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Odvolos (Censorship Devil)

As empires posture amid decline and demagogues preside over republics, censorship devils scatter the burning ash of ignorance as a comforting veil over the complications of history and causality. These devils are feverishly devoted to Hell and find anything that could be interpreted against Hell's doctrines to be anathema and deserving of immediate destruction. Inconvenient accounts of the past, truths that draw the faithful away from the ways of Asmodeus, words that bring hope to those who might otherwise fall into a devil's temptations—these are fuel for the odvolos's hateful torches, burning bright on the cinders of ink and vellum.

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OdvolosCreature 5

Medium Devil Fiend Unholy
Source Pathfinder #222: Hellbreakers pg. 227
Recall Knowledge DC 20 • Fiend (Religion)
Perception +12; (14 to detect concealed objects) fevered consciousness, scent (imprecise) 30 feet
Languages Aklo, Common, Diabolic, Pyric; telepathy 30 feet
Skills Athletics +12, Deception +13, Intimidation +13, Religion +12, Society +12 (+14 to Decipher Writing), Survival +12
Str +4, Dex +2, Con +3, Int +1, Wis +1, Cha +5
Fevered Consciousness An odvolos ignores concealment or penalties to Perception from ash, fire, and smoke.
Items longspear

AC 21; Fort +13, Ref +12, Will +11; +1 status to all saves vs. magic, –1 status to all saves vs. emotion effects
HP 75; Immunities fire; Resistances physical 5 (except silver); Weaknesses holy 5
Shroud of Burning Pages (aura, fire) 15 feet. The odvolos is surrounded by an aura of burning paper and scorched parchment, which provides concealment as if it was smoke. A creature within the aura takes a –2 circumstance penalty to Perception checks, and a creature that ends its turn in the aura must succeed at a DC 22 Reflex save or any items with written information held or carried by the creature takes 1d4 persistent fire damage. Magical items and religious texts are immune to this effect.Purge Records [reaction] Trigger A creature the odvolos can see or hear within 15 feet Casts a Spell from a scroll or Activates a grimoire; Effect The odvolos Steps toward the creature and makes a longspear Strike. If the attack is a critical hit, the triggering action is disrupted.

Speed 25 feet
Melee [one-action] longspear +14 [+9/+4] (fire, magical, reach, unholy), Damage 1d8+7 piercing plus 1d4 fireMelee [one-action] torch +14 [+9/+4] (fire, unholy), Damage 2d8+7 fireDivine Innate Spells DC 19, attack +11; 3rd locate (at will; books; scrolls; ink; writing materials; and other written or inscribed materials only); Cantrips (3rd) ignition
Pyre's Mercy [one-action] (concentrate, emotion, fear, fire, mental) The odvolos attempts to Demoralize a creature within 30 feet. If the odvolos succeeds, the creature also gains fire weakness 5 while frightened.Torchbearer Piercing weapons wielded by an odvolos gain the magical trait and deal an additional 1d4 fire damage on a successful Strike and 1d8 persistent fire damage on a critical hit.

Fanatics Of Hell

Odvolos love to engage foes in debate, even if they’re ill-suited to the arts of logic and rhetoric; their passion is to engulf their opponents in fallacy and flame. In their eyes, anyone who dares to disagree with them or their archdevil idols is but a straw man, and they’ll do their damnedest to ensure the straw man burns.

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Source Monster Core pg. 86
Masters of corruption and architects of conquest, devils seek both to tempt mortal life to join in their pursuit of all things profane and to spread tyranny throughout all worlds. The temptations they offer mortals range from great powers granted by the signing of an infernal contract to twisted favors following a whispered pledge to a diabolic patron, or any number of even subtler exchanges. Those who succumb to these temptations find themselves consigned to an afterlife of endless torment in the pits of Hell, wherein the only hope of escape lies in the chance of being promoted to become a devil in the infernal ranks.

Every devil has a specific role to play in the upkeep of the remorseless bureaucratic machine that is Hell, from soldiers and scholars to inquisitors, lawyers, judges, and executioners. Lowly orts perform subservient labor to more powerful and specialized devils, such as infantry and contract devils, while the greatest nessaris command entire infernal armies.

