Baalus

Name Inspiration:
"Tantalus- Greek mythology, Baal- Hebrew"

Encounter Description:
''Echoing down the hall, you hear the sound of chains dragging, a hook scraping against the floor, and the low and droning moan of a man. A shadow emerges from the darkness. Wrapped in bloodied leather, the tall and thin disfigured man smiles through his teeth. Lips pulled back with fishing hooks fastened to the back of his neck, he opens his jaw. His moan reveals a tongue with many nails driven through it. The hooks and chains that hang from pegs in his wrists clank loudly as he reaches forward to extend his bloodied hand to you, "come with me, and experience pleasure from beyond this world."''

Biography:
Baalus was once a man of insatiable desire. Raping and murdering women and children, he felt his desires were never satisfied. He turned to the occult, seeking gratification in other ways. He turned his addiction towards pain and suffering. In his final mortal act of pleasure, he fastened hooks to his face and body and allowed a horse to drag him to his death. The Apotheotic Council accepted this as sacrifice and gave him unspeakable power.