefactor of the town of Stathford. A Canian Hellhole deep in the mines gives him easy access to the crop of souls. The party owed him a few favors.

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