大魔鬼Archdevil

索引：【神与类神总录】
索引：【类神力】

简介

大魔鬼Archdevil
【主　 　神】		撒旦Satan→巴尔泽布Baalzebul→阿斯莫蒂斯Asmodeus
【势力 范围】		九层炼狱之巴托地狱The Nine Hells of Baator
【简　 　介】		大魔鬼是 魔王Archfiend 的一种。祂们是巴托地狱的统治者，独一无二的强大魔鬼。其中的最强者是九位在位的地狱大公（合称九狱诸领主）。其次是若干巴特祖贵族（头衔包括 男爵baron、伯爵count、公爵duke、王子prince、将军general 等）、暗黑八魔将和其祂大魔鬼。
神祇名	神力	阵营	旧译	简介
九狱诸领主The Lords of the Nine
第一层：阿佛纳斯Avernus
提亚玛特Tiamat	N	LE	无	恶龙女神，她的恩瑟神系面相被弑后，当了一段时间的大魔鬼，在此期间，她是阿佛纳斯的统治者，但最终因工作不力被阿斯莫蒂斯废黜
扎瑞尔Zariel	N	LE	无	阿弗纳斯前任女大公，大清算后遭拜尔背叛和囚禁，在5e复辟
拜尔Bel	N	LE	无	阿弗纳斯大公，在背叛并囚禁了前任大公扎瑞尔前，是她的公爵和将军，在5版因工作不力下台
第二层：迪斯Dis
迪斯帕特Dispater	N	LE	无	迪斯的钢铁大公，是个死宅
第三层：弥瑙洛斯Minauros
玛门Mammon	N	LE	无	弥瑙洛斯大公，曾经与格莱西雅有一腿，但大清算后被阿斯莫蒂斯强制拆散
第四层：弗莱格索斯Phlegethos
菲尔娜Fierna	N	LE	无	弗莱格索斯女大公，前任大公彼列之女
彼列Belial	N	LE	无	弗莱格索斯前大公，现大公菲尔娜之父，大清算后下台，在菲尔娜背后执政
第五层：斯泰吉亚Stygia
莱维思图斯Levistus	N	LE	无	斯泰吉亚大公，因谋杀毕索泽雅被阿斯莫蒂斯废黜并冻在冰块里，大清算后复辟
革律翁Geryon	N→Dead	LE	无	斯泰吉亚大公，大清算后遭阿斯莫蒂斯流放
第六层：玛尔博吉Malbolge
贝赫利特Beherit	N→Dead	LE	无	玛尔博吉大公，违背阿斯莫蒂斯的敕令而被毁灭
摩洛克Moloch	N	LE	无	玛尔博吉大公，听命于巴尔泽布，大清算后被废黜，放逐到了阿佛纳斯
马拉嘉德Malagard	N→Dead	LE	无	鬼婆女伯爵，玛尔博吉大公，本身是只老鬼婆，靠坑害了自己的配偶前大公摩洛克被阿斯莫蒂斯任命为大公，封神失败大暴死
格莱西雅Glasya	N	LE	无	巴托第九层奈瑟斯的地狱公主、欲魔女王。她是阿斯摩蒂尔斯与毕索泽雅之女、玛门的前配偶，鬼婆女伯爵封神失败大暴死后成为玛尔博吉新任大公
第七层：马拉多米尼Maladomini
佚名	N	LE	无	马拉多米尼原任大公，其记载和名讳被巴尔泽布全部抹去
巴尔泽布Baalzebul	N	LE	无	马拉多米尼大公，谎言之主
第八层：卡尼亚Cania
临门Rimmon	N	LE	无	卡尼亚前大公，现在是奈瑟斯的一位公爵
墨菲斯托费利斯Mephistopheles	N	LE	无	卡尼亚大公，曾经是奈瑟斯的大法官，推翻了临门的统治
第九层：奈瑟斯Nessus
阿斯莫蒂斯Asmodeus	N／G	LE	无	奈瑟斯大公，巴托地狱之主，毕索泽雅的配偶，格莱西雅之父
未知层面
加葛斯Gargauth	N→D	LE	无	九狱第十领主，被流放的前地狱大公之一，由于地狱没有第十层所以统治层面不明，现在是泛费伦神系的一位半神和九狱诸领主（特别是阿斯莫蒂斯）的主物质位面代理人
马尔凯基德Malkizid	N	LG →LE	无	烙印之王，曾是侍奉柯瑞隆的堕落炽天使，被流放的前地狱大公之一，统治层面不明，现为尤格罗斯领主。
巴特祖贵族The Batezu Nobility
第一层：阿佛纳斯Avernus
拜尔Bel	N	LE	无	阿弗纳斯大公，在背叛并囚禁了前任大公扎瑞尔前，是她的公爵和将军
安度西亚斯Amduscias	N	LE	无	提亚玛特的地狱公爵，是位杰出的演员与调停者，拥有独角兽、隼面人与蛇尾狼三种形态
玛帕Malphas	N	LE	无	提亚玛特的地狱公爵，拥有黑人与乌鸦两种形态
盖因Caim	N	LE	无	一位鸟类外观的大魔鬼，因其喜欢说长道短而在地狱遭到厌弃
比丝特Bist	N	LE	无	地狱猫大魔鬼，因极度自利和两面派被强行改名困在阿佛纳斯
第二层：迪斯Dis
莉莉丝Lilis	N	LE	无	迪斯大公夫人，迪斯帕特忠诚的配偶
提提维鲁斯Titivilus	N	LE	无	迪斯帕特最亲密的顾问
毕特鲁Bitru	N	LE	无	一位侍奉迪斯帕特的公爵，统帅着70个连队的欲魔
阿利奥克Arioch	N	LE	无	迪斯帕特的钢铁复仇者
比芬特Biffant	N	LE	无	迪斯帕特忠诚的教务长
米罗达Merodach	N	LE	无	迪斯帕特一位狼身、羽翼、蛇尾的地狱大公，统领着21支连队的倒钩魔
安洛瑟Alocer	N	LE	无	迪斯帕特的一位公爵
第三层：弥瑙洛斯Minauros
格莱西雅Glasya	N	LE	无	地狱公主、阿斯莫蒂斯独女，曾为玛门配偶、弥瑙洛斯王妃，在大清算后被阿斯莫蒂斯拆散
格拉娃Glwa	N	LE	无	玛门的新配偶
巴耶力Bael	N	LE	无	侍奉玛门的强大将军
佛加洛Focalor	N	LE	无	玛门谨慎而忠诚的总管，掌握了弥瑙洛斯的大部分实权，异常热衷于游泳
卡阿尔瑞诺拉斯Caarcrinolaas	N	LE	无	玛门的一位公爵
梅尔柯恩Melchon	N	LE	无	玛门的一位公爵
第四层：弗莱格索斯Phlegethos
瑙弥Naome	N→Dead	LE	无	前大公夫人，彼列的配偶，被阿斯莫蒂斯诛杀
查谟Chamo	N	LE	无	侍奉着彼列的大魔鬼，一直谋划着有朝一日能取代他的主人、却又恐惧于他的女主人瑙弥
巴兰Balan	N	LE	无	彼列的一位公爵，主子下台后继续效忠于他
巴瑟姆Bathym	N	LE	无	彼列的一位公爵，后转侍菲尔娜
伽兹尔Gaziel	N	LE	无	菲尔娜的一位公爵
喀兹拉Gazra	N	LE	无	菲尔娜的一位公爵
第五层：斯泰吉亚Stygia
科比Cozbi	N→Dead	LE	无	前大公夫人，革律翁的配偶，在革律翁之耻后被毁灭
戈登Gorson	N→Dead	LE	无	革律翁的执达官，在革律翁之耻后被毁灭
希罗底Herodias	N	LE	无	革律翁的执法官，其主被毁灭后流浪于阿佛纳斯
阿蒙Amon	N	LE	无	革律翁的公爵和封臣，其主被毁灭后流浪于阿佛纳斯
阿加雷斯Agares	N	LE	无	历侍革律翁、莱维思图斯的公爵和封臣
玛刹拉斯Machalas	N	LE	无	历侍革律翁、莱维思图斯的公爵和封臣
塔尔塔克Tartach	N	LE	无	历侍巴尔泽布、革律翁、摩洛克、格莱西雅
第六层：玛尔博吉Malbolge
巴特娜Batna	N→daed	LE	无	前大公夫人，贝赫利特的配偶，被阿斯莫蒂斯毁灭
罗弗寇Lucifuge	N→daed	LE	无	贝赫利特与巴特娜之子，被阿斯莫蒂斯毁灭
莉莉斯Lilith	N	LE	无	前大公夫人，前大公摩洛克的配偶
塔尔塔克Tartach	N	LE	无	历侍巴布泽尔、革律翁、摩洛克、格莱西雅
布锐斯Beleth	N	LE	无	历侍摩洛克、马拉嘉德和格莱西雅
马拉嘉德Malagard	N→Dead	LE	无	鬼婆女伯爵，玛尔博吉的前任大公，本身是只老鬼婆，靠坑害了自己的配偶前大公摩洛克被阿斯莫蒂斯任命为大公，后来大暴死
布锐斯Beleth	N	LE	无	历侍摩洛克、马拉嘉德和格莱西雅
比雷斯Bileth	N	LE	无	地狱公爵，玛尔博吉保民官
第七层：马拉多米尼Maladomini
巴芙蒂斯Baftis	N	LE	无	大公夫人，巴布泽尔安静的配偶
尼亚巴兹Neabaz	N	LE	无	巴布泽尔的传令官
巴巴托斯Barbatos	N	LE	无	巴布泽尔的元帅
亚必戈Abigor	N	LE	无	巴布泽尔的一位公爵
桀派Zepar	N	LE	无	巴布泽尔的一位公爵
塔尔塔克Tartach	N	LE	无	历侍巴布泽尔、革律翁、摩洛克、格莱西雅
比雷斯Bileth	N	LE	无	地狱公爵，玛尔博吉保民官
第八层：卡尼亚Cania
胡提金Hutijin	N	LE	无	效忠于墨菲斯托费利斯的一位公爵和将军
贝雷特Bele	N	LE	无	卡尼亚的首席法官
阿多尼迪斯Adonides	N	LE	无	卡尼亚的管事
巴巴斯Barbas	N	LE	无	墨菲斯托费利斯的管家
比夫龙Bifrons	N	LE	无	墨菲斯托费利斯一位强大的公爵与附庸
第九层：奈瑟斯Nessus
毕索泽雅Bensozia	N→Dead	LE	无	地狱之后，格莱西雅之母，阿斯莫蒂斯的王后，被莱维思图斯弑杀
格莱西雅Glasya	N	LE	无	奈瑟斯的地狱公主、欲魔女王。她是阿斯摩蒂尔斯与毕索泽雅之女、玛门的前女友，鬼婆女伯爵封神失败大暴死后成为玛尔博吉新任大公
临门Rimmon	N	LE	无	卡尼亚前大公，现在阿斯莫蒂斯的一位将军
阿德拉玛雷士Adramalech	N	LE	无	地狱宰相
丰戈Phongor	N	LE	无	地狱的检察官
帕尔Buer	N	LE	无	阿斯莫蒂斯的一位将军
布涅Bune	N	LE	无	阿斯莫蒂斯的一位将军
摩拉克斯Morax	N	LE	无	阿斯莫蒂斯的一位将军
扎格姆Zagum	N	LE	无	阿斯莫蒂斯的一位将军
阿拉斯托耳Alastor	N	LE	无	奈瑟斯刽子手Executioner of Nessus
巴力比利土Baalberith	N	LE	无	阿斯莫蒂斯宫廷的总管Majordomo
马蒂诺特Martinet	N	LE	无	阿斯莫蒂斯的治安官
其祂大魔鬼
撒旦Satan	N	LE	无	第一代地狱魔王，因暴政而被魔鬼集体驱逐
亚斯塔罗斯Astaroth	N→D→Dead	CE→LE	无	用为恶魔领主，试图加入混沌之后阵营遭拒后混入地狱成为地狱财务总管，被阿斯莫蒂斯驱逐后流亡成为预言半神，后被加葛斯弑杀
隆尼尔·麦食唐奈Ronnell Maughdonnell	N	LE	无	地狱伯爵，地狱唯一连锁快餐“麦食唐奈”的拥有者和主导者
涅伽尔Nergal（大魔鬼）	N	LE	无	与恩瑟神系&巴比伦神系的邪神涅伽尔同名，是一只被阿斯莫蒂斯逐出地狱的大魔鬼，在阿佛纳斯流浪一段时间。为窃取银火的秘密而俘虏了伊尔明斯特，最终被欣布摧毁
阿扎泽尔Azazel	N	LE	无	一位被流放的大魔鬼，目前在阿佛纳斯流浪
阿梅勒斯Armaros	N	LE	无	一位被流放的大魔鬼，目前在阿佛纳斯流浪
比丝特Bist	N	LE	无	地狱猫大魔鬼，因极度自利和两面派被强行改名困在阿佛纳斯
卡奥尔Cahor	N	LE	无	一位被流放的大魔鬼，目前在阿佛纳斯流浪
盖因Caim	N	LE	无	一位鸟类外观的大魔鬼，因其喜欢说长道短而在地狱遭到厌弃
杜斯库尔Duskur	N	LE	无	一位被流放的大魔鬼，目前在阿佛纳斯流浪
贾昆Jaqon	N	LE	无	一位被流放的大魔鬼，目前在阿佛纳斯流浪
库柯比伊尔Kochbiel	N	LE	无	一位被流放的大魔鬼，目前在阿佛纳斯流浪
阿撒佐Azazel	N	LE	无	一位被流放的大魔鬼，目前在阿佛纳斯流浪
玛拉瑞亚Malarea	N	LE	无	一位被流放的大魔鬼，目前在阿佛纳斯流浪
尼斯若克Nisroch	N	LE	无	一位被流放的大魔鬼，目前在阿佛纳斯流浪
瑞姆迦Rumjal	N	LE	无	一位被流放的大魔鬼，目前在阿佛纳斯流浪

