Yeenoghu
Gnoll Lord Yeenoghu (a.k.a. Beast of Butchery)
The Beast of Butchery appears as a great battle-scarred gnoll, towering 14 feet tall. Yeenoghu is the Gnoll Lord, and his creations are made in his twisted image. When the demon lord hunted across the Material Plane, packs of hyenas followed in his wake. Those that ate of great Yeenoghu’s kills became gnolls, emulating their master’s ways. Few others worship the Beast of Butchery, but those who do tend to take on a gnoll-like aspect, hunched over, and filing their teeth down to points.
Yeenoghu wants nothing more than slaughter and senseless destruction. The gnolls are his instruments, and he drives them to ever-greater atrocities in his name. Yeenoghu takes pleasure in causing fear before death, and he sows sorrow and despair through destroying beloved things. He doesn’t parlay; to meet him is to do battle with him — unless he becomes bored.
The Gnoll Lord is covered in matted fur and taut, leathery hide, his face like a grinning predator’s skull. Patchwork armour made of discarded shields and breastplates is lashed onto his body with heavy chains, decorated by the flayed skins of his foes. He wields a triple-headed flail called the Butcher, which he can summon into his hand at will, although he is as likely to tear his prey apart with his bare hands before ripping out its throat with his teeth. (https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/yeenoghu)
Personality- Yeenoghu's desires were savage in nature, wanting slaughter and destruction above all else. He took great pleasure in inflicting terror and sorrow before his victims' deaths, destroying treasured possessions and crushing their hopes. He despised civilization and if he were to conquer other realms, abyssal or otherwise, he would not attempt to rebuild their former structures.
To the Beast of Butchery, the gnolls were both his instruments and children, whom he sought to use to bring his ideal world to fruition. Such a world would be one of endless combat and brutality, where gnolls ruled supreme and all other creatures would be either slaves or food. Ultimately when the mortal world possessed one final champion he would challenge them to battle, slay them, and preside victoriously in his version of paradise; a wasteland of decaying corpses, in an absolutely ruined world.
Despite his savage nature, Yeenoghu was not stupid, being capable of subtlety and trickery, but merely choosing not to use it in most circumstances. He actively encouraged the arrival of new races into his followers, recognizing the lack of his people's unity. Counting among the Lord of Savagery's favourite demons were barlguras, dretches, hezrous, manes, and especially maw demons, all appreciated for their bestial natures. With any entity that did not serve him he would not waste any time on discourse, leaping boldly into battle unless he became bored. (https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Yeenoghu#:~:text=Yeenoghu%20(pronounced%3A%20%2Fji,him%20and%20his%20rabid%20slaughter.)
The Beast of Butchery has a long rivalry with Baphomet, the Horned King, and the two demon lords and their followers attack one another on sight.
Yeenoghu had a continuous feud with Baphomet, and both demons pulled no punches when dealing with one another. The feud has lasted so long that neither demon lord could remember what originally started the battle. Along with Baphomet, Yeenoghu loathed Elrith, Queen of Succubi, because the Queen destroyed a number of Yeenoghu's material plane cultists.
Divine Domains
Chaos, Corruption, Demonic, and Evil
Divine Symbols & Sigils
Triple-headed flail
Tenets of Faith
His servants were commanded to conduct live sacrifices in wilderness regions upon stone altars. Dress code of his shamans involved dark brown robes with manged yellow fur outlines. These clothes were not allowed to be cleaned, resulting in an incredible stench hanging off his worshipers. Yeenoghu implanted a constant nagging need for intelligent flesh in the minds of his creations and devoted, as only through its consumption could he find complacency for his hunger. Thus, the devouring of human flesh was also an important ritual within his cults. Many gnolls also participated in other rituals involving self-mutilation and various acts of depravity.
Divine Goals & Aspirations
Slaughter and destruction above all else.
Relationships
History
Baphomet hated Yeenoghu, and the two were bitter enemies. They'd warred against each other for as long as they could remember, and both forgot the origin of their feud. The hatred between Baphomet and Yeenoghu started with an alliance. Both lords had allied to invade Keris, but were eventually pushed back by the elves and Dristia. Both demon lords blamed the other for the defeat.
Commonalities & Shared Interests
The abyss
Shared Acquaintances
The other demon lords
Divine Classification
Demon Lord
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