Hit Points 1250 Asmodeus is a king of demons mostly known from the deuterocanonical Book of Tobit, in which he is the primary antagonist.According to Hebraic tradition Asmodeus is the husband of Lilith, the queen of lust and mother of the succubi and incubi, or is associated with her.The demon is also mentioned in some Talmudic legends, for instance, in the story of the construction of the Temple of Solomon. Loyalty to the Lord. Asmodeus is a recurring antagonist in the 13th season of The CW series Supernatural, portrayed primarily by Jeffrey Vincent Parise.Created by Lucifer himself, Asmodeus was originally a Prince of Hell alongside siblings Azazel, Dagon, and Ramiel.Upon the death of Crowley, Asmodeus succeeds him as the King of Hell despite being Lucifer's weakest creation. His wounds ooze blood daily, and any drop of blood which touches the ground grows into a powerful devil. Asmodeus can use his frightful presence. [100], In this version too, the multiverse started as a soup of chaos, where demons fought each other. Senses darkvision 1000 ft., truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 32 [9], Among the duergar deities, Asmodeus had a special contract with Laduguer: the Archfiend would provide aid for duergar so they could free themselves from the mind flayers, while the Taskmaster promised that the freed slaves would be a force antagonistic to Lolth and other forces of the Abyss. Although accounts of Asmodeus' past vary, there are many facts that are held by all. [37] Those people were correct; Asmodeus could, and did, kill the Hag Countess. At least three possible explanations were accepted by scholars. Asmodeus made sure that this justice system was not independent, but beholden to Asmodeus.[50]. This was a school of thought (one that came into being without Asmodeus's doing) that posited that gods were not gods but just another form of powerful creature. Bel accepted and Asmodeus gained a lord for Avernus who'd be consumed by his duties in the Blood War with no time to plot treachery. Take a peek at my 5E conversion of Asmodeus, on the DM's Guild! That said, Glasya was quite an impudent daughter. [75] He once had plans to start a civil war within Baator by invading Stygia and Malbolge, but had to abandon these when Asmodeus chose his daughter as Malbolge's archdevil, for invading her turf would bring about Asmodeus's anger. Asmodeus reigns as the unquestioned lord of Hell, the emperor and god of the damned. 3e Asmodeus regains 90 hit points at the start of his turn as long as he hasn't taken any radiant damage. Over time, the gods tried to bar Asmodeus and his people from accessing various privileges and rights, but Asmodeus managed to secure them through his legal knowledge by suing the gods and pulling forth arguments they could not counter. It is nonetheless likely that such a form did exist, and that the Book of Tobit's "Asmodaios" (Ἀσμοδαῖος) and the Talmud's "Ashmedai" (אשמדאי) reflect it. Restoring his powers required the healing of his wounds. Hell's Gate (Costs 2 Actions). Innate Spellcasting Asmodeus' innate spellcasting ability is Intelligence (Spell save DC 30, +25 to hit). [136], After the Spellplague, Asmodeus re-instituted Belial as an archdevil, which presumably meant that he'd demoted Fierna from that position. The Nine Hells In case these abilities did not work, Asmodeus had a strong tendency to retreat and let his minions deal with his enemies. Gargauth left either because he tried and failed to oust Asmodeus and had to flee or because Asmodeus killed Beherit, Gargauth's closest ally, which prompted the Outcast to leave. Symbol [86], In the Pact Primeval version of Asmodeus's origin myth, Mephistopheles was Asmodeus's companion since before they went to Baator. While he was in pain, he managed to give the impression of someone unconcerned with the pain the injuries caused him. The non-canonical article "The Politics of Hell" in The Dragon #28 by Alexander von Thorn details the history and politics of Hell, giving a different history to that detailed above and connecting closely to real-world myth and history. [64] One exception to this rule was the abishai, who ultimately served Tiamat. As a bonus action on his turn, Asmodeus can teleport anywhere within his line of sight or in the nine hells. 