Lazimere

A woman in the pew clasps her child to her side, her eyes wide and filled with fear with every step he took. With the dim light of twilight cascading through the stain glass of the church, everyone in the congregation could see every ghastly detail of the traveler’s form. His skin was black as charcoal with black horns rising from his forehead and bending back into a perfect halo over his head.

The sockets where there should have been eyes were empty and surrounded by cracks with light bleeding out, as if the creature was hollow and a radiant light was set in the center of his being. A devil with a demonic jack-o-lantern for a head, his tail swishing back and forth. The people gave him a wide birth all the way up to the alter. Just as someone in the audience was about to scream, the priest lets out a hardy laugh and embraced the figure. The congregation was stunned silent before the figure moved to the alter and began the service.

“Let us all pray to the gods above for redemption.” The man sang out with an angelic voice. “For there is no soul on earth, heaven, or even hell that is beyond saving…”

-- Irina Redbane, Ceaseless Winters



Indeed, a Lazamere is the living embodiment of the philosophy that no one is beyond redemption. Once an infernal devil with a taste for corrupting and manipulating souls to gain power, Lazimere are rare creatures that gain the patronage of a celestial or a god from a plane of positive energy. Over time, the devil will begin to remember their former life before their condemnation and seek to return to the material plane as a mortal. The infernal form of the devil begins to slowly wither away while the soul, once thought lost, starts to burn brighter and brighter with every act of redemption made.

Hell and Back

More than any other race, the Lazimere understand what it means to suffer for your crimes. After passing from the material plane, a creature would be slowly tortured until becoming a twisted form of their former self. Beginning as a larva or lemure, the damned would be beaten and bruised in an arena until eventually gaining the notoriety necessary to rise through the ranks of the infernal hierarchy. As such, the Lazimere are extremely forgiving beings when it comes to those that wish to atone for their sins, some even going as far as refusing to harm any creature unless provoked.

Second Chance

Not all devils can ascend from their infernal position, and even fewer care enough to accept such an offer it were ever offered. Those who hold on to a sliver of their former humanity, however, set out on a journey for salvation with the help of a guide. The guide may be a kind-hearted mortal, a divine celestial, or even a god that seeks the Lazimere for a greater, divine purpose.

Lazimere Names

When a mortal soul becomes twisted to the point that they become a devil, they dawn a new name derived from the infernal language. When a devil ascends to become a Lazimere, they often take parts of that name and combine it with their mortal names as a sign that they are both what they were, what they become, and what they are, simultaneously.

Male Names: Akmenos + Tom = Akmom, Morthos + Brad = Morad, Damakos + Steve = Damakleve

Akmenos + Tom = Akmom, Morthos + Brad = Morad, Damakos + Steve = Damakleve Female Names: Bryseis + Ashley = Bryley, Orianna + Brittney = Oritaney, Mazakeen + Rose = Rozakee

Lazimere Traits

Your Lazimere character has traits deriving from their celestial and fiendish ancestry.

Ability Score increase. Your Wisdom score increases by 1, and your Charisma score increases by 2.

Age. Lazaimere are the age that they were when they are saved. They do not physically age, but only live to be around 300 years old.

Size. Lazimere are about the same size and build as a human. Your size is medium.

Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.