Juiblex

Juiblex was a demon lord of oozes and shapeless things that was almost glorious in its unrivaled obscenity. Ridiculed by its peers as "Lord of Nothing", the Faceless Lord was, even to the them, a demon as revoltingly vile in body as it was inscrutably aberrant in mind.

Description
Juiblex was, in short, disgusting, undoubtedly hideous to demons of all kinds and perhaps the most foul of all demon lords and deities. Its abhorrent aura was as foul as its sickening, shapeless form, a primordial soup of bubbling bile and nauseating fluid bound by a thin epidermis bathed in oil and thick mucus.

The amorphous mass was swirled and striated with a hideous mixture of hues, primarily streaks of black and green combined with bilious browns and yellows as well as translucent grays and ambers. Caustic slime of the same coloration was constantly secreted from the sludge-spewing horror and it was known to weep tears of encrusting black grime from the glaring red eyes that pulsated and shifted across it, peering in all directions.

The Faceless Lord was an appropriate name for the gelatinous monster since it lacked any kind of set form, adopting various sizes and shapes with ease. At rest, it was nothing more than a spread-out volume of reeking filth but at any point it could form a simple blob or gather together into a  pillar of unsteady ordure before collapsing into a rancid wave and stretching out into a voluminous pool of animated ooze.

Most commonly however, when confronted by others, it gathered itself into a hideous heap, a cone  of glistening jelly and shuddering slime. No matter the form, it could manifest dripping, trembling pseudopods in all directions to lash out and hungrily scoop up any creature that caught its attention.

Behavior
Juiblex's mind was beyond the comprehension of mortals and alien by the standards of demons; conforming to no standards, it acted with unknowable purpose. Contrary to what one might assume of the Father of Slime based on the mindlessness of his spawn, he was an incredibly knowledgeable being of frighteningly vast intellect that moved with caution and subtly while manipulating his minions with chess master prowess. The eldritch entity also knew the true names of each obyrith, coupled with an intuitive sense of their goals, and was one of the few beings that understood the true purpose of the Abyss.

Ironically, regarding Juiblex's own goals, he was possibly the easiest of the demon lords to understand purely because his desires were so simple and uncomplicated. Rarely did he need to bother plotting and planning because he was normally content just to continue existing, his only active goal being the corrosion of anything he could reach. The malevolent monstrosity cared little for intrigue and hated practically everything, perhaps enjoying only the act of destruction, and occasionally rumbling with some approximation of amused laughter with his more sadistic moves.

If Juiblex could be said to have a grander, more philosophical mission, then it would be his ordinary goal on a greater scale, to dissolve all living things, flooding all of existence in his pestilent putrescence and leaving his shapeless reflections as the only remaining lifeforms. Relatedly, Juiblex was something of a recluse, rarely leaving his lair and reacting with violent anger at any intrusion. The oozes and slimes he surrounded himself with were the only beings that interested him outside of the context of consumption and corruption, and his viscous subjects quivered with something akin to pleasure. when their Faceless Lord was near.

Powers
Juiblex could crush and absorb those he caught up in his acidic pseudopods. His amorphous body was difficult to damage. Most weapons barely harmed him and blunt weapons were just useless. Worse though was his powerful acid that consumed or ruined nearly everything that touched him.

Juiblex could spew forth green slime at foes and summon both oozes and demons to aid him in battle. Usually the oozes or tanar'ri kept his enemies busy.

Realm
Juiblex resided in the Slime Pits, where he drove out all but the slimes and oozes that were found there. He dwelt in the 222 layer of the Abyss with Zuggtmoy, known as the Lady of Fungi.

Worshipers
Juiblex cared little for worshipers but nonetheless had an unorganized cult of followers. If he knew of his followers at all, he did nothing to reward them. Most of his followers were slimes, oozes, and jellies. He was also worshiped by some aboleths (who believed Juiblex provided the moist environment most appropriate for their slimy skin) and insane humans. Some demons, particularly hezrou, swore him fealty and retrieved victims for him to feed on.

He was a lesser deity and one of the triumvirate of the Lost Gods of the Underdark (the other two being the Elder Elemental God and the Dark God).

Relationships
Juiblex constantly tried to take over Zuggtmoy's holdings, causing friction between them.

Most demons loathed Juiblex. They viewed him as a threat only when they stood in his way, so most left him alone.

Other
It was reported that Juiblex was not actually a tanar'ri but rather an aspect of Ghaunadaur made to increase worship.

Appearances

 * Novels
 * Archmage: A demon with a description matching Juiblex was present with the demon hordes attacking the dwarves at Gauntlgrym.
 * Archmage: A demon with a description matching Juiblex was present with the demon hordes attacking the dwarves at Gauntlgrym.