Asmodeus

Asmodeus, the King of the Nine Hells, is an archdevil of the Nine Hells and the ruler of all the devils. He was sometimes worshipped as an evil god in Midgard.

## Appearance

Asmodeus typically appeared as a 13 foot tall humanoid man with red skin, tall horns, red eyes, and a neatly trimmed beard.

Asmodeus's true form was that of a scaly serpent that was hundreds of miles long. The location of this body was kept a secret from everyone.

## Personality

Asmodeus presented himself as a confident and eloquent man. He is in his element when he is in charge. He is very intelligent, but has no qualms about pretending to be smarter than he is. He is a good bluffer.

## Biography

Asmodeus's conflict with Jazirian, the coautl deity, is what led to Asmodeus's fall into the Nine Hells and caused his wounds. The first of the new devils sprung from his blood.

### Deposing Zargon

Asmodeus was not the first ruler of Hell, though he is the oldest archdevil. When he first arrived in Hell, he fought off the current ruler, Zargon. Though he was unable to kill him, Asmodeus was able to severely weaken Zargon. Occasionally, Asmodeus has to rekill and reseal Zargon.

### The Trial of Asmodeus

The angels, thoroughly fed up with Asmodeus's temptation of mortals, dragged him up to condemn him, however, Asmodeus convinced the angels to give him a trial. Primus of the modrons of Mechanus was selected to be an impartial god.

Asmodeus defended himself by saying that he acted with the lawful infernal constraints and that the mortals always chose to make a deal with his devils. He said that the devils always kept their ends of the bargain, and mortals who nullified the contract with clever loopholes were respected. He also added that the mortals he claims are conscripted to fight in the Blood War against the demons, indirectly helping the angels' cause by keeping the demons, the forces of chaos, at bay.

Then, it was the angels' turn to make their cases. However, there were so many that Primus got tired and declared he would only listen to a limited number of cases. Zariel, who was still an angel at this time, started a brawl to get to the front of the line to make sure her case got heard. Because of this, Primus refused to give a final verdict, and Asmodeus escaped punishment.

This incident made Asmodeus aware of Zariel, and he began a mission to corrupt her into being a demon.

### In Hell

Once his position was secured, Asmodeus focused on getting the souls of mortals who rejected the gods to heal the wounds he suffered from his fall. He also began recruiting new archdevils to help rule the other layers of Hell. He corrupted archon Triel into Beelzebub, who became close with Asmodeus.

Asmodeus took Benzosia as a consort and had a daughter, Glasya. Levistus, the archdevil of Stygia, tried to convince Benzosia to supplant Asmodeus, but she refused. Levistus assaulted and killed her in a rage. Asmodeus froze Levistus in an ice block in retribution.

Graz'zt was one an archdevil working for Asmodeus. During a battle in the Blood War, he was sent to get a shard of evil for Asmodeus, but Graz'zt betrayed him and became a demon lord.

Asmodeus turned Zariel into a demon due to her desire to fight in the Blood War. She went on to supplant Bel as the ruler of Avernus.

### The Reckoning

The archdevils tried to supplant Asmodeus as the ruler of Hell, but they failed. Beelzebub, the leader of the Reckoning, was transformed into a slug as punishment.

## Activities

As the lord of the Nine Hells, Asmodeus's corruption extended far beyond regular mortals; he tempted and corrupted higher beings, like angels, or mortals he took a special interest in.

Asmodeus took the Blood War, the neverending war between the devils and demons, very seriously as a way to keep the demons busy so that they did not interfere with his plans.

## Relationships

### Archdevils

* Zariel
* Dispater
* Mammon: Asmodeus apparently did not like Mammon's relationship with his daughter Glasya, as he ordered him to end his relationship with her to avoid punishment for participating in the reckoning.
* Belial
* Fierna
* Levistus: Asmodeus encased him in ice as a punishment for assaulting and murdering Benzosia.
* Glasya: Asmodeus and Glasya are noted to have a good relationship by devil standards.
* Beelzebub: Asmodeus and Beelzebub were once very close, but Beellzebub's betrayal caused an almost inseparable rift between them. Occasionally, their old relationship shines through in some of his decisions.
* Mephistopheles: Mephistopheles appears to be Asmodeus's closest confidant since Beelzebub's betrayal.

## Abilities

### General Abilities

* Magic: Asmodeus is a master of magic, especially hellfire. He also could cast magic of poison and necromancy. He was also capable of summoning lesser demons to his side.