2e The pit fiend is at this moment in the Temple of Asmodeus in the evil city of Achelous, and you have been asked to go on a special mission to raid the temple. [79] However, Asmodeus constrained his daughter by decreeing that Glasya was only allowed to obtain souls by legal means, so she had to find loopholes and the like in contracts, laws, and other legalities. Three inverted triangles arranged in a long triangle Asmodeus may well enact a contract upon himself or another that has a very small chance of being rendered null or breached, owing to circumstances such as life expectancy, etc that are difficult to overcome. She tried to become a deity instead. The mortal generally did not need to meet any strictures like a dogma or the like and could cast divine magic with impunity. Challenge 30 (155,000 XP). He not only wanted to take over Asmodeus's position, he believed he was fated to do so, but his excessive confidence revealed his intention to Asmodeus. In fact, what boons the other cults could provide was not determined by their archdevils but by Asmodeus. Moloch was convinced by Malagarde (who worked for Geryon and therefore Asmodeus) that if he showed defiance, Asmodeus would respect him and absolve him of all crimes; instead, he was deposed and Malagarde, who'd convinced him to join the fray to begin with, became the archdevil of Malbolge. He prefers to be summoned bareheaded [without a hat or head covering] and he teaches the arts of astronomy, arithmetic, geomancy, and craftsmanship. While the majority turned to other religions, some lost faith in religion altogether, becoming disbelievers and therefore food for Asmodeus. 5th Edition Statistics[1][8][9][10][11][12] The other Outer Planes arrayed themselves around its circular border, forming the Great Wheel cosmology, and the concept of the Unity of Rings was created. Archdevils[7] Melee Attack: +14 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. She escaped punishment through the legal loophole that no law in existence regulated the state of coins after leaving the mint, only the composition of the raw material out of which the coins were minted. He could send only one avatar at a time to the Prime and doing this made it impossible for him to maintain all other avatars. Asmodeus ruled supreme among the archdevils. Each of his avatars held a Ruby Rod of Asmodeus. With John W. Allen, Margarita Alvarez, Victoria Bloom, Harold Cannon. Lawful evil This was a unique ruling that made Belial and Fierna equals in a system that otherwise mandated that every layer-ruling post had to be filled with only one person. [5] That said, Asmodeus was effectively freed from the infernal duty of meeting a quota of damned souls, because every damned soul was damned under Asmodeus's name and therefore every soul was also beholden to him. He'd already stolen one shard of evil; his goal was to steal the entire thing from the bottom of the Abyss. [74] Bel tried to curry favor with Asmodeus by supplying information about other archdevils provided by his spies in their courts, but this was rarely news for Asmodeus. [107] Afterward, Asmodeus managed to lay the groundwork for emerging stronger from the Dawn War, while all other participants were weakened. His efforts to corrupt others were concentrated on important people like angels and demigods with the goal of turning them into unique devils, such as Zariel. [50], The Malagarde, the Hag Countess, was made lord of Malbolge by Asmodeus after the Reckoning. This was due to Asmodeus's great management skills,[109] and a very dark touch. [111] Contrary to how the Pact Primeval legend presented Baator,[77] Baator had not been an empty wasteland, but had been inhabited by another race. If Asmodeus fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead. Therefore, he created humanoid looking avatars. Contract established (Costs 1 action). However, he never issued such things for Nessus. Asmodeus's fall into the Nine Hells and the ancient struggle with Jazirian caused him severe wounds and basically created the underlying laws of the Great Wheel cosmology, which drained his powers. [105] He Who Was's also curse affected Asmodeus's angelic army, which was stationed in Phlegethos, the site of which later became known as the Lake of Fire. Primus scolded the angels for their lack of restraint and refused to give a final verdict, and Asmodeus suffered no punishment. Asmodeus (pronounced: /æzmoʊˈdeɪʌs/ æz-mo-DAY-us[20]  listen or: /æzˈmoʊdiʌs/ æz-MO-dee-us[20]  listen) was the Faerûnian deity of indulgence[21] and ruler of all devils. [28], His threshold for rewarding someone was fairly low, provided that someone was willing to sign away his or her soul. According to one legend, this god was a control freak who supervised every single aspect of every single person living in his realm. [51] However, what made demons react in such hostile ways towards devils were Asmodeus's own actions: during the Dawn War, he stole a shard of evil from the Abyss to craft the Ruby Rod of Asmodeus from it, and the Abyss wanted the shard back. A Hell's Mouth appears as a great, diabolically evil human male face with jagged, chewing teeth. But we're talking about a multi-verse with a lot of miraculous shit. Therefore, he organized his strength so that when the war restarted it would do so under