Baphomet

Baphomet is an Arch-Demon living in the Abyss. He is also known as "the horned hunter", "Father of Minotaurs", "the Abyssal Beast-Master", "The creator of Monsters" and "The turning touched". His appeerance is a Large, humanoid bull with many horns spreading from his head, thick, violett and black fur and red, burning eyes. He is most known for his brutality, cunning and enjoying the process of the hunt as much as it's successful for it is fueled by the fear of prey.

Religious Knowledge (Religion DC 10/12/14/16/18/20)

"In the hunt we seek truth, in blood spill our self we'll find - The beast within for beast we are!". Baphomet is known to have his own layer deep within the abyss which is called "the endless maze" a supposedly unending plane. Being stuck in there is a death sentence for even his own kind is trapped there for as long as Baphomet desires while beeing constantly hunted by his servants. Cults honoring him believe that everybody is a beast inside and just by recognizing and living the primal instincts they can follow Baphomet and live a life in his image. This does not mean, that the way of Baphomet is just walked by headless brutes, for cunning and preparation also is part of the hunters life. Cultists have been seen with unholy companions gifted to them by him to more effectiveley hunt their prey. The process of the hunt is as important as is the result. Letting the prey run free into a prepared maze is common practice before ritually beheading the prey to prolong the fear and the joy of the process.

"Was I bull or was I man? I do not remember, but it matter's not for a beast I have always been." Baphomet is prominently called the father of Minotaur's, having created them. Non the less there need to made a distinction, for the Minotaur's that are proven to be created by him are those large, strong and wild, more bull than men. Those original Minotaur's are now referred to as Primals, for they can be connected to him. Other Minotaur's that share more with other humanoids like size, mental capacity and morals seem to be a different kind but undoubtedly can be traced back to Baphomet. They seemed to have evolved so fast though that they have a valid claim to be their own spiecies. The Primal gene still runs in the blood of modern Minotaur's but it very rarely breaks out to let the individual grow to a large size. If it does it often comes with drawbacks in the mental capacities even though there are exception.

"Life to the Beast! Hail Baphomet!". Known as the "Creator of Monsters" Baphomet is known to be more than a monster, but also a scholar and a biomancer. He is known to be a "creator of beasts", researched and realized in "The Tower of Science", the only other gargantuan building in his leyer aside his palace called Lyktion. It is sad that he spends all his time in the tower for glamorous walls of a palace can not bring the satisfaction of creating new beings. Two of his demonic creations are particularly vicious: The Garistro, a giant Minotaur Like demon, the second strongest demon kind in the abyss and the Bulezau, a small, poisones and illness spreading demon. It is said that there are many more creations of his, some not even bound to Abyss, giving them freedom to rome the material plane.

"Rage, for we are the same! A hunter falls and becomes prey". The Abyssal Beast Master increases aggressive behavior of beasts within a large area around him turning his surroundings in a chaotic version of "survival of the fittest". All beasts are heavily affected by this effect but a civilized mind is just effected on a minor level. Beasts follow his roar if he desires so, turning animals into a vicious strike force seemingly out of nowhere. Thus the battleground for a fight with Baphomet's kind should be well chosen for even natures insignificant are dangerous in numbers and with purpose.

"For praises given, for prey slaughtered, for ritual fullfileld I may turn thy body, for the Hunters mind shell be presented on your skin as mine gift. By horn and claw, by fur and hoof, thy will be turned to what you are. Rize!". Baphomet is lastly called "the turning touched", for he gifts his followers mutations that usually represent natural weapons of wild predators like claws, horns and so on. These kind of mutations have been also recorded as some kind of punishment for those who opposed him, sometimes to crippling effects. Followers are gifted with these mutations, enemys can be cursed by those with a ritual. A ritual forced upon an individual can end up in devestating mutations and getting rid of a curse like that needs preparation. A curse removing spell must be spoken at the point were the curse was afflicted in the presence of a relic of Baphomet and a living representative of Baphomet who was present when the curse was spoken.