1e<Dragon 028.p002>地狱政治The Politics of Hell

作者：亚历山大·冯·索恩Alexander von Thorn
译者：子虚子

　　（作者注：本文不应被视为 高级龙与地下城Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 或 罗马天主教会Roman Catholic Church 的官方教义。然而，其内容与高级龙与地下城体系兼容，且除涉及 阿斯莫蒂斯Asmodeus 的部分外，与 天主教驱魔师Catholic exorcists 普遍认可的恶魔学著作并无冲突，因而获得了教会的默许。然而，本文未经教义审查；其中大量内容都是原创的，且它探讨这一主题的角度不同于宗教小册子，故不应被视作此类文献。阿斯莫蒂斯的崛起在任何重要恶魔学典籍中均无记载，但自中世纪以来，该领域极少有原创性研究，因此情况可能已发生变化。或许 吉盖克斯先生Mr. Gygax 掌握着更准确的信息来源。
(Author's note: The following article cannot be considered the official doctrine of either Advanced Dungeons and Dragons or the Roman Catholic Church. However, it is compatible with AD&D, and except for the parts about Asmodeus it is not in conflict with works on demonology as generally accepted by Catholic exorcists, thus enjoying tacit approval by the Church. However, this article does not have a nihil obstat; much of it is original, and it approaches the subject from a different angle than a religious tract would and should not be considered as such. The rise of Asmodeus is not documented in any major text on demonology,but very little original work on the subject has been done since the Middle Ages, so it is possible that the situation has changed. Perhaps Mr. Gygax has more accurate sources of information
[译者注：后续事件发展结果证明，教会默许了个屁。]

　　曾有一时，世间并无 魔鬼devils，只有 上帝God 与其天使居于天堂。（词语"上帝"在这里是指 宇宙的造物主the Creator of the Universe。有些人称他为 耶和华Yahweh，有些人称他为 安拉Allah，祂还有许多其他名字。）诸天使中最强大、最智慧、最美丽者被称为 撒旦Satan。神赐予他这诸般特性，以便执行那其他天使无力执行的最艰巨的任务——测试凡人的道德价值。撒旦用尽诱惑与折磨，让凡人选择邪恶而非善良。他总是成功，因为绝大多数凡人总是有最为珍视，最为看重的东西（或者人），比道德的选择更优先更重要，因此撒旦蔑视绝大多数的人类。撒旦对他的工作并不开心，因为他必须使得许多人类堕落，而这些人本可度过更无可指摘的一生。有时他被迫给好人——比如 约伯Job——带来巨大的折磨，但他也并不愿这么做。约伯从未做过任何错事应受这等折磨，撒旦开始对约伯以及像约伯一样的好人感到愧疚。撒旦觉得神正变得不公。在得出这一结论的过程中，他把自己的判断置于神的智慧之上。最终他得出这样的观点：比起神对宇宙所作的安排，还有其他更好的做法、他开始认为他可以干得比神更好。撒旦与其他天使谈论了他的观点，许多天使都同意他说的有其道理。
Once upon a time, there were no devils. Only God and the angels were in heaven. (The term God is used to refer to the Creator of the Universe. He is called Yahweh by some, Allah by others, and many other names.) The most powerful, most intelligent and most beautiful of all the angels was called Satan. He was given these traits by God in order to carry out the most arduous task among all the angels-that of testing the merit of mortal men. He used temptation and suffering to try to get them to choose evil instead of good. He usually succeeded, because most men had something (or someone) which they held near and dear, over and above considerations of ethics, and so Satan came to hold the majority of mankind in contempt. Satan was not happy in his work, because he had to cause the downfall of many men who otherwise would have led relatively blameless lives. Sometimes he had to cause great suffering for good men, like Job, which he didn't like to do, either. Job had done nothing to deserve the problems that Satan gave him, and Satan came to feel sorry for Job and those like him. Satan felt that God was being unfair. In coming to that conclusion, he set his own judgment above the wisdom of God. He gradually worked around to the idea that there were better ways of organizing the universe than the way God had set up. He came to think that he could do a better job than God. Satan discussed his ideas with other angels, and many agreed that he had some valid points.