circumstances favorable to him. Asmodeus's status as a greater deity is given on page 4 of. He governs the many realms of pleasure. These two were both serpent-form gods and they set their minds on ordering the multiverse in a lawful way. Souls that appeared outside of the proper divine realm could not enter any realm except the Nine Hells and a lot of souls made use of this unique aspect of the Nine Hells. [26] Asmodeus's avatars looked like a slim, charismatic, red-skinned humanoid over 13 feet (4 meters) tall, with horns on his head and glowing red eyes. 5e: Avatars of the Gods — Asmodeus, God of Sin In our version of the realms, Asmodeus claimed the porfolio of sin by force, becoming a god. Once healed, he could take back his power from the planes, dissolving the underlying law of the multiverse, causing the (for him) preferable result of reverting everything to the initial state of chaos. In the 4th-edition Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide, Asmodeus is established as an ancient deity who was relegated to the position of archdevil and toiled for untold millenia to regain his divinity. However, this story is presented as mythology, and the Codex itself admits that it does not tell the whole truth. They were cruel and ruthless in their pursuit of said goals, but their favored method was to collect information through their influence, which allowed them to gain power over other people… According to one myth of dubious veracity, Baalzebul, an archon called Triel, was seduced by Asmodeus into entering Baator and became a powerful devil. [81], Levistus was culpable in killing Bensozia, Asmodeus's consort, for which he was imprisoned in ice. Sphere of Influence Harkening back to 2nd edition, Manual of the Planes 3rd edition mentions "brutally repressed rumors" that the form of Asmodeus seen by the other archdukes and visitors was merely a specter or aspect, and that his true form, that of a titanic, serpent-like devil, hundreds of miles long, resided at the bottom of the canyon known as Serpent's Coil, so named for the outline he made when he hit the surface of Nessus, still wounded from his fall out of the upper planes. View the statistics of songs played live by Asmodeus. However, if Asmodeus and his angels moved their workplace to Baator, they would be unable to draw power from the gods to conduct their duties. [87] Asmodeus and Mephistopheles were first and second in maintaining bloodlines and pacts of warlocks with mortals. However, if he is killed in his domain of Nessus, this does not happen. [93], The majority of cultists were dwarves, elves, gnomes, halflings, and humans. Asmodeus made deals with both the gods and covertly the primordials, but in the end decided to take the divine side. Horns The gods realized Asmodeus had a better grasp of law than they did and could find no counter to his arguments. [27][5][28], Asmodeus was a lawful evil creature with the goal of becoming the supreme being in the multiverse even if it required destroying the current multiverse and creating a new one. He had also the spellcasting ability of a master cleric with the Diabolic and Evil domains. This page needs grammatical help. These souls were special. Again in 2nd edition, Hellbound: The Blood War and Faces of Evil: The Fiends present another version of Baator and Asmodeus's history and origins. Over the years, their numbers grew and if Asmodeus managed to heal his wounds and get out of Baator, this army of pit fiends and cornugons would follow. When Dweomerheart collapsed in the wake of the Spellplague of 1385 DR, Azuth fell into the Hells where Asmodeus, sensing his opportunity, devoured the lesser deity and became a god himself. She tried to avoid working for him, but came to terms with him after the Reckoning and was rewarded by becoming an archdevil with Malbolge as her personal layer. However, he was by far the most accomplished devil when it came to intrigue and devils pointed to the result of the Reckoning when they wanted proof of their overlord's superiority. 2e [52], It turned out that Asmodeus had had some divine influence on Toril that had waned, but his ascension restored it and his cult was on the rise in the 15th century DR.[31] It began to be practiced overtly when Asmodeus's worshipers presented their god as someone from whom absolution from all kinds of sins could be gained, as mortals had thought of the Blue Fire of the Spellplague as some form of divine punishment. Asmodeus suffers no harmful effects from this action. Asmodeus's argument was that war was a dirty business and that they had done the deity's dirty work for them, yet upheld their laws, and that he and his people had done nothing wrong. A substantial part of Asmodeus's military efforts were dedicated to driving these demons away from the layer. [22], Asmodeus's true form was that of a wingless scaled serpent hundreds of miles long. Thus, he pretended to not just know but also foresee the actions of people who genuinely surprised him. Domains BelDispaterMammonFieranaBelialLevistusMalagardeBaalzebulMephistopheles Asmodeus is the strongest, most cunning, and most handsome of all devils. As arrogant as this claim sounded, Asmodeus had the competence to back it up. He dresses in regal finery of unimaginable expense. 