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== History == | == History == | ||
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Raphael is heir to the archdevil [[Mephistopheles]], a status granting him power and rank above that of other devils. He is proprietor to the [[House of Hope]], a falsely welcoming | Raphael is heir to the archdevil [[Mephistopheles]], a status granting him power and rank above that of other devils. He is proprietor to the [[House of Hope]], a falsely welcoming home used to lure in those he wishes to bind into his service with infernal contracts. | ||
The nature of Raphael's contracts are such that the contractee | The nature of Raphael's contracts are such that the contractee will inevitably owe him a debt. Those individuals would eventually become [[Eternal Debtor]]s. | ||
One such contractee was the architect of [[Moonrise Towers]]. They bargained to end [[Ketheric Thorm]]'s [[Dark Justiciar]] army in exchange for their soul. Raphael contracted [[Yurgir]] and his legion of [[Merregon]]s, who destroyed all but one of the Justiciars. As Yurgir did not technically complete his end of the bargain, he remained trapped in the [[Gauntlet of Shar]] and under contract of Raphael. | One such contractee was the architect of [[Moonrise Towers]]. They bargained to end [[Ketheric Thorm]]'s [[Dark Justiciar]] army in exchange for their soul. Raphael contracted [[Yurgir]] and his legion of [[Merregon]]s, who destroyed all but one of the Justiciars. As Yurgir did not technically complete his end of the bargain, he remained trapped in the [[Gauntlet of Shar]] and under contract of Raphael. | ||
Raphael bore witness to the fall of Netheril through [[Netheril#Karsus'_Folly|Karsus' Folly]] | Raphael bore witness to the fall of Netheril through [[Netheril#Karsus'_Folly|Karsus' Folly]]; a magocracy destroyed by Karsus' inability to control the [[Crown of Karsus]]. However, Raphael saw also Karsus' ambition for creating a "better world" and ever since, coveted the crown for use in uniting the Nine Hells under his rule as Archdevil Supreme. | ||
Before he could retrieve the crown, however, his father Mephistopheles archived it to one of his vaults. He continued to monitor the crown, observing later how the Dead Three managed to steal it from its vault, and then use it to control an [[Elder Brain]] and subsequently its tadpoled servants. | Before he could retrieve the crown, however, his father Mephistopheles archived it to one of his vaults. He continued to monitor the crown, observing later how the Dead Three managed to steal it from its vault, and then use it to control an [[Elder Brain]] and subsequently its tadpoled servants. | ||
Raphael finally saw his chance to obtain the crown when a group of adventurers who had been implanted with tadpoles under the Dead Three's plan | Raphael finally saw his chance to obtain the crown when a group of adventurers who had been implanted with tadpoles under the Dead Three's plan, managed to retain their autonomy. He met with them soon after their escape from a Nautaloid ship, and began to set in motion an exchange for the crown through an infernal contract. | ||
== Notable loot == | == Notable loot == | ||