Devil
Devils are outsiders native to the plane of Hell. They obey a rigid hierarchy, base much of their dealings with others on strict contracts, and are always looking to gain an advantage. It is common for devils to provide mortals with great power in exchange for an eternity of torment and punishment at that devil's hands in the pits of Hell.
Habitat and society
Devils exist in a rigid hierarchy, united under the iron fist of their creator Asmodeus, the Prince of Darkness. Created from the souls of the damned, their individuality and identity stripped away through centuries of torment until they are reduced to mindless piles of flesh called lemures, devils rise through the ranks by proving themselves through ages of service and torture. Devils can be transformed into different castes by proving themselves to their infernal masters (an erinyes can be transformed into an osyluth, for instance), but the hierarchy is not based solely on form, and a highly skilled lesser devil might command less experienced greater devils. Commonly summoned by mortal spellcasters, devils willingly serve and bargain with those who conjure them, but always seek to pervert their orders to serve Hell's greater agenda. Even the weakest imp familiar subtly pushes the bounds of its servitude to corrupt its "master" to the service of the Pit.Hierarchy
Devils are split into several tiers that define their standing in Hell based on their caste and rank, listed here in rough order of power and influence: Least devils:- Imp
- Lemure
- Barbazu (Bearded)
- Erinyes
- Osylyths (Bone)
- Phistophilus (Contract)
- Hamatula (Barbed)
- Cornugon (Horned)
- Gelugon (Ice)
- Pit fiend
- Malebranche
- Infernal Dukes
- Whore queens
- Archdevils
- Asmodeus
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