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The Mad Mandrakh's Mausoleum is the only known passageway into the Hellscapes. While it initially appears to be a giant, deserted ruin, it is populated by a small plethora of fiends guarding in, foremost amongst them a legion of bearded devils. While the sly fiends are physical enough to ward off most weaker intruders, their main tactic against enemies of a somewhat higher caliber is to release a gelatinous cube down a hallway, then dimension door into hidden spots along the escape route, ambushing (in game terms - a metric fuckton of attacks of opportunity from stealth) foes as they inevitably retreat from the cube's unyielding advance.
The Demon Hunters of Azure Coast migrated to Kala'dahan with the rest of their people. There, they met their equals - the massive Barbazu population summoned forth by long gone diabolists. While the demon hunters are used to the sheer brutality of their quarry, they aren't used to the cunning and perseverance of barbazus, who will often engage in attrition warfare against the demon hunters, appearing from the darkness to land a hit or two, infecting with their accursed disease, then dimension dooring away. While it may take days or even weeks of tactics like these to bring down mightier enemies, the devils are patient, and will strike only at foes so downtrodden with disease that they can hardly even lift their swords, much less stands against infernal glaives.
While generally serving as rank and file military, bearded devils can and do also deal in contracts with mortals. It is often, but not always, a deal based on the devils' martial prowess. However, as they are notably not the smartest among devilkind - while still in possession of a sound bureaucratic mind, and traversing the myriad rules of contracts with a far deeper understanding then humans of equivalent intellect - many foolish mortals try to outsmart them.
A desperate ghost recently found out that a barbazu he crossed almost a century ago has freed himself from a trap laid by the ghost, back when he was still alive. The foolish young sorcerer made a deal with the devil, agreeing to owe him his soul "until he goes for a final rest", then banished him to chaotic planes beyond the reach of normal magicks. The magician hoped that he would be long gone before the devil comes to collect his fee, but didnt count on undeath doing him dirty.
Now, as eternal fire looms ever closer, he must beg a group of adventurers he has been pestering for months to help him.
Anyway, off to our topic for the day.
The Mad Mandrakh's Mausoleum is the only known passageway into the Hellscapes. While it initially appears to be a giant, deserted ruin, it is populated by a small plethora of fiends guarding in, foremost amongst them a legion of bearded devils. While the sly fiends are physical enough to ward off most weaker intruders, their main tactic against enemies of a somewhat higher caliber is to release a gelatinous cube down a hallway, then dimension door into hidden spots along the escape route, ambushing (in game terms - a metric fuckton of attacks of opportunity from stealth) foes as they inevitably retreat from the cube's unyielding advance.
The Demon Hunters of Azure Coast migrated to Kala'dahan with the rest of their people. There, they met their equals - the massive Barbazu population summoned forth by long gone diabolists. While the demon hunters are used to the sheer brutality of their quarry, they aren't used to the cunning and perseverance of barbazus, who will often engage in attrition warfare against the demon hunters, appearing from the darkness to land a hit or two, infecting with their accursed disease, then dimension dooring away. While it may take days or even weeks of tactics like these to bring down mightier enemies, the devils are patient, and will strike only at foes so downtrodden with disease that they can hardly even lift their swords, much less stands against infernal glaives.
While generally serving as rank and file military, bearded devils can and do also deal in contracts with mortals. It is often, but not always, a deal based on the devils' martial prowess. However, as they are notably not the smartest among devilkind - while still in possession of a sound bureaucratic mind, and traversing the myriad rules of contracts with a far deeper understanding then humans of equivalent intellect - many foolish mortals try to outsmart them.
A desperate ghost recently found out that a barbazu he crossed almost a century ago has freed himself from a trap laid by the ghost, back when he was still alive. The foolish young sorcerer made a deal with the devil, agreeing to owe him his soul "until he goes for a final rest", then banished him to chaotic planes beyond the reach of normal magicks. The magician hoped that he would be long gone before the devil comes to collect his fee, but didnt count on undeath doing him dirty.
Now, as eternal fire looms ever closer, he must beg a group of adventurers he has been pestering for months to help him.
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