　　最终，撒旦对上帝发起挑战，许多天使都站在他一边。但上帝与祂的天使取得了胜利，撒旦与其拥簇被流放到地狱直至终久，除非他们为其罪恶忏悔。撒旦对此的回应是，"与其天堂为奴，不如地狱称王！Better to rule in Hell than to serve in heaven!"而后，他在一道明亮的闪光中直入地狱，也正是从此日起，他的追随者——不论是凡人还是超凡者——给了他"路西法Lucifer"——光之大君Prince of Light——之名，启明星star of the morning 之名也被冠予他。法国人声称在撒旦从天堂到地狱途中，路过凡间位面时，他穿过了　布列塔尼Brittany　海岸之外的　圣弥额尔山岛Mont St. Michel。某些学者提出理论，认为魔鬼——现在正积极反对上帝与善良——的影响，是上帝将祂的儿子送到地球的原因所在，不过这一信条并未被基督教徒广泛接受。不过，以《赛亚书Book of Isaiah》的一部分，也就是指向一位 弥赛亚Messiah 的那部分，被认为是写于 犹太人Jews 的 巴比伦Babylonian 之囚之中，而这一事件就发生在魔鬼堕落不久后（至少如同这位作者所能看出的）。也有人说上帝想念撒旦，祂希望撒旦能忏悔并祈求上帝的原谅，而祂当然会原谅所有堕天使（尽管神可能会要求堕天使们进行某种服务，以测试他们对公义的新生信念。一般认为正是这种可能阻止了许多魔鬼进行忏悔。不论原因究竟如何，没有任何一个魔鬼曾忏悔过。
Eventually, Satan challenged God, and many angels supported him. But God and his angels were victorious, and Satan and his supporters were sentenced to Hell for alleternity unless they repented their sins. Satan responded, “Better to rule in Hell than to serve in heaven!” With that, he passed to Hell in a brilliant flash, and from that time on his followers, human and supernatural, gave him the name of Lucifer “Prince of Light,” and the star of the morning was named for him. The French claim that when Satan passed through the earthly plane en route from Heaven to Hell, he went down through the island of Mont- St.-Michel, off the coast of Brittany. Some scholars theorize that the influence of the devils, who were now actively working against God and good, was the reason that God sent his son to Earth, although that belief is not universal among Christians. However, parts of the Book of Isaiah which refer to a Messiah are thought to have been written during the Babylonian exile of the Jews, which happened shortly after the fall of the devils (at least as far as this writer can figure out). It is also said that God misses Satan, and that He hopes that he will repent and ask God's forgiveness, which of course He will grant to any of the fallen angels (although God may require some service to be performed, in order to test their newfound devotion to the cause of righteousness. It is thought that it is this possibility that holds many of the devils back from repen- tance. Whatever the reason, none of the devils have repented.)

　　正如此，撒旦成了 地狱君主the Lord of Hell。所有魔鬼都为了人类的劫罚和邪恶与苦痛的昭行而工作。撒旦发觉，利用他诱惑与折磨的天才，要做成事情简直简单得要命。单是他无尽力量的威胁就能迫使魔鬼们循规蹈矩。一群痴迷于力量，或是邪恶，或两者皆有的人类，围绕着撒旦建立了教团，为了通过邪恶达成他们的目的，他们设立了严密的层级。即使是目不识丁的俗人偶尔也会对撒旦祈祷——如果神看起来不会回应他们的祷告。邪恶的力量十分强大，在黑暗时代的蒙昧中盛极一时。撒旦策划着，图谋着，因为他相信自己只是在智斗中败给了善良力量，因为他没能正确筹划他的第一次突袭。他相信如果他花时间谋划策略，利用自己的力量，最小化己方的缺陷，同时抓住敌人的缺陷，抵消敌人的力量，他就在赢下最终之战的过程中走出了一步妙棋。
And so, Satan became the Lord of Hell. All the devils worked for the damnation of men and the promulgation of evil and suffering. Satan found it ridiculously easy to accomplish things using his talents of temp tation and suffering. The mere threat of his immense power kept the devils in line. A group of humans who were obsessed by power, or evil, or both, developed a cult around Satan, and they set up a tight hierarchy in order to pursue their goals through evil. Even some of the illiterate peasants occasionally said a prayer to Satan when God didn't seem to answer their prayers. The forces of evil were strong, and flourished in the ignorance of the Dark Ages. Satan schemed and plotted, for he believed that he had simply been outmaneuvered by the forces of good because he had failed to plan his first assault properly, and that if he took the time to develop a strategy, to take advantage of his own strengths and minimize his forces'weaknesses, while capitalizing on the weaknesses of the enemy and neutralizing their strengths, then he had a good shot at winning the final conflict.

　　但撒旦是个专横的统治者。他认为所有 堕天使fallen angels 都天然地应该毫无疑问地服从他。但其它魔鬼也很骄傲，他们并不同意撒旦所有的命令——就像他们曾不同意上帝一般。别西卜Beelzebub 就是个典型，他认为他和其它魔鬼在鼓吹邪恶时应有更多的自由，在地狱的一般政治方面也该更有发言权。别西卜与其他重要的大魔鬼——亚得米勒Adramelech、亚斯塔罗斯Astaroth、摩洛克Moloch、涅伽尔Nergal，阿麦蒙Amaimon、贝尔芬格Belphegor，还有其他很多——讨论此事，他们大多数，因为别西卜在新秩序下给他们更大权力和自由的许诺，而支持别西卜。其他的对此不置可否，因为他们畏惧撒旦的怒火，即使是在私下他们也不会说撒旦半句坏话，但他们也没有把别西卜的计划告诉撒旦。这些支持别西卜的魔鬼曾质疑过撒旦的一些小命令，或是拒绝执行一些小任务。这些行为被发现时，撒旦就会派出他的私人助理 彼列Belial 来处理这些家伙。所以，彼列被其它魔鬼憎恨，却愈发得到撒旦的尊重。
But Satan was an arbitrary ruler. He took it for granted that all the fallen angels would follow him without question. But the other devils were also proud, and they did not agree with all the orders that Satan gave, just as they had disagred with God. Beelzebub in particular, felt that he and the other devils should have more of a free hand in encouraging acts of evil, and more of a say in matters of general policy in Hell. Beelzebub discussed this with the other important devils Adramelech, Astaroth, Moloch, Nergal, Amaimon, Belphegor, and many othersand most agreed with Beelzebub,after promises of more power and freedom under a new order. The others were noncommittal, for they were afraid of the wrath of Satan, and would not speak against Satan even in private, although they did not reveal Beelzebub's plan to Satan. Those devils who supported Beelzebub would once in a while question a minor order from Satan, or neglect to perform a trivial task. When these were discovered, Satan sent his personal lieutenant Belial to deal with them. So, Belial became hated by the other devils and grew in the esteem of Satan.

