Belial

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Belial is an old schemer whose good looks and glib tongue continue to serve him well in the machinations of Hell. An ally of Baalzebul's during the Reckoning Belial. kept his position by agreeing to share power with his daughter. He works closely with Fierana, and the two of them have proved a formidable team.
In many ways, the Reckoning turned out in Belial's favor. He was the sworn enemy of both Moloch and Geryon, both of whom lost their lordships in the aftermath. Belial imagined that he and his daughter would quickly be able to conquer Stygia and then perhaps Malagard. He was most disappointed when Prince Levistus was given lordship of Stygia, because Levistus was a devil of the old school and a worthy opponent. Belial and Fierana sent one army into Stygia under the command of the pit fiend Gazra, but the army was decimated in the churning ice floes of that dark sea. Since then, Belial has concentrated on out-maneuvering Levistus politically
Belial has learned it's best to remain in the shadows, and he lets his daughter wear the mantle of leadership in public. Many devils consider him a power in decline, and wait for the day when Fierana dispatches him and seizes total control. They do not realize that his power has only increased since his alliance with his daughter, and that the two are bound tightly together by blood and politics.
==Combat==
Belial rarely engages in combat, preferring to use his minions instead. When necessary, he wields a military fork +4 that inflicts 1d12+11 points of damage. Those struck by the fork must also save vs. spell or suffer the effects of a symbol of pain.
Once per round Belial can use the following spelllike powers, in addition to those normally available to baatezu: beguile, detect invisibility, geas, light, polymorph self, produce flame, pyrotechnics, raise dead, read languages, read magic, restoration, and wall of fire. Three times per day he can create a symbol of pain. Once per day Belial can utter an unholy word and fulfill a wish. Three times per day he can summon 1d4 spinagons, 1d3 hamatula, or 1 cornugon with an 85% chance of success.
Category:NPCs
Category:Guide to Hell NPCs