Bane

Demon Lord of fear, hatred and tyranny

Bane is the evil and malicious demon lord of fear, hatred and tyranny. Preferring to plot and scheme, Bane rarely appears to act in a direct manner; preferring to act through his worshippers and other various agents. His ultimate goal is to eventually control all planes of existence. When summoned to Winval he has a dark and rather shadowy appearance with a resemblance of black armour and his tell-tale jewelled dark gauntlet. He emanates an aura of vast power and cruel intelligence.

Holy Books & Codes

"Serve no one but Bane. Fear him always and make others fear him even more than you do. The Black Hand always strikes down those who stand against it in the end. Defy Bane and die - or in death find loyalty to him, for he shall compel it. Submit to the word of Bane as uttered by his ranking clergy, since true power can only be gained through service to him. Spread the dark fear of Bane. It is the doom of those who do not follow him to let power slip through their hands. Those who cross the Black Hand meet their dooms earlier and more harshly than those who worship other deities."

Tenets of Faith

Among the evil gods, Bane's church is among the most stable and powerful. While there was a time when the god encouraged sectarianism and violent disputes, that time has long since passed and today the god's Faithful are as likely to solve their disputes through reasonable debate as through show of force. That being said, Bane's church is ruthless and obeys a strict hierarchy extending from the god's most powerful worshippers to his weakest ones, with the god himself the lord of everything they do and, though worshippers of Bane come from every station in life, they all know to whom they owe their blessings, ready to turn it over to the Black Lord at any time.
Banite customs are often quite spartan in nature and the god's followers celebrate no holidays in honour of their god, instead showing their gratitude to him through service and the ritual torture and sacrifice of sentient beings offensive to the god. Priests of Bane pray for their spells at midnight, pledging their eternal loyalty and service to the Order of the Black Hand, knowing full well that the penalty for failure or disloyalty is death.
His clerics can be recognised by the black-enamelled gauntlet worn on one fist.

Social

Contacts & Relations

While Bane believes himself the rightful ruler of all the planes and can not tolerate subservience to anyone, the god is willing to work with others if it serves his interests. As a result, the god has formed an alliance with Mask by asserting Mask's fear of him.

Divine Classification

Demon Lord

Alignment

Lawful Evil

Current Location

Avernus

Gender

Male

Height

11'