Archdevil

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Archdevils are powerful and unique Devils in positions of power or renown in The Ten Hells. The most powerful are the Lords of the Ten, rulers of each layer of Hell. The leader of these Lords is Asmodeus, whose power grants him the status of a Lesser God. Each archdevil draws on their powers directly from the Ruby Rod.

Lord of the Hells

The title and position of Lord of the Hells goes to the wielder of the Ruby Rod, the artifact that controls the Hells itself and gives archdevils their power. Since its creation, Asmodeus has been its weilder and the Lord of the Hells, until the Lord of Greed Mammon stole it for a brief period in 926 PR during the Infernal Insurrection, before the Rod's destruction.

The Ruby Rod

Most archdevils, including Asmodeus himself, drew much of their power from the artifact known as the Ruby Rod, crafted from the divine essence of the slain goddess Othea. This was achieved by Asmodeus himself bestowing a small piece of the rod to be embedded within the archdevil. For lesser devils, this piece was no larger then a wood splinter, but for the Rulers of the Ten, Asmodeus bestowed larger chunks of the Ruby Rod known as Ruby Hearts, each about the size of a golf ball. The larger the portion of the Ruby Rod they possessed, the more powerful the archdevil. Though Asmodeus could always revoke this power at a moments notice, returning the piece of the Rod back to him. Though this did not mean that all archdevils were empowered by the Ruby Rod, as some had either rose to power outside of the normal power structure of the Hells and without Asmodeus' blessing, or were already powerful beings before descending into the Hells and transforming into a fiend.

When the Ruby Rod was destroyed during the Infernal Insurrection, many archdevils who relied solely on the powers gifted to them by the Ruby Rod were left powerless, while those who were already naturally strong thrived in the power vacuum, upsetting the order that had been set in place for centuries.

Rulers of the Ten

The Archdukes of the Ten Hells hold a special place among the Archdevils as each have rulership over one of Hells' layers. They each possess Asmodeus' blessing and a piece of the Ruby Rod which gives them control over their respective layer.

The First Layer, Duumal

• Bel (The Blood Lord, First Ruler of Duumal)
• Zariel (The Dark Angel, Second Ruler of Duumal)
• Elytria (Sherriff, Ruler 246 BR-925 PR)
• Beast of the Badlands (926 PR-???)

The Second Layer, Dis

• Dispater (The Lord of Iron)
• Nyrgoth (926 PR-???)

The Third Layer, Minarous

• Mammon (Lord of Greed, First Ruler of Minauros)
• Ruler unknown 926 PR onward

The Fourth Layer, Phlegethos

• Fierna (Lady of Lust, Current Ruler of Phlegethos)

The Fifth Layer, Stygia

• Belial (the Devourer, Former Ruler and Co-ruler of Phlegethos, Current Ruler of Stygia)

The Sixth Layer, Malbolge

• Philani (Known in Amusa as Sabbatical, Current Ruler of Malbolge 904 PR-???)

The Seventh Layer, Maladomini

• Baalzebul (Lord of Flies, Current Ruler of Maladomini)

The Eighth Layer, Cania

• Mephistopheles (Lord of Hellfire, First and Current Ruler of Cania)

The Ninth Layer, Nessus

• Glasya (Queen of Lies, Former Ruler of Malbolge, Ruler of Nessus 795 PR-926 PR)
• Ruler unknown 926 PR onward

The Tenth Layer, Hellmar

• Asmodeus (the Eternal Evil, Current Ruler of Hellmar and all of the Hells)
• Status Unknown 926 PR-???

Other Notable Archdevils

The First Layer, Duumal

Baron Samuel Boarhide (Servant of Mammon operating on the First layer)

Baron Samuel Boarhide his a large heavyset devil with the head of a boar and always dressed in a fine suit. He is a servant of Mammon and oversees all gold mining operations on the River Styx. He has a penchent for gambling and will usually make bets or wagers for souls instead of outright taking them via contract.

