Savitar

*"Why? Well I don't suppose there's an exact reason why. Ah...entertainment I suppose. You mortals are just so full of spunk, so full of life and hope! It's riveting to watch you all scurry about... living, fighting, and...dying." -* Savitar, on his fixation with human affairs.

## Basic Information

### Title(s)

Lord of CaniaLord of the Eighth Layer

The Betrayer

The Ambitious One

## Statistical Information

### Challenge Rating

28

Savitar was a powerful fiend and a sometimes-ally, sometimes-enemy of the Wandering Drakes. As a Pit Fiend, he had immense powers at his disposal that allowed him to travel nearly anywhere on the Mortal Plane, normally to antagonize the party in some way. Savitar in particular among Fiends seemingly had little interest in changing human affairs, unless it could be to his favor. Instead he preferred to observe mortals, whom he found immensely entertaining.

He would occasionally offer help, and did so several times to the Wandering Drakes. As with most Devils, these deals came with hidden costs, or simply benefitted Savitar far more than the person in question. This being stated, he was far less malicious than most Devils, and very rarely lifted a finger to harm a mortal being, even when they irritated him.

## Description

Savitar, in his true form, was a Pit Fiend. He took the shape of a massive red-scaled devil, with large horns and batlike wings. HIs eyes blazed with flame, and his voice boomed like thunder. Upon his ascension to an Archfiend, his form grew larger still, and magma flowed from his very skin. His weapon of choice in this form was a trident, formed from Stygian Bronze, which also served as his staff of office.

When Savitar journeyed to the Mortal Plane, he took on a variety of different disguises that suited his needs. His preferred form was that of a handsome, olive-skinned man with emerald green eyes and black hair. He often wore his facial hair in a goatee, which he would stroke absentmindedly while monologuing about whatever thought struck him. During his time looking over the Wandering Drakes, he took a variety of forms ranging from town guards, to rich socialites, to even a veiled woman.

## Personality

Like most devils, Savitar was a highly ambitious and power hungry being. However, Savitar took this ambition to a level far beyond most fiends, seen in his elaborate betrayal of Mephistopheles. Highly duplicitous and intelligent, he preferred manipulation from behind the scenes as opposed to direct action. He was a master of disguise, capable of hiding his true identity from even more perceptive Clerics and Paladins, which allowed him to wander about the Mortal Plane essentially unchecked. Thankfully, perhaps, Savitar seemingly had no designs on the mortal realm, unlike his former master Mephistopheles. In fact, Savitar found mortals immensely entertaining, and preferred to watch them go about their daily lives. Adventurers like the Wandering Drakes in particular fascinated him, leading him to hire adventurers for extraneous tasks entirely so that he could watch them perform it.

## History

### Campaign I:

Savitar played a large part in the journey of the Wandering Drakes, watching them from the beginning on orders from Mephistopheles. He first met the party along their journey from Hilldale, in his typical disguise of an olive-skinned man with green eyes and black hair. He teased the group, waxing philosophical and hinting that he knew more than he was letting on. Due to his high perception, Waylaith Uraciel caught the scent of suphur upon the mysterious man, implying there was more than met the eye about him.

Savitar continued to watch over the party and report on their progress to Mephistopheles, making several appearance in various disguises. He began to enjoy taunting the party, and deliberately got caught watching them several times. In one case, he took the form of a ghostly veiled woman, and stalked the party through the swamps of Alteria. Though he never took any direct action against them, he did offer deals to several of the party members. Eventually, these deals were taken by two of the party members: Waylaith Uraciel and Reuben Fortuna.

Reuben Fortuna would eventually call upon Savitar in error, resulting in the Pit Fiend appearing in Empress Dianara Amnestra's Grand Hall, resulting in the party being captured and imprisoned for a time. Notably, Savitar allowed himself to be captured without a fight, despite being capable of slaughtering everyone in the room. He later escaped by night, vanishing as quickly as he had arrived.

Waylaith Uraciel eventually engaged in the very unwise decision to enter a soulbinding contract with Typhon, resulting in his soul being tied to both of the beings. Upon Waylaith's death, he engaged in a game of cards with the two, with the prize being his soul. This game resulting in Waylaith's victory, and the ownership of his soul. Unlike Typhon, Savitar did not react negatively to losing his claim on the mortal man's soul, instead finding the situation humorous.

Savitar was later revealed to be a servant of Duke Cassel, whose true nature was that of Mephistopheles, Lord of Cania. His duplicitous nature was further underlined in his eventual betrayal of Mephistopheles. Though Savitar was a servant of the Lord of Cania, he secretly reported to Asmodeus about Mephistopheles's plan to overthrow the god.

In the aftermath of the Wandering Drakes' defeat of Adamanthus the Great, Savitar appeared alongside Asmodeus to demand the group give up Soulrender, which was refused. Through this event, it was revealed that Savitar had been loyal to Asmodeus all along, and betrayed Mephistopheles in exchange for him usurping the latter's position as Lord of Cania.

### Campaign II:

Signs of Savitar's newfound power were found in the journey of the Hunters, namely in subtle details about the world. Some evidence existed that Savitar was watching the party's progress with some interest...