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Demonic Transformation
Hell does not just corrupt the flesh. It is a living organism that teaches your flesh to become something else. A demon.
Demons are creatures of impulse, violence, ambition, and supernatural desire. Although many demons are spawned directly from Hell, mortals can sometimes force their souls through the same transformation.
A mortal who becomes a demon does not simply gain demonic powers. Their soul is rewritten around a single overwhelming desire. Some become creatures of slaughter, others tyrants, tempters, hunters, or monstrous embodiments of their own obsessions.
Unlike becoming a lich, demonic transformation does not require the destruction of the soul. Instead, the soul must be opened to Hell and survive what enters it. This can be done through the Ritual of Profanation. Ritual of Profanation
Prerequisites: Ability to speak Abyssal or Infernal
Casting Time: 8 hours
Components: An altar marked with Abyssal or Infernal symbols, all the blood of a CR 13 or higher creature, and an object representing the greatest desire of the creature undergoing the ritual, 13 innocent humanoid sacrifices of CR 2 or higher
Cost: 25,000 GP worth of rare reagents
During the ritual, the performing creature slowly tortures the innocent humanoids. The sacrifices must not be Unconscious during the ritual. Their horror, disappointment, sadness, and all other emotions feed the connection between the place and Hell, slowly opening an interplanar door. All of them should die in the last second of the ritual, simultaneously. This action ends the ritual.
When you successfully complete the Rite of Profanation, you gain the Demon feat. along with a long list of other benefits!
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