　　最终，别西卜向撒旦发起挑战。其它魔鬼见到绝大多数强大的魔鬼都支持别西卜，就立刻蜂拥而上对他表示支持，只有彼列站在撒旦一边。于是，撒旦和彼列被放逐出地狱，被迫到 多元宇宙the multiverse 的其他地方寻找栖身之所，而别西卜成了新一代的 地狱君主Lord of Hell。在彼列离开后，摩洛克成了新的 地狱魔军最高指挥官supreme commander of the armies of Hell，阿斯莫蒂斯负责政治与官僚系统，亚得米勒则成了 地狱总管Chancellor of Hell，也即地狱权力体系中仅次于别西卜的第二人——他的地位就好像是一个以别西卜为国君或总统的政府的首相。不过，地狱魔军仍忠于彼列，只要能不被抓，那么一有机会他们就会帮助彼列。同样的，彼列也保持着他的旧人际关系，在相当一段时间内对地狱的政治与官僚系统都保持着相当大的影响力。撒旦，在他这方面，仍然非常强大，因为邪教徒组织仍然忠于他。实际上，绝大多数人，包括绝大多数神职人员，都不知道地狱领导者的变更。直至今日，在人们想到"那个魔鬼"的时候，他们想到的还是撒旦；而如果天主教的神圣仪式中会提到哪个魔鬼的名字，那也一定是撒旦（比如司仪神父发问，"你们拒斥撒旦吗？"之类的）。
Eventually, Beelzebub challenged Satan, and when it was seen that most of the powerful devils supported Beelzebub, the other devils flocked to his cause, leaving only Belial on the side of Satan. So Satan and Belial became exiles from Hell, forced to find other places within the multiverse to hide out and make their abode, while Beelzebub became the new Lord of Hell. With Belial gone, Moloch became the new supreme commander of the armies of Hell, and Asmodeus became the devil in charge of politicians and bureaucrats, while Adramelech became second in the overall hierarchy after Beelzebub, serving as Chancellor of Hell, which was the equivalent of a prime minister of a govern- ment of which Beelzebub was president or king. However, the armies of Hell remained loyal to Belial, and they helped him when they had the opportunity to do so without being caught. Also, Belial kept his old contacts, and retained a great deal of his influence with politicians and bureaucrats for some time. Satan, for his part, remained very powerful, because the covens remained faithful to him. In fact, most people in- cluding the majority of the clergy, were not aware of the change in the leadership of Hell. To this day, when people think of “The Devil,” they think of Satan, and if the name of any devil is mentioned in a Catholic sacramental ritual. it is his (e.g. when the celebrant asks, “Do you reject Satan?,”etc.).

　　当然，驱魔人与恶魔学家知道这些变化，在撒旦失去权力后，他的名字就被这些人移出了他们编写的地狱官僚层次。这件事发生的具体时间并不明确，但证据表明它可能发生在文艺复兴前后。实际上，这事可能是文艺复兴的起因之一，因为撒旦一直致力于让人类被缚于谜团与无知之中，而别西卜则认为新的知识可以带来新的邪恶。在中世纪中，战争是件颇为个人的事情。领主们为了复仇，或是家族荣誉，或仅仅是贪婪而战。他们背后是对领主立下个人忠诚誓言的忠实军队，用剑、长兵器和弓作战，大家在收获时节都会回家各忙各的。之后才有了民族国家，人民被以他们从未见过的国君之名征募入列，用火枪和火炮，去为了政治、或宗教、或仅仅是战略目标而喋血沙场。任性而反复的君主让位于系统性的恐怖独裁。无知和迷信被科学和技术——全无道德概念的科学和技术——所取代。当然，事情并非总是这么糟糕，但别西卜的观念看来绝对有道理。
Of course, the exorcists and demonologists knew about the change,and after the fall of Satan his name was left out of the hierarchies compiled by them. The time of this event is not certain, but evidence suggests that it probably occurred at about the time of the Renaissance. Indeed, it may have been partially responsible for the Renaissance, because Satan had tried to keep mankind steeped in mystery and ignorance, while Beelzebub thought that new areas of knowledge could lead to new forms of evil. During the Middle Ages, warfare had been a very personal affair, Lords battled over matters of vengeance, or family honor, or simple greed. They were followed by loyal men-at-arms owing personal loyalty to their liege, fighting with swords, pole arms and bows, and everyone went home at harvest time. Then came the rise of national empires, and men were drafted into armies in the names of kings they'd never seen, to fight with guns and cannons over matters of politics, Or religion, or just strategic objectives. Arbitrary and capricious monarchs gave way to systematic dictatorships of terror. Ignorance and superstition were replaced by science and technology totally devoid of morality. Of course, things were not so bad everywhere, but Beelzebub does seem to have had a point.

　　不过，别西卜很难控制魔鬼们。他不能用撒旦曾用的方式命令群魔，因为他上位就是靠允诺给魔鬼们更多行动自由。实际上，一些最强大的 大魔鬼arch-devil 警告（以一种圆滑的方式）别西卜说，如果他试着过度坚持己见，那他的领导地位可就危险了。所以，别西卜能用以掌控地狱诸事的仅有方式就是说服和卖人情。自不必提，就算是别西卜真有时间去跟所有大魔鬼解释为什么某事必须如此处理，或者去跟完成此事所需的所有手下解释，这也根本不够。魔鬼不再帮助人类自相残杀——且手法并不圆滑——所以魔鬼们名声扫地，因为他们不能兑现他们彼此矛盾的承诺。别西卜试着重建秩序的努力归于徒然，因为越是强大的大魔鬼，他们不同意别西卜处理方式的某些问题就越严重。实际上，某些大魔鬼更愿意让事态恶化，由此他们就有机会增强个人的力量。同时，魔鬼们成功搞出来的反教权与无神论精神也反噬了他们自己，因为在人们拒绝神这一概念同时，他们也拒绝了魔鬼这个概念，将之斥为区区迷信。许多魔鬼对别西卜的统治感到失望，但他们找不出显而易见的替代者。亚斯塔罗斯Astaroth，第二强的魔鬼，对他 地狱财务大总管Treasurer of Hell 的地位感到很满意，他不需要地狱君主这个头衔带来的权力就几乎能搞到想要的一切。亚得米勒Adramelech 不是个意志多么坚定的魔鬼，在事情像这样一团乱麻的时候他就显得更废物。迪斯帕特Dispater 和 革律翁Geryon 确实很强，但他们没有必要的领导才能。绝大多数其他大魔鬼满足于用别西卜的权威做代价增强自己的实力，因为他们认为地狱君主是个吃力不讨好的活计，而如果哪个力量不如别西卜可怖的家伙坐上了这个位置，那地狱会比现在还糟糕。
However, Beelzebub had difficulty controlling the devils. He could not order them about the way Satan had, because he had gained power by promising more freedom of action, In fact, some of the more powerful arch-devils told him (in a roundabout way) that his authority would be in jeopardy if he tried to assert himself too much. So, the only means that Beelzebub could use to get things done in Hell were by persuasion or by doing favors for the devils. Needless to say, these were not enough, even if Beelzebub had had the time to talk to all the arch-devils in order to explain why things had to be done, or to do all the errands that he had to do to get things done. The devils ended up aiding humans against each other, with litle coordination, so that they fell into disrepute because they could not fulfill their conflicting promises. Beelzebub's attempts to restore order were futile because the more powerful arch-devils would not agree with Beelzebub on how to resolve some of the more important conflicts. In fact, some of them preferred to let the situation deteriorate so that they could increase their personal power. Also, the spirit of anticlericism and atheism that the devils had succeeded in creating worked against them, for people rejected the idea of devils as mere superstition when they rejected the idea of a God. Many of the devils were dissatisfied with the rule of Beelzebub, but there was no apparent successor. Astaroth, the next most powerful devil, was happy in his role as Treasurer of Hell, and he almost always achieved his objectives without needing the mantle of authority that being Lord of Hell gave. Adramelech was not avery personally strongdevil,and he was rather ineffectual when things were as disorganized as they were. Dispater and Geryon were strong, but they lacked the necessary talents of leadership. Most of the other arch-devilswere satisfied to increase their power at the expense of Beelzebub's, because they thought that the position of Lord of Hell was a thankless job, and that if someone with less sheer power than Beelzebub held the post that Hell would be worse off than it already was.

