Yeenoghu

Demon Prince of Gnolls

Yeenoghu is a demon lord and the chief being worshiped by Gnolls. Dedicated only to destruction, the Ruler of Ruin sought the collapse of civilization and he would brutally butcher all that stood between him and his rabid slaughter. he embodies killing. He has few ambitions beyond the visceral thrill of rending the soft flesh of his enemies and drinking deep the hot blood from their bodies. He craves nothing more than the utter defeat of all those who stand against him and is relentless in his pursuit of feeding the emptiness of his existence with the frantic screams of those he slays.

Divine Domains

Yeenoghu currently exists only within Avernus, battling in an eternal war for power and control as he carries out his rabid slaughter. He is only able to leave Avernus if his followers summon him to the material plane, however he is able to influence the material plane through blood trails, laughter without sources, winds, mental messages, and various other ill-omens.

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

Yeenoghu's desires are savage in nature, wanting slaughter and destruction above all else. He takes great pleasure in inflicting terror and sorrow before his victims' deaths, destroying treasured possessions and crushing their hopes. He despises civilization and if he were to conquer other realms, he would not attempt to rebuild their former structures. To the Beast of Butchery, the gnolls are both his instruments and children, whom he seeks 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.

Physical Description

Body Features

Yeenoghu appears as a gnoll-like creature, 14ft tall with a grinning skull-like face and a leering pair of burning emerald or amber eyes atop his seemingly emaciated form. A mangy, yellow crest of fur reached from his head to mid-back, with the only hair on his body being small scabby patches. The rest of his body is pale and gray, his leathery hide contrasting with his taut mane and a crest of blackened spines within it.

Apparel & Accessories

His canine chest is armored with a patchwork of discarded shields and breastplates held together with weighty chains, and decorated with the flayed skin of his enemies. He wields a three-headed flail in his paws.

Social

Mannerisms

Yeenoghu is said to emit an almost constant cackling whine similar to that of a hyena.

Divine Classification

Demon Lord

Alignment

Chaotic Evil

Current Location

Avernus

Gender

Male

Height

14'