Mammon

Mammon, sometimes referred to as Minauros, was the lord of the identically named Minauros, and potentially the richest being in existence. Both literally and figuratively two-faced, the archdevil viscount was a feckless miser whose only loyalty was to coin.

"The count of my coins is more reliable than any roster of mortal hearts or immortal souls."

- Mammon

Description
Mammon's original form was traditionally infernal, a tall creature that resembled a flabby pit fiend with scaly, red-gold skin and wings that were as lustrous as rubies. Although still able to assume his old form, Mammon's natural appearance was eventually changed into one resembling certain yuan-ti halfbloods, albeit long. His lower half was that of an enormous, spotted serpent with yellow-brown skin comparable to swirled puke, while his upper half sported a muscular humanoid torso with bony spines protruding across his shoulders and along his large arms.

His horned, hairless head was similarly humanoid but seemed oversized. Some said his eyes were yellow and slitted like a snake while others reported that his eyes were pale and pupilless, although his vision seemed nonetheless sharp. Below his white eyes were hideous black lips, behind which laid his pointed teeth, two serpentine fangs and a forked tongue that gave him his hissing, whispering voice.

Personality
Mammon was an utterly selfish entity that practically personified greed with his insatiable desire. He was a ruthless hunter who would unrelentingly pursue his prey, whether it be an actual quarry or future possessions, but was ambivalent towards his prize once it was actually obtained and would swiftly move on to new targets. While his cupidity wasn't limited to currency, Mammon was wholly materialistic and measured worth in regards to monetary value. He made deals solely for the purpose of making profit and was otherwise indifferent to the results of the exchange. Alongside being avaricious, Mammon was also megalomaniacal, lusting after power and always scheming to acquire more of it.

The methods required to achieve his goals were irrelevant to Mammon and he would perform whatever act he believed necessary to accomplish them. The duplicitous Viscount would seduce his victims with silver-tongued promises before wantonly and gleefully watching their expressions when he betrayed them. The Serpent's speech, like his convoluted schemes, was riddled with winding messages and unclear requests, meandering even when supposed to be delivering orders. Mammon was not only sinister, but shameless, keeping his position primarily by acts of bootlicking sycophantism most charitably described as embarrassing. His pathetic groveling before his master was as renown as his arrogant condescension towards his own inferiors.

Mammon's host of other flaws included his overactive paranoia that drove him in his craven, and often foolish pursuit of loyal servants. This was combined with his petty, oversensitive demeanor and overindulgent hedonism to make a being that was practically impossible to work with. Mammon's typical response to frustration, such as if he felt his time was wasted, was to alleviate the feeling by destroying the offender or otherwise tormenting unrelated parties. No matter how competent the tyrant, it was impossible to stay on Mammon's good side for he had no such thing.

Powers
Both before and after his transformation, Mammon had various spell-like abilities such as fool's gold or teleport, and other powers that allowed him to bewitch and confound. He was a cautious fighter, yet enjoyed toying with his prey by magically deceiving them into considering him an ally before suddenly killing them. If he desired, the touch of Mammon's hands could sever bonds between people, whether formal, friendly or familial, driving them to randomly attack and steal from their allies in an outburst of greed, possibly including Mammon himself.

He could produce a symbol of hopelessness and utter an unholy word once per day, surround himself with an aura of fear and inspire terror in others with his gaze. Alongside more powerful baatezu like pit fiends, gelugons and cornugons, he was also known to summon barbazus, hamatulas, osyluths and green abishai.

Mammon could easily and indefinitely adopt his previous pit fiend form, allowing him to strike down his foes with greater speed at the cost of the abilities exclusive to his serpentine form. Despite his wily behavior he could also be somewhat brutish, crushing and constricting his enemies through sheer, overwhelming power. Once restrained, he could easily use his fangs to inject his adversaries with a disease-laden venom. The wasting poison was similar to mummy rot but acted much faster and couldn't be stopped with anything short of a heal spell.

Posessions
Mammon was known to wield various types of enchanted spears.

Relationships
During the Reckoning of Hell, he was allied with Mephistopheles and Dispater, with Glasya as his consort. After his many betrayals, however, no one in the Nine Hells trusted him. He earned the dislike of Tiamat for his subverting of evil dragons.

Cults and followers
Mammon's cults on the Material Plane were numerous, and he was popular amongst humanoids and non-humanoids alike, especially amongst the selfish and cruel races. He had illithid and beholder servants, as well as evil dragons, which he considered above the others, although Tiamat looked down upon this.

A temple to Mammon would typically be a grand display of wealth, with traps and guards to protect it. The altar itself was usually covered in gold and jewels, and sacrifices were made with blades adorned with jewels. A cleric of Mammon was typically very wealthy through exploitation and coercion, and would typically wear red robes with gold trim, and as much gold jewellery as possible.

Notable cultists included the dwarf Dorban Smokestone and the illithid Ruulam.

Servants of Mammon
The Servants of Mammon was the name given to Mammon's army, based in Minauros. It consisted mainly of osyluths and hamatulas with gelugon commanders.

History
Mammon's original form, which he could assume at will, was that of a pit fiend, but he was altered by Asmodeus. He betrayed both Dispater and Mephistopheles, his former allies, and as a result, was not trusted by any archdevil.

As a result of the betrayal, Mammon had to plead to Asmodeus to retain his position. Mammon was cursed by Asmodeus and was confined to the city of Minauros. He always lusted for more power than he currently had; his ambition was to remove the curse and return to what he considered to be his rightful place, along with Glasya.

Despite the general lack of trust towards Mammon, he gained influence over the witch-queen Zbavra.