Neron

* Biography
* Threat Assessment
* Trivia and Notes
* Gallery

(*Submitted by Four-Eyes*)

Neron is the eldest known surviving son of Abaddon, The Second of the Fallen. He regularly turned up in ancient Mesopotamia to torment early human culture and engage in espionage with the forces of Heaven. He believed this is what would please his mother or get him noticed by the King of Hell, Lucifer.

Unfortunately for Neron, Lucifer was never a fan of Abaddon's son. When Neron came to court as an emissary of his mother, Lucifer did his best to avoid the ambitious demon. Eventually, he convinced the Prince of the Crossroads to take Neron on as an apprentice soul broker, getting Neron out of his castle.

It did not take long for Neron to get the hang of the job. He was not the best salesman. He rarely landed any important souls, but he did bring in the numbers and he showed a real talent for management - having learned at his mother's side as she handled affairs in her court. These facts allowed Neron to rise in the ranks, putting him in contention to become the next Prince of the Crossroads.

Unfortunately for Neron again, however was the fact Belphegor had issues with Neron. The two did not see eye-to-eye on a lot of stuff.

When Belphegor began to be courted for a position in Lucifer's court as a true Prince of Hell, it was clear to Neron that Belphegor favored the young upstart Crowley to replace him. Neron took this as a direct insult as he was the son of the Second of the Fallen and would never bow to the son of a witch. Things got heated for a while and then Abaddon disappeared.

Seeing a chance to prevent conflict that could threaten the Guild of the Crossroads, Lucifer appointed Neron as a Prince of Hell to govern the province of Masak Mavdil and hold court at its keep, Abaddon's Abandon. Neron promptly left the Guild of the Crossroads and hit the ground running with retooling his new seat of power while eagerly jumping back into the politics of Hell.

When Belphegor became a true Prince of Hell, Neron and him were rivals. Neron had slightly more experience in the political circuit than Belphegor and lorded it over his former master at every chance he could. As Masak Mavdil did hold much of the military might of Hell with training academies, forts, and fortified positions, Neron could swing that weight around with fearsome ramifications, allowing him to intimidate most of his political enemies into backing his agenda.

Lucifer allowed Neron to employ such dirty tactics as Neron was so desperate to please the King of Hell that he was a brown-nosing minion of Lucifer's, always willing to do as he was told and eagerly supporting Lucifer's agenda - even when it was to his own disadvantage to do so. However, this did not make Neron friends with the King. Quite contrary, as Lucifer openly disrespected Neron and shunned him at social gatherings — only giving him enough token gratitude for his service to the crown to keep him hungry.

Eventually Azazel and Belphegor saw this as an opportunity. Belphegor began to flatter Neron and claimed that was wrong to have favored Crowley over the "much more qualified" Neron. Similarly, Azazel would confide in Neron often and throw decadent celebrations in Neron's honor. At court, the two began to urge Neron to show more initiative and to question Lucifer's decisions. When he did they quickly jumped in to support him, building his confidence.

Then Azazel began to ask favors of Neron. Before he knew it, Neron switched his affiliation in court. He was no longer Luciferian loyalist in support of the crown but was pushing to give the Fallen Lords and Demon Princes more power... until the throne was suddenly vacated.

### Neron: 1983 - Present

When Lucifer's throne was up for grabs, Neron had a falling out with Azazel and Belphegor. He wanted the throne too much for himself and would rather see it remain empty than see someone else on it. Neron stepped away from politics to instead focus on his impressive soul collection, using his endowment from Lucifer to create his infamous soul-stealing candles. During Hell on Earth, Neron did go top-side to have some fun and is now starting to work with Belphegor again.

