Barbatos
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| Aliases | Bearded Lord, Demon Friend, Mistletoe Monk, Iron Hierophant, Keeper of Lost Children, Wiseman of the Wilds | |
| Alignment | Lawful Evil | |
| Divine Rank | Demigod | |
| Pantheon | Archdevils of Hell | |
| Portfolio | Animals, Corruption, Gateways | |
| Domains | Evil, Law, Magic, Travel, Arcane, Devil, Divine, Trade | |
| Home Plane | The Promised Land, Avernus, Hell | |
| Worshippers | Mourners of damned souls, Tyrants, Wicked trade magnates | |
| Favoured Weapon | Quarterstaff | |
Barbatos is the Archdevil of Avernus, the first layer of Hell, in Pathfinder. Despite his title, he is not a devil or even a fiend. He resembles some kind of hunched being made from barbed tentacle vines. As the gatekeeper of Hell, he protects the plane from invasions by angels and demons alike and makes sure that the souls of the damned are ferried to their final fates. Him not being a devil harkens back to D&D's Hag Countess Malagard, who just like Barbatos is from outside of the plane. Except she's a Hag and Barbatos is... well, it's not entirely clear.
Barbatos is the only archdevil who is not the original ruler of his layer. The first Lord of the First was Typhon, who was killed by the empyreal lord Ragathiel.