The Second Layer, Dis

Balgoor (The Iron Brute, Son of Dispater)

Balgoor is the son of the Iron Duke Dispater. He is a large muscular ogre like devil, nearly twelve feet in high with grey rocky skin, a single cyclopean orange eye, and a rhino like horn crowned with short ginger hair. he wears dark cast iron plate armor and wields a large iron great club. he controls the guards and military of the City of Dis and serves as the personal security and enforcer of Dispater. He is second to only his father (and Asmodeus) in being the most feared devil in Dis, with any who catch his ire being swiftly crushed beneath his boot. Even without the city guard to back him up, Balgoor alone could keep order in Dis by sheer intimidation factor. His eye is magically enchanted, gifting him truesight and the ability to detect magic and see through walls. Even beyond that, from his eye he can emit an eviscerating beam that disintegrates anything it touches.

But even with all his strength, Balgoor was felled alongside his father during the Infernal Insurrection.

Biffant (Provost of Dispater)

Biffant is a rotund devil with wine red skin, short horns, and shortly trimmed back hair with eyes of solid sea blue. He is the most senior administrator of the Iron Tower of Dis, managing the towers many servants and events. He oversees the managerial and housekeeping affairs of the tower, allowing his master, Dispater, to focus on more important issues.

After the destruction of the Rion Tower and the death of Dispater, Biffant would go onto serve the new ruler of Dis, Nyrgoth.

The Sixth Layer, Malbolge

Delphyne (formerly Redemption "Reedy" Core, Consort to Philani)

Once known as the tiefling adventurer Rempetion Core, Delphyne was the daughter of Glasya and a member of the prestigeous Core family line. Though in seeking her own path away from her mother and controlling father, Delphyne traveled the continent of Amusa and met the Tiefling Sabbatical, who would later become known as the archdevil Philani. The two would fall in love, and after Delphyne's death on a mission, she would join Philani in the Hells and ascend to become an archdevil. Delphyne become notoroius throughout the Hells, both for her strength and devotion to Philani, and her ability to transform into a massive prismatic dragon.

The Seventh Layer, Maladomini

Azu (The Dog Prince)

Azu is a minor archdevil lord in Maladomini and master of the Inverted Tower, a massive upside-down structure that goes deep into the earth, with its bottom reaching all the way to the ceiling of Cania, from which hangs a chain to the floor of Cania hundreds of meters below. The Tower has 666 individual rooms of torture, where souls are tormented with their greatest fears and conditioned into becoming loyal slaves of Azu. In his natural form, Azu appears as a wolf headed humanoid with flayed skin and long black claws. While the Inverted tower has gravity similar to the rest of Maladomini, Azu's gravity is inverted, much like the tower itself. Azu keeps a loyal pack of Hell Hounds at the tower which he sends out to gather new souls for the tower. For a high price, Azu will sometimes let travelers access Cania from his secret doorway into the 8th realm at the bottom of the tower.

The Eighth Layer, Cania

Ranzos (Archmage Apprentice to Mephistophales)

Born in Cania, Ranzoz became renown as a young prodigy mage after graduating from the Infernis Arcanum. Decades later he was selected to serve as Mephistophales new archmage apprentice after Ranzos sealed the soul of the previous archmage apprentice inside a cursed mirror. Now Ranzos serves as Mephistophales loyal arcane aid whlle performing his own research throughout the Hells, all while keeping an eye out for potential rivals looking to steal his position. Ranzos lives in an arcane tower connected to Mephistophales sanctum in which he keeps his own vast library and workshop.

After the Infernal Insurrection, Ranzos left Cania to travel the planes and expand his arcane knowladge.

The Ninth Layer, Nessus

Nuala (Duchess of the Starless Sky)

Once the archfey ruler of the Moon Court, Nuala was overthrown in a coup by the treacherous Lady Celenica Luanach. On the verge of depth and in a moment of desperation, Nuala accepted an offer from the Hells to become a servant of Asmodeus and an archdevil. Descending into the infernal realms, she was transformed into Nuala, Duchess of the Starless Sky, becoming a loyal member of Asmodeus' court in Nessus. She appears as a gorgeous and captivating devil with light blue skin and crimson horns, tempting mortals with promises of beauty and vengeance. Though she prefers to target the fey, turning them away from the courts and convincing them to burn alongside her in the fires of the Hells.

Centuries after her fall, she was reached out to by the heiress to the moon court Amaris Luanach who sought to restore the Moon Court. In return for Nuala's aid, Amaris was transformed into a Tiefling and became Nuala's servant. But when Amaris managed to defeat her mother, Lady Celenica Luanach, she managed to use the power of the Moon Court to restore both herself and Nuala as reborn fey.