Editing Gargauth

{{Infobox Deity
|Name = Gargauth
|Symbol = [[File:Gargauth symbol.jpg|200px]]<center>Broken animal horn</center>
|Aliases = Astaroth, Gargoth, the Hidden Lord, the Lord Who Watches, the Lost Lord of the Pit, the Outcast, the Tenth Lord of Nine
|Alignment = Lawful Evil
|Divine Rank = Demigod / Arch-Devil
|Pantheon = Faerûn
|Portfolio = Betrayal, Cruelty, Corruption, Power
|Domains = Charm, Evil, Law, Trickery
|Home Plane = [[Prime Material Plane]]
|Worshippers = Corrupt politicians, [[Sorcerer]]s, Traitors
|Favoured Weapon = ''Corruptor'' (Dagger)
}}
Worshipped by some in [[Forgotten Realms|Faerun]] as a demigod of corruption and betrayal, '''Gargauth''' is an [[archdevil]] who was apparently exiled from [[Baator]] because he was too much of a handful for the other Archdukes of Hell, though much of what happened is never actually revealed. He was probably just a casualty of the politics of hell, but rather than being cast down or destroyed, he managed to get out. 

Afterwards He travelled the planes, returning to Toril time and time again. He spreads his cults and corruption around, with the aim of ensnaring the planet and dragging it back to the Nine Hells where he can rule it as a Tenth layer, [[Neverwinter Nights|because it worked so well for Mephistopheles when he tried it]]. Though he is also opposed to other evil deities like [[Shar]] and [[Cyric]].

The fact that Gargauth holds some actual divine status shows that he could have been a serious power player in the politics of Hell, since it took Asmodeus so long to attain similar status for himself. Although that also illustrates the point that personal power alone can mean very little on the planes when the Archdukes of the Nine had much more widespread influence and control.

In prior editions he had a magic item, the ''Shield of the Hidden Lord'', which he could speak through. In 5e the shield is no longer an evil artifact created by Gargauth, but instead a celestial artifact in which he has been imprisoned. PCs can possibly find the shield in ''Descent into Avernus'', where Gargauth will try to manipulate them into freeing him.

==Gallery==
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Gargoth Dragon 91.png
Gargauth Polyhedron 121.jpg
Gargauth 3e.png
Gargauth 5e.jpg|The Shield of the Hidden Lord
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[[Category:Baatezu]]