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	Filling the Nine Hells of [[Baator]], the baatezu (BAY-a-teh-zu) are the exemplar ~~race~~ standing for Law and Evil. Known throughout the multiverse for their tyranny, this ~~race~~ of ~~fiends~~ is one of the major forces behind the eternal [[Blood War]], responsible for untold levels of repression and destruction.		Filling the Nine Hells of [[Baator]], the baatezu (BAY-a-teh-zu) are the exemplar standing for Law and Evil. Known throughout the multiverse for their tyranny, this variety of fiend is one of the major forces behind the eternal [[Blood War]], responsible for untold levels of repression and destruction.

	==History==		==History==

	While there are tales of a [[Baatorian\|primordial ~~race]] of~~ inhabitants of Baator, the modern day baatezu have their origins in the ancient days of the primordial war between Law and Chaos, before the planes fully formed. In those days, it is said that [[Asmodeus]] was the champion of Law, leader of a horde of celestials from the peaks of [[Celestia]] against the [[obyrith]]. Over the centuries of battle, though, it is said that the nature of their foes (or, according to some, the intervention of the [[baernaloth]]s, though some people see 'loths behind every curtain) contaminated Asmodeus and his legion, twisting them, making them darker in both look and deed, and pulling them away from the light. The many and varied deities of Celestia wished to banish Asmodeus, but could find no means to do so within the Law; he was still a great fighter in the name of Order, despite the perversion of his nature, and he knew the tangles of Law better than any deity.		While there are tales of [[Baatorian\|primordial inhabitants of Baator]], the modern day baatezu have their origins in the ancient days of the primordial war between Law and Chaos, before the planes fully formed. In those days, it is said that [[Asmodeus]] was the champion of Law, leader of a horde of celestials from the peaks of [[Celestia]] against the [[obyrith]]. Over the centuries of battle, though, it is said that the nature of their foes (or, according to some, the intervention of the [[baernaloth]]s, though some people see 'loths behind every curtain) contaminated Asmodeus and his legion, twisting them, making them darker in both look and deed, and pulling them away from the light. The many and varied deities of Celestia wished to banish Asmodeus, but could find no means to do so within the Law; he was still a great fighter in the name of Order, despite the perversion of his nature, and he knew the tangles of Law better than any deity.

	The deities instead turned their attention to the mortal world, crafting and forming the landscapes and the ~~races~~ that filled them. The obyrith and their [[tanar'ri]] minions soon began to strike against these realms, learning the power that belief held. And though the deities sought to protect their children, hiding and blocking the means by which the fiends entered these worlds, the mortals never ceased to defy them, letting the demons in time and again. The deities had no choice but to allow them this, for Law means nothing without free will. But Asmodeus proposed a way of helping to ensure obedience; and thus the concept of Punishment was born. The ideals of Good and Evil made themselves apparent to the deities of Law for the first time.		The deities instead turned their attention to the mortal world, crafting and forming the landscapes and the various peoples that filled them. The obyrith and their [[tanar'ri]] minions soon began to strike against these realms, learning the power that belief held. And though the deities sought to protect their children, hiding and blocking the means by which the fiends entered these worlds, the mortals never ceased to defy them, letting the demons in time and again. The deities had no choice but to allow them this, for Law means nothing without free will. But Asmodeus proposed a way of helping to ensure obedience; and thus the concept of Punishment was born. The ideals of Good and Evil made themselves apparent to the deities of Law for the first time.

	And so it was that those that transgressed were punished in their afterlife. Throughout the halls of Celestia, sinners were flayed, tormented, tortured. The deities could not let this stand, and sought to try Asmodeus for his deeds; they could do naught, though, as he was merely executing their desire. He offered a deal, though. A pact, known today as the [[Pact Primeval]], signed by Asmodeus and all the deities of Law, that would agree to send those to be punished to the realm of Baator, claimed by Asmodeus and his legion. The wicked were removed from Celestia, and sent Asmodeus on his way.		And so it was that those that transgressed were punished in their afterlife. Throughout the halls of Celestia, sinners were flayed, tormented, tortured. The deities could not let this stand, and sought to try Asmodeus for his deeds; they could do naught, though, as he was merely executing their desire. He offered a deal, though. A pact, known today as the [[Pact Primeval]], signed by Asmodeus and all the deities of Law, that would agree to send those to be punished to the realm of Baator, claimed by Asmodeus and his legion. The wicked were removed from Celestia, and sent Asmodeus on his way.
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	==Culture==		==Culture==

