Diabolism
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Diabolism is a philosophical interest in understanding, serving, and promoting the organizational structure of Hell. Diabolists do not venerate Asmodeus or his Archdevils in particular, preferring to come to a greater understanding of the hierarchies, structures, and philosophies which are the underpinnings of their interactions. As such, this ideology does not grant its adherents divine power, although devotees of infernal powers often arise from such cults, making the philosophy something of a stepping stone to infernal worship.[1]
They believe that Hell is the most ordered and rational society in the Great Beyond and they wish to transform themselves and their surroundings to model this perfect structure: hierarchical systems of power, virtue of strong leadership, suppression of free will and the value of slavery. Diabolists understand the necessity of opposing forces, and – more often than not – seek to respect the powers that govern one of the best established hierarchies of lawful order in all the planes. Most do not see this respect as evil, simply as a necessity to maintaining functional order.[2]
References
- ↑ F. Wesley Schneider. (2009). Princes of Darkness, p. 37. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-189-3
- ↑ Erik Mona et al. (2008). Campaign Setting, p. 176. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-112-1
