Dispater
Iron Lord, Father of Dis, First King, King of Iron, Asmodeus's Eye, Master of the Tower, Lord of the Second
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Pantheon
The archdevil Dispater (pronounced DIHS-pay-tuhr) is Hell's greatest jailer and politician and rules its second layer, Dis. Also known as the Iron Lord, Father of Dis and First King, Dispater is one of the more active rulers of Hell and one of Asmodeus's closest and longest-standing allies. His religious symbol is an iron spike driven into a golden ring with a red and purple crown. His symbol of office is an artefact known as The Eclipsing Eye.
- Alignment
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LE
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.
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. - Areas of Concern
- Cities, prisons, rulership
- Favored Weapon
- Heavy mace
- Symbol
- Iron nail, crown, ring
- Sacred Animals
- Hound
- Sacred Colors
- Iron gray, red
- Worshipers
- Evil and privileged hermits, the forlorn and forsaken, obsessed administrators, outcasts
- Worshipper Alignments
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LN
Lawful NeutralA lawful neutral character admires order and tradition, or seeks to live by a code. He might fear chaos and disorder, and perhaps have good reason to do so from past experience. A lawful neutral person is not as concerned about who rules him so much as how secure he and his compatriots are, and finds great solace in the normality of society. Such a character may admire the strongest of leaders and punishments if they keep order, and he may support wars against other nations even if his own country is a brutal invader—his only concern is the rightness of the military action., LE
A lawful neutral character who follows his own code never breaks it willingly, and may become a martyr to defend it.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.
An extremist neutral evil character tends to be a loner, since he has either betrayed or slain those who came close to knowing him. - Realms
- Iron Scepter, Dis, Hell
Edicts
Uphold absolute law, pursue perfection in your surroundings, speak with refinement
Anathema
Act above your station, neglect your defenses, betray a lover
Obedience
Use an iron staff or bar to draw a mazelike pattern in a soft surface such as dirt or sand. In the center of the pattern, draw a bloodshot eye inside a pentagram, and trace these lines repetitively while chanting prayers to the Iron Lord. Gain a +2 profane bonus on Bluff checks as well as a +2 profane bonus on Diplomacy and Knowledge (nobility) checks when among nobles or in a courtly setting.Boons
Fiendish Obedience
Required feat: Fiendish Obedience
Evangelist
Source: Book of the Damned
Wicked and Urbane (Sp)
Master of the Maze (Sp)
Towers of Marble and Flesh (Su)
Exalted
Source: Book of the Damned
Fist of the Iron Lord (Sp)
Eclipsing Eye’s Glare (Su)
Courtly King (Sp)
Sentinel
Source: Book of the Damned
No Sympathy, No Mercy (Sp)
Judgment of Fiends (Su)
Gaoler of the First (Sp)
Domains
Subdomains
Deception, Devil, Hubris, Leadership, Legislation, Sovereignty, Tyranny