Editing Asmodeus (section)

===[[Pathfinder]]===
{{Infobox Deity
|Name = Asmodeus (Pathfinder)
|Symbol = [[File:Asmodeus symbol.jpg|200px]]<center>Red Pentagram</center>
|Aliases = The Archfiend, Dark Prince, The First, God-Fiend, King of Hell, Lord of Darkness, Lord of Hell, Lord of the Pit, Master of Witches, Prince of Darkness, Prince of Devils, Prince of Hell, Prince of Law, Ruler of Hell
|Alignment = Lawful Evil
|Divine Rank = God
|Portfolio = Tyranny, Slavery, Pride, Contracts
|Domains = Evil, Fire, Law, Magic, Trickery, Arcane, Ash, Deception, Devil, Divine, Legislation, Smoke
|Home Plane = The Catafalque, Nessus, Hell
|Worshippers = Slavers, bureaucrats, tyrants
|Servitors = Basileus, Hesperians
|Favoured Weapon = Mace
}}
Like in 4e, Asmodeus is a God, though rather than a Devil who worked his way up, he was either a God from the start, or one of the oldest ascended [[Outsiders]], and is one of the biggest players among the Gods. The [[Book of the Damned]] claims him to be one of a pair of primordial first gods with his brother [[Ihys]], until the two had a falling out on the matter of law vs chaos, gathered allies among younger beings, and in the first act of deific treachery, Ihys was slain by Asmodeus. He then gathered his celestial followers and marched them to Hell, a far more empty place back then, and took it over, sculpting one of his [[Archdevils]], [[Mephistopheles]], out of the plane itself in his image. The 'primordial first gods' story could be BS, other accounts paint him as an ascended Celestial, but he's old enough regardless that only the later conflict and Hell parts can be confirmed by the other Gods.

As the god of tyranny, hierarchy, and order, he places law as paramount and is surprisingly easy to deal with for an evil, at least if you yourself are a god. Even the younger and more hot-head good gods have consulted him on occasion. Most famously, when [[Rovagug]] the Rough Beast went to war with all the other gods, the (then) [[Empyreal]] Lord [[Sarenrae]] forced it into a prison in the center of [[Golarion]] and Asmodeus provided the key, locking it away hopefully forever, but making his position to the Gods indispensable. Aside from typical evil nuts, his worshipers include lawyers and other legal professionals.

Asmodeus believes the entire multiverse will move past this whole 'free will' thing and fall under his tyranny eventually, but as such an ancient being he is willing to be supremely patient about it, make deals with everyone, and wait for the inevitable.

He's sexist, but primarily regarding outsiders as what a damned mortal soul looked like in life has no effect on what devil it can become. Unlike outsiders such as [[Angel]]s, who have male and female individuals of the same type, male and female devils are effectively separate species, or at least life phases. [[Erinyes]], the most common female devil, are factually one of the weaker types of devils.

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Asmodeus priest ISG.png|A worshipper of Asmodeus
Asmodeus temple ISG.png|A temple of Asmodeus
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