Asmodeus stands at the apex of the structure he created, but the layers below him are marked by a constant jockeying for position. Most diabolic plans ultimately serve to improve the schemer's place in the hierarchy.

Archdevils

Eight archdevils rule the eight upper layers of Hell, while the deepest layer is ruled by Asmodeus. Barbatos is the doorwarden of Hell's uppermost layer, while Dispater rules Hell's largest city. Mammon guards Hell's treasuries, and Belial designs new weapons for Hell's legions. Geryon is the oldest archdevil and keeper of many secrets, while Moloch leads Hell's armies. Baalzebul is a brooding archdevil who has fallen from Asmodeus's favor, while Mephistopheles was formed from the plane of Hell itself

Diabolic Divinities

Numerous unique and powerful devils hold positions of power in Hell. The most numerous of these are the infernal dukes, many of whom were promoted to this position from already impressive statures as nessaris. The supreme ruler of Hell itself is Asmodeus, the Prince of Darkness. Between these two tiers rule the eight archdevils.

Diabolic Locations

The nine layers of Hell are the planar home of all devils, and they much prefer its tyrannically ordered environs to anywhere else in the multiverse. Yet devils can be encountered anywhere mortals can be tempted by infernal bargains or to seek diabolic aid. On Golarion, the nation of Cheliax is particularly aligned with Hell. Its government is based upon Hell's organization, and the state church is that of Asmodeus.

Fiendish Relations

Devils view daemons' constant hunt for souls as a short-sighted waste of potential, and demons' selfish destruction of society and flesh as uncivilized and obnoxious, but they do not loathe their fiendish counterparts. Indeed, most devils are more than willing to take advantage of daemons and demons as they can to further their own machinations.

Fire and Ice

The classic depiction of Hell is of a burning wasteland of magma and volcanoes, a searing landscape rife with the screaming souls of the damned. Yet those who have visited Hell know the awful truth—for its torments do not cease at eternal burning. Some regions of Hell are perpetually frozen reaches of razor-sharp ice and flesh-scouring wind, while others are miasmic swamps filled with poison and disease. Hell does not limit its torturous toolbox merely to the fires for which it is so well known!

Other Devils

The devils presented on these pages are a small sampling of the torments Hell has to offer. Other devils, like the mechanical warmonger devils, the cherub-faced and fly-bodied accuser devils, and the executioner devils beholden to the Queens of Night are but a few examples of these widespread immortal creatures.

The Hierarchy of Hell

Hell is a harsh plane of law with little use for compassion or empathy. As such, it exists entirely within a strict hierarchy, and this order extends to its denizens. While different types of demons correspond to various sins and daemons are associated with modes of mortal death, the different types of devils exist solely to fulfill particular roles in the infernal machine. On occasion, a particular devil can transcend the role for which they were literally shaped, but this often transforms the devil physically into the type suitable for their new role.

Name	Level
Gambling Devil (Agadaz)	4
Ayngavhaul (Heresy Devil)	13
Coarti (Messenger Devil)	7
Cornugon (Horned Devil)	16
Deimavigga (Apostate Devil)	17
Erinys (Fury Devil)	8
Ferrugon (Rust Devil)	12
Gelugon (Ice Devil)	13
Gylou (Handmaiden Devil)	14
Hamatula (Barbed Devil)	11
Hellbound Attorney	4
Imp	1
Insidiator (Entrapment Devil)	1
Instillo (Docent Devil)	8
Kylix (Cupbearer Devil)	4
Levaloch (Warmonger Devil)	7
Munagola (Executioner Devil)	11
Nessari (Tyrant Devil)	20
Odvolos (Censorship Devil)	5
Ort (Drudge Devil)	0
Osyluth (Bone Devil)	9
Phistophilus (Contract Devil)	10
Sarglagon (Drowning Devil)	8
Uniila (Cabal Devil)	10
Velavi (Librarian Devil)	2
Vordine (Infantry Devil)	5
Vordine Legion	10
Zebub (Accuser Devil)	3

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