As a mortal, the Rendered Regent held a throne for her younger brother, only newborn when her parents were slain. Although she burned under the restriction that only a boy-child could inherit the throne, she resolved with all her heart to leave it in good condition for the infant. Sadly, those who surrounded her did their best to make her regency short and brutal, besetting her with a revolt of both barons and peasants alike, an unpopular war based on an ancient tradition that neither kingdom cared much for, and eventually even an assassination attempt on the young boy. At every opportunity, she was forced into backroom deals, poor compromises, stripping of her power and dignity, and finally, even her success. As the young prince lay poisoned by one of their enemies, she raged and swore an oath that she would see it all burn before she failed in her one task... and was heard. A legion of Devils marched from the palace gates, brutally cut down her foes' troops, murdered her enemies in their beds with their families, and desecrated the temples of the church that forbade her to rule herself. With their last gesture, they restored a crooked life to the heir so that he could take the throne, and then they departed. The Regent's Rage, as it was known, is legend in that kingdom to this day, although its telling makes her the vilest villain, and forgets her court's treason, and her brother's madness. For her one day of unbridled bloodshed, the Regent was raised to be one of the Ten Thousand Kings of Hell itself, when life left her only five years later.
Now, she grimly oversees those who would do their work and are beset by enemies. She occasionally intervenes, spoiling an ambush, spilling words that should not be heard to those who those who need to overhear them, and ensuring that duty is done, no matter the cost. Those who swear oaths to her bear tattoo-like markings spiralling down a finger like a ring, expanding to cover their hands and wrists as they gain more powers. Her court, the Splinterspire, is a cold and spartan place where flocks of Erinyes serve her wish, constantly scheming against one another. Each of her pronunciations is absolute law for them, and they spend much of their time finding loopholes in her commands, which she then promptly makes more rules to cover. Statistics: The Rendered Regent is a powerful Devil with 21 Hit Dice. She possesses most of the powers of a Pit Fiend, with an Archdevil's ability to grant a Wish if a mortal strikes a deal with her. Her Erinyes legions carry Ropes of Entanglement made from scrolls of her pronunciations. Also posted on Game Masters Stash on 3 December 2020. Comments are closed.
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