2nd Edition Statistics[18] [71] Baalzebul tried to prove his usefulness to Asmodeus and hurt his rivals, Dispater and Mephistopheles, by using his spy network to dredge up some evidence of them having rebellious intentions. [126], Why Asmodeus deposed Geryon was a mystery. [71], Asmodeus didn't need mortal worship to either maintain or enhance his power, but rather wanted to lure mortals to atheism to receive their souls and heal his wounds. [46], As mentioned above, Asmodeus was a greater deity for whom mortal worship was not required to maintain his powers, who predated the concept of faith, and who could not grant spells, while few extant races remembered his godhood. After the Reckoning, Asmodeus re-instituted him as the lord of Stygia. Chilling Gaze (Costs 1 Action). 4th Edition Statistics[13][14] The gate is two way and remains open for five rounds (suction only during the first round). However, the origin myth which appears in v.3.5's Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells contradicts this, where Asmodeus is a fallen angel and the original founder of the current, baatezu-dominated Nine Hells during the signing of the Pact Primeval. The path from this realm leads to an infinite pit of chaos and evil. Pantheon This army consisted of devils that were created from Asmodeus's blood[42] and were truly loyal to him. For example, because of the damage done by the Dawn War, the system of souls being transferred to the realms of their deities did not properly function. [138] Asmodeus and Azuth began to struggle for control of their shared body and as a result the hierarchy of the Nine Hells was jeopardized. Fighter 25 Wizard 20 [9] Despite this, one job Mephistopheles was assigned to do by Asmodeus was to guard Nessus from intruders. He always had a perfectly trimmed beard and wore very expensive red and black clothing, which were valuable enough to cover the annual national spending of any nation. He crashed into Nessus and created the deep fissure called the Serpent's Coil before his fall halted. It was believed that, as long as the Mephistopheles was plotting against Baalzebul, Asmodeus was safe from Mephistopheles. Asmodeus can grant any humanoid one wish (using the spell wish) in its lifetime on the condition that the PC is bound to him after death. His choice was always one of the unique devils who stood above the greater devils but below the archdevils. [59], Asmodeus kept Tiamat's influence small. As well as begging for leniency in a reportedly embarrassing manner, he changed his shape, it was believed, to signify to Asmodeus that he was reborn. [33] On the mortal side, this agreement meant that the archdevil could take the life of the mortal at any time he wanted if he was not appeased with sacrifices. On gaining six levels of exhaustion creature doesn’t die but is dominated by Asmodeus. Melee Weapon Attack: +17 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Believing it, Levistus felt himself at risk of punishment should he not rein in his scheming, but increased his scheming nonetheless. When he elevated Glasya to archdevil status, Levistus's scheming was a smokescreen to hide this political move and Levistus's predecessor Geryon's power was handed to her, leading to the theory. Other spelling variations include Asmodaeus (Latin), Asmodaios-Ασμοδ… [100], As far as killing demons was concerned, Asmodeus was the most successful of the angels. Edit this Page | All pages needing grammatical help. When Asmodeus came to Hell, he and his devils purged the baatorians, enslaving them and slaying their lords, with Asmodeus killing many himself. This attracted the rage of a barbarian nation who attacked them, but Zargon killed their hero, and then a few of their gods. Knowledge, Order, Trickery This was the reason why Asmodeus's avatar was rarely seen on the Prime and he preferred to work through other people. the ability to promote a devil to archdevil status. [72] Asmodeus decreed that other archdevils must aid Bel with various resources in the Blood War,[73] but Bel's reputation as a traitor made it impossible for him to find allies. His seat of power was Nessus, the ninth layer. [9] Another archdevil he restored to the position was Fierna. [30], His position secured, Asmodeus ruled as overlord of Baator, with the goal of healing his wounds from his fall