　　不过，有一个大魔鬼不这么想。阿斯莫蒂斯Asmodeus 是个大魔鬼，不过他是次级大魔鬼之一。他是 阿麦蒙Amaimon，地狱四支最大军队之一的统帅，的某种行政助手。阿斯莫蒂斯为阿麦蒙处理非军事事务。他也是负责政治与官僚系统的大魔鬼，如前所述，因此，在18世纪和19世纪，随着民主制度的兴起，他的影响力与日俱增。阿斯莫蒂斯是欺诈的大师，也极擅发现东西——尤其是隐藏的财富——在对付政治家时这是无价的天资。因此阿斯莫蒂斯在地狱颇有名气，对地狱的重大事项也颇有了解，但绝大多数魔鬼只把他看做地狱上层体制中的一个小角色。不过，他为了更好地帮助人类政治家而磨练出来的外交与谈判技巧在地狱——因其混乱状况——非常有用。阿斯莫蒂斯越来越经常发现自己在重大政治事项上帮助其它魔鬼求同存异。魔鬼们开始尊重他的裁决，并让他组织一些更加重要的计划。阿斯莫蒂斯认定自己的管理技巧正是地狱需要的东西。所以，他开始接近一些更强大的魔鬼，暗示他们，阿斯莫蒂斯会是个比别西卜更好的统治者。一开始对他计划的支持都只是温吞吞的，所以他开始通过卖一些一次性的人情，或是做出一些其它魔鬼急需的保证，来给他的计划裹上糖衣。一段时间后，许多魔鬼都开始支持他。但仍有数量可观的魔鬼认定别西卜的力量对维持地狱的任何表面平衡都是必不可少的。阿斯莫蒂斯找到了一个解决方案：他保证别西卜仍将处于地狱权力体系的顶端，仅次于他本人。魔鬼们同意支持他，只要不必诉诸武力——尽管如果有必要用以拒绝别西卜的命令并展示他们的团结，他们会这么做。就连亚斯塔罗斯都同意阿斯莫蒂斯或许更配得上统治者地位。
However, there was one arch-devil who felt differently. Asmodeus was an arch-devil, but he was one of the lesser ones. He was sort of an administrative assistant to Amaimon, who was in command of the largest of the four armies of Hell. Asmodeus took care of non-military matters for Amaimon. Asmodeus was also the devil in charge of politicians and bureaucrats, as noted previously, and with the rise of democracies in the 18th and 19th centuries, his influence also became greater. Asmodeus was a master of deception, and he had great skill in finding things out, especially concealed treasures,which were invaluable traits in dealing with politicians. Asmodeus was therefore well-known in Hell, and he was well-informed on important matters in Hell, but most devils saw him as a minor functionary in the upper echelons of Hell. However, the skills of diplomacy and negotiation which he had developed in order to better help human politicians were very useful in Hell, because of the disorganized situation there. More and more Asmodeus found himself mediating disputes and helping to form consensus among the devils on important policy matters. The devils came to respect his judgment, and set him to organizing some of the more important projects. Asmodeus decided that his administrative skills were just what Hell needed. So, he approached some of the more powerful devils and suggested that he might make a better ruler than Beelzebub. Support for his plan was lukewarm at first, so he sweetened the proposal by doing a number of one-shot favors, or promising to do something that they especially wanted. After a while, many came to agree with him, but there were still a significant number who thought that Beelzebub's power was necessay to maintain any semblance of order in Hell. Asmodeus found a solution: he promised to retain Beelzebub in Hell at the top of the hierarchy, second only to himself. The devils agreed to support him so long as they did not have to resort to violence, although they would if necessary refuse to obey Beelzebub's orders in a show of solidarity. Even Astaroth agreed that Asmodeus would probably be a more capable ruler.

　　确保了魔鬼们的支持后，阿斯莫蒂斯对别西卜摊牌了。阿斯莫蒂斯要求别西卜自愿削弱其个人力量，以防止未来任何可能的对他权威的挑战，并要求他把名字从别西卜（意即"魔鬼大君Prince of Devils"）改为 巴尔泽布Baalzebul（意即"飞虫主君Lord of the Flies"。飞虫Files，换句话说，就是小魔鬼little devils）。这样做的理由是让那些呼唤旧名字的旧有的力量仪式不能生效。别西卜气疯了，几乎当场攻击阿斯莫蒂斯，直到阿斯莫蒂斯警告别西卜看看其他大魔鬼——比如亚斯塔罗斯——支持哪一边。他召唤了亚斯塔罗斯。亚斯塔罗斯甫一到场就向双方致意道："你好，巴尔泽布。您好，阿斯莫蒂斯大人。"这一刻起，别西卜就明白自己已经被抛弃了。
With the support of the devils assured, Asmodeus revealed his plan to Beelzebub. Asmodeus demanded that Beelzebub voluntarily reduce his personal strength in order to prevent any possible future challenges to his authority, and that he change his name from Beelzebub, meaning “Prince of Devils,” to Baalzebul, meaning “Lord of the Flies” (i.e. little devils). The reason for that was so that the old rituals of power invoking the old name would not work. Beelzebub was enraged with that, and almost attacked Asmodeus, until Asmodeus told Beelzebub to see which side the other arch-devils were on, such as Astaroth. Beelzebub hesitated, and then reconsidered his attack. He summoned Astaroth. Upon his arrival, Astaroth greeted them with, “Hello, Baalzebul. Hello, Lord Asmodeus." And with that Beelzebub knew that he had been overthrown.

　　于是阿斯莫蒂斯成了 地狱君主Lord of Hell。之后不久，"止战之战War to End All Wars（译注：the War to End All Wars，即一战）"打响了，之后就是那场有着 墨索里尼Mussolini 和 希特勒Hitler，死亡集中营和大清洗，原子弹A-bomb 和其他滔天罪行的战争，据称有一千五百万人在战场上死去，还有无数其他生灵一并涂炭。可以说，阿斯莫蒂斯取得了一些成功。
Thus it was that Asmodeus became Lord of Hell. Shortly thereafter, the “War to End All Wars” was fought, and then came Mussolini and Hitler, the death camps and purges, the A-bomb and other atrocities in a war that claimed more than 15 million lives in battle and countless other lives. One could say that Asmodeus has had some success.

　　通过政治手腕与制衡之术，阿斯莫蒂斯始终牢牢掌控着魔鬼们的活动。别西卜仍在暗中图谋重夺昔日权位，另有个别魔鬼亦自诩能执掌地狱权柄，但无人敢于公开挑战阿斯莫蒂斯的统治。
Through his politicking and playing one devil off against another, Asmodeus manages to keep a fairly tight rein on the activities of the devils. Baalzebul still secretly schemes to retake his former position, and there are a few other devils now who think that they could handle the leadership of Hell, but none dare openly oppose the rule of Asmodeus.

　　阿斯莫蒂斯已将地狱重组以契合其目的。撒旦曾将地狱划分为九个不同的层面，以便追踪每个受诅咒的灵魂应去往何处（并非双关语）。阿斯蒙蒂斯废除了旧有结构，将这些层面作为其宗主权下的封地进行分封。他将第九层保留为个人领地，并出于对前任功绩的尊重，将第六、第七层赐予别西卜管辖，使其成为唯一统辖两个完整层面的魔鬼。迪斯帕特和革律翁是最早支持阿斯莫蒂斯的追随者，同样获赐完整层面，此后他们始终是最忠诚的部属。其余层面则由其他约六七十名大魔鬼分治。阿斯莫蒂斯曾欲赐予亚斯塔罗斯一个层面，但后者推卸了这份职责。阿斯莫蒂斯利用其权位增强了其个人的力量，现在他已是九层地狱中最强大的存在。这是闻所未闻之事，但根据 多元宇宙法则the Laws of the Multiverse，这勉强算是被允许的——因为撒旦和彼列离开了地狱，加上别西卜实力减弱，在多元宇宙中造成了轻微的力量失衡，阿斯莫蒂斯正是利用这一点增强了自身力量。至此，地狱的所有层面都已牢固地处于地狱之主阿斯莫蒂斯的统治之下。
Asmodeus has reorganized Hell to suit his purposes. Satan had originally divided Hell into nine distinct planes, in order to keep track of which damned soul went where (no pun intended). Asmodeus has dispensed with the old structuring and doled out the planes as sort of fiefdoms under his suzerainty. He kept the ninth plane as his personal demesne and granted the sixth and seventh to Baalzebul, out of respect for his previous service, making him the only devil to rule two entire planes personally. Dispater and Geryon were also granted entire planes because they were the first to support Asmodeus, and they have since been his most loyal followers. The other planes are divided among the other six dozen or so arch-devils. Astaroth was offered a plane, but he declined the responsibility. Asmodeus has used his position to increase his personal strength to the point that he is now the most powerful devil to be found on the nine planes of Hell. This is unheard of, but it was barely permissible by the Laws of the Multiverse because the departure of Satan and Belial from Hell and the reduction in strength that Baalzebul took left a slight imbalance in the Multiverse which Asmodeus used to increase his own strength. And so, all the planes of Hell are now securely under the dominion of Asmodeus, Lord Of Hell.

