DEMON OF THE THIRD CIRCLE, EIGHTEENTH SOUL OF ADORJAN
Some ancient citizens of Malfeas say that Jacint is the last vestige of the mercy of Adrián, as he is the least severe of her souls. For as long as the Demon City has endured, Jacint has constructed an ever-growing array of roads and bridges that brings its clamorous citizens together. Yet these raucous thoroughfares are also the hunting courses of the Silent Wind.
There is a black stone tower in every layer of the Demon City, each topped with an immense brass statue of a winged man with hands the size of a small house. From one hand, rises a pillar of marble, atop which lies a disk of glowing light, where stands Jacint, the Prince Upon the Tower and 18th soul of lady Adorjan. From each of these perches, Jacint speaks, and with each word, a road spins forth. The Prince’s paths might simply run from one building to another, or they might stretch to bridge the aerial gulfs between the layers of Malfeas. Jacint cannot erect his causeways such that they touch one another, though he may arch them over or under each other, and other demons often build crossroads or connectors.
Jacint appears as a tall man in robes of shimmering basalt fabric, with gracefully carved basalt wings that spring from his back. His long legs sport backward bending knees, and his eyes sparkle blue and black.
Summoning: (Obscurity 2/5) Sorcerers typically call upon Jacint for his ability to effortlessly build the military and economic arteries of empire. Since his defeat by the Emissary of Nexus a few years ago, Jacint has been unable to appear in Creation and Malfeas simultaneously. Those who summon and keