<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> </div> # Abishai ### **Origins**: - Each **abishai** was once a mortal who won **[[Tiamat]]’s favor** before death. - As a reward, their soul was transformed into a **devil** to serve her in the **Nine Hells**. --- ### **Role and Purpose**: - **[[Tiamat]]** uses abishais as **emissaries** to represent her interests both in the Hells and across the **multiverse**. - Abishais are tasked with a variety of missions: - Delivering messages to cultists. - Leading **worshipers** to carry out sensitive missions. - Leading large groups, **assassinating** targets, and serving in **armies**. - They are **fanatically loyal** to [[Tiamat]], willing to **sacrifice their lives** to fulfill her will. --- ### **Hierarchy**: - Abishais exist **outside the normal hierarchy** of the Nine Hells, with their own chain of command. - They ultimately answer to **[[Tiamat]]** and, in some cases, **[[Asmodeus]]**. - Though other archdevils can command abishais, they often avoid doing so due to the uncertainty of whether an abishai is following **[[Tiamat]]’s** or **[[Asmodeus]]’s** orders. --- ### **Scholarly Theories**: - [[Tiamat]] is a being of **Chaos**, yet she is **imprisoned in [[Avernus]]**, a plane of **Law**. - Some scholars suggest that the abishais might serve as a means by which **[[Asmodeus]]** limits [[Tiamat]]'s chaotic influence on the Nine Hells, rather than being **true servants** solely bound to her will. --- ### Related Entities: - **[[Tiamat]]**: Dragon goddess of chaos and the primary master of the abishai. - **[[Asmodeus]]**: Lord of the Nine Hells, whose influence over the abishai may act as a check on [[Tiamat]]'s chaotic nature. ## Session Reference: - [[Session 28]]