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Bael

Bael
Bael
CR 19
Large Fiend (devil), Lawful Evil
Reveal Stat Block
Armor Class
18 ({@item plate armor|phb})
Hit Points
189 (18d10 + 90)
Speed
30 ft.
str
24
+7
dex
17
+3
con
20
+5
int
21
+5
wis
24
+7
cha
24
+7

Traits

Dreadful.Bael can use a bonus action to appear dreadful until the start of his next turn. Each creature, other than a devil, that starts its turn within 10 feet of Bael must succeed on a 22 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened until the start of the creature's next turn.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day).If Bael fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance.Bael has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Magic Weapons.Bael's weapon attacks are magical.
Regeneration.Bael regains 20 hit points at the start of his turn. If he takes cold or radiant damage, this trait doesn't function at the start of his next turn. Bael dies only if he starts his turn with 0 hit points and doesn't regenerate.

Actions

Multiattack.Bael makes two melee attacks.
Hellish Morningstar.mw 13 to hit, reach 20 ft., one target. ({@damage 2d8 + 7) piercing damage plus 13 (3d8) necrotic damage.
Infernal Command.Each ally of Bael's within 60 feet of him can't be charmed or frightened until the end of his next turn.
Teleport.Bael magically teleports, along with any equipment he is wearing and carrying, up to 120 feet to an unoccupied space he can see.
Legendary Actions.The creature can take 3 legendary actions...
Attack (Cost 2 Actions).Bael attacks once with his hellish morningstar.
Awaken Greed.Bael casts charm person or major image.
Infernal Command.Bael uses his Infernal Command action.
Teleport.Bael uses his Teleport action.

Bael

Bael, Geryon, Hutijin, Moloch—they are pawns. Even the lords of layers such as Zariel and Mammon are merely more powerful pieces. Archdevils may make dramatic moves, but it is Asmodeus who plays the game best.

Bael

With the Blood War raging for eons and no end in sight, opportunities abound for ambitious archdevils to win fame, glory, and power in the ongoing struggle against the demons. Duke Bael, one of Mammon's most important vassals, has won fame and acclaim for his victories. Charged with leading sixty-six companies of barbed devil||barbed devils, Bael has proven to be a tactical genius, earning esteem for himself and his master as a result of victory after victory over the abyssal host. Mammon relies on Bael, because of his battle acumen, to safeguard his holdings. Mammon has never been ousted during a time when so many other archdevils have lost their positions, which is a testament to Bael's skill on the battlefield.

For his accomplishments, as well as for the hue of his skin, Baal has been granted the title of Bronze General. His accolades notwithstanding, Bael has had a difficult time navigating the quagmire of infernal politics. His critics call him naive, though never to his face. His primary interest has always been leading soldiers in battle, so he finds it frustrating to have his ambitions of ascending to a higher rank constantly stymied by politically shrewd rivals.

Bael prefers to make servants out of his adversaries, and mortals bound to his service earn their wretched place by falling victim to Bael's superior stratagems. Bael gladly spares the lives of those he defeats, but only if they pledge their souls and service to him. Although he is willing to corrupt almost any being in this way, he always destroys any demons he defeats.

Bael also welcomes mortals into his service if they can provide him with an advantage in his own politicking. He recruits savvy individuals and relies on them to represent his interests at Mammon's court, which leaves Bael free to pursue his battle lust.

Despite his lack of interest in affairs outside battle, or perhaps because of it, Bael has gained a small following of cultists. Those who worship at his altar call him the King of Hell, and the most deluded believe that he is the lord of all devils. In arcane circles, certain writings, such as the dreaded Book of Fire, say that Bael revealed the invisibility spell to the world, though some scholars of magic hotly refute such claims. Bael is sometimes depicted as a toad, a cat, a male human, or some combination of these forms, though none of these images reflect his true appearance.