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Elilial

Domain: Trickery (or Custom Infernal Domain)
Portfolio: Cunning, Queen of Demons
Demonym: Elinists
Alignment: Chaotic Evil

Overview

Elilial is the goddess of cunning and the Queen of Demons. She left the Pantheon violently following the Third Hell War and now leads the Black Wreath, an organization dedicated to demonic worship and infernal power. She rules from Hell itself, having usurped Scylith's position as Queen of the infernal plane.

Status

  • Former Pantheon Member: Left the pantheon violently after being thrown down for treason
  • Queen of Demons: Rules Hell from Scylith's former throne
  • Currently operates outside the pantheon structure
  • Her followers are considered heretical by mainstream religious organizations
  • One of the most dangerous and powerful enemies of the Pantheon

Religious Organizations

Black Wreath

  • An organization dedicated to demonic worship and infernal magic
  • Focused on bringing infernal power and demonic influence to the mortal world
  • See Black Wreath for the full faction note

Cleric Domains

Clerics of Elilial may use either the Trickery Domain (reflecting her cunning nature) or a Custom Infernal Domain (reflecting her role as Queen of Demons and patron of infernal magic).

Trickery Domain Features

  • Domain Spells: Access to spells focused on deception, stealth, and subversion
  • Blessing of the Trickster: Grant advantage on Stealth checks
  • Channel Divinity: Invoke Duplicity: Create an illusory duplicate
  • Channel Divinity: Cloak of Shadows: Turn invisible
  • Divine Strike: Poison damage on weapon attacks
  • Improved Duplicity: Multiple illusory duplicates

Alternative: If using a Custom Infernal Domain, it would focus on infernal magic, demon summoning, and infernal corruption. See [[Custom Domains]] for details.

Philosophy

Elilial teaches that: - Cunning and deception are valuable tools - Demonic power can be harnessed - The infernal is a valid path to power - Chaos serves her purposes - Mortals can rule through demonic pacts

Relationship to Other Deities

Elilial is opposed to most pantheon deities, especially lawful and good-aligned gods. Her relationship with the Pantheon is one of deep enmity, as they threw her down for treason following the Third Hell War. However, she also maintains complex relationships with the remaining Elder Gods—she ousted Scylith from Hell but likely maintains some understanding with Naiya given their shared history as Elder-era beings (though Naiya assisted the Pantheon).

She maintains absolute control over demons and infernal entities in Hell, though some demons still hold allegiance to Scylith despite Elilial's rule.

The Third Hell War and Fall from the Pantheon

Around 5000 years ago, Elilial launched a coup against Scylith, the Elder Goddess who had ruled Hell since the fall of the Elder Gods. Elilial sought to take control of Hell and claim Scylith's position as Queen of Demons.

During their battle, the veil between the material plane and Hell ripped open, allowing infernal forces to flood into the world. This event triggered the Third Hell War, which was by far the bloodiest of the three Hell Wars and lasted for decades, devastating civilization across the world.

The details of the war's end are lost to history. However, the Pantheon preaches that Elilial's coup against Scylith was a first step to position herself to take down the Pantheon itself. While the Pantheon assisted Elilial in defeating and binding Scylith deep in the dark places of the world, they also recognized the threat Elilial represented.

Following Scylith's defeat, the Pantheon threw down Elilial for her supposed treason, accusing her of using the conflict as a means to gain power and ultimately turn against the gods themselves. In response to this judgment, Elilial retreated to Hell and took up control of the plane, becoming the new Queen of Demons after Scylith's fall.

This marked Elilial's violent departure from the Pantheon. She now rules Hell from Scylith's former throne, commanding the demons and infernal forces that inhabit the plane.

Related: Divine Index | Magical Patrons/Divine/Elder Gods/Scylith | Divine Magic Overview | Infernal Magic Overview | [[Trickery Domain]]