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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Immak Antunel" data-source="post: 3480462" data-attributes="member: 31171">Before you, a somber humanoid dressed in fine clothing studies a book intently. The tiny horns on his forehead and the flicking red tail behind him seem to be at odds with his businesslike haircut and conservative (but clearly expensive) clothing. His eyes glow red as they scan the text before him. Without looking up, he gestures for you to take a seat.Kalobaros the Legifer, Falxugon exp9               CR 11LN medium outsider (baatezu, evil, extraplanar, lawful)Init +9; Senses see in darkness; Listen +27, Spot +27Languages Abyssal, Celestial, Common, Draconic, Dwarven, Elven, Gnome, Goblin, Ignan, Infernal, Terran, Undercommon; telepathy 100 ft.----------------------AC 31, touch 19, flat-footed 26    (+5 armor, +4 deflection, +5 Dex, +7 natural)hp 147 (18 HD); DR 5/ good or magicImmune fire, poisonResist acid 10, cold10; SR 26Fort +13, Ref +14, Will +16-------------------------Speed 30 ft. (6 squares)Melee mwk rapier +21/+16/+11 (1d6+1/18-20 plus infernal debt)Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft.Base Attack +15; Grp +16Atk Options infernal debtSpecial Actions summon baatezuSpell-like Abilities (CL 9th)    At will- disguise self, greater teleport (self plus 50 pounds of gear only)    1/day- mirror image    3/day- dispel magic (DC 20), vampiric touch (melee touch +20)-------------------------Abilities Str 12, Dex 20, Con 18, Int 18, Wis 18, Cha 26SA infernal debt, spell-like abilitiesSQ alignment mask, refuge of the damnedFeats Ability Focus (refuge of the damned), Alertness, Improved Initiative, Persuasive, Skill Focus (Knowledge [the plane]), Skill Focus (Diplomacy), Weapon FinesseSkills Balance +7, Bluff +31, Concentration +16, Craft (legal document) +13, Decipher Script +16, Diplomacy +36, Disguise + 29 (+31 acting), Escape Artist +11 (+13 with ropes), Forgery +17, Hide +11, Intimidate +18, Jump +3, Knowledge (religion) +13, Knowledge (the planes) +16, Listen +27, Sense Motive +25, Sleight of Hand +19, Speak Language 9 ranks, Spot +27, Tumble +13, Use Rope +7 (+9 with bindings)Advancement by character class; Favored Class roguePossessions masterwork rapier, clothing and jewelry worth 1,600 gp, ring of protection +4, bracers of armor +5, trans-planar legal library worth 11,500 gp, rod of enemy detection, ring of counterspells (containing dimensional lock spell), amulet of mind shielding (as the ring), 4,000 gp on hand, 20,000 gp stashed in various safe locations around the planes-------------------------------------Alignment Mask (su) This ability is superseded by the amulet of mind shielding.Infernal Debt (Su) A target struck by this devil must succeed on a DC 21 Will save or take a -2 penalty on attack rolls, checks and saves. These penalties last for 24 hours or until the target willingly strikes a good aligned creature. The attack must deal its full normal damage, and the attacker may not take a -4 penalty on the attack to deal subdual damage, although he may opt to make an unarmed strike or similarly ineffectual attack. A remove curse or heal spell breaks the effect. This is a mind-affecting ability, and the save DC is Charisma-based. Kalobaros rarely uses this ability, as he no longer takes pleasure in causing strife.Refuge of the Damned (Su) Kalobaros continually gains the benefit of a sanctuary spell; a DC 23 Will save is required to overcome this effect. Outsiders are unaffected by this ability. If Kalobaros attacks any opponent, this ability ceases to function for 1 minute. A non-outsider that succeeds on its save and attacks Kalobaros takes a -2 penalty on all saves for 1 minute. The save DC is charisma based, and includes a +2 bonus for his Ability Focus feat.Summon Baatezu (Sp) Once per day, Kalobaros can attempt to summon 2d6 lemures with a 50% chance of success; more intelligent baatezu will not respond to his summons. This ability is equivalent to a 3rd level spell (CL 12th).     For centuries, the fiend called Kalobaros was only slightly atypical. He served his time as a lemure, and in due course was elevated to the rank of Spined Devil. His superiors noted that he possessed some intelligence beyond the norm for his species, and Kalobaros progressed relatively quickly through his promotions to the level of Harvester Devil. By the time he had reached that rank, it seemed as though luck was on this fiend's side. His promotion to Falxugon was presided over by Baalzebul himself.     However, Kalobaros' rapid ascension brought him trouble. The other devils at his rank resented him, and through subtle manipulations they saw to it that he was assigned to the Diabolical Courts in Abriymoch, on the layer of Phlegethos. There, instead of corrupting the innocent and acquiring souls and eventually further promotion, he found himself arguing cases before bored Pit Fiends, attempting to defend souls which had entered into pacts with devils. The work made him miserable; he despaired of ever getting an opportunity to cause trouble on a material plane. The unseen machinations of his rivals kept him in the Diabolical Courts far longer than was usual, and he resented every single pathetic fool he was ordered to defend.     