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	** [[Dispater]] turned devils into constructs known as [[Iron Devil\|Iron Devils]] which were able to kill mortals and transform them into new Iron Devils.		** [[Dispater]] turned devils into constructs known as [[Iron Devil\|Iron Devils]] which were able to kill mortals and transform them into new Iron Devils.

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	* The pact specifies that Asmodeus is "responsible for protection from demons" but does not force him to take any actions to do so.		* The pact specifies that Asmodeus is "responsible for protection from demons" but does not force him to take any actions to do so.
	* The clause of devils being unable to harm mortals no longer applies if the [[devil]] is no longer classified as a fiend by the laws of the universe.		* The clause of devils being unable to harm mortals no longer applies if the [[devil]] is no longer classified as a fiend by the laws of the universe.
			** [[Mammon]] discovered a ritual that could turned devils back into mortals, allowing them to harm mortals. The only downside was that if a mortal-devil was killed outside of the Hells, their spirit did not reform.
			** [[Dispater]] turned devils into constructs known as [[Iron Devil\|Iron Devils]] which were able to kill mortals and transform them into new Iron Devils.

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 == '''The (First) Pact Primeval - ''As Told By [[Asmodeus]]''''' ==
 The best way to understand [[devils]] and their ways is to listen to the stories they tell about themselves. The most famous of these tales have propagated as myths throughout all the worlds of the Material [[Plane]], becoming familiar to mortals of all sorts. But as is often the case with legends, contradictions abound. For example, the tale of the Pact Primeval is the accepted version of the multiverse’s creation. But an alternate story claims Asmodeus as the fallen creator of the [[universe]].
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 Asmodeus smiled, and a venomous moth flew out from between his sharpened teeth. “Read the fine print,” he replied.
 == '''The New Pact Primeval (792 PR)''' ==

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	Gradually, however, the deities of law began to suspect that the supply of demons was infinite. Weary of battle, they wished to move on to other projects, such as the creation of worlds and intelligent beings. So they made beautiful winged warriors to serve them and wield their divine magic, both in the endless war against the demons and in the worlds yet to be created. These beings, glorious in their diversity, were called angels.		Gradually, however, the deities of law began to suspect that the supply of demons was infinite. Weary of battle, they wished to move on to other projects, such as the creation of worlds and intelligent beings. So they made beautiful winged warriors to serve them and wield their divine magic, both in the endless war against the demons and in the worlds yet to be created. These beings, glorious in their diversity, were called angels.

	The bravest, toughest, fiercest, and most beautiful of the angels was Asmodeus. He slew more demons than any other of his kind—more even than any [[deity]]. But as the eons wore on, Asmodeus and the members of his magnificent and terrible company began to take on some of their enemies’ traits, so as to fight them more effectively. Gradually, their beauty turned to ugliness, and the deities and other angels began to fear them. Eventually, the inhabitants of the celestial realms petitioned the great gods to banish Asmodeus and the most fearsome of his avenging angels. So Asmodeus was put on trial before Moradin, the god of valor.		The bravest, toughest, fiercest, and most beautiful of the angels was Asmodeus. He slew more demons than any other of his kind—more even than any [[deity]]. But as the eons wore on, Asmodeus and the members of his magnificent and terrible company began to take on some of their enemies’ traits, so as to fight them more effectively. Gradually, their beauty turned to ugliness, and the deities and other angels began to fear them. Eventually, the inhabitants of the celestial realms petitioned the great gods to banish Asmodeus and the most fearsome of his avenging angels. So Asmodeus was put on trial before [[Moradin]], the god of valor.

	The darkest of the angels responded readily to the charges, reading from the great tablets of law that he had helped to carve. “The first duty of law is to destroy chaos,” he argued. “I have performed this duty better than any.”		The darkest of the angels responded readily to the charges, reading from the great tablets of law that he had helped to carve. “The first duty of law is to destroy chaos,” he argued. “I have performed this duty better than any.”
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	With the passage of time, Asmodeus and his warband grew ever more alarming in aspect. Fangs jutted from their mouths, their tongues grew forked, and they wreathed their bodies in mantles of fire. The deities built new citadels to escape them, but Asmodeus and his followers penetrated these as well. They sued the gods under their own laws, demanding full access to all the privileges accorded champions of order. The deities were distressed but could find no lawful way to stop them.		With the passage of time, Asmodeus and his warband grew ever more alarming in aspect. Fangs jutted from their mouths, their tongues grew forked, and they wreathed their bodies in mantles of fire. The deities built new citadels to escape them, but Asmodeus and his followers penetrated these as well. They sued the gods under their own laws, demanding full access to all the privileges accorded champions of order. The deities were distressed but could find no lawful way to stop them.

	So the gods retreated to their great project—the creation of mortals, and of a verdant world for those favored beings to live on. But when demons invaded these worlds, the warbands of Asmodeus were called upon to stop them. Although the voracious demons were no easier to vanquish on the new worlds of Quelmar than they had been on the battlegrounds of the Outer Planes, Asmodeus and his dark angels generally succeeded in driving them back. Together, the gods and angels created barriers on the Material Plane to keep the demons at bay. They erected walls, threw up ranges of mountains, covered portions of their worlds with icy wastes, and buried the entrances the demons had used under vast oceans. Thus were the newly created worlds, like Asmodeus and his lot, scarred and made ugly for the greater benefit of law.		So the gods retreated to their great project—the creation of mortals, and of a verdant world for those favored beings to live on. But when demons invaded these worlds, the warbands of Asmodeus were called upon to stop them. Although the voracious demons were no easier to vanquish on the new worlds of [[Quelmar]] than they had been on the battlegrounds of the Outer Planes, Asmodeus and his dark angels generally succeeded in driving them back. Together, the gods and angels created barriers on the Material Plane to keep the demons at bay. They erected walls, threw up ranges of mountains, covered portions of their worlds with icy wastes, and buried the entrances the demons had used under vast oceans. Thus were the newly created worlds, like Asmodeus and his lot, scarred and made ugly for the greater benefit of law.

