Ashtaroth
| Gelal'nagirutenlil | |||||||
| Male Tanar'ri | |||||||
| Player: celticman | |||||||
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| General Information | ||||||||||
| Full Name: | Unknown | |||||||||
| Nicknames: | Five-Tongues, World-Breaker, Black Heart | |||||||||
| Age: | Unknown | |||||||||
| Deity: | None | |||||||||
| Alignment: |
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| Occupation: | Drug dealer, slaver, mastermind, pimp | |||||||||
| Faction/Rank: | None | |||||||||
| Place of Birth: | The Infinite Layers of the Abyss | |||||||||
| Physical Attributes | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6' | |||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lbs. | |||||||||
| Eyes: | Black | |||||||||
| Hair: | Black | |||||||||
| Complexion: | Gray scaly skin | |||||||||
| Physical Build: | Perfect | |||||||||
| Physical Features: | He has large black feathered wings with a wingspan of about 14' and a 5' black reptilian tail. His horns are curved down and under his ears like a ram's. | |||||||||
| Skills | ||||||||||
| Lying, drug dealing, pimping | ||||||||||
| Equipment and Items | ||||||||||
| Typically worn: A strange looking sword made from some sort of bone, a Doomlord Shield, Mask of Persuasion, Lesser Ruby Ring, Sorcerer's Ring(Dweomered), Nymph's Cloak +4, Eyes of the Blind, Medallion of the Abyss. | ||||||||||
Before you stands a six foot tall being with an unnaturally captivating appearance. His downward curving ram horns and marvelously soft and flowing raven black hair, give a feeling that this creature has some sort of lower planes origin. Extending from beneath his hair are a pair of elongated, predatory spikes, well-suited to the hunting of unfortunate victims. His eyes are slightly sunken pits of shadow with reflective nebulous pools where the eyes should be. When he is not conversing with others, this creature's mouth seems to be in a constant sneer. As he speaks with others though, he puts on a charming smile, that reveals a row of sharp pearly teeth.
His neck is strong and powerful, with broad shoulders that have bony spurs protruding up that can be used as weapons in close combat. Sprouting from his back are a pair of black feathered wings, stretching to a magnificent 12 foot span. He has two sets of tattoos. Encircling his right bicep are twelve oak trees, with a ring of crimson runes underneath them. On his upper torso is a large depiction of damned souls trying to climb out of some windswept barren netherworld with jagged tors flickering with swarms of winged demons. There is an oppressive red sun, heavy with infinite age, bathing the landscape in harsh light.
As you examine the creature further you notice a five foot long, slim reptilian tail unfurling from behind him. Glancing lower you notice his legs are like that of a goat, with dark gray fur that descends down to his feet. Where one might expect to see cloven feet to go along with the legs, there are a pair of taloned claws like that of some enormous falcon. The talons on them look well-suited for grasping prey while in flight.
This demon goes by many names across the multiverse. On the prime sphere of Toril he is known as Valbartu the Vainglorious but was once known as Sydney, on Krynn he's known as Slaanaresh the Black Hearted. Malizoth the Five-Tongued is what he is called on Oerth, and he is known as Vandrandr the Voracious Host on Midgard. On all of these spheres he's known as a demon of corruption. Acts of greed, excess, or vanity would often draw his attention and influence them in those around him. His title is Lord of Aziluth, Herald to the Prince of the Lower Aerial Kingdoms, Destroyer of the Treacherous Demigoddess Axeniae, Prophet of Twelvetrees, Voice of the Abyss.
Traits, Interests, and Goals
Character Traits/Quirks:
- Ashtaroth can be rather violent. He does not react well to others touching him, or staring at him, or talking to him. Actually.. no one ever knows what he's going to do. It's probably best to just stay away from this blood.
- He enjoys making deals with others. He calls himself a humble merchant.
Accomplishments:
- Had a hand in destroying a Prime Sphere known as Furyondy.(Knowledge: Planes DC 45)
- Created a soul-collector in Ironridge. It was used to suck the souls of the recently dead into soul-gems.(Knowledge: Planes DC 25)
- Killed a demigoddess named Axeniae and took her demiplane.(Knowledge: Planes DC 20)
- Stole a halfling's baby and ate it.(he claimed it was to save the multiverse from an evil greater than himself)
- He is a consort and adviser to Red Shroud.
Flaws:
- Was given an infant and actually gave it back to the parents.
- He is a consort of Zuggtmoy's; the Demon Queen of Fungi.
Short Term Goals:
- Find and reassemble the Rod of Law.
- Release Miska the Wolf-Spider.
- Get rid of the Triad of Order.
- Make a book of halfling recipes.
Long Term Goals:
- See all of the gods dead.
- Destroy the multiverse.
- See Baator purged of devils.
- Merge Aziluth into the Abyss and become a Demon Lord.
Why Kill the Gods?
Ashtaroth has a firm belief that in the beginning of time when the first gods were born, the Abyss was a font of life and power. The gods needed to build their domains, worlds, and life forms in their image. So they turned their attention to the Chaos and material of the Infinite Layers and began taking away all that they needed to accomplish their goals of creation. The Abyss was stolen from and raped of it's resources. All that was left over was a horrid husk that birthed the tanar'ri from it's own rage. The Five-Tongued now seeks to repay the gods for what they did, by killing them and ruining all that they have.
Why Destroy the Multiverse?
This reason is tied to the same as his reason he wishes to kill the gods. Another belief of his is that in the beginning the multiverse was not created by some huge explosion, or some elder god sitting on his ass creating our existence. No, it started with the Far Realm. An entity old beyond comprehension brushed the boundaries of the Outside and it's very presence caused a rupture of energy and an expanse of void to form. In this void, materials formed and coalesced into a massive roiling mass of Chaos and power. This Chaos split into two parts. A gaping, swirling maw of raw entropy, and an infinite amount of tumultuous pseudo-sentient material. Ashtaroth wants to give back what was taken away, by seeing all of existence being destroyed.
Background and Youth
Languages Known: Tongues
Hometown / Region: Aziluth, a demiplane once belonging to a demigoddess named Axeniae[Knowledge: Planes DC 30]. Axeniae was slain by Ashtaroth and a half-dragon named Renaldo, though the demon leaves out the assistance of the half-dragon when telling others. Aziluth is mostly marshland and swamps with a towering fortress in the center. The swamps are full of snakes, crocodiles, and insects, except they are all fiendish variants. All sorts of vile creatures fly through the air. Harpies, and fiendish arrow-hawks patrol the skies while the fortress is served by succubi and alu-fiends.
Biography:
Quote:
"Do unto others before they do unto you."