Letters from Baator 12: Voices of Deceit 1.0.3

Department of Humanities

Psychology/Sociology Section

For: Chief Engineer

Subject: Voices of manipulation, part 4

The point of this letter is to show the Baatezu in a light that they are rarely seen in. True, they are despised, but the Baatezu are also lawful beings. Because they are fiends, I have come across numerous berks with their own views on them. Each is as wrong as the next. True, they are Lower Planar beings, and therefore are considered to be fiends, but at the same time they are lawful.

The Baatezu will never break a contract. It goes against their very being. These comments that I've taken from various Baatezu show that they are honorable, even if they are evil, when asked about their views on falsifying their contracts.

"I would never stoop to such a level. To do so would go against the very nature of my being. Mortals come to me of their own free will. They ask for the contracts fully aware of the nature of my race. If they don't read the contract, it's not my fault."

- A pit fiend

"Mortals who seek us out for contracts deserve what they get."- A gelugon"If they wish to further my own ends, then what does it matter to me?"- An amnizu

"I will never violate the edicts of my race. The letter of the law will be followed at all times. This means that all contracts will also toe the line to our laws."

-A cornugon"I engage in contracts only when it's desirable for my superiors and helps in my promotion."-A hamatula

"Contracts are a means to an end. They help further the tenets of law. Even better, those mortals who make them help further our goals."

-An osyluth

For all ranks below the osyluth, contracts are usually short-term and for some small service. Due to their lesser status, most of these Baatezu are not permitted to engage in crafting the binding contracts that most mortals go out of their way to make. Erinyes can craft such contracts, but take greater delight in tempting mortals to foolish acts to utterly corrupt their souls to the point that they willingly give themselves over to the Baatezu.

Xavierra Tempeste, Shaper 2.