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=== Abaddon's Statistics Block ===

{{3.5e Monster Classic
|monster=Abaddon, Lord of the End
|size=Large |type=Outsider |typelink=Variant Outsider (3.5e Type) |subtypes=Chaotic, Evil, Extraplanar
|hd=23d8+230 |hp=414 plus 23 temporary
|init=+14
|speed=50ft, fly 150ft (perfect)
|ac=50 |touch=32 |flat=40 (-1 size, +10 Dexterity, +16 armour, +10 natural, +6 deflection)
|bab=+23 |grapple=+41
|at=''All Endings Demise'' +40 melee (special, see [[#All Endings Demise|description]]) or ''Perfect Doombringer'' +40 melee (1d8+22, 18-20/x2, plus 2d6 plus ''turn to chaos'')
|full_at=''All Endings Demise'' +40/+35/+30/+25 melee (special, see [[#All Endings Demise|description]]) and ''Perfect Doombringer'' +40/+35/+30/+25 melee (1d8+22, 18-20/x2, plus 2d6 plus ''turn to chaos'')
|space=10ft |reach=10ft
|sa=[[#Alter Reality|Alter reality]], [[#An End to All Endings|an end to all endings]], ''dispel good'' (see [[SRD:Dispel Good|spell description]]), ''dispel law'' (see [[SRD:Dispel Law|spell description]]), ''rapture of rupture'' (see [[Rapture of Rupture (3.5e Spell)|spell description]]), [[#Ravage Form|ravage form]], [[#Spell-Like Abilities|spell-like abilities]]
|sq=[[SRD:Darkvision|Darkvision]] 60ft, ''cloak of chaos'' (see [[SRD:Cloak of Chaos|spell description]]), [[#Fallen Angel|fallen angel]], [[#Godlike|godlike]], immune to acid, cold, electricity, petrification and poison, [[#Lord of the Abyss|lord of the Abyss]], [[SRD:Low-Light Vision|low-light vision]], [[#Protective Aura|protective aura]], resistance to fire 25, spell resistance 35, telepathy 1000ft, [[#Tongues|tongues]], ''unholy aura'' (see [[SRD:Unholy Aura|spell description]]),
|fort=+31 |ref=+31 |will= +33
|str=38 |dex=30 |con=30 |int=33 |wis=35 |cha=35
|skills=Appraise +37, Bluff +38, Concentration +36, Decipher Script +37, Gather Information +38, Intimidate +38, Knowledge (arcana) +37, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +37, Knowledge (geography) +37, Knowledge (history) +37, Knowledge (nature) +37, Knowledge (nobility and royalty) +37, Knowledge (religion) +37, Knowledge (the planes) +37, Listen +38, Sense Motive +38, Spellcraft +37, Spot +38, Use Magic Device +38
|feats=[[SRD:Combat Expertise|Combat Expertise]], [[SRD:Combat Reflexes|Combat Reflexes]], [[SRD:Craft Magic Arms and Armor|Craft Magic Arms and Armour]], [[SRD:Craft Wondrous Item|Craft Wondrous Item]], [[SRD:Forge Ring|Forge Ring]], [[SRD:Great Cleave|Great Cleave]] <sup>B</sup>, [[SRD:Improved Initiative|Improved Initiative]], [[SRD:Perfect Two-Weapon Fighting|Perfect Two-Weapon Fighting]] <sup>B</sup>, [[SRD:Power Attack|Power Attack]], [[SRD:Whirlwind Attack|Whirlwind Attack]] <sup>B</sup>
|env=A [[SRD:Chaotic Evil|chaotic-evil]] aligned plane
|org=Solitary or apocalypse (Abaddon plus any number creatures the GM deems suitable)
|cr=23
|treas=[[#Abaddon's Armour|''Abaddon's Armour'']], [[#All Endings' Demise|''All Endings' Demise'']], [[#Perfect Doombringer|''Perfect Doombringer'']], plus any treasure the GM deems acceptable
|align=Always chaotic evil
|adv=-
|la=-
}}

''As your eyes adjust to the bright light, you see a wondrous and terrible sight. The creature appears to be an angel, with his six wings unfurled, but his skin is jet-black, and his wings are also black-feathered. In one hand, he holds a sliver of pure darkness, blacker than even his skin, and in the other, a scimitar of fine workmanship, glowing with a dull blue light, and making a moaning noise as it moves through the air. He is clad in a beautiful suit of full plate, which glows with a powerful white light, strong enough to blind, and seeming to pierce right to your very soul. As he begins to come closely, however, you see that no angel's eyes could hold such hatred and contempt for you and everything around you.''