	The baatezu ~~race~~ is a very striated one, almost as much so as the [[modron]]s, if in [[Ranks of the Baatezu\|a far more tangled way]]. All baatezu are formed from the shells of petitioners claimed under the Pact Primeval and collected on the [[Shelves of Despond]]. Unlike most petitioners, those claimed and seduced by the baatezu keep their memories under the terms of the Pact — the erstwhile justification at the time was that punishment is only successful if the one punished understands why it is being performed, but the facade of Baator being a punishment has long since been dropped. The true reason has since been revealed; apparently, one can extract far greater energies from a petitioner's soul essence if the memory core is maintained alongside it. Though this extraction is of course quite painful for the petitioner.		The baatezu kind is a very striated one, almost as much so as the [[modron]]s, if in [[Ranks of the Baatezu\|a far more tangled way]]. All baatezu are formed from the shells of petitioners claimed under the Pact Primeval and collected on the [[Shelves of Despond]]. Unlike most petitioners, those claimed and seduced by the baatezu keep their memories under the terms of the Pact — the erstwhile justification at the time was that punishment is only successful if the one punished understands why it is being performed, but the facade of Baator being a punishment has long since been dropped. The true reason has since been revealed; apparently, one can extract far greater energies from a petitioner's soul essence if the memory core is maintained alongside it. Though this extraction is of course quite painful for the petitioner.

	On very, very rare occasion, a petitioner is allowed by one of the [[Lords of the Nine]] a direct transformation into a baatific form. But for the vast majority, the spiritual essence is tortured and twisted over time, usually a matter of years. Eventually, when the last bit of energies have been extracted, the remaining essence is dumped in the [[Maggot Pit]] or one of the other, less well-known breeding grounds until it crawls free as a new [[lemure]]. From here, the new baatezu must move ever onwards, purging the last bits of chaos and light from their essence in order to prove themselves worthy of their continued life.		On very, very rare occasion, a petitioner is allowed by one of the [[Lords of the Nine]] a direct transformation into a baatific form. But for the vast majority, the spiritual essence is tortured and twisted over time, usually a matter of years. Eventually, when the last bit of energies have been extracted, the remaining essence is dumped in the [[Maggot Pit]] or one of the other, less well-known breeding grounds until it crawls free as a new [[lemure]]. From here, the new baatezu must move ever onwards, purging the last bits of chaos and light from their essence in order to prove themselves worthy of their continued life.

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 Filling the Nine Hells of [[Baator]], the baatezu (BAY-a-teh-zu) are the exemplar race standing for Law and Evil.  Known throughout the multiverse for their tyranny, this race of fiends is one of the major forces behind the eternal [[Blood War]], responsible for untold levels of repression and destruction.
-==See Also==
+==History==
 * {{cite|Faces of Evil: the Fiends}}
 * {{cite|Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells}}
 [[Category:Baator]]
 [[Category:Exemplar]]

Idran at 03:49, 7 July 2011

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	Filling the Nine Hells of [[Baator]], the baatezu (BAY-a-teh-zu) are the ~~incarnate~~ race standing for Law and Evil. Known throughout the multiverse for their tyranny, this race of fiends is one of the major forces behind the eternal [[Blood War]], responsible for untold levels of repression and destruction.		Filling the Nine Hells of [[Baator]], the baatezu (BAY-a-teh-zu) are the exemplar race standing for Law and Evil. Known throughout the multiverse for their tyranny, this race of fiends is one of the major forces behind the eternal [[Blood War]], responsible for untold levels of repression and destruction.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

Idran at 03:49, 7 July 2011

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	Filling the Nine Hells of [[Baator]], the baatezu (BAY-a-teh-zu) are the incarnate race standing for Law and Evil. Known throughout the multiverse for their tyranny, this race of fiends is one of the major forces behind the eternal [[Blood War]], responsible for untold levels of repression and destruction.		Filling the Nine Hells of [[Baator]], the baatezu (BAY-a-teh-zu) are the incarnate race standing for Law and Evil. Known throughout the multiverse for their tyranny, this race of fiends is one of the major forces behind the eternal [[Blood War]], responsible for untold levels of repression and destruction.

