<div class="top-nav"> <a href="/mydndgame/publish/pages/home">Home</a> <a href="/mydndgame/publish/pages/character-main-page">Characters</a> <a href="/mydndgame/publish/pages/factions-index">Factions</a> <a href="/mydndgame/publish/pages/locations-index">Locations</a> <a href="/mydndgame/publish/pages/world-lore">Lore</a> <a href="/mydndgame/publish/pages/map">Map</a> <a href="/mydndgame/publish/pages/sessions-list">Sessions</a> </div> # [[Baalzebul]] <div class="character-header"> <img src="publish/images/char-portrait/Baalzebul.png" </div> alt="[[Baalzebul]] Portrait" class="character-portrait"> <div class="character-intro"> <h1>Baalzebul</h1> <p><em>Devil Prince of Malodomini</em></p> </div> ### **Origins and Curse**: - **Baalzebul**, formerly known as **==Triel==**, was once an **archon** of **Celestia**, renowned for his beauty. - After his **fall from grace**, Triel was transformed into Baalzebul, the **Lord of Maladomini**. - He earned the title **Lord of the Flies** due to his intricate webs of deception and manipulation. - After attempting to take **Asmodeuss throne** through bureaucratic deceit, Asmodeus cursed him. For every lie he told, Baalzebul was retroactively transformed into a **slug** for one year. --- ### **Current Form**: - Baalzebuls current form is a **25 ft tall slug**, a grotesque abomination, surrounded by **buzzing flies**. - His body constantly exudes **mucus** and manifests piles of **filth** wherever he goes, earning him the hated title of **==The Slug Archduke==**. - His **deformed arms** resemble prehensile tails, and his human-like face is incapable of proper speech, speaking only in a **slimy lisp**. --- ### **Maladomini: The Layer of Failure**: - **Maladomini**, once a beautiful layer filled with cities and structures of splendor, reflects Baalzebuls **pursuit of perfection**. - No matter the excellence of the cities constructed, Baalzebul is never satisfied, and new cities are constantly being rebuilt. - This endless cycle of dissatisfaction and failure exemplifies Baalzebuls inability to bring his **idealized vision** into reality. --- ### **Corruption and Cults**: - Baalzebul is a master of **mass-scale corruption and deception**, focusing his efforts on instigating **coups** and spreading **chaos**. - His **religious orders** function as **conspiracies**, composed of nonconformists, rebels, and malcontents, focused on disrupting lawful empires. - His **cults** operate in secret, and his worshippers are more numerous than those of other archdevils, even after his transformation. --- ### **Sacrificial Rites**: - Sacrifices to Baalzebul are performed in **bloody nighttime ceremonies** by candlelight. - To become initiated into his cult, one must perform a **sacrifice** within the victims own Home. --- ### **Legacy of Deceit**: - Baalzebul was second only to **Asmodeus** in terms of **infamy** and was as popular as any deity in Aventyr, despite his cultists remaining hidden. - His drive for **power and perfection** led him to manipulate Hells bureaucracy, but his deceit led to his ultimate downfall and curse. --- ### Related Entities: - **==Triel==**: Baalzebul's original celestial form before his corruption. - **Asmodeus**: The Dark Lord who cursed Baalzebul for his deceit. - **Maladomini**: The seventh layer of the Nine Hells, ruled by Baalzebul. - Duke Roderick Galekin: Servant and devout follower of Baalzebul. # Session Reference - Session 19 - Session 35 - Session 44