Apollyon
Prince of Locusts, Rider of Pestilence, Horseman of Pestilence, Prince of Plagues
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Apollyon (pronounced uh-POL-yuhn) is the ram-headed Rider of Pestilence and one of the most powerful Apocalypse Riders in Abaddon. Sometimes referred to as the Prince of Locusts, Apollyon sends forth plagues and diseases throughout the planes in an effort to increase his power above his fellow Riders.
- Alignment
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NE
Neutral EvilMotivated by his own needs and wants, a neutral evil character is without conscience, acting only for self-gratification. He might surround himself with the trappings of cults and evil, but does so purely because it brings him closer to sin and wickedness. While a lawful evil person is inclined to bargain and a chaotic evil one to lash out, a neutral evil person is inclined only to look out for himself. In many ways, he epitomizes evil, since he has no clear loyalty to anything except absolute self-interest.
An extremist neutral evil character tends to be a loner, since he has either betrayed or slain those who came close to knowing him. - Areas of Concern
- Pestilence
- Favored Weapon
- Scythe
- Symbol
- Diseased yellow scythe
- Sacred Animals
- Horse, rat
- Sacred Colors
- White
- Worshipers
- Evil druids, lepers, plague carriers, sufferers of pandemics, urdefhans, wererats
- Worshipper Alignments
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N
NeutralA neutral character is unusual in that she may have one of two distinct philosophies: she may be a person who is neutral because of distrust or apathy toward others, or one who wishes to have a truly neutral stance in the world and rejects extremism., LE
A neutral character could seem selfish or disinterested. She might be driven primarily by an acceptance of fate, and the most extreme followers of this alignment become hermits, hiding from the zealots of the world. Some neutral characters, however, strive openly for neutrality, and shun any act that veers too extremely toward any alignment. This type of neutral character prides herself on navigating her way between law and chaos, evil and good. She may have a fatalistic view in the face of nature and the fundamental power of night and day.Lawful EvilA lawful evil character goes about her business motivated by her own interests, but knows that ultimately order protects her. She seeks to achieve her own ends—but through order, not chaos. Even when boiling with anger, she is more likely to carefully plot vengeance than risk her own death through hasty actions. Sometimes that revenge will take years to happen, and that is acceptable., NE
A lawful evil character at the extreme end of the spectrum is zealous in her aims and will make any sacrifice to achieve them. Her twisted philosophy can make her paranoid of her closest followers, even family and friends. She stops at nothing to gain control, for only through control can she have peace. Yet even the most powerful and ordered society has its enemies, and to a lawful evil character only the destruction of those enemies can bring fulfillment.
Order is everything, at any cost.Neutral EvilMotivated by his own needs and wants, a neutral evil character is without conscience, acting only for self-gratification. He might surround himself with the trappings of cults and evil, but does so purely because it brings him closer to sin and wickedness. While a lawful evil person is inclined to bargain and a chaotic evil one to lash out, a neutral evil person is inclined only to look out for himself. In many ways, he epitomizes evil, since he has no clear loyalty to anything except absolute self-interest., CE
An extremist neutral evil character tends to be a loner, since he has either betrayed or slain those who came close to knowing him.Chaotic EvilA chaotic evil character is driven entirely by her own anger and needs. She is thoughtless in her actions and acts on whims, regardless of the suffering it causes others.
In many ways, a chaotic evil character is pinned down by her inherent nature to be unpredictable. She is like a spreading fire, a coming storm, an untested sword blade. An extreme chaotic evil character tends to find similarly minded individuals to be with—not out of any need for company, but because there is a familiarity in this chaos, and she relishes the opportunity to be true to her nature with others who share that delight. - Realms
- Throne of Flies, Plaguemere, Abaddon
Edicts
End all mortal life through disease or poison, cultivate diseased animals
Anathema
Prevent plagues, bury or burn the dead
Obedience
Induce the spread of disease into a population, either by befouling a well, encouraging the fecundity of disease-carrying pests, handing out contaminated clothing, or directly spreading a disease you carry to others. Gain a +4 profane bonus on saving throws against diseases and poisons.Boons
Fiendish Obedience
Required feat: Fiendish Obedience
Evangelist
Source: Book of the Damned
Plague’s Blessing (Sp)
Plague Breath (Sp)
You can cast plague storm twice per day as a spell-like ability.
Fallow Flesh (Ex)
Infused with Apollyon’s grace, you are immune to the negative effects of disease, yet you can still carry diseases in your body and infect others with them. Disease effects you create take effect at once, with the first day of damage happening immediately; the disease then progresses as normal. The saving throw DCs of disease effects you generate increase by 1, and victims can’t recover from those effects naturally through rest; only magic can cure the diseases you create (although those who contract a disease from someone you infect treat the disease as normal). Any creature that is immune to disease as a result of a class feature or a nonartifact magic item is not immune to disease effects you create, but it gains a +4 bonus on its saving throw to resist the disease. Any creature that is immune to disease via a racial feature or as a feature of its creature type remains immune to your diseases.
Exalted
Source: Book of the Damned
Plague’s Grace (Sp)
Breath of Flies (Su)
Once per minute as a standard action (up to three times a day), you can exhale a cloud of biting, corpse-bloated black flies in a 20-foot cone. Creatures caught in the cone take 8d6 points of slashing damage. A victim can reduce this damage by half with a successful Reflex save (DC = 10 + half your Hit Dice + your Constitution modifier), but any creature that takes any damage at all from this effect is sickened for 1 minute. The cloud of flies lingers for 1d4+1 rounds, congealing into a buzzing, 20-foot-square cloud centered on the cone’s original point of origin. A creature that ends its turn in this cloud must succeed at a Reflex save or take 4d6 points of slashing damage and be sickened for 1 minute. Any area effect that deals damage or creates strong or stronger wind disperses this cloud. You are immune to the effects of these flies, as are all daemons.
Flood of Vermin (Sp)
You can cast empowered creeping doom as a spell-like ability once per day. You are immune to swarm attacks.
Sentinel
Source: Book of the Damned
Plague’s Crusader (Sp)
Contagious Strike (Sp)
Up to three times per day as a swift action, you can cause a creature damaged by a ranged or melee weapon you wield to become affected by contagion.
Usher of Apollyon (Su)
As a swift action, you can summon into your hands either a +4 unholy wounding scythe or a +4 adaptive distance unholy longbow, lasting for a number of rounds equal to your Hit Dice + your Constitution modifier. This weapon vanishes if you release it, and the rounds of use need not be consecutive.
Domains
Air, Darkness, Destruction, Evil
Subdomains
Catastrophe, Daemon, Loss, Night, Plague