Diavola
Major Aspect of Death
The Crawling Doom, a shifting nightmare that devours souls and embodies fear, decay, and the abyss of despair.
Diavola's form is a constantly shifting horror, a grotesque blend of rotting flesh, exposed bone, and swirling shadows. A gaping, tooth-filled maw drips with foul fluids while multiple decaying limbs drag its mass across the underworld, leaving trails of corruption. Its eyes, pools of endless despair, reflect the agony of consumed souls, and an aura of decay emanates from its form, withering all that surrounds it.
He is a being of pure, unadulterated malice. It revels in the torment of others, finding sadistic pleasure in the infliction of pain and the consumption of souls, weaving intricate webs of despair. Its hunger for souls is insatiable, driving it to constantly seek new victims and expand its dominion. It holds grudges with a chilling tenacity, never forgetting a slight or an act of defiance, ensuring that vengeance, however delayed, will be agonizing.
Rites
The Rite of Breaking: Used to break the will of others. By taking possession of an item, hair or the blood of a rival, this Rite can be performed, chatting words of death and despair to these items, and cursing their rival.
The Rite of Rising: A dark ritual that can raise the dead as unholy servants, imbuing them with demonic energy.
The Dark Bargin: A rite that is performed in darkness and secret, in which one offers themselves to Diavola in exchange for power.
Celebrations
The Night of Shadows: During the longest night of the year, which is considered when the veils are thinnest, fires used to be lit throughout the community in an effort to push back the darkness and protect against Diavola. However, followers of the deity celebrate it differently, in horrid ritualistic sacrifices and torture.
Effigy: Bone idols, a satchel filled with rotting vegetation and flesh (preferably human), a large, jagged-toothed maw carved from rotting wood or stone, often filled with foul liquids and writhing tendrils
Domains: Death, decay, demons, depression
Legends: His corruption is endless and threatened to swallow everything until the other gods locked him away, however, they are now tainted by his corruption as well.
Goals: To end everything
Draws Strength From: The corruption of people, decay and death, suffering and dominion over the earth.
Rivels: Everyone and everything, but he keeps a special place for Azailith - The Muse
Originating Culture: Ancient elven, Diovani