Juiblex

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**Juiblex** is one of the Devil Lords under Asmodeus. She was originally known as Aria Wanderlust, but a deal made through one of her old companions sent her to the Shadow Veil, causing her to take the form of the third Devil Lord under Asmodeus's command.

## Description

### Appearance

Much like her old appearance as a halfling, her face always seems to have a creepy, toothy smile adorning it. Her clothes are also similar to her original appearance, being covered in dark cloth that ends in a shadowy mist. She also has a giant black hat with a bunch of bells tied to the rim and one big bell at the end. Any that hear this bell have a chance to instantly go unconscious.

### Personality

There is nothing left of Aria within this creature. Her suffering in the Shadow Veil has clearly affected her nature, as she clearly has no issue with attacking the renegade Hunters on sight. However, she had the wherewithal to cease once Asmodeus came to her side. She is also loyal to the Shadow Lord, as she immediately accepts his offer to become Shadow Lord. The Voiceless Lord is also clearly seeks further power, as she divided herself to consume a powerful source of Void on her way to New Alabaster. Beyond that, Juiblex remains as unscrutable as her previous incarnation, offering only a fiendish smile regardless of the circumstances.

## History

Following the massacre of the Turian District within the Tower of Archimedes, Aria and her allies were involuntarily drawn into the Shadow as a result of the deal made by Nala and the entity then known as the Deep One. Whatever happened to Aria within the Shadow is unclear, but it is evident that it was horrific enough to warp her mind and body. Some few months after she was drawn into the Shadow, the malformed wizard adopt the new identity of Juiblex.

## Story

### Return to Io

Upon discovering the Spire of Euclid had been infiltrated, the Gourmand King attempted to set a monster upon the renegade hunters. To this end, he summoned Juiblex, who he had learned was being incarcerated within the Tower of Archimedes. Juiblex appeared out of the shadowy ooze polluting the Spire and immediately went on the offensive. Using her deadly acids and the chimes of her bells, she held nothing back against her foes. However, her assualt was interrupted by an apparation of Asmodeus. Asmodeus informed her that he had been searching for her for quite some time, and that he wished to recruit her as his third Shadow Lord. Using her trademark bells to respond, Juiblex agreed to his offer. He told her to travel to Asmodia to rendez-vous with him and his other vassal. Juiblex then teleported from the Spire to her new master's side.

### Hunger for Power

After being briefed in Asmodia with her fellow Devil Lords, Juiblex departed to the Continent of Qethos at her master's behest. En route, she identified a powerful source of Void energy south of her destination of New Alabaster. In order to obtain its power for herself, she divided herself in two. The Juiblex Fragment went to the power source, while the main body continued its journey. The Juiblex Fragment entered the lair of an undead green dragon, which had been reanimated with Void. The dragon proved to be no match for her, and she tore the beast apart. She then went about consuming the parts of the dragon she saw as useful, including the head, tail, claws and wings, and also drained the Void from the creature to add to her arsenal. Before she could attempt to reconvene with herself in New Alabaster, a group of holy warriors entered the cavern, intent on slaying the dracolich she had just feasted on.

### Divided and Conquered

The crusaders engaged the Juiblex-Dracolich hybrid in a long and ardous combat. The fragment of the Voicless Lord used her newly gained power to great effect, forcing her adversaries to use all their strength and wits to survive. With the destruction of each of the dragon parts she had consumed, the Juiblex-Dracolich retreated further and further into the cavern. The holy warriors continued to chase her, eventually cornering her in a small chamber. As they fought, the Juiblex Fragment became more and more unstable, with parts of herself being hacked off. With most of the power she had taken from the dracolich lost and her form destabilizing, Juiblex attempted to flee. She caused a collapse of the roof above and attempted to use the dracolich's wings to escape.

