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Velavi (Librarian Devil)

Knowledge is power, and no one is more keenly aware of this truth than velavis. These scribes and junior scholars are tasked with maintaining the unfathomably vast collections in Stygia's Academies of Lies. Velavis are the front faces of the library, greeting visitors and determining whether to grant their requests. Their organizational skills are among the best in Hell, and their memories are long, allowing them to easily navigate their home library with astonishing speed. Velavis provide another vital service for Hell: should another devil make a valuable discovery, they're expected to report to an Academy to have a velavi record it on a scroll or book the velavi crafts out of living flesh.

Each velavi is intimately familiar with the collections in their library, and they have unfettered access to other Academies' archives. Those seeking information in Hell might be tempted to seek a velavi's aid, but the velavi will demand a high price before conceding any information—even then, the flow of knowledge almost always goes one way, as velavis are tricky with what they share. Librarian devils are custodians, gatekeepers, and guardians; it's exceedingly rare for velavis to share their knowledge with anyone but a devil of higher rank, and even then, it must be bought or threatened out of them.

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VelaviCreature 2

Medium Devil Fiend Unholy
Source Pathfinder #222: Hellbreakers pg. 228
Recall Knowledge DC 16 • Fiend (Religion)
Perception +11; greater darkvision
Languages Aklo, Chthonian, Common, Diabolic, Draconic, Empyrean, Jotun; telepathy 100 feet
Skills Arcana +7, Crafting +7, Hell Lore +8, Intimidation +7, Library Lore +8, Occultism +8, Religion +8, Society +7
Str +0, Dex +2, Con +1, Int +4, Wis +3, Cha +2
Items scroll robes of phantasmal minion, writing set

AC 17; Fort +5, Ref +8, Will +10; +1 status to all saves vs. magic
HP 28; Immunities fire; Resistances physical 3 (except silver), poison 3; Weaknesses holy 3

Speed 25 feet
Melee [one-action] claw +7 [+3/-1] (agile, magical, unholy), Damage 1d6+3 slashingMelee [one-action] quill +9 [+5/+1] (agile, finesse, magical, unholy), Damage 1d4+3 slashing plus 1d4 persistent bleedArcane Prepared Spells DC 18, attack +10; 1st command, enfeeble, sleep; Cantrips (1st) daze, shield, tangle vine, telekinetic hand, telekinetic projectile
Divine Innate Spells DC 18; 1st lock
Rituals DC 18; 1st diabolic pact
Frightening Shush [two-actions] (emotion, fear, manipulate, mental, visual) The velavi makes an intimidating shushing motion. Creatures within 30 feet must attempt a DC 18 Will save. The velavi can't use Frightening Shush again for 1d4 rounds.
Critical Success The creature is unaffected.
Success The creature is frightened 1.
Failure The creature is frightened 2. While a creature is frightened by this ability, it's off-guard to the velavi.
Critical Failure As failure, and the creature also can't make any sounds while it's frightened, as if under the effect of the silence spell.

Mind Over Matter

Velavis have long, birdlike legs, pallid skin, and piercing black eyes that unnerve many who look upon them. When angered, one glare is enough to intimidate troublemakers into compliance. Despite their imposing demeanor, velavis aren’t especially strong physically. When they need to move heavy tomes, they tend to do so with the aid of magic and conjured servants. These devils are accomplished spellcasters whose intellect, speech, and quills are their most powerful weapons.

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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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