			==See Also==

			* {{cite\|Faces of Evil: the Fiends}}
			* {{cite\|Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells}}

	[[Category:Baator]]		[[Category:Baator]]
	[[Category:Exemplar]]		[[Category:Exemplar]]

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-==Ranks==
+Filling the Nine Hells of [[Baator]], the baatezu (BAY-a-teh-zu) are the incarnate race standing for Law and Evil.  Known throughout the multiverse for their tyranny, this race of fiends is one of the major forces behind the eternal [[Blood War]], responsible for untold levels of repression and destruction.
 [[Category:Baator]]
 [[Category:Exemplar]]

Idran at 19:14, 17 December 2009

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	~~Pages relating to~~ the [[Baatezu]] ~~race~~.		==Ranks==

			The 13 known castes of baatezu are structured into a rigid hierarchy of rank, delineating the exact order of supremacy each member of their species has over other castes of baatezu.

			===Rank chart===

			{\| class="wikitable" border="1" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
			\| align="center" colspan="2" \| '''Least Baatezu'''
			\|-
			\| align="center" width="50%" \| [[Lemure]]
			\| align="center" width="50%" \| [[Nupperibo]]
			\|-
			\| align="center" colspan="2" \| [[Spinagon]]
			\|-
			\| align="center" colspan="2" \| '''Lesser Baatezu'''
			\|-
			\| align="center" colspan="2" \| [[Abishai]]
			\|-
			\| align="center" width="50%" \| [[Barbazu]]
			\| align="center" width="50%" \| [[Kocrachon]]
			\|-
			\| align="center" colspan="2" \| [[Erinyes]]
			\|-
			\| align="center" colspan="2" \| [[Osyluth]]
			\|-
			\| align="center" colspan="2" \| [[Hamatula]]
			\|-
			\| align="center" colspan="2" \| '''Greater Baatezu'''
			\|-
			\| align="center" colspan="2" \| [[Cornugon]]
			\|-
			\| align="center" colspan="2" \| [[Amnizu]]
			\|-
			\| align="center" colspan="2" \| [[Gelugon]]
			\|-
			\| align="center" colspan="2" \| [[Pit Fiend]]
			\|}

			===Promotions and demotions===

			Promotion between ranks works generally along a simple order of progression from lowest to highest. However, different castes are able to skip intervening ranks along strict paths based on the fiend's personal ambition and capability. Which ranks can be skipped is fairly arbitrary based on current caste, and variance is never allowed in the options available to a baatezu.

			Demotion, on the other hand, is a different issue. Though any baatezu can be demoted to any lower caste of baatezu, certain demotions are instead a required part of moving through the ranks, due to otherwise "dead-end" progressions. Both the nupperibo and the amnizu are in such a situation, where further promotion from these ranks is disallowed without first suffering a demotion to a lower rank - to lemure and cornugon respectively.

			* [[Nupperibo]]
			** None
			* [[Lemure]]
			** Spinagon
			* [[Spinagon]]
			** Abishai, Barbazu, Osyluth, Hamatula, Amnizu
			* [[Abishai]]
			** Kocrachon, Barbazu, Erinyes
			* [[Kocrachon]]
			** Erinyes
			* [[Barbazu]]
			** Osyluth
			* [[Erinyes]]
			** Osyluth, Hamatula, Cornugon, Amnizu, Gelugon, Pit Fiend
			* [[Osyluth]]
			** Hamatula, Amnizu
			* [[Hamatula]]
			** Cornugon
			* [[Cornugon]]
			** Gelugon
			* [[Amnizu]]
			** None
			* [[Gelugon]]
			** Pit Fiend

			[[Category:Baator]]
			[[Category:Exemplar]]

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