![]() They make no effort to hide their cruelty, but keep word of their presence from reaching more civilized areas by decapitating those they think may talk. They call themselves the Temple of Redemption or simply the Redeemers. In a growing number of impoverished rural areas, desperate commoners turn to evil rangers who claim to worship a nature deity who promises vengeance to those who have been wronged by the government. Many of the cults' members may be unaware of their true patron, and revere a severed head instead of Baphomet's typical bloody maze symbol. Occasionally cults of Baphomet will masquerade as charitable organizations or militant arms of established religions such as that of Pelor. The bulk of these are faithful in name only, having little patience with religion. Most of Baphomet's followers are minotaurs. A multitude of other twisted creatures revere Baphomet as well, some becoming his thralls, and if they pleased their bestial patron, they would be granted rulership of a portion of the Endless Maze. He seeks to use them to further his schemes, notably to gain the upper hand in his battles against Yeenoghu. He is served by ghour demons, a race of demons resembling burly, hairless minotaurs which command troops of these mortal minions. His nature also appeals to evil rangers and barbarians. Art by Tom Baxa.īaphomet has a multitude of minotaur, ogre, and giant followers and minions. Only by embracing the beast within is true freedom possible.īaphomet, as depicted in Fiendish Codex I (2006). In truth, all are no more than beasts, and souls and conscience are lies told by the gods to enslave their servants. His priests speculate that what others call the "soul" is merely the dream of those who wish they had some indefinable essence that separated them from beasts. Many of them are imprisoned in the Maze of the Misbegotten beneath the Tower of Science.īaphomet is the embodiment of savagery tempered with the keen mind of a scientist, an insidious force that worms its way into the heart of his followers to deceive them into embracing brutality. The Misbegotten, bloated worms with tentacles tipped with horns, are created from fiends who disappoint the Prince of Beasts. The layer also contains a massive coliseum known as the Fields of Brass. ![]() The perditazu, or maze demons, are the undead remnants of dead Lost. Mortals known as the Lost, often humans and gnolls, are set loose in the maze to be hunted down at Baphomet's leisure. ![]() The kalakas are minor demons of nearly endless variation created from mortals. The coflizu demons are clouds of blood and torn flesh created from demonic corpses. Some of his more successful creations are the goristroi, the bulezaus, the ghours, fiendish and half-fiend minotaurs, and more recently, the feral ankashars. Here, Baphomet dwells in his palace, the Lyktion, and spend his time creating various new demonic breeds in his infamous Tower of Science (also known as the Horrid Spire). ![]() Asterion, Thief of the Maze, a massive minotaur whose shifting tattoo maps the Endless Maze around him.īaphomet's realm of the Endless Maze (in Gary Gygax's Gord novels, Baphomet's realm is called Shubgottia) is the 600th layer of the Abyss, supposedly infinite in size.Baphomet has approached Malcanthet, Queen of the Succubi, with offers of alliance, but their shared hatred of Yeenoghu and Graz'zt have not yet been enough to overcome their many other differences.īaphomet's relationship with Geryon, who also has minotaur worshippers, is unknown. Pale Night introduced him to the even more ancient demon known as Dwiergus, the Chrysalis Prince, who seems to have aided him in learning to create new demon breeds of his own. ![]() The two have never joined forces, but they may come to one another's aid if the layer is invaded. He hates the gods of nature who would rival his claim over beasts, as Obad-hai does.īaphomet has an unknown relationship with Pale Night, who shares his layer. Baphomet's other enemies include the Demon Queen of Harpies, Ardat, and Graz'zt and Orcus, who both imprisoned him for a time. The two have been warring against each other for as long as they themselves could remember, and both have forgotten the origin of their feud. He often wears an iron crown and wields the battleaxe Heartcleaver.īaphomet hates Yeenoghu, and the two are bitter enemies. Baphomet can spit out gouts of unholy water. His horns curve downward and outward, and are carved with blasphemous sigils. His body is covered with coarse black hair. Baphomet has the appearance of a 12' tall humanoid with a bull's head, a bovine tail, and broad, stubby hands and feet. ![]()
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