Cult of Belial
Belial's cult was somewhat small, even before he abandoned that aspect of his work to Fierna to focus on administration. The few mortals that worshiped him saw him as a patron of secret knowledge and trickery, as well as domination and seduction. He could be seen as the opposite of Baalzebul in respect to his worshiper base, his followers more interested in personal rather than political corruption, even those that worked in institutions.
Perversion was a known element in their schemes, such as kidnapping others to force them to play out twisted fantasies. Even if not initially present, Belial's dark power, as well as Fierna's, could consume a cultist's mind with sinister urges and a perverse sensuality. They indelibly drew pleasure from their pain and had dreams of endless wealth, magical power and other fulfilled desires, and could spread those wants to others.
Most of Belial's clerics were male, favouring thin, tenderly cared for beards, red and black clothes and the use of a ranseur as a weapon. Temples of Belial were typically found in elegant towers and marble halls with an understated but tasteful decorum that could be easily maintained, and featured circular, bloodstained altars as well as black and red candles.
Aspects:
Aspects of Belial loved to participate in the finer things in life; they enjoyed fine fortresses and mansions even more than fiery surroundings and surrounded themselves with beautiful servitors, devilish or otherwise, to sate their rampant lusts. They wore elegant and expensive garments and kept gold to pay mortals when needed, not that they weren't willing to simply steal what they wanted given Belial's recent losses. Any society that offered extreme pleasures, whether in the Hells or on the Material Plane, attracted them, and they were known to throw wild parties that resulted in the corruption and death of the young and wealthy. Though they tried to avoid melee they had no other method of self-defence, and resorted to focusing on one enemy with their ranseur once forced to fight. Occasionally he sent aspects to Faerun, typically doing so in the past to keep track of Fierna's fledgling cults while fostering new cults of his own.
Aspects of Belial loved to participate in the finer things in life; they enjoyed fine fortresses and mansions even more than fiery surroundings and surrounded themselves with beautiful servitors, devilish or otherwise, to sate their rampant lusts. They wore elegant and expensive garments and kept gold to pay mortals when needed, not that they weren't willing to simply steal what they wanted given Belial's recent losses. Any society that offered extreme pleasures, whether in the Hells or on the Material Plane, attracted them, and they were known to throw wild parties that resulted in the corruption and death of the young and wealthy. Though they tried to avoid melee they had no other method of self-defence, and resorted to focusing on one enemy with their ranseur once forced to fight. Occasionally he sent aspects to Faerun, typically doing so in the past to keep track of Fierna's fledgling cults while fostering new cults of his own.
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