Beadudéma

Beadudéma is a Moon Child of Gewae The Bloody and Nyssweard, embodying both the ruthless discipline of Gewae and the uncompromising order of Nyssweard. As a result, he has chosen to adopt the sphere of tacticians, becoming one of the greatest practitioners of the craft to ever exist, leading his warband of devils on various exploits across the planes. He is allied with Blitzschlag in The Schism of The Moons due to the tactical challenge that Eallsmyth poses.

## Beadudéma

### Relatives

Gewae The Bloody, Nyssweard (parents)
 Antecis, Metallica, Quignis, Sisto (grandparents)

### Occupation

Seeking tactical challenges, leading the Band of the Broken Rank, harassing The Chain Lord

## Lore

### Origin

Beadudéma was born of the tactical desires of the devil generals of The Hold, the colossal tower built over the realm of demons, in their never-ending crusade against the agents of Gewae's sister, the wrathful Ierre, who wishes for nothing but Gewae's destruction and to this end sends slavering hordes of demons to do battle with Gewae's army of devils.

It was during a pivotal one of these battles that Beadudéma manifested, preventing the lowest level of The Hold from falling to the forces of Ierre, a would-be vital turning point in the sisterly war were it not for him. At the peak of The Hold, Gewae's divine form had been struck by a meteorite of Nyssweard, drawing blood from her body, which comingled with the essence of the Moon of order and the true timestream then dropped down The Hold, soaring past the politics of the upper levels; falling through the backstabbing of the middle layers, then finally landing with a wave-like crash among the chaos of the lowest level, where the devils had been routed by the demon's mindless disregard for their own lives, retreating into the friendly territories of the second floor. Beadudéma then formed form this droplet among the retreating devils, and asked them why they didn't stand and fight to the death. He received no answer. He asked again, and again, no answer was given as the chaos continued. Becoming tired of this insubordination, he closed the gate to the second floor to prevent the cowards from fleeing. At this act, he was finally confronted by the fearful generals, who took point in front of their disorderly soldiers and demanded he open the gate and questioned his authority. Their heads left their bodies, transforming them into the first of his lieutenant generals. At this, Beadudéma gave his first lesson:

"A disordered army can be blamed on the ineptness of its generals. As such, they have been demoted, and I have taken their places. Fall in line."

With nowhere to run and their generals headless shells, the soldiers now knew that this was desperate ground, and as such knew the only way they would survive was to fight. The first level of The Hold did not fall.

### Holy texts and worship

It is said that after Beadudéma protected The Hold for some time and wished to leave, he wrote a treatise on waging war in the Hold and Hollow regions of The Otherworld, such that his direct presence would not be needed after he left with a band of devils to pursue other tactical challenges. Copies of this and his following texts, treatises of a similar nature on warfare in varying contexts, are highly prized by his worshippers and other leaders alike; the former of which offer their expertise to rulers, and both sometimes willing to submit to questionable methods in order to obtain these texts.

Beadudéma's worship is most prised among military groups including tacticians and generals, however even those who do not worship him often seek out the advice and teachings of those that do. Nevertheless, his seeming ability to alter the time and atmospheric conditions to suit his tactical needs have led to some groups venerating him as a minor deity of the weather.

### The kingdom of Beadudéma

Beadudéma is thought to have had a kingdom during The Second Age of Vulcan, however it has since been destroyed by the apocalyptic conflicts that occurred then, leaving Beadudéma a monarch without a land, nor the numbers to re-make it. Accordingly, this has led to some methods of attempting to bolster the devil tactician's numbers so that he may rebuild his kingdom.

### The Band of the Broken Rank

Currently, Beadudéma leads The Band of the Broken Rank, a warband comprised of him and a select number of picked devils from his initial skirmish in The Hold, who, in the time it took for him to decide to leave, ascended to higher ranks within The Hold; gaining valuable experience in battle and command. They travel the planes in order to satiate Beadudéma's lust for a worthy opponent able to match his wits, leading to confrontations with individuals such as The Chain Lord, who attempts to avoid direct combat with the Moon Child due to the grievous injuries they sustained during their last confrontation.

### Involvement in The Schism of The Moons

As a Moon Child, Beadudéma doesn't have the strongest physical capabilities, however, unlike the other Moon Children Beadudéma can assist in the battles of The Moons with his mind, winning multiple battles for Blitzschlag's Celestial Army despite their inferior numbers to Eallsmyth's Choir when given sufficient information.

### Involvement with The Party

None as of yet, however the paladin Aurea is a worshipper of his ways.

## Sacred Texts

*Beadudéma's Three Strategies*

* Strategy two includes the statement that there are four kinds of people in this world: the wise, the brave, the greedy, and the stupid. The wise will do what's best, the brave desire glory and power, the greedy will work for money, and the stupid are willing to throw their lives away for no reason.

*The History of the Hold Wars*

* Book III states that humanoid societies exist in a constant state of revolution and counter-revolution. They aren't always violent, but revolutions always occur in one way, shape, or form, and it leads to both the advancement and decline of civilisation. Which way it swings depends on the degree to which order collapses and views are polarised.
* Book IV includes a speech given by a surrendering soldier. He explains to those with the power to decide his fate that, if one wishes to create long-lasting, meaningful peace that results in long-lasting benefits, one shouldn't try to take everything from the defeated party, but should instead be merciful to them, let them keep what is theirs, don't destroy their homes or enslave them, enter into trade agreements with them while you have the upper hand, and generally treat them with respect. This will cause mutual goodwill to grow between the former enemies, leading to alliances and long-lasting friendship between the two.

*Master Beadudéma*

* Chapter VIII explains, amongst many other things, that only the mediocre will beg the gods for information, and that the truly outstanding do not require the gods' aid. If one achieves greatness by their own hands, the gods will favour them.

*The Secret Military Methods*

* The final section is titled "Running is the Best Stratagem". This section explains that tactical withdrawals are a sensible tactic when facing an overwhelming adversary, provided that it is used as an opportunity to prepare for a future engagement against the foe under more favourable conditions.

## Piety

### Earning and Losing Piety

You increase your piety score to Beadudéma when you expand the his influence in the world in a concrete way through acts such as these:

* Overcoming resistance using more than just raw power.
* Taking the advantage in an extremely difficult situation.
* Using all means at your disposal to achieve overall victory.

Your piety score to Beadudéma decreases if you diminish his influence in the world, contradict his ideals, or make him look weak or ineffectual through acts such as these:

* Refusing wise counsel in favour of your ego or other such factors.
* Knowingly put yourself in danger when there is no advantage to be gained.
* Failing to respect a needed authority.

### Beadudéma's Devotee

*Piety 3+ Beadudéma Trait*

As a devotee of Beadudéma , you have proven yourself capable of knowing the advantages that can be gleaned from heaven and earth. You can cast fog cloud with this trait a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of once). You regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

In addition, you know the mold earth cantrip. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for these spells.