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Black Pazuzu, Prince of Woe was a winged demon prince who discovered by Khalas, the Wanderer who recruited him to the forces of the Triumvirate. The greater demon's legion flanked the forces of the Elder Gods during the War of Humanity, routing them in a gambit which was turned aside only upon the arrival of the Greater Dragons. When the Triumvirate was defeated, the Divine Tribunal condemned Pazuzu and his army to the Chaos Plane.

Some time after their arrival in the Chaos Plane, Pazuzu, Slith, and the inferno Legions expressed alarm as their environment received the brunt of the chaos dispersed by Ayar and began to warp and mutate. Chaos thralls spawned - among them, Jy'Barrak Golgotha - which the demons immediately enslaved.

Whilst on the Chaos Plane, Pazuzu was summoned by the arcane rituals of the Tsol'teth lords Agith'maal, Terrin'ukia, and Gattan'lier. The demon prince appeared only briefly, much to the Tsol'teth lords' chagrin, and uttered only the word, "Seleucar", before vanishing once more into the ether.

Eventually, Pazuzu's arrogance provoked Golgotha to stage a coup d'état, swaying even Danaeus, Pazuzu's chief advisor, to his cause. At Golgotha's command, Pazuzu, Slith, and Slith's chief advisor Zsarachnor were exiled to the Prime Material Plane. Taking the identity of Taug, Pazuzu infiltrated the Troll city of Kasmarkin, but was imprisoned by its magicians as the city sank into the depths for hundreds of years.

In the year 758 AF, a cult called the Vigil schemed to return Pazuzu to unrightful rule, secretly using the Elemental War as their cover. They sacrificed themselves in a ritual to seemingly open the four conduits of the Elemental Realm but the released energy was used to break Pazuzu out of his Kasmarkin prison instead. The Kx'Khrah warrior Sh'Fah emerged from the Crystal Realm to battle Pazuzu but was struck down after an extended exchange in the skies. Summoned by troll drums, further Kx'krah legions descended towards Achaea in fury. The Demon Prince used his interplanar powers on the Flame of Yggdrasil to open an escape route to the paths of the World Tree and flee amongst the many planes beyond. Sartan vowed to hunt down Pazuzu as he disappeared.

The Protean relics of legend slowly vanished from place and recollection in 919 AF, gathered beyond time by demonic hand unseen. Fluctuations of memory brought adventurers to Falaq'tor, where different stories brought to Pryla'ari prompted her to reason that someone or something was tampering with Time, robbing timestream of Proteus' tools one by one.

In 922 AF when the fugitive Slith attacked followers of Babel, the attention of the combined pantheon was drawn to the outer planes where the Gods rushed to deliver him back to the Underworld. Pazuzu appeared at the crown of the World Tree in their absence, his form bedecked in divine antiques and his eyes flashing with malice. With the Yggdrasil's Seed and the Eye of Discord in his claws he reduced the unguarded Garden of the Gods to rubble and with the might of Earthshaker he shattered the eonic Tomaculan statue to free the Elder God Khalas from His imprisonment and proclaimed a new Triumvirate. These despicable acts launched the Age of Woe.

Battle raged across Creation at the behest of the self-proclaimed New God. The zenith of war brought the Gods and their followers to Black Pazuzu's stronghold on Memory, the ghostly memory of fallen Shallam. After the Prince of Woe was slain, a remnant of the relics were locked away by Prospero save two: the Golden Chain and the Diadem of Ugrach were entrusted to Slith in exchange for his cooperation in the felling of the Demon Prince.

Cyrene interred Pazuzu's remains in solemn ceremony and for this the Great Bard taught the Heart of the Vashnars the skill of Woe.

The infamous demon prince earns his place in Achaean gaming with the Pazuzu card of the Deck of Legends and a Mythos-themed battle figurine.