Eventually he resigned himself to his position. At least he was doing his part to help his penultimate master, the Lord of Flies. Every soul that he managed to successfully free from Hell was a soul that did not go on to strengthen one of Baalzebul's hated foes, since even the courts could not ask a devil to work against his master. Kalobaros took special care to keep soul shells from Levistus, whose utter impotence aroused his contempt.      Since Kalobaros saw no end to his situation, he resolved to become as good at his role as was fiendishly possible. He devoted what little spare time he had to the study of Infernal law, and with practice he was actually winning almost as many cases as he lost. Kalobaros' reputation grew around Phlegethos, and his hidden opponents saw that their ploy had backfired. They scrambled to find a new way to obscure his ability, but the damage had been done. Baalzebul once again noticed the prodigy, and Kalobaros was transferred to Offalion.     In this city, in Baalzebul's own layer of Hell, simulations of mortal intrigues are performed by devils as practice for real-world manipulations. Kalobaros' first assignment was solely passive; he was to play the part of a mortal magistrate that several teams of devils, in turns, were to debate over the passage of a new law secretly designed to encourage Lawful Evil behaviors. Knowing that his value was primarily in his research and courtroom abilities, Kalobaros devoured every scrap of information he could find on the laws of the simulated country and immersed himself fully into the role he had been given. In an almost unheard-of occurrence, none of the fiendish teams managed to outmaneuver the ersatz magistrate. All the competitors were sent home in disgrace, and Kalobaros himself was asked to perform the corruption.     Despite a momentary uncertainty at entering a prime material plane for the first time in over a century, the actual debate was almost effortless. The kingdom's senate passed the law, the king ratified it, and Kalobaros was strangely disappointed. His mortal opponents had not been nearly so challenging as the competing devils he had faced down earlier. They had been hesitant and clumsy in their speech, what passed for rhetoric in their speech was unimpressive, and they barely even seemed to know their own laws! Kalobaros almost... pitied them.     Unbeknownst to Kalobaros, his rivals and superiors were not the only outsiders keeping an eye on him. An uncharacteristically stealthy archon had sneaked into Maladomini to witness the mock corruption of his favored kingdom, and noticed the devil's passionate defense of the archon's ideals. This archon, named Enar Cynnod, made sure to also be present at the actual event, and noted that a subtle listlessness had appeared in the corrupter's speech. Enar believed he saw the opportunity of an eternity: the chance to redeem a devil of the Nine Hells. The archon took careful notes, and after the Harvester Devil departed, Enar began to aid his people in overturning the law, aided by contingencies he had set in place after witnessing the devils' practice run.     Within a few short decades, the tyrannical statute had been repealed, and Enar waited. Soon enough, Kalobaros returned in the guise of a mortal lawyer, and began to work at rebuilding his previous victories. Enar watched as the devil's political movement gathered steam, and soon more fiend-written legislation was presented to the senate for a vote. Kalobaros took the floor for debate, but it was no mortal politician who answered his challenge in the chambers. The clear and mighty voice of a Trumpet Archon rang out as Enar Cynnod revealed himself, a the champion of Law and Justice.      Kalobaros froze. He had not advanced to his current prestige just to be cleaved in two by a celestial's  massive blade. Infernal intelligence had not foreseen this; there were no Horned Devils lurking in the wings, no Balor in a handy flask nearby. But then it occurred to him that death here would not be permanent, a mere 99 years before his substance reformed in Baator, and surely being slain by this unexpected foe would be less contemptible than teleporting away like a coward. Instead of retreating, the devil began speaking, explaining in calm and reasonable tones why this celestial interloper was mistaken in opposing the new legislature.     Enar considered charging forward and impaling the fiend on his mighty sword, roaring in indignant rage as the villain's magical disguise sloughed off of him like skin off of a writhing serpent. He resisted the urge. Instead, he spoke assuredly in stentorian but well-modulated tones, and began to refute the devil's points. The battle was joined...     I sincerely wish I could finish this bit of backstory, but I'm really tired, and I'm afraid that if I don't post what I do have soon, I'll forget about this whole project. Suffice to say that, although Enar is not entirely successful in converting Kalobaros, he does get him to emigrate to Mechanus and work as a legal freelancer. He still nominally owes his allegiance to Baalzebul, who is just barely able to tolerate his non-evilness in exchange for having exclusive rights to Kalobaros' service in Hell. I will also write up three adventure hooks to bring Kalobaros into campaigns, as well a few sample encounters. Expect this all sometime tomorrow or the next day.</blockquote>

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