Raphael

Raphael was a devil that tried to convince mortals to sign a pact with him.

"Am I a friend? Potentially. An adversary? Conceivably. But a saviour? That's for certain."

- Raphael

Description
Raphael had deep red skin, large horns, curved ears, and burning orange eyes. Twin wings sprouted from his back and he had a spade-tipped tail. He wore regal clothing, particularly those colored red or green. He sometimes assumed the form of a middle-aged human man, with fair skin and gray hair.

Unlike the alluring and attractive facade that was his humanoid form, Raphael's ascended form was a vision of horror. Standing taller than Tav even at a hunch, the ascended fiend bore wings, a tail, and a burning mane of fire. His simple horns became a complex crown of infernal bone framing be-snouted face. This face had two additional faces erupting from either side of his cheekbones, giving Raphael a total of four orange hellish eyes. His entire being glew with infernal flame and fearsome tusks erupted from each of his mouths.

Abilities
He was very good at "getting into people's heads" and leading them astray. He used flowery language, the promise of salvation, and the threat of despair to better manipulate those he targeted.

In combat, Raphael was a fearsome enemy. He had several lesser cambions at his beck and call, and could even compel the Orthon Yurgir, with whom he had a contract, to fight on his behalf. With the ability to detect invisible creatures, attack multiple times with a flurry of talons, hgigh defenses, and a complete immunity to fire attacks, the fiend was dangerous indeed.

History
In the, a mysterious mind flayer captured various individuals, including the cleric Shadowheart and monster-slayer Wyll, aboard his nautiloid ship. The mind flayer had inserted an illithid tadpole into their eyes, and the victims began to feel strange effects. After the nautiloid crashed, some captive adventurers left the wreckage, and traveled together around the Western Heartlands, eventually making camp on several occasions.

At some point, Raphael appeared before the adventures and transported them to the House of Hope. He offered them a lavish banquet in an exquisite dining hall within. Raphael offered them an opportunity to rid them of these tadpoles and halt the process of ceremorphosis, but only if they entered into an infernal contract with him.

Trivia
Raphael was fond of a Cormyrean lullaby, for which he considered himself akin to the fox referenced in the lyrics.