The Accurser Devils are the lawyers, messengers, spies, and
ambassadors of Hell. They travel constantly from place to place, not
only in Hell but across the surface of the Earth. Of all the Devils they
have the freest rein to roam among mortals. They gather information for
Hell, as well as directly spread gossip, slander, resentment, and envy.
Their chief joy comes in ruining lives though lies and insinuations.
The dissatisfaction they breed can spread like an infection, until the
bonds of society fall before a wave of petty jealousy and covetousness.
An Accurser Devil in its true form presents a striking and unsettling
image. The most noticeable aspects of the Devil’s appearance are the
multiple faces all over its body. In addition to the grotesque face on
the front of its head, it possesses another on the back of its head, a
face on each shoulder, faces on it’s chest and belly, a face on its
groin where the attributes of gender might otherwise be, and a face on
each thigh. The sexless body is scaly, wiry, and a sickly green in
overall color. The arms and legs seem to proceed from the mouths of the
faces on the shoulders and thighs. The hands and feet are slender and
clawed. The Devil’s ears are long and pointed, and top of it’s head
similarly comes to a point. There are six spike-like horns surrounding
the head, creating the effect of a grotesque crown. The Devil sometimes
wear a kind of cap on it’s head, through which the horns will project.
The natural voices of these creature are whiny and sniveling. Accurser
Devils possess the ability to assume human forms, and they will almost
always do so when dealing with non-Infernals. They also particularly
enjoy assuming the forms of snakes.
In Hell, the Accurser Devils try cases and mediate disputes among
other Devils. They are completely corrupt, of course, so Hell’s justice
is usually a matter of who can afford a better bribe. Since Accurser
Devils seldom collect souls directly from the mortal plane, they rely
upon the legal fees and bribes they demand for their wealth (the coinage
of Hell being mortal souls). It is even said that for enough of a bribe
in souls, a mortal can convince an Accurser Devil to bring a legal case
in Hell to release someone from an otherwise unbreakable Infernal
contract. Accurser Devils also travel to other planes (including Heaven
itself) in order to claim souls that Hell believes to be its rightful
property. Their direct dealings with the Angels contribute to Infernal
rumors that the Accurser Devils have arranged side deals with Heaven, to
save themselves in the event that any eventual war for Paradise goes
against the Devils. |