	Then the deities of order made a horrifying discovery. The mortals they had created—their pride and joy—immediately set to work tearing down these barriers. They scaled walls, climbed mountains, and traversed glaciers to let the demons back in. Upon returning to the Material Plane, the demons ran riot, destroying one earthly paradise after another.		Then the deities of order made a horrifying discovery. The mortals they had created—their pride and joy—immediately set to work tearing down these barriers. They scaled walls, climbed mountains, and traversed glaciers to let the demons back in. Upon returning to the Material Plane, the demons ran riot, destroying one earthly paradise after another.

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	* The pact also applies only to activity within the plane of Quelmar, so activities in the neighboring elemental planes and the [[Feywild]] are unaffected, as are activities in demiplanes–many of which have since been created solely for the purpose.		* The pact also applies only to activity within the plane of Quelmar, so activities in the neighboring elemental planes and the [[Feywild]] are unaffected, as are activities in demiplanes–many of which have since been created solely for the purpose.
	* The pact specifies that Asmodeus is "responsible for protection from demons" but does not force him to take any actions to do so.		* The pact specifies that Asmodeus is "responsible for protection from demons" but does not force him to take any actions to do so.
	* The ~~pact~~ no longer applies if the devil is no longer classified as a fiend by the laws of the universe.		* The clause of devils being unable to harm mortals no longer applies if the devil is no longer classified as a fiend by the laws of the universe.

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	* The pact specifies only "Corporeal" devils are limited to fighting fiends, but does not specify what "Corporeal" means		* The pact specifies only "Corporeal" devils are limited to fighting fiends, but does not specify what "Corporeal" means
	* The pact also does not forbid "enabling" or "supporting" mortals' evil acts.		* The pact also does not forbid "enabling" or "supporting" mortals' evil acts.
	* The pact also applies only to activity within the plane of Quelmar, so activities in the neighboring elemental planes and the ~~feywild~~ are unaffected, as are activities in demiplanes–many of which have since been created solely for the purpose.		* The pact also applies only to activity within the plane of Quelmar, so activities in the neighboring elemental planes and the [[Feywild]] are unaffected, as are activities in demiplanes–many of which have since been created solely for the purpose.
	* The pact specifies that Asmodeus is "responsible for protection from demons" but does not force him to take any actions to do so.		* The pact specifies that Asmodeus is "responsible for protection from demons" but does not force him to take any actions to do so.
			* The pact no longer applies if the devil is no longer classified as a fiend by the laws of the universe.

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	=== '''Fiendish Interpretations of the Pact''' ===		=== '''Fiendish Interpretations of the Pact''' ===
	As could only be expected, the seemingly simple words of the pact left it open to interpretation by later fiends. As soon as a hundred years after the creation of the new pact cunning devils have found ways to circumvent some of its restrictions. While still bound by the terms of the pact, some devils have found that "influence" and "evil" are terms open to interpretation. The pact also does not forbid "enabling" or "supporting" mortals' evil acts. The pact also applies only to activity within the plane of Quelmar, so activities in the neighboring elemental planes and the feywild are unaffected, as are activities in demiplanes–many of which have since been created solely for the purpose. Some fiends have determined that training mortal agents on other planes and then sending them to Quelmar serves their purposes well, often with promises of great power in the hells should the mortals act in the devils' interests during their time outside their master's "influence."		As could only be expected, the seemingly simple words of the pact left it open to interpretation by later fiends. As soon as a hundred years after the creation of the new pact cunning devils have found ways to circumvent some of its restrictions. While still bound by the terms of the pact, some devils have found that "influence" and "evil" are terms open to interpretation. fiends have determined that training mortal agents on other planes and then sending them to Quelmar serves their purposes well, often with promises of great power in the hells should the mortals act in the devils' interests during their time outside their master's "influence."

			A more complete list of loopholes can be found here:
	There are other potential areas of ambiguity for devils to act in events, but how and when they will take advantage of these gaps remains to be seen.

			* The pact does not specify what constitutes disobeying a god
			* The pact does not specify what defines a "lost" soul.
			* The pact does not specify what state beings are revived to (aka it doesn't specify Asmodeus brought everyone back EXACTLY as they were)
			* The pact specifies only "Corporeal" devils are limited to fighting fiends, but does not specify what "Corporeal" means
			* The pact also does not forbid "enabling" or "supporting" mortals' evil acts.
			* The pact also applies only to activity within the plane of Quelmar, so activities in the neighboring elemental planes and the feywild are unaffected, as are activities in demiplanes–many of which have since been created solely for the purpose.
			* The pact specifies that Asmodeus is "responsible for protection from demons" but does not force him to take any actions to do so.

	[[Category:Realmtrotter's Guide]]		[[Category:Realmtrotter's Guide]]

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