Malbus

Malbus is the Darklord of al Kathos. He resides in the Burned Citadel.

Malbus is a half-fiendish satyr whose mother was a succubus who seduced and corrupted a particularly powerful satyr named Hellos. His mother's demonic blood made him even more lustful than the average satyr. His father was treated with disdain when it was found out that he had a half breed child and Malbus was treated the same way. Malbus grew up hating his mother and all of demon-kind but his fiendish blood made the temptations of evil to strong to fight. He found out about the Blood War and figured that devils were the worst enemies of demons and he became a worshipper of the archdevil Bel who hates demons more than any other archdevil and possibly more than any devil that exists. Bel saw it ironically amusing that a demon spawn would be a sworn enemy of demons and was pleased to have him as a follower. Bel granted him certain gifts that allowed him to terrorize his troop into making him their leader. He then set out to fight one sayter troop after another and getting them to join his quickly growing tribe. Individulaistic as saytrs are Malbus was absolutely terrifying. His troops also kidnapped women and sent them to him to satisfy his lust. Eventually he found out that a coup was being plotted against him by some of his generals as they wished to return to a life of more independence. He was sly however and betrayed them by sending them against a city ruled by clerics of Bane after informing the clerics that his army was coming. While laughing at his troops getting slaughtered the mists claimed him for its own. He has a number of curses on him 1)He is no longer able to change shape and always appears as his true form as a half-fiendish satyr. He has no real political control over his realm as he only has influence over a half a dozen devils 3 bearded devils and 3 chain devils all of whom are too stupid to be more than sword fodder and a couple dozen priests of Set which is not enough to control a domain of thousands particularly since the priests are NE and more interested in stabbing each other and him in the back than anything else. Also he is upset they worship Set instead of Bel. As a fanatic devotee of Bel he wants them all worshiping him. Also he was cursed with a fear of women .During his discussions with Abd-al-Mamat he got him to see the world as one needing very strict justice and that the strong had the right to abuse the weak. He was hoping to convert Abd-al-Mamat to the worship of Bel but the leader started worshiping Set instead after the priests of Set talked to him. Through secret conversations Malbus kept trying to get Abd-al-Mamat to worship Bel instead of Set. He was on the verge of doing so when Abd-al-Mamat got sliced up. Abd-al-Mamat thought that was punishment from Set and started completely turn against Bel. As such Malbus and Abd-al-Mamat now hate each other's guts but neither can do anything about it. However the priests never heard of Bel before and see no reason to switch their worship from Set to Bel. Malbus suspects that if he could convert everyone to the worship of Bel then Bel would free him of his curse. Instead of the disciplined population he desires the domain is full of squabbling chaotics, hardly the type to worship Bel. Also he still lusts after human women he also fears them due to his curse.

Malbus 10 Paladin of Tyrany 1/2 fiend satyr AC25 HP 106 Str 18 Dex 16 Con 16 Int 18 Wis 14 Chr 22

Diplomacy +21 Heal +15 Knowledge(Religion) +17 Knowledge(Strategy) +17 Knowledge(Tatics)+17 Ride +16 Sense Motive +15

+1 Full Plate +2 Hy Shield +1 Unholy Axiomatic Flail (Bel's Vengence)

Bel's Gifts Hellish Training: Knowledge(Tatics) and Knowledge(Strategy) are class skills for Malbus Law's Warrior: Can use detect chaos at will as well as detect good(He lost the latter in Ravenloft)

Smite Chaos can be used instead of Smite Good

Smite good or chaos 3Xday

Divine Grace

Deadly Touch

Debilitating Aura

Divine Health

Rebuke Undead

Cause Disease 2Xweek

Disciple of Darkness(Bel)

Weapon Focus(Flail)

Vile Martial Attack(Flail)

Combat Reflexes

Extra Turning

Dark Lord Powers

Cause Fear at will DC20 (Constant when within 50' of any female humanoid or monsterous humanoid who get no save and it can effect any level)

Desecrate 2X day

Undying: If he dies he will reform in an empty room closest to his throne room.

Malbus can close the borders by causing fear to anyone crossing it. It has a DC of 20 which increases by one every round and can effect any level. Only creatures naturally immune to fear are not effected.

Alternate Origins

Ryan Naylor's Children of the Night: Darklords (part of Pathfinder in the Mists depicts Malbus as the 9th Caliph of Al Kathos and a former human witch turned div. He pledged his service to Ahriman, lord of the divs, and sacrificed many innocent lives to his fiendish master. Malbus' other crimes including the seduction and kidnapping of the Emir's daughter and striking down a genie disguised as a beggar, the latter of which drew him into the Mists as darklord of Al Kathos.

A third (and perhaps earliest) origin for Malbus depicts him as an efreeti warmonger and political manipulator named Khaizuran-al-Mayfit. Falling out of favor with the Sultan of the Efreet, Malbus fled to Zakhara, a land on the world of Toril on the Prime Material Plane to wait for the the wrath he might've suffered for his schemes to die down. He reigned havoc on the mortal denizens until he was bound by a lowly sha'ir named Reggeth Ben Khamal. The sha'ir used Khaizuran-al-Mayfit to raise his hometown of Liham to glory. However, Khaizuran-al-Mayfit callousness in fighting against the city's enemies on one front prevented him from properly protecting Liham. It was sacked and burned and its citizens were scattered to the winds.

Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue

		Tales of Ravenloft:The Judgement of Abd-al-Mamat
		Tales of Ravenloft:The Judgement of Abd-al-Mamat - p157, 160