Asmodeus
Archdevil of Pride
Asmodeus, the Lord of the Seven Hells is the devil god of the Seven Hells and represents mastery of tyranny and domination. He relishes in corrupting mortal souls with his honeyed words. He rules his domain with iron rule and punishment he inflicts for crossing him are legendary. Devils and other evil entities pay him tribute, while warlocks are drawn to his power.
Characteristics
Physical features
Once a celestial, Asmodeus is depicted in many tomes and murals as a handsome humanoid of deep, red skin and long, black hair with two curling horns rising from his brow.Mental traits
Asmodeus wants to rule the cosmos. Under his watch, he believes, the universe would take on a pristine, perfect state, with every living creature assigned a place in the infernal hierarchy. Wars would end, and every creature would have a purpose to fulfill. The universe would be a utopia, at least as Asmodeus views such a thing. Of course, as he sees it, Asmodeus is the only being with the charisma, strength, and insight necessary to shepherd in this ideal future. His rivals are inferiors who, if left to their own devices, will turn the cosmos into a demon-infested maelstrom. The powers of good are sentimental fools, too delicate and soft to do what must be done. In his mind, Asmodeus has been chosen by the universe to protect it from annihilation. If Asmodeus were any less capable, his arrogance would have led to his undoing long ago. Yet still he sits atop his throne, having thwarted every conspiracy mounted against him. He once walked into the lair of one of his enemies in Mount Celestia and survived using nothing more than his words and his wits. Even his most ardent enemies must grudgingly admit that his skill and competence are unparalleled.Lair
Asmodeus resides in Superbia, the bottommost layer of the Seven Hells. By design, the place is devoid of activity, since Asmodeus values his privacy and safety. The environment is a rocky wasteland, crisscrossed by deep fissures and lacking roads, bridges, and other means of passage. Asmodeus dwells in a great fortress somewhere in the wasteland, at the bottom of its deepest pit. Only his most trusted followers and most important advisors know the route to it. He remains inside, relying on messengers and magic to convey his dictates.History
He Who Was
Asmodeus was an exarch in the service of an unknown god. his god's name was forgotten after he was killed by Asmodeus, so he is known only as He Who Was. According to one legend, this god was a generous god who let total freedom to the person living in his realm. Asmodeus has the commanders of angels was forced to clean the mess of those mortal, their freedom leading to constant battles between the member of this realm, and too pointless bloodshed. Asmodeus deeply cared for the mortal but believed the ways of his god were wrong, and many angels followed Asmodeus, believing in him. The charismatic angel commander gathered troops, many followed him, and believed in his actions. With his troops, Asmodeus turned against his god, he was the greatest warrior, but this was not enough to face the god, he and his troops were losing. Once a trusted servitor of his god, he know of a place in his realm, a place where the most powerful artifacts in the god's possession were stored. Turning to this power, Asmodeus knew this would change him, but he was a lesser evil, a necessary evil, and with that in mind, he absorbed the Shard of cured evil. His eye turned red, large horns grew on his head, his skin darkened and took on a red undertone and his wings fell. Freya, Asmodeus lover, was called as reinforcement against Asmodeus rebellion, she never believed turning against He Who Was was a good idea, and kept on trying to sway her lover to choose another path. Yet she was there, facing the first ever devil, an angel that was once her lover. The two fought a desperate battle, Freya overpowered Asmodeus but was unable to kill him, still seeing in him the man she loved. Asmodeus stabbed her and flee, leaving her for dead. With his new power, the devil came back to fight the god, enraged by what he had just done, and transformed by the power he absorbed, he was able to overpower the god, and kill him. The corrupting influence of the shard turned Asmodeus and the members of his army into the first devils. In his dying breath, He Who Was cursed Asmodeus, locking him to this realm. The other gods condemned Asmodeus's actions, and an all-out war between the devil and the divine started, referenced too as the Celestial War. Legions of angels were sent against the devils, but Asmodeus, always corrupted by the shard, grew to become a prideful creature, some would even say arrogant and started to believe he alone was the one and only capable of leading mortals to a utopia, a utopia under his command where every single person would have a purpose. His power turned the realm he was imprisoned in into the seven hells, and more angels, believing in his way, were turning to devils, and joining his ranks. For countless years, the devils and celestial fought, the most powerful devil become archdevil, and been granted leadership over a layer of the Seven hell by Asmodeus.The Trial of Asmodeus
Asmodeus is an unmatched strategist and orator. The celestial were accusing Asmodeus of terrible crimes. Outraged by such claims, the Lord of the Seven Hells petitioned for the right to answer the charges before his accusers. The angels, although shocked at his impudence, accepted his petition and agreed to hear the bargain he proposed. Both sides, he suggested, would present their case. Asmodeus drafted a contract to seal the deal, and the angels — after carefully scrutinizing the terms — agreed to the trial. Asmodeus bound to his realm, sent a puppet taking on his shape to the prime Material Realm, to face the trial of the Celestial being in a neutral territory. When he testified, Asmodeus attributed his actions to the dictates of law and the survival of the cosmos. He admitted that he swayed mortals to evil, but he and his minions never breached a contract and explained the terms clearly. Had they not obeyed the rule of law in doing so? Was it not mortal ambition, rather than infernal deception, that led so many souls astray? He further asserted that he was bound to the rules and traditions of the Seven Hells, compelled to adhere to law and to maintain the devils’ trafficking in souls. Mortals who refused a devil’s offer were left alone, in accordance with the law. Those who struck deals with his followers and then somehow turned the contracts against the devils were freed from their debts. A contract is the law, and the law is a contract. The judge weighed Asmodeus’s words and listened patiently as angel after angel testified to his crimes. Hours turned to days and days into weeks as more and more of his sins entered the court record. But the judge's patience has its limits, and in time, the remaining angels who were eager to testify were told that only a few more would be allowed to speak. A brawl broke out when one angel, Zariel, pushed her way to the front and demanded to be heard. As the scuffle turned into a battle, Asmodeus looked on with a smirk. In the end, the judge declined to issue a definitive judgment. He rebuked the angels for their descent into infighting, but didn’t punish Asmodeus for his evil ways. He did, however, order Asmodeus to forever carry a mighty artifact, the Ruby Rod, that would guarantee his adherence to law. The artifact, which has remained at Asmodeus’s side ever since, grants him and his underlings the right to enter into contracts with mortals for their souls but unleashes an inescapable punishment upon any devil that breaches such a contract.Power without Limit
Unlike the other Lords of the Seven, Asmodeus has no quota of souls to fill. Any soul recruited by any denizen of the Seven Hells is also pledged in his name, and a cult dedicated to any other devil is also dedicated to him. Because he doesn’t need to spend his time courting mortals, he concentrates on manipulating powerful beings. Occasionally, he lures such a being into a contract and adds a new, unique devil to the ranks of the Hells.
Asmodeus
(Archdevil of Pride)
Titles
Lord of the Seven hell
The First Devil
God of Devil
The betrayer
Fallen angel
Archdevil of pride
Pantheon
Archdevil
Race
angel (formerly)
Sex
Male
Alignment
Lawful Evil
Symbol
by Claudio Pozas
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