The angels were not always the reclusive, observing and non-interfering beings they are today. There was once a time when they sought to proactively safeguard mortals of all sorts, known as the Time of Mercy. It came not long after the Material Plane was cleansed of the Abyssal taint that had once birthed it, and it was a task given to the angels to ensure that it remained that way.

Abaddon was once an angel of great power, named Apollyon, and was one of the first of their kind. He was sent to gaze upon the Material Plane, newly-cleansed. However, what he found was that it was imperfect and not yet completely rid of all the things that made it need cleansing in the first place. Thinking at first that he could make it better, Apollyon set to work, slaying evildoers and making the world a better place, one step at a time. He was widely-regarded as one of the most proactive and effective workers among the angels, and was consistently praised by the High Angelic Council for his dedication and achievements.

However, the more he struggled, the more pointless it seemed to become. With every evildoer he struck down, two more arose; for every village rebuilt, warlords would raze ten more; and for each virtuous soul or hero restored to life, hundreds would die of completely preventable causes. Despite Apollyon putting in twice, thrice, ten times the work of the other angels, there seemed to be no end to this, and the Material Plane simply got worse, rather than better, in Apollyon's eyes.

Eventually, the task of safeguarding and protecting the Material Plane proved too much for the angels, who issued the Edict of Observation, which prohibited direct interference in the affairs of mortals unless requested specifically. To Apollyon, this was a slap in the face - he had struggled hard, harder than any of his fellow angels, and now, they would simply abandon their work, and render him unable to continue. In that moment of hesitation, Pale Night whispered to Apollyon. She said few words, but they were all that Apollyon needed to hear - and to understand what he had to do. He shed his old name, renaming himself Abaddon, in order to rid himself of his past, and readied himself for his greatest, and most terrible, act.

On the last day before the Edict would come into effect, Abaddon appeared at the Place of Gathering, from which the angels would return to the Upper Planes. There were many hundreds of their kind, including some of the truly great, among them. Many thousands of mortals also gathered there, to see them off and thank them for all that they did for them. Abaddon was the last to arrive, but he no longer saw the angels as brothers or sisters, or, indeed, the mortals as creatures worth saving. Pale Night's words made him understand that there was ''nothing'' that could be done to cleanse the Material Plane, or, indeed, any other. Everything came from the Abyss, and to the Abyss it would inevitably return; they were nothing but its reflections, and all their efforts were, indeed, in vain.

As Abaddon pondered the truth of this statement, he became torn. Why protect that which was flawed? What could it possibly do? His experiences as a protector and defender of mortals, despite all of their failings, came back to him, but he did not see the good, or those he saved - he only saw the death, the pain, the destruction, and the futility of trying to erase it.

And then it dawned on him.

As Abaddon returned to the Place of Gathering, he came bearing his weapon. In his eyes existed nothing but the desire to extinguish the Material Plane, and then after it, all else. Everything was flawed, imperfect and needed to end. To the surprise of all involved, Abaddon attacked all that were gathered there, and began to slaughter and destroy without regard to anything. Despite the pleas of his brother and sister angels to stop, and the screams of the dying mortals, he continued. With each blow, each kill, he began to change. His skin began to turn black, and his eyes, once kind, became hard and evil. His weapon, drinking in so much destruction, also began to turn black, and those that it killed became shadows of their former selves, seeking to end life just like Abaddon. These became the first shadow demons.

The angels, who could not believe what their former brother had became, unleashed powerful destructive magic to cleanse the area forever. However, Pale Night and Abaddon were smarter than that. Even as Abaddon drew all of this destruction into himself, Pale Night injected the area with a huge amount of Abyssal essence, using the attack's weakening of space and time as an entry point. This final act transformed Abaddon forever into the form he currently holds, as well as fixing his desire to destroy ''everything'' in his mind. The Place of Gathering collapsed under the weight of all this magic, and fell deep into the Abyss, becoming Eternity's End, Abaddon's layer.
Alignment	Always chaotic evil +
Author	MisterSinister +
Challenge Rating	23 +
Environment	A chaotic-evil aligned plane +
Identifier	3.5e Monster +
Level Adjustment	- +
Rating	Undiscussed +
Size	Large +
Subtype	Chaotic +, Evil + and Extraplanar +
Title	Abaddon +
Type	Outsider +