撒旦Satan

　　出现频率FREQUENCY：唯一Unique（非常罕见Very rare）
　　出现数量NO. APPEARING：1
　　防御等级ARMOR CLASS：-8
　　移动速度MOVE：只要需要，无处不在whatever is necessary
　　生命骰HIT DICE：333 点points
　　在巢穴中概率% IN LAIR：5%
　　宝藏类型TREASURE TYPE：H（×2），I（×2），U（×2）
　　攻击次数NO. OF ATTACKS：1 次
　　伤害/攻击DAMAGE/ATTACK：10-100
　　特殊攻击SPECIAL ATTACK：+3 或更好的武器 并且需要纯洁的心灵才能命中他（+3 or better weapon and purity of heart required to hit）
　　魔法抗力MAGIC RESISTANCE：95%
　　智力INTELLIGENCE：神明般God-like
　　阵营ALIGNMENT：守序邪恶Lawful evil
　　体型SIZE：可变Variable
　　灵能能力PSIONIC ABILITY：特殊Special
　　　　　　攻击/防御模式Attack/Defense Modes：特殊Special

　　撒旦SATAN（“黑暗大君The Prince of Darkness”，“对立者The Adversary”，“路西法Lucifer”，“光之大君The Prince of Light”）：作为群魔之首，撒旦是令所有存在畏惧的存在。他能够以任何希望的形态显现，但偏爱的形态是普通人的样貌，其外貌特征最易在他所交涉的对象中激发信任与尊重。在他作为主宰的地方（如今虽罕见但正逐渐增多），他会显现为大致类人的形态，约7呎高，头长犄角、身具尾巴、手持钢叉，皮肤呈深红色近乎褐红，面容威严。他能以任意速度移动，并能精准传送、跨维度移动，甚至在需要时穿越时间。要用武器击中撒旦，攻击者需要一把+3武器，并且还必须具备清白的良心与追求目标的绝对决心——当然该目标必须出于最纯粹的动机。任何胆敢以灵能攻击撒旦者，将自动永久受其控制（仅 祈愿术Wish 可解救这个人，更低级的法术无效）。当然，撒旦不受灵能攻击影响，但他也不会使用常规灵能攻击模式。撒旦可随意使用任何法术或灵能技艺，其施法能力等同于30级施法者（但德鲁伊法术仅如14级施法者）。他的灵能技艺掌控如30级大师，灵能强度为500，但实际使用时并不消耗点数。撒旦还拥有改变命运的能力，能使一系列不幸事件降临于个体：亲友死亡、事业破产、财产尽失、社会地位崩塌、名誉扫地、健康毁损等——而这仅是开端。然而对受害者而言幸运的是，若其在这些苦难面前保持坚定，善之力the forces of good 终将解除其困境以维持 多元宇宙的一体至衡the Balance of the Multiverse——尽管受害者可能不会为其所经历的麻烦获得任何补偿。
SATAN("The Prince of Darkness,""The Adversary,""Lucifer, "The Prince of Light"): First among devils, Satan is a being feared by all. He can appear in any form he wishes, but the form he prefers is that of a normal man, having features which are most likely to engender trust and respect from the person he is dealing with. In places where he is master (which are rare these days, although becoming more common), he will appear in roughly humanoid form, about 7' tall, with horns, tail and pitchfork and having a deep red skin color, almost maroon, with a majestic countenance. He can move as fast as he wants to, and he can accurately teleport, cross dimensions or even travel through time if need be. In order to strike Satan with a weapon, the attacker would need a +3 weapon to hit him, and he would also have to have a clear con- science and an absolute determination to pursue one's objective, which of course must be of the purest motives. Anyone who dares attack Satan psionically will automatically fall into his control forever (a Wish can recover an individual, but nothing less will do). Of course, Satan cannot be affected by a psionic attack, but he will not use normal psionic attack modes.Satan may use any spell or psionic discipline as often as he likes.He casts spells as if he was a 3Oth level caster, except for druidic spells, which he casts as a l4th level caster. He uses psionic disciplines as if he had them at the 3Oth level of mastery with a psionic ability of 500, although he does not actually use any points doing so. Satan also has the ability to alter fate, in order to cause a number of unfortunate events to happen to an individual, such as the death of friends and family and thé ruin of business, career, property, social status, reputa- tion and health, to start with. Fortunately, however, for the victim, if he remains resolute in the face of this suffering, the forces of good will eventually relieve his problems in order to maintain the Balance of the Multiverse, although the victim may not receive any compensation for the trouble he has gone through.

　　撒旦的主要能力是诱惑之力。他可以满足任何人一个愿望，给予其渴望的一切。他只需让对方用自身血液代替墨水签署一份小小的契约即可。这些愿望远比普通 祈愿术 更强大。撒旦也可在不签订血契的情况下实现普通愿望，但他很少这样做——除非是为了给已注定沉沦者提供某种帮助，或作为忠实服务的奖赏。对于任何重要事项，他通常坚持必须订立契约。若某人出卖灵魂以换取此类愿望，七年期满后其灵魂将归于魔鬼（已实现的愿望不会撤销）。若该个体曾许愿获得永生，则收割灵魂的时机将是：当此人认定自己活够了并自愿前往地狱时（大多数人最终都会如此），抑或是其遭遇暴力死亡时（永生并不能保护人免于意外或战斗导致的死亡，不过撒旦有时会提供某些防护——例如魔法盔甲、一两个愿望或类似手段，因为他更倾向于人们自愿下地狱）。大多数人最终仍会选择前往地狱。对于那些似乎能忍受永生之人，撒旦会给予一些意料之外的“惊喜”（当然契约中不会提及），通过让生活变得略微不适（即难以忍受）来促使其更容易做出下地狱的决定。若某人未曾许愿永生，则可获得更多愿望——每个额外愿望将减损该受诅咒者剩余寿命一年。最好将契约以书面形式明确列出，玩家角色与地下城主各持一份完全相同的副本（玩家应在签署前仔细研读），因为撒旦极端拘泥于字面含义，且会通过严格执行契约字句来扭曲其本意，并从中获得施虐般的快感。通常此类契约无法咨询律师，而愿意为此提供法律咨询者会索取天价费用。契约通常措辞简洁，仅说明给予方与获取方及交易内容（注意：尽管角色必须用血或等效物签署，玩家无需如此；事实上建议玩家不要这样做——且不论健康考量，若传说属实，这种签署可能真的具有约束力）。 Satan's main ability is the power of Temptation. He can grant anyone a wish that will give him anything he desires. All he has to do is sign a little contract, using his own blood in lieu of ink. These wishes are much more powerful than ordinary wishes. Satan can also grant normal wishes without the blood contract, but he rarely does so except to give some kind of assistance to those already doomed, or perhaps as a reward for faithful service. For anything important, he usually insists on a contract. After seven years a person who has sold his soul to Satan for one of these wishes will surrender his soul to the devil (wishes not- withstanding). If the individual has wished for immortality, then the time of collection is whenever the individual decides that he has had enough of life, and voluntarily goes to Hell (most people do in the end), or else until the person dies by violence (immortality does not protect a person from being killed either by accident or by combat, although Satan will sometimes give a person some protection against this, such as magic armor or a wish or two, or something along those lines, because Satan prefers people to come to hell of their own free will). Most people choose to go to Hell eventually. For those who appear to be able to put up with immortality, Satan has been known to give a few unexpected surprises,which of course is not covered in the contract, in order to make the decision to go to Hell easierbymaking life alittle less pleasant (i.e. intolerable). If a person has not wished for immortality, then he may have more wishes. Each one costs a year of the condemned one's re- maining time. It is best to have the contract actually written out, with identical copies for the player character and the DM (which the player should study carefully before signing), because Satan is extremely literal, and he'takes sadistic pleasure in twisting the intent of a contract by fulfilling its letter. Normally, a lawyer cannot be consulted on such a contract, and those who willgive legal advice on such matters charge an exorbitant fee. The contract will typically be simply worded, stating who gives and gets what (n. b. although the character must sign in blood or the equivalent, the player need not do so; in fact it is recommended that the player not do this because, health considerations aside, it might just turn out to be binding, if the tales are true).

