![[Baphomet.png|500]] **The Horned King, Prince of Beasts** **Alignment**: Chaotic Evil --- ### Overview **Baphomet** is a demon lord of the Abyss and the divine patron of minotaurs. Known as the _Prince of Beasts_, he embodies savagery, predation, and the belief that civilisation is a false restraint placed upon true strength. To Baphomet, only the hunt is honest, and only those who can pursue, endure, and dominate deserve to survive. Despite his monstrous, bestial appearance, Baphomet is highly intelligent, patient, and calculating. He despises weakness, pastoral life, and the comforts of society, viewing them as lies that soften creatures who should instead embrace their primal nature. Minotaurs revere him as their creator and god, and his cults are found where order breaks down into brutality and survival. --- ### Domain and Influence Baphomet rules the 600th layer of the Abyss, known as **The Endless Maze** — an immense, ever-shifting labyrinth of stone corridors, chasms, and dead ends. The plane is filled with traps, hazards, and roaming predators, reflecting Baphomet’s philosophy that existence itself is a hunt. On the Material Plane, his influence appears in: - Minotaur labyrinth settlements and ruins - Cults devoted to strength through predation - Remote places where civilisation has collapsed into survivalism - Labyrinths and mazes built in his honour Minotaurs often construct vast, deliberate mazes as acts of devotion to him. --- ### Symbols and Icons ![[BaphometSymbol.png]] Baphomet’s symbol is often depicted as horned skull, such as a minotaur’s skull. Maze patterns are frequently incorporated into representations of his mark. --- ### Worship and Tributes Baphomet is worshipped primarily by: - **Minotaurs**, who believe him to be their creator - **Savage humanoid tribes** that reject civilised life - **Demon cultists** who revere predation and brutality as truth Common practices among his followers include: - Ritual hunts of dangerous prey - Construction of labyrinths as sacred spaces - Acts that prove endurance, tracking skill, and physical dominance --- ### Clergy and Cults Baphomet’s cults have little formal hierarchy. Authority is earned through demonstrated strength, endurance, and success in the hunt. His followers value: - Tracking and hunting skill - Physical power and resilience - Tactical cunning and patience Many of his mortal cultists are former soldiers, nobles, or knights who came to despise the hypocrisy of civilisation and turned to Baphomet’s philosophy instead. --- ### Powers and Abilities As a demon lord, Baphomet possesses immense physical and supernatural power. - He wields a massive glaive known as **Heartcleaver** - He is an unparalleled tracker and hunter - He possesses immense strength, resilience, and demonic durability - He combines animal ferocity with strategic intelligence Within The Endless Maze, he is an apex predator who knows every path and passage. --- ### Treatment of the Faithful Baphomet rewards those who embrace his creed of predation and endurance. His favour is shown through increased strength, heightened senses, and the ability to navigate labyrinths and wilderness with uncanny skill. Those who prove weak are simply left to perish, as he sees this as the natural outcome of existence. --- ### Myths and Legends Minotaur traditions hold that Baphomet created their race and taught them the sacred art of the labyrinth. His long-standing rivalry with **Yeenoghu** reflects two opposing forms of savagery: Baphomet’s patient, cunning predation versus Yeenoghu’s mindless slaughter. --- ### Encounters with Baphomet Signs of Baphomet’s influence include: - Vast, carefully constructed labyrinths - Organised minotaur communities devoted to the hunt - Cultists who test intruders through pursuit rather than direct assault When Baphomet manifests, he appears as a towering, horned minotaur-like demon wielding Heartcleaver, hunting intruders with relentless patience. --- ### Conclusion Baphomet represents the belief that civilisation is weakness and that only the predator’s path is true. Through minotaurs, mazes, and cults devoted to the hunt, his philosophy spreads across worlds as a reminder that beneath order lies the primal law of survival.