Malthus
The Five-Beaked
Pantheon
Malthus is the five-beaked infernal duke who holds court from his fortress-tower, the Watch of Arocard on Erebus. There he commands his 26 legions of master archers who guard the entrance to the Hellmouth Cinokikade. Malthus also is the overseer for the arms trade between Erebus and Phlegethon, and is supposedly especially enamored of powerful magical bows and other sundry artillery.
- 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
- Architecture, expansion, waste
- Favored Weapon
- Light crossbow
- Symbol
- Five crossed arrows
- Sacred Animals
- Parrot
- Sacred Colors
- Blue, red
- 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
- The Watch of Arocard, Erebus, Hell
Edicts
Scan your surroundings from above, join form with function, waste as an act of luxury
Anathema
Take impulsive action, demolish buildings, take in moderation
Obedience
Shoot or throw 26 flaming projectiles into the sky. Gain a +4 profane bonus on Reflex saving throws to avoid physical dangers.Boons
Infernal Dukes
Source: Book of the Damned
The Lords of Hell, the Dukes of Perdition, and the Princes of Damnation are all names for the infamous nobility of the Pit— the elite caste of devilkind known as the infernal dukes.
All infernal dukes are lawful evil and range in power from CR 26 to CR 27. The boons they grant are less complex than those granted by archdevils, manifesting as spell-like abilities usable once per day each.
All infernal dukes are lawful evil and range in power from CR 26 to CR 27. The boons they grant are less complex than those granted by archdevils, manifesting as spell-like abilities usable once per day each.
Domains
Artifice, Evil, Knowledge, Law