　　一旦个体接受了撒旦的愿望，摆脱契约的机会就十分渺茫，但仍是可能的。除非契约是在个体无法自控的状态下签署的——这种情况下契约无效且愿望将被撤销——否则无法移除必须向撒旦交出灵魂的强制约束。撒旦会对此事的责任人实施报复。然而，只要一个人对契约感到满意，或至少只要他不想摆脱契约，那么宇宙中就没有任何力量——包括 祈愿术，甚至 上帝本尊God Himself（好吧，也许祂能，但祂从未这样做过）——能够终止这份契约。另一方面，如果受诅咒者决定要摆脱契约，他可以采取一些步骤。他仍然无法移除必须交出灵魂的强制约束，但他可以寻求某些超强存在的帮助，由祂们代表他与撒旦作战。不幸的是，一旦此人决定终止契约，他剩余的年限将按年折算成小时数，作为撒旦前来收割前的剩余时间，因此行动必须迅速。此外，任何其他魔鬼都会试图拘禁受诅咒者，若无法做到则会尝试杀死他。因为整个魔鬼界的声誉都已经岌岌可危，所以魔鬼们会在这一领域与撒旦合作。当然，一个人若未首先决定摆脱契约，便无法采取任何积极行动来达成此目的。任何至少达到 宗主教Patriarch 级别的 犹太教Jewish、基督教Christian 或 伊斯兰教Muslim 神职人员（如 枢机主教Cardinal、首席主教Primate、都主教Metropolitan、首席拉比Chief Rabbi、阿亚图拉Ayatollah、哈里发Caliph 或相当级别者）皆可呼求神之名来拯救此人的灵魂。然而，他们通常要求此人提供某种投身于善业的证明——例如完成某项合适的 使命Quest——作为救赎的代价。如果能联系到上帝本人或任何其他超强存在（祂、他或她），这些也可以由祂/他们来完成。未能完成试炼的通常惩罚是该人的灵魂立即归还撒旦。八级或更高级别的“异教”神职人员也可以呼吁他们的所谓众神来帮助这个家伙。然而，只有那些有能力击败撒旦的神灵才愿意提供帮助，即便如此，除非该神特别仁慈，或者此人特别值得该神关注，否则神祇可能也不愿费心。通常撒旦会在此类挑战面前退却，但如果他认为自己有很好的机会击败该存在，则可能会尝试。如果撒旦获胜，很可能就不会有第二次机会了。
Once an individual accepts a wish from Satan, there is little chance of getting out of the contract, but it is possible. It is impossible to remove the compulsion to surrender one's soul to Satan unless the contract was signed while the individual was not in control of himself, in which case the contract is void and the wish is revoked. Satan will retaliate against, the person responsible for this. However, as long as a person is satisfied with the contract, or at least as long as the person does not want to get out of the contract, there is no power in the universe not a wish, not even God Himself (well, maybe He can, but He never has) that can terminate the contract. On the other hand, if the condemned person decides that he wants to get out of the contract, there are steps he can take. He still cannot remove the compulsion to relinquish his soul, but he can enlist the assistance of some ultrapowerful being who will do battle with Satan on his behalf. Unfortunately, once the person decides that he wants to terminate the contract, the time he has remaining in years is reduced to that many hours before Satan comes to collect, so one must act quickly. Also, any other devil will attempt to detain the condemned person, or failing that, to kill him. The devils cooperate with Satan in this one area because the reputation of all devildom is at stake. Naturally, a person cannot take any positive action to get out of a contract without first deciding to do so. Any Jewish, Christian or Muslim cleric of at least Patriarch level (such as a Cardinal, Primate, Metropolitan, Chief Rabbi, Ayatollah, Caliph or equivalent) can invoke the name of the Deity to save the person's soul. However, they usually require some token of one's devotion to the cause of good, such as the performance of some appropriate Quest, as the price of redemption. These can bé done by God Himself, or any other ultra-powerful being, if He (or he, or she) can be contacted. The normal penalty for failure to complete the Quest is the immediate return of the person's soul to Satan. Heathen' clerics of eighth level or higher may also call upon their so-called gods to help an individual. However, only those capable of beating Satan would be willing to help, and even then a god might not want to bother unless the god was especially merciful, or the person was particularly worthy of the god's attention. Usually Satan will back down from such a challenge, but if he thinks that he has a good chance of defeating the being then he may make the attempt. If Satan wins, there's probably no second chance.

　　撒旦的盟友包括那些崇拜他的女巫集会、大多数将灵魂出卖给他的人，以及 彼列Belial。有时撒旦会要求某个此类人类为他执行某项任务。这完全是自愿的（好吧，几乎是：尽管违逆撒旦并非明智之举），他会在任务完成后给予此人适当的奖赏。他的敌人则包括所有承认阿斯莫蒂斯为 地狱君主Lord of Hell 的 魔鬼devils（即所有其他魔鬼）、所有 恶魔demons、所有 天使angels、所有神祇及其祂属于善良、混乱、中立或任何此类阵营的强大存在，以及任何与阿斯莫蒂斯或撒旦的任何其他敌人结盟或支持他们的、属于守序邪恶、中立守序或邪恶阵营的所有神祇及其他强大存在。（你是不是以为你的角色已经够麻烦了！）
Satan's allies include those covens of witches whoworship him, most others who have sold their souls to him, and Belial. Sometimes Satan will ask one of these humans to perform some task for him. This is entirely voluntary (well, almost: although it's not a good idea to cross Satan), and he will reward the person appropriately upon completion. His enemies include all those devils who acknowledge Asmodeus as Lord of Hell (i.e. all the other devils), all the demons, all the angels, all the gods and other powers of good, chaos, neutrality, or any combination thereof, and all the gods and other powers of lawful evil and neutral lawful or evil who are allied with or support Asmodeus or any other enemy of Satan. (And you thought your character had problems!)

彼列Belial

　　出现频率FREQUENCY：唯一Unique（非常罕见Very rare）
　　出现数量NO. APPEARING：1
　　防御等级ARMOR CLASS：-4
　　移动速度MOVE：12" 本人by himself
　　　　　　　　　　　　24"/48" 在双轮马车中ma'chein chariot
　　生命骰HIT DICE：122 点points
　　在巢穴中概率% IN LAIR：1%
　　宝藏类型TREASURE TYPE：U，W
　　攻击次数NO. OF ATTACKS：1 次啮咬bite
　　伤害/攻击DAMAGE/ATTACK：3-18＋毒素poison
　　特殊攻击SPECIAL ATTACK：+2 或更好的武器才能击中（+2 or better weapon to hit）
　　魔法抗力MAGIC RESISTANCE：80%
　　智力INTELLIGENCE：天才Genius
　　阵营ALIGNMENT：守序邪恶Lawful evil
　　体型SIZE：大型L（11呎）
　　灵能能力PSIONIC ABILITY：222
　　　　　　攻击/防御模式Attack/Defense Modes：全部All

　　彼列BELIAL（发音为 BEE-lee-ul；这个名讳意为“无价值Worthlessness”）：曾几何时，彼列是掌管政治家的魔鬼、地狱魔军最高统帅，亦是 撒旦Satan 的私人副官。如今他大部分时间都在 多元宇宙the multiverse 中四处逃亡。在中世纪记载并描述大多数 大魔鬼arch-devils 的魔法书《所罗门的小钥匙Lesser Key of Solomon》中，彼列被描述为一位美丽的天使般存在，乘着火焰战车，其嗓音悦耳动听。彼列的 火焰战车Chariot of Fire 拥有三倍于 苏斯塔雷战车Chariot of Sustarre 的生命值与承载容量，其余方面则完全相当。若战车被毁，他能在次日重塑一辆。他具备 蛊惑beguiling 之力，能使防御者的豁免检定承受额外-2惩罚。凡欲召唤彼列者，必须献祭对召唤者自身极具价值的物品——因为他希望避免被众多潜在敌人召唤。随意使用，每回合或每近战轮1次，彼列可施展下列任意一项能力：烟火术pyrotechnics，燃火术produce flame，火墙wall of fire，光亮术light，阅读语言read languages，阅读魔法read magic，侦测隐形detect invisible，物品定位术locate object，隐形术invisibility，唬骗术beguiling（见上述），指使术geas，再生术restoration，完全复生术raise dead fully，以及（满足他人的）许愿术limited。每日1次，他能自动召唤出一只选定的魔宠，并施展 恐惧徽记symbol of fear 和 震慑徽记symbol of stunning。其应对政客的技艺几乎不逊于阿斯莫蒂斯，尽管阿斯莫蒂斯会试图惩罚任何被发现与彼列来往者。作为地狱军团的前任统帅，他至今仍深受军队敬重（略似 拿破仑Napoleon）。军队不会直接采取行动伤害他，且若能在不被其他大魔鬼察觉的情况下，他们愿给予其一定协助。若阿斯莫德斯与彼列同时在场，地狱军团会尝试抓捕彼列，因为他们不愿承受 地狱君主the Lord of Hell 的怒火。彼列的其他盟友是撒旦及其追随者。除前述地狱军团外，其敌对方与撒旦相同。然而，其他魔鬼对彼列的憎恨更甚于对撒旦，因为在掌权时期，彼列代撒旦行了诸多污秽之事，且他似乎乐于此般折磨众魔。
BELIAL(pronounced BEE-lee-ul; the name means "Worthlessness"); At one time, Belial was the devil in charge of politicians, the supreme commander of the armies of Hell and the personal lieutenant of Satan. He now spends most of his time on the run throughout the multiverse. In the Lesser Key of Solomon, a medieval grimoire which lists and describes most of the arch-devils, Belial is described as a beautiful angelic being riding a chariot of fire, and his voice is pleasant to listen to. Belial's Chariot of Fire has thre times the hit points and capacity of a Chariot of Sustarre, but otherwise it is equivalent in all respects. If it is destroyed, he can replace it the next day. He has the power of beguiling, with an extra -2 on the defender's saving throw. Those who wish to summon Belial must sacrifice something of great value to the summoner, because he wishes to avoid being summoned by a potential enemy, of whom he has many. Once per turn or melee round, Belial mayuseany one of the following powers at will: pyrotechnics, produce flame, wall of fire, light, read languages, read magic, detect invisible, locate object, invisibility, beguiling (as noted above), geas, restoration, raise dead fully, (fulfill another's) wish. Once per day he can find a familiar of the summoner's choice automatically, and use a symbol of fear and a symbol of stunning. His skill in dealing with politicians is almost equal to that of Asmodeus, although Asmodeus will attempt to punish anyone that he finds out has been consorting with Belial. As the former commander of the armies of Hell, he still commands great respect from the troops (somewhat like Napoleon). They will not directly act to harm him, and they will give him some assistance if they can do so without being caught by the other arch-devils. In the presence of both Asmodeus and Belial, the armies of Hell will make an attempt to capture Belial, because they do not want the anger of the Lord of Hell upon them. Belial's other allies are Satan and his followers. His enemies are the same as those of Satan, except for the armies of Hell as stated. However, the other devils have more enmity for Belial than for Satan, because Belial did a lot of Satan's dirty workwhen they were in charge, and Belial seemed to enjoy harassing the devils.

