Deyaghmwian

One of the mightiest of the archdevils, the balseraph Deyaghmwian is known as the Lord of the Flies, Lord of Lies, the Fallen One, and, more recently, the Slug Archduke.  Originally a seraphic archon named Trimaah who dwelt among the heavens, Deyaghmwian succumbed to temptation, craving more power and authority than the heavens would grant him.  His quest for perfection took him too far, and he was blinded by ambition.  Soon he found himself in the hells in a new form: a tall, powerful humanoid with the compound eyes of a fly.

Deyaghmwian, as he started to call himself, quickly gathered a great deal of support and power, as well as the blessing of Swedomsa, archdevil of the Game.  He set himself up as an archdevil, claimed the Word of "the Fall", and ruled Alamnat, the seventh hell.  He quickly became a rival of Selefotsifem, archdevil of the Deal, and thus Distata, archdevil of Patience, as well.  He also gained some allies, notably Laileb, the demon prince of Fire.

Recently, Deyaghmwian fell from Swedomsa's favor and was cursed with a different form ~ that of a giant slug with tiny, malformed arms, flies buzzing and crawling around him continuously.  The stench around Deyaghmwian is infamous; the curse causes stinking piles of rotting garbage and feces to accumulate wherever he spends time.  So now the Slug Archduke lives in his Palace of Filth under the blue-black skies of Alamnat, plotting revenge.

Deyaghmwian has many symbols, including a fly’s head, a web with flies caught in it, and a black slug sitting atop a throne.

## Goals

Deyaghmwian has many desires.  He opposes Selefotsifem in all things and would love to see him fall. With the Lord of the Eighth out of the way, Deyaghmwian would be the greatest of the dukes of hell, second only to Swedomsa himself.  Laileb still calls himself an ally of Deyaghmwian, and ~ although that demon prince has concerns and schemes of his own ~ Deyaghmwian could call upon Laileb should he ever be in need.  If the reverse is true, then Deyaghmwian would be sure to help Laileb, assuming that Deyaghmwian could figure out some way to make the situation work to his advantage.

Deyaghmwian would like to return to his normal form.  But more than that, he would like to avenge himself against Swedomsa himself for his defeat and humiliation.  Currently, he attempts to place more and more of his spies and servants into the court of the Lord of the Ninth.

## Cult

Deyaghmwian has a more sizable following than most other archdevils.  Mortals are attracted to his doctrine of lies and charm backed up with deadly force.  The most numerous of the races represented among his cult are bugbears, who appreciate the dual nature of Deyaghmwian as someone who represents both guile and violence, as well as dwarfs, who see in the Lord of Flies a being much similar to their ultimate adult form. Many in the Sewer Kingdoms under Aoqina worship him, as well.

Temples of Deyaghmwian are dark shrines filled with statuary.  Lintels, altars, and tapestries display an insect motif, and braziers burn foul-smelling incense (or sometimes just offal) to represent his new form.

Clerics affiliated with Deyaghmwian wear blue and black and favor gold jewelry and body piercings.  They often shave their heads, except for bugbear adherents to the faith, who grow their hair particularly long.

### Known Cultists

Agni-nyahl (male bugbear cleric 6) is typical, operating out of a crude cave that serves his tribe.  He attempts to leave curious signs around the cave entrance to lure potential sacrifices inside: a few coins, a torn bit of bloody cloth, or something else that piques curiosity.

Israkahn, a female cleric 5/rogue 5/disciple of Deyaghmwian (re-skinned disciple of Baalzebul from the *Book of Vile Darkness*) 5, is a con artist, gambler, and thief. She has no temple or flock, but she serves Deyaghmwian on her own by killing men that she seduces with promises of passion.  She never calls herself “the Liar,” obviously, but in places where she spends time, she gains the reputation of being able to convince a dragon it can’t fly.

Sammael, a male dwarf cleric 13, leads a cult of Deyaghmwian that controls an entire city.  This dark place of ziggurat temples and charnel pits teems with drugs, debauchery, and bloody murder.  A terrible sadist and drug abuser, he is addicted to mushroom powder.

## Servants

Deyaghmwian has a number of otyughs wandering about his palace that he tolerates because they eat the feces that otherwise threatens to consume the place due to Swedomsa's curse.  A large number of ghargatulas (*Book of Vile Darkness*) roam the premises as well, acting as personal guards to the Lord of the Flies.  Deyaghmwian also has three pit fiend bodyguards ~ Teurn, Wysturak, and Yaghoq.

The Nyashk is the heart of Baalzebul’s army.  It consists of sixteen female fiendish bugbear sorcerers 12, each wielding a *harrow rod*.  Each of the Nyashk wears a special helmet designed to look like the head of a giant fly.  These warriors move as a wedge of unbelievable might on the battlefield, spewing acid from their rods and casting devastating spells such as *cone of cold* and *disintegrate*.

Vashaak Ratoth Bruu (male medusa monk 10) is the offspring of one of the Hag Countess’s most powerful medusa servants.  She presented Deyaghmwian with Vashaak as a gift in an attempt to forge an alliance.  The alliance is not yet formed, but Deyaghmwian has become somewhat enchanted with the male medusa.  Vashaak is now the chief handservant of the archdevil, serving as his hands in all sorts of tasks, many of them unsavory even by Vashaak’s standards.  Vashaak wears an iron mask to hide his petrifying gaze and keeps his snakes wrapped in a single iron chain atop his head.  The mask and the chains can be shed very quickly (as a free action) if Vashaak needs to enter battle.