However, the holy warriors continued their assualt, desparate to prevent her escape. Using her divine powers, the Warforged priestess Hierophant commanded the Juiblex Fragment to stay. Unable to resist the command, the Juiblex Fragment was physically unable to fly away, and the party eventaully wore it down to nothing. With a Radiant-infused strike, the young novitiate Avery plunged his weapon into the hybrid, causing it to be destroyed. The destruction of half of herself was felt by Juiblex in New Alabaster, whose screams of agony were substitued by the chimes of her bells. Severely weakened though she was, Juiblex nonetheless stuck to her mission and began her assualt on New Alabaster's capital.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Bells of Doom**: Whenever Juiblex rings their bells, there is a chance that anyone that can hear it will instantly pass out, much like that of a Siren.
* **Acidic Composition**: Juiblex's entire body is coated with Acid, allowing it to inject Acid damage to anyone that is within her, or through her attacks.
* **Shadow Trail**: Juiblex leaves behind a trail of Shadowy ooze wherever she walks. Anyone who walks into this trail must make a Con save or take 3d6 Shadow damage. This ooze lasts indefinitely.
* **Engulf**
* **Shadow Drowning**: Anyone Engulfed bu Juiblex must succeed at a DC8 Con save or fall unconscious. The DC raises by 1 for every round they are engulfed.
* **Legendary Resistance**: If Juiblex has failed a saving throw, they can choose to succeed it every round if they have not taken Radiant or Fire damage on the round.
* **Damage Vulnerabilities**: Each source of Fire and Radiant damage in a round adds a Vulnerability Stack.
* **Damage Resistances**: Juiblex has resistance to all Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage that are not from spells or from a +3 weapon.
* **Condition Immunities**: Juiblex is immune to Paralysis, Stun, Polymorph, and Critical Hits while not using Vulnerability Stacks.
* **Banishment**: Juiblex has a spiritual Barrier with 400 HP that can be damaged through various means. If Banishment is cast, it deals 3d20 damage to this barrier. If the barrier is destroyed and Banishment is cast on Juiblex afterwards, the battle ends.
* **Area Turn**: On an initiative of 10, Juiblex exudes a chilling circle. Everyone within 20ft of her must succeed at a Con save or take 8d8 Cold damage.
* **Move Turn**: At the end of each creatures round, Juiblex moves 10ft.
* **Phase Turn**: At 300HP, Juiblex sends everyone to the Shadowveil. Everyone takes 4d6 True damage at the start of their turn, but Juiblex takes max damage. A portal of light will appear on the battlefield, and it can be dispelled by ending a turn on the portal. when the 1 is destroyed, 2 will appear, and when the 2 are dispelled, 4 appear. When the 4 portals are dispelled, or Aria hits 200 HP, the Phase turn ends. If the Phase Turn ends via damage, every PC takes 4d6 True damage.
* **Execution Turn**: On an initiative of 1, Juiblex rings her bells. Everyone that can hear it must succeed at a DC5 Charisma save or take 8d10 true damage. The DC raises by 5 every time it is used. The bells can be destroyed, but on this turn, the bells are revived with an additive +5 to max HP every time it is destroyed. Either way, this resets the DC of the bells back to 5.
* **Lord of Shadows**: As Asmodeus' newest vassal, Juiblex has obtained new powers originating from the Shadow Veil itself.
* **Malleable Form**: Juiblex is able to split themselves into multiple beings.
* **Biomatter Integration**: Juiblex has the ability to adopt the traits of creatures she consumes. The most obvious instance of this is the absorption of the Void Dracolich, which granted the Juiblex fragment draconic abilities such as Acid breath, immunity to Void and a pair of wings.

## Etymology

In Dungeons and Dragons lore, Juiblex is the demon lord of oozes and shapeless things. Even among his peers in the Abyss, Juiblex is considered revolting in both mind and body. Presenting himself as a amporphous ever-changing mass of slime, eyes and mouths, the Faceless Lord (as he is also known) seeks to corrode and dissolve all thing he comes across.

## Triva

* Juiblex is the only known Shadow Lord to have once been a Player Character.
* Juiblex represents the first instance of a character being cut off from the Memory, functionally changing them from a player character to a non-player character.
* The Juiblex Fragment adopts a form that resembles the original Juiblex from Dungeons and Dragons, specifically their 5e artwork.

## Images

### Official art

The form the Juiblex Fragment took upon consuming the Void DracolichThe heart of the Juiblex FragmentThe Dracolich Head consumed by the Juiblex FragmentThe Dracolich Head consumed by the Juiblex Fragment