![]() There are parts of Occipitus that remain a bastion of good because of its former presence on Celestia.Īdimarchus was a fallen celestial. In fact, the ground cannot be dug into, it has to be cut open in chunks. The grounds of Occipitus have a strange organic look and feel, resembling warm, damp, grayish-red flesh. The center of the basin is a mountain that resembles a half-buried skull. Occipitus resembles a great basin surrounded by steep mountains. Because Occipitus itself incorporated part of Celestia, most demons avoid the layer. Even though the layer is technically abandoned with the imprisonment of Adimarchus, no petty demon lords or similar beings have stepped in take over. As a result of his celestial origins, any spells or spell-like abilities with the good descriptor treats Adimarchus as if his alignment were good.Īdimarchus makes his home on Occipitus, the 507th layer of the Abyss, which was once part of Celestia. Damage sustained in one form is not carried over to the other. To destroy Adimarchus is like fighting two separate creatures killing just one form but not the other does not slay him. Adimarchus can switch between these two forms at will. His other form is that of a lithe humanoid with ash-black skin and four tentacles protruding from his back that end in lamprey-like maws. Golden tattoo-like patterns shift across his chest. The first may be what he looked like when he was a Celestial, that of a pale purple-skinned hairless humanoid with razor sharp metallic wings. Adimarchus received further details in Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss (2006). Adimarchus' ultimate fate (whether he lives or dies) depends on what happened in the adventure. He is known as the "Demon Prince of Madness", not because he claimed sovereignty over insanity, but primarily for his current state of mind.Īdimarchus made his debut in Dungeon #116 (November 2004) in the adventure Asylum, which is the finale of the Shackled City adventure path. In the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, Adimarchus is a Demon lord. Instead of the chaste ascetics of Armies of the Abyss, however, his cultists in this book are drow and keepers of forbidden lore who maintain a notorious library and tattoo their greatest secrets on their bodies. Abraxas rules from the spiral city of Diovengia, which is filled with demons, libraries, and serpents and guarded by mariliths. As in Armies of the Abyss, Abraxas's realm is called the Pleroma here, and it is said to be a superficially pleasant and beautiful realm whose true appearance is masked by illusions. His portfolio is given as forbidden lore, magic, and snakes. In Lords of Chaos (2010) by James Jacobs, Abraxas is known as the Master of the Final Incantation and described as having the head of a deformed bird and two vipers in place of his legs. ![]() Ībraxas appeared in Paizo Publishing's book Book of the Damned, Vol. While Abraxas's cult is deliberately offensive to the gods, they experience little prosecution as they are for the most part blameless ascetics who make their living selling protective charms. Souls that come to Abraxas's realm experience ten years of bliss before being annihilated and devoured by the Abyss, fueling Abraxas's power. In the world of Armies of the Abyss this is portrayed as a devious lie on the part of Abraxas, whose Abyssal layer is actually a trap for his deluded followers. In this book, Abraxas is the head of a twisted cult based loosely on historical Gnosticism, teaching that the gods are evil tyrants who have imprisoned souls in mortal bodies, while the true world of pure spirit, the Pleroma, lies beyond. His areas of concern are listed as magic, occult lore, and dangerous secrets. In Armies of the Abyss (2002) by Erik Mona, Abraxas is known as the Supreme Unknown and described as resembling a bare-chested man with the head of a rooster and a lower body made of writhing snakes. Abraxas received further description in the fourth edition book Demonomicon (2010). Abraxas received further details in third edition in Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss (2006). ![]() Abraxas dwells on the 17th layer of the Abyss, known as Death's Reward.Ībraxas was one of many demon lords that was mentioned only by name in a list in the original Monster Manual II (1983). Chaos, Evil, Knowledge, Magic, Protection (in Armies of the Abyss)Ībraxas, known as the Unfathomable, is the demon lord of magic words, arcane secrets, and talismans, in the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game.
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