by receiving atheists' souls. None Asmodeus aided this faction in a covert manner, and the Athar had no clue that the Lord of Lies was on their side. [105] The corrupting influence of the shard turned Asmodeus and the members of his army into the first devils. Publication history. If the target isn’t willing to do so the spell fails. [30], Phlegethos was where the infernal justice system was situated. [34] The method through which Asmodeus granted spells was not through his own powers but through using himself as a channel for the divine magic of Baator itself to the mortal cleric. [137], When Asmodeus became a god, the magic of the ritual performed by the Toril thirteen took effect across Toril. In that time, it could be approached by devils offering a new life as a devil. [103], Afterward, Asmodeus worked as a watchman over Tharizdun's prison. Subservient deities Symbol Basic information His inspiration is Satan from Christianity. [132] However, Glasya also ran a criminal organization that created false money, by turning lead temporarily into gold, minting it into coins and using them before they turned back. [52] Asmodeus hated the gods of the upper planes for essentially leaving the devils alone to do the dirty work of keeping them and the multiverse safe from the demons. I literally sit beneath eight tiers of scheming ambitious entities that represent primal law suffused with evil. Thereafter, Asmodeus carried serious wounds from his fall. Multiattack. Magic Weapons. From time to time, rumors about various lawful deities allying to take over Baator from Asmodeus popped up, but never amounted to anything. Greater deityFormerly: Archdevil The holy symbol of Asmodeus on a ring after the Spellplague. His underlings' actions served as a smokescreen to hide his true intentions from others. 4e True Resurrection, and Dark Star. [5] Asmodeus had a huge store of souls in the citadel, and these could be bought from him at an extremely high cost, rumored to be entire kingdoms for one soul. Speed 75 ft., fly 150 ft. [25], Asmodeus never showed himself except through avatars or project image, both in humanoid forms. 32 On one hand, Asmodeus was acknowledged as a caring father—at least by devil standards[120]—and on the other, Glasya was most easily described as a ne'er-do-well and troublemaker towards her father and other archdevils. [3], This origin story had Asmodeus fool the gods into signing the Pact Primeval, a contract between Asmodeus and gods that effectively allowed devils to legally take mortal souls to Baator by corrupting them and draw energy from them. [70], Graz'zt was an archdevil employed by Asmodeus as an advisor. After this pronouncement, Zariel, at that time still an angel, started a brawl to get to the front row to get her case heard. It was impossible to harm him with spells below a certain level of complexity, as well as poison, paralysis, petrification, magic dealing with death, illusions, and attempts to influence his mind. Asmodeus leading an infernal force into the Abyss. [124] According to another recounting of the events, the battle was an everyone-against-Baalzebul-battle, which Baalzebul lost. Call of the Lord (Costs 2 actions). [118] Levistus ambushed Bensozia and tried to get her help in deposing Asmodeus, but she refused, so in a rage[82] Levistus tried to rape Bensozia[83] and when she wouldn't submit he murdered her. His form's sheer size made it impossible to meet and enter conversations with others. Asmodeus was brought into existence by Abaddon solely for the purpose of keeping his elder brother Raphael company, and prevent him from disobeying. [39] He was the only devil with ASMODEUS and OSMODEUS— MARRIAGE BREAKING DEMONS DIVORCE CAUSING DEMON! [40], Asmodeus's rhetoric and strategic skills were considered a class unto itself. However, because others commonly ascribed deeper meaning to it, he exploited it as a cloak to shroud his intentions. [102] He was again the greatest warrior and general of that god's army in the Dawn War, but applied brutal methods that at one point caused innocent casualties. So they created angels to fight the demons for them. [140], At some point after the Second Sundering, Asmodeus demoted Bel and re-elevated Zariel to the position of archdevil of Avernus. Towards that end, he infiltrated the courts of every archdevil to levels that made them paranoid for no devil could be sure whether an associate was a spy working for Asmodeus or not. A blind man came into my bar, clutching it, wanting to exchange it for a drink of anything that would burn on the way down. Clawed fist gripping a skullRuby-tipped rodInverted pentagram [57], Asmodeus had working relationships with evil deities who supplied his followers with spells, for he could not do it himself, in return for his aid in their endeavors.