[MW Batch Bonus] Architsune - CR 22 Huge Fiend (Demon)

Mizutsune + Archfiend + Hammer

“To treat Architsune with the proper respect, address it by one of its many titles: the Great Leviathan, Demon Lord of Oil and Flame, or the Fox that Dances in Ash. To annoy it, call it the Bubble Lord.”

— Sun Munner, Freelance Demonologist

A vulpine grin stretches across draconic features, on a sinuous body woven from fur and scale. Iridescent bubbles drift languidly from a grandiose pipe clutched between long claws, each one shimmering with breathtaking rainbow patterns. The scent of ash and oil permeates the air. Should you behold this otherworldly spectacle, know that you are in the presence of the demon lord Architsune, the Great Leviathan. Take a moment to marvel at its presence… it shall surely be the last thought that ever runs through your mind.

Slippery Guile. Unlike many of its demonic cohorts, Architsune has always preferred the elegance of trickery and evasion to the blunt edge of brute force. The sly demon lord rules through deceit and manipulation, fights from a distance, and retreats without hesitation when the odds turn sour. Yet for all its cunning, Architsune harbours the weakness of vanity. The demon lord is easily swayed by flattery and tribute, often allowing defeated foes the chance for mercy in exchange for a grovelling monologue extolling its magnificence. On the rare occasions when Architsune and its legions march upon the Material Plane, they leave behind a trail not of destruction, but destitution—entire settlements metaphorically bled dry by the price of appeasing its monumental greed.

Four-Way Fray. Fortunately for mortals, domestic issues frequently curtail Architsune’s little excursions. The Great Leviathan occupies a sprawling realm in the highly disputed Abyssal layer of Kapukom, home to three other powerful demon lords all vying for complete dominion over the barren landscape. The Fated Four, as they like to call themselves, have waged war on one another for centuries, though the borders between their fiefs have barely shifted through it all. United, they could launch a devastating campaign into the neighbouring layers, reshaping the Abyss in their image… but unchecked pride, ancient grudges, and petty one-upmanship ensure no such alliance will ever take root. In the shadows of the Lower Planes, many call them by a different name: the Foolish Four.

Avid Collector. Architsune is seldom seen without one of its oversized pipes, misleading many amateur demonologists into believing the tool is necessary to produce its signature oil-slick bubbles. In truth, Architsune can exhale them with ease—the pipes are merely a symbol of pride and triumph, for each one is crafted from the remains of a vanquished foe. For this reason, a pipe is one of the few objects Architsune refuses to accept as a gift, no matter how ludicrously ornate or insanely expensive. An addition to its prized collection must always result from a great victory… and the greatest of all will surely be when Architsune acquires three very special pipes of which it has dreamed for years. When it at last rules over Kapukom alone and uncontested.

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