Beherit (Dungeons & Dragons)
| Game background | |
|---|---|
| Home plane | Nine Hells |
| Power level | Archdevil (dead) |
| Alignment | Lawful evil |
| Superior | Asmodeus |
| Design details | |
In many campaign settings of the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game Beherit is the former arch-Duke of Malbolge, the sixth layer of the Nine Hells of Baator. He was destroyed, along with his consort Batna and their child Lucifuge.
History
The story of Beherit and Batna is a quite famous tale in the Nine Hells and is cited as an example when it comes to breaking the cardinal rules of Baator. Beherit was named arch-Duke of Malbolge by Asmodeus, the Overlord of Baator. At that time, Asmodeus decreed a rule about the arch-dukes and their consorts conceiving new arch-Devils: no child should be conceived without proper authorization form the Lord of Nessus himself. Beherit and Batna broke that rule by conceiving their child known as Lucifuge. Infuriated, Asmodeus took charge to punish the offenders himself and utterly destroyed Beherit, Batna and later Lucifuge as well. He then swallowed up their life essence.
The rulership of Malbolge was then given to arch-devil Baalzebul.
References
- Greenwood, Ed. Elminster In Hell (Wizards of the Coast, 2002).
- Greenwood, Ed. "The Nine Hells Revisited." Dragon #91 (TSR, 1985).