## Threat Assessment

### Resources

* **Infernal Physiology:** Neron is the archdemon son of the Second of the Fallen. He is believed to be one of the oldest surviving children of the Fallen Ones and is regarded as one of the most powerful demons in Hell.
	+ ***Enhanced Physicality:*** Neron is incredibly strong, agile, fast and resilient. He can hold his own against aliens, metahumans, angels, and gods. He is considered to be one of the most physically impressive demons in all of Hell.
	+ ***Immortality:*** Neron does not suffer the rigors of age or illness from diseases.
	+ ***Limited Cosmic Awareness:*** Neron is aware of the Tapestry and Murums. He has the ability to sense when people of speaking of him with the intent to summon.
	+ ***Linguistic Instinct:*** Neron can speak, read, understand, and write any and all mortal languages — including those which are encrypted.
	+ ***Nigh-Invulnerability:*** Neron is not easily killed by violence.
	+ ***Shapeshifting (Limited):*** Neron can shift between a number of forms. His preferred form is an attractive human male with blonde hair. He can alter his features to appear as humans from other cultures or even assume the appearance of some humanoids alien races. He can transform into a swarm of smaller animals such as toads, rats, ravens, and locusts. He can also assume the form of a dog, wolf, hellhound, or bear. Finally his natural "horrific" form is that of a giant mass of tentacles, mouths, and eyes slathered in green acidic slime.
	+ ***Supernatural Senses:*** Neron can perceived things across different dimensional frequencies, allowing him to see or hear things that exist on a different plane of concealed.
	+ ***Telepathy:*** Neron can read surface thoughts with some effort - in particular he seems to know what people's most potent desires are.
	+ ***Teleportation:*** Neron can relocate to familiar locations, disappearing in a green flame, leaving behind a cloud of ash and sulfur.
* **Essomancy:** As a former Crossroads Demon, Neron knows how to claim souls and make potent deals powered by souls. Since leaving the Guild of the Crossroads to take on the duties of a Prince of Hell, Neron has began his own personal collection of souls and continued to pursue essomancy as a passionate hobby, perfecting the art.
	+ ***Neron Candles:*** To show for his private essomantic pursuits, Neron has created a candle with spells infused with potent spells. When lit, the candle will allow its holder to be granted their heart's desire. The downside for the one who lights the candle it is that in doing so, they forfeit their soul to Neron. Neron's candles are heavily circulated on Earth among black market occult dealers. Many have ended up in the hands of persons not familiar with the candles' dark nature — which was Neron's intent all along.

### Weaknesses

* **Ancient Laws:** As a cosmic being, Neron is bound by ancient laws. Though as a demon he tends to play fast and loose with many of these rules. It is possible he is a trickster or simply good at exploiting loopholes.
* **Vice — Greed:** Neron is obsessed with the accumulation of souls, wealth, and power. Though he has much of all these things, he needs more. He will likely never be satisfied until becomes the new King of Hell — and even then, he had made it no secret that he hopes to one day conquer Earth, Heaven, and the Fair Lands.
* **Vice — Pride:** Though not his primary drive, Neron is an arrogant demon who believes his pedigree entitles him to be considered important and respected.
* **Vulnerability — Anti-Infernal Magic:** Neron is a being of Infernal energy and magic which affects such energy can affect him.
* **Vulnerability — Eldritch and Supernal Energy:** Excessively potent Eldritch and Supernal energy can affect his physiology, making him weak and ill with enough exposure. Though, as an archdemon, he has considerable resistance to ambient levels of these energies.

### Analytics

* **Physicality:** 7 — Legendary
* **Occult:** 5 — Master / Remarkable
* **Weaponry:** 6 — World-Class / Superb
* **Expertise:** 4 — Expert / Enhanced
* **Range:** 6 — World-Class / Superb
* **Strategy:** 4 — Expert / Enhanced
	+ **TOTAL:** 135
	+ **RANKING:** High Threat

## Trivia and Notes

### Trivia

* He killed Shannon Coyne, charge of angel Zauriel.
* He once owned a soul collection which held Unity Kinkaid, however he sold it as well as the services of Charaxes to Drury Walker.
* He appears to be a blonde version of Leon Meager, and has the same walk as the muse.

### Nortes

* His candles are a nod to *Underworld Unleashed*.

## Network Files

Network Files Neron.jpgNetwork Files: Neron
## Appears In

Hell Hath No Fury Cover.pngHell Hath No Fury Cover

## Links and References

* Appearances of Neron

1. ↑ Network Files: Neron
2. ↑ Network Files: Zauriel 1
3. ↑ VOX Box: Hell Hath No Fury 3
4. ↑ VOX Box: Hell Hath No Fury 13