Bel

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Bel the pit fiend is the archdevil currently in charge of Avernus, the First Layer of the Nine Hells of Baator. Cunning, cruel, and perhaps one of the greatest tactical minds of the Nine Hells, Bel is a rising star. Bel deals in treachery, double-cross, and ambush, using his keen mind to anticipate the treachery of his rivals. Bel has yet to stabilize his domain. All efforts to establish an alliance with other Lords have come to nothing. Neither Mephistopheles nor Baalzebul trust him, since he so readily betrayed his own mistress. Of course, any of the Lords of the Nine would have gladly dethroned Zariel themselves, and many had agents in place to do just this, but the coup wiped out most of their operatives. Though they have refused Bel's efforts at peace, so far none of them move against him, because they value his role as a buffer against the demons, as well as his alliance with the Dark Eight.

Description
Crimson scales cover this large fiend, from its bestial head to its clawed toes. From its back spread great bat-like wings. Foul green venom drips from its teeth, sending up streams of smoke wherever it falls. Cinched around its waist is a belt of a dozen shrieking angel heads, their necks neatly severed by the massive flaming sword the creature holds in his clawed fist.