Mephistopheles

Mephistopheles is one of the Seven Chaos Lords and a major antagonist in the Wicked universe - though he doesn't appear directly in the main series, he is however a central character in the expanded universe.

The Lord of Trickery, Mephistopheles is a true rogue who allies solely with himself and embodies high functioning chaotic evil in its most raw, terrible form.

Glad to stab previous allies in the back at the drop of a hat he is nevertheless smart enough to keep people around as long as they are of use to him and many foolish souls have become slaves to his will out of fear or greed.

Offering mortals lessons in thievery, deception, assasination and other "secret" arts Mephistopheles is a ruthless teacher who expects his students to excel - rewarding success with often excessive gifts and praise while punishing the slightest failure with unimaginable cruelty that can be directed at the student, loved ones or even complete strangers who happen to be in the area at the time.

For every gift Mephistopheles expects a reward in turn and he favors rituals involving betrayal, murder and sacrifice - failure to provide him with a reward can easily result in a formerly favored student being subjected to one of Mephistopheles many elaborate tortures for the amusement of the Chaos Lord.

As the Lord of Trickery Mephistopheles encourages lies and mistrust - he also has an affinity to vermin and his temples are filled with vermin that often feed on the rotting carcasses left over from the many sacrifices that the Chaos Lord commands from his followers.