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-'''Pazuzu''' was the winged demon prince of the Infernal Legions durion the [[Chaos Wars]] at [[Nishnatoba]]. [[Khalas]], the Wanderer, of the [[Triumvirate]], discovered his existence, and appeared during the great battle of the Gods to route the [[:Category:Elder Gods|Elder Gods]]. When the Triumvirate's traitorous plans failed, [[the Tribunal]] banished Pazuzu to the [[Chaos Plane]], where he remained for some time, until an uprising within the plane saw him weakened and cast out.
+'''Black Pazuzu, Prince of Woe''' was a winged [[Demons|demon]] prince who discovered by [[Khalas]], the Wanderer who recruited him to the forces of the [[Triumvirate]]. The greater demon's legion flanked the forces of the [[Gods|Elder Gods]] during the [[War of Humanity]], routing them in a gambit which was turned aside only upon the arrival of the [[Greater Dragon]]s. When the Triumvirate was defeated, the [[Tribunal|Divine Tribunal]] condemned Pazuzu and his army to the [[Chaos Plane]].
-Shortly after his arrival in the Chaos Plane, Pazuzu, [[Slith]], and their Inferno Legions expressed alarm as their environment received the brunt of the chaos dispersed by [[Ayar]] (see: [[Help:Mythology|The Mythos of Achaea]]) and began to warp and mutate, creating chaos thralls - among them, [[Jy'Barrak Golgotha]]. Eventually, Pazuzu's arrogance and oversight let Golgotha stage a successful coup d'état, swaying even [[Danaeus]], Pazuzu's chief advisor, to his cause. By Golgotha's command, Pazuzu, Slith, and Slith's chief advisor [[Zsarachnor]] were exiled to the [[Prime Material Plane]].
+Some time after their arrival in the Chaos Plane, Pazuzu, [[Slith]], and the inferno Legions expressed alarm as their environment received the brunt of the chaos dispersed by [[Ayar]] and began to warp and mutate. Chaos thralls spawned - among them, [[Jy'Barrak Golgotha]] - which the demons immediately enslaved.
-While on the Chaos Plane, Pazuzu was summoned by the arcane rituals of the [[Tsol'teth]] lords [[Agith'maal]], [[Terrin'ukia]], and [[Gattan'lier]]. The demon prince appeared only briefly, much to the Tsol'teth lords' chagrin, and uttered only one word: "[[Seleucar]]," before vanishing once more into the [[ether]].
+Whilst on the Chaos Plane, Pazuzu was summoned by the arcane rituals of the [[Tsol'teth]] lords [[Agith'maal]], [[Terrin'ukia]], and [[Gattan'lier]]. The demon prince appeared only briefly, much to the Tsol'teth lords' chagrin, and uttered only the word, "[[Seleucar]]", before vanishing once more into the [[ether]].
-Pazuzu was not heard from again upon the material plane until the end of [[Kasmarkin]], the mighty [[troll]] empire. He conspired with the Mad Emperor, [[Emperor Rakmarkha III]]. The Emperor learned of the demon lord through his dabblings in the occult and communications with the [[Unborn Goddess]], (later discovered to be [[Eris]].)
+Eventually, Pazuzu's arrogance provoked Golgotha to stage a coup d'état, swaying even [[Danaeus]], Pazuzu's chief advisor, to his cause. At Golgotha's command, Pazuzu, Slith, and Slith's chief advisor [[Zsarachnor]] were exiled to the [[Prime Material Plane]]. Taking the identity of [[Taug]], Pazuzu infiltrated the [[Troll]] city of [[Kasmarkin]], but was imprisoned by its magicians as the city sank into the depths for hundreds of years.
-Rakmarkha knew Pazuzu by another name, and together they planned to use Kasmarkin as a gathering point for the energies of chaos. His plan failed when [[Senator Schlastan]], as well as several other members of the senate, such as [[Alcibiades]], learned that he was Pazuzu, and used the knowledge of his true identity to defeat him. Pazuzu was imprisoned within a crystal by Schlastan. The Mad Emperor and his followers attempted to sacrifice themselves to free Pazuzu, but only succeeded in sending Kasmarkin into the depths of the [[Mannaseh Swamp]].
+In the year 758 AF, a cult called [[the Vigil]] schemed to return Pazuzu to unrightful rule, secretly using the [[Elemental War]] as their cover. They sacrificed themselves in a ritual to seemingly open the four conduits of the Elemental Realm but the released energy was used to break Pazuzu out of his Kasmarkin prison instead. The [[Kx'Khrah]] warrior [[Sh'Fah]] emerged from the [[Crystal Realm]] to battle Pazuzu but was struck down after an extended exchange in the skies. Summoned by troll drums, further Kx'krah legions descended towards Achaea in fury. The Demon Prince used his interplanar powers on the [[Flame of Yggdrasil]] to open an escape route to the paths of the World Tree and flee amongst the many planes beyond. [[Sartan]] vowed to hunt down Pazuzu as he disappeared.
-No more was heard of Pazuzu until [[Shakti]] and Silverstorm raised Kasmarkin during the [[Modern Age]]. Pazuzu's cage had been revealed. This opened the opportunity for Xerimor to go forth much later and raise the demon lord, heeding his request for revenge and summoning an army to raid the Chaos Plane, bringing forth Danaeus to be imprisoned by the will of Pazuzu. Justice for this act was swift, and Jy'Barrak Golgotha quickly enacted retribution by freeing Danaeus and putting Xerimor in his place.
+The [[Protean relics]] of legend slowly vanished from place and recollection in 919 AF, gathered beyond time by demonic hand unseen. Fluctuations of memory brought adventurers to [[Falaq'tor]], where different stories brought to [[Pryla'ari]] prompted her to reason that someone or something was tampering with Time, robbing timestream of Proteus' tools one by one.
-Pazuzu was unable to permanently escape his imprisonment through all of this, though it is whispered that he made be freed to this day, were one to raise the lost city of Kasmarkin.
+In 922 AF when the fugitive Slith attacked followers of [[Babel]], the attention of the combined pantheon was drawn to the outer planes where the Gods rushed to deliver him back to the [[Underworld]]. Pazuzu appeared at the crown of the World Tree in their absence, his form bedecked in divine antiques and his eyes flashing with malice. With the [[Yggdrasil's Seed]] and the [[Eye of Discord]] in his claws he reduced the unguarded [[Garden of the Gods]] to rubble and with the might of [[Earthshaker]] he shattered the eonic Tomaculan statue to free the Elder God [[Khalas]] from His imprisonment and proclaimed a new Triumvirate. These despicable acts launched the [[Age of Woe]].
-[[Category:Mythology]]
+Battle raged across [[Creation]] at the behest of the self-proclaimed New God. The zenith of war brought the Gods and their followers to Black Pazuzu's stronghold on [[Memory]], the ghostly memory of fallen Shallam. After the Prince of Woe was slain, a remnant of the relics were locked away by [[Prospero]] save two: the [[Golden Chain]] and the [[Diadem of Ugrach]] were entrusted to Slith in exchange for his cooperation in the felling of the Demon Prince.
-[[category:Denizens]]
+[[Cyrene]] interred Pazuzu's remains in solemn ceremony and for this the [[Scarlatti|Great Bard]] taught the Heart of the Vashnars the skill of [[Woe]].
+The infamous demon prince earns his place in Achaean gaming with the ''Pazuzu'' [[mystical_cards#pazuzu|card]] of the [[mystical cards|Deck of Legends]] and a Mythos-themed [[battle figurine]].
+[[Category:Mythology]][[Category:Demons]][[Category:Chaos Lords]]