亚斯塔罗斯Astaroth

　　出现频率FREQUENCY：唯一Unique（非常罕见Very rare）
　　出现数量NO. APPEARING：1
　　防御等级ARMOR CLASS：-6
　　移动速度MOVE：18" 本人by himself
　　　　　　　　　　　　9"/24" 乘龙on dragon
　　生命骰HIT DICE：155 点points
　　在巢穴中概率% IN LAIR：95%
　　宝藏类型TREASURE TYPE：无限制unlimited
　　攻击次数NO. OF ATTACKS：1 次（外加毒蛇plus snake）
　　伤害/攻击DAMAGE/ATTACK：1-8（见《怪物图鉴》关于毒蛇的介绍See Monster Manual for snake）
　　特殊攻击SPECIAL ATTACK：+3 或更好的武器才能击中（+3 or better weapon to hit）
　　魔法抗力MAGIC RESISTANCE：80%
　　智力INTELLIGENCE：超级天才Supra-genius
　　阵营ALIGNMENT：守序邪恶Lawful evil
　　体型SIZE：大型L（8呎）
　　灵能能力PSIONIC ABILITY：特殊Special
　　　　　　攻击/防御模式Attack/Defense Modes：特殊Special

　　亚斯塔罗斯ASTAROTH：这位 大魔鬼arch-devil 乃 地狱财务大总管the Treasurer of Hell。他原本位阶次于 别西卜Beelzebub 与 亚得米勒Adramelech 位列第三，如今却颇为独立于当前政权。名义上他仍居第三，次于 阿斯莫蒂斯Asmodeus 与 巴尔泽布Baalzebul，然除非情势危急，二者皆不会试图对亚斯塔罗斯行使等级威权。同样，他从不差遣其他魔鬼，但若欲成事，有时会以利益交换。其形如威仪人形，身高八尺，略显富态且衣着华贵，周身弥漫不义之财的浊气。他还散发着燃烧恶臭，致使30呎内所有生灵遭受1-6点火焰伤害，但 火抗戒指ring of fire resistance 或同类防护可抵御此伤害。此外，10呎内需进行对抗毒素豁免检定，否则将因恶臭昏迷2-12回合，除非能于1回合内获得 中和毒性Neutralize Poison 效果。（若可避免，在大魔鬼面前昏迷实非明智之举。）亚斯塔罗斯通常骑乘着一条超大型的古红龙，右臂缠绕一条大型蝮蛇（巨毒蛇）。其左臂攻击可造成1-8伤害——与多数魔鬼相同，他乃左利手。
ASTAROTH: This arch-devil is the Treasurer of Hell. He used to be third in the hierarchy behind Beelzebub and Adramelech, but now he acts rather independently of the current regime. Nominally he is still third, behind Asmodeus and Baalzebul, although neither of them would try to pull rank on Astaroth except in a dire emergency. Likewise he never orders other devils around, but sometimes he will exchange favors if he wants something done. He appears as an awesome man-like being who stands 8' in height. He looks somewhat overweight and richly dressed,reeking with filthylucre. He is also reeking with aburning stench which will cause l-6 points of fire damage to all creatures within 30', although a ring of fire resistance or its equivalent will protect a being against this. Still, one must make a saving throw versus poison within 10' or lose consciousness from the smell for 2-12 turns unless one can get a Neutralize Poison within one turn. (Losing consciousness in the presence of an arch-devil is not a very bright thing to do, if one can avoid it.) Astaroth usually rides a huge ancient red dragon, and he carries a large pit viper (giant poisonous snake) wrapped around his right arm. He can also strike with his left arm for 1-8 points of damage because, like most devils, he is left-handed.

　　亚斯塔罗斯随意使用，每回合或每近战轮1次，彼列可施展下列任意一项能力：烟火术pyrotechnics，燃火术produce flame，火墙wall of fire，冰风暴ice storm，冰墙术wall of ice，恒久之光continual light，阅读语言read languages，阅读魔法read magic，侦测隐形detect invisible，物品定位术locate object，隐形术invisibility，驱散魔法dispel magic，变形术shape change，唬骗术beguiling，统御术rulership，魅惑怪物charm monster，指使术geas，再生术restoration，完全复生术raise dead fully，以及（满足他人的）许愿术limited。每日1次，他可使用以下能力：通晓传奇legend lore，沟通下层位面contact lower plane，预知术precognition（90%准确性）。他的凝视可造成敌人 混乱confusion（如同法术）。随意使用，亚斯塔罗斯可创造宝藏，其形式可以为钱币、宝石或珠宝。裁判将决定其放置了多少财宝、以及携带了多少。他能极快地教授任何人文科学。亚斯塔罗斯免疫灵能攻击，且无法发动灵能攻击。他在寻找赚钱途径方面极具创造性。
Astaroth may once per turn or melee round use one of the following powers at will:pyrotechnics, produce flame, wall of fire, ice storm, wall of ice, continual light, read languages, read magic, detect invisible, locate object, invisibility, dispel magic, shape change, beguile, rulership, charm monster, geas, restoration, raise dead fully, (fulfill another's) wish. Once per day he may do each of the following: legend lore, contact lower plane and precognition (90% accurate). His gaze causes confusion to his enemies (as spell). Astaroth can create treasure, in the form of coins, gems or jewelry, at will. The referee will determine how much he has lying around, and how much can be carried away. He can teach any of the liberal artsvery quickly. Astaroth is immune to psionic attack and he cannot make a psionic attack. He is very inventive in finding out ways to make money.

　　亚斯塔罗斯会主动谈及魔鬼的堕落，却绝口不提自己在那事件中的角色。事实上，他的言行举止仿佛自己并未受堕落影响，宛如仍在无私地为上帝旨意与人类福祉效力。然而他毕竟是位高权重的魔鬼，多数魔鬼对他怀有深切的敬畏并主动退避。对其所言必须持保留态度。耐人寻味的是，多方资料表明亚斯塔罗斯除履行掌管财政事务的职责外，还兼任监督美国境内魔鬼活动的职务。这似乎暗示魔鬼们认定美利坚合众国具有非凡的重要性与地位，毕竟没有任何其他国家由如此高阶的魔鬼监管。美国人承受的所有商业型态问题，或许也部分归因于他。当然，也可能只是人类自己创造了如此庞大的愚行。真相无人确知（或许上帝除外，届时祂必将追究责任者的行为）。
Astaroth will willingly talk about the fall of the devils, but he does not speak of his own part in that event. In fact, he acts as though he was not subject to the fall, as if he were still working selflessly for the will of God and the good of mankind. Nevertheless, he is a devil of great power, and most devils give him great respect and a wide berth. One must take what he says with a grain of salt. Curiously enough, a number of sources state that Astaroth, in addition to his duties function as the devil responsible for financial matters, is also the devil in charge of supervising the activities of devils in the United Sates. This would seem to indicate that the devils find the United States of great importance and stature, for no other nation has a devil of such rank overseeing it. He may also be partially responsible for allthe commercial type that Ameri- cans are subject to. Then again, it could just be that mere men create such colossal inanity., No one knows for sure (except maybe God, in which case He will hold those culpable to account for their actions).

　　备注：《所罗门的小钥匙》告诫道，召唤阿斯莫蒂斯时，召唤者不得佩戴任何头部饰物，否则阿斯莫蒂斯将蒙骗召唤者。此禁忌包括头盔及其他所有头饰。有备方能无患。
N.B.The Lesser Key of Solomon warns that when conjuring Asmodeus, the summoner must not be wearing anything on his head, or else Asmodeus will deceive the summoner. That includes helms and other headgear. Forewarned is forearmed.