Belphegor

Belphegor, also known as the Sloth Symbiote or more technically as the Sin-1 Virus, was one of the Cardinal Sins who resided within the Sin Totems. Born from one of the fragmented pieces of the god Abyss, they became infused within a stone wand. They were subsequently involved in numerous tragedies over the centuries, such as the Solemn Revolt.
==History==
===Early Life===
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==Personality==
Belphegor was mostly mindless, only concerned about spreading their lethargy across the world. However, they seemingly enjoyed the suffering and deaths of others, being drawn to those who shared their sinful nature and desires to destroy the world. Beyond this, they exhibited an extreme self-preservation instinct, willingly abandoning their hosts if they sensed immediate danger to their existence.
==Skills and Abilities==
Belphegor could infect hosts, suppressing their passions or desires while warping their perception of the world. In exchange for this, the symbiote would make their host unkillable by anything except another host, as well as grant them the ability to negate any pain they or another person felt.
The Sloth Symbiote also possessed limited transformation abilities, manifesting themself in the mental plane as a shadowy basilisk. However, as they were bound to their totem, Belphegor could not physically interact with the world without first bonding with a host.
==Character Connections==
Abyss: Belphegor's past incarnation. As a fragment of the malicious god, Belphegor shared her desires for chaos and ruin, though manifesting this through their slothfulness. Additionally, both souls existed more as AI than as organic consciousnesses.
Nova: Belphegor's ally. Though they allowed her to act in their stead most of the time, Belphegor felt crowded by the spirit's intruding presence. After nearly a millennium together, the symbiote allowed a sorceress to pull Nova out of their totem and into her own body.
Heidi Frederick: One of the symbiote's hosts. Feeding on her denial of reality and attempts at escapism, Belphegor infected her and rooted their influence deep in her psyche. When she was imprisoned and tortured during the Solemn Revolt, the symbiote abandoned her in favor of other, more favorable hosts.
James Merrefield: One of the symbiote's hosts. Belphegor briefly infected James, finding it difficult to maintain this due to the man's diligent and aware personality. After having their infection removed by the court sage of Eshland, they went partly dormant within their totem.
Elwood Dunn: One of the symbiote's hosts. The symbiote felt compatible with the hermit's ignorance of his greater responsibilities and obligations, infecting him and manipulating him over the years. After following them on a globe-spanning trip, they parted ways with their host and allowed Nova to faciliate their plots in the new land they were in.
Ulysses: One of the symbiote's hosts. Belphegor greedily fed on the weary veteran's feelings of depression and worthlessness. They later goaded Ulysses into killing himself, enjoying the despair he felt on his deathbed.
==Trivia==
*Their name is based on their respective Prince of Hell, Belphegor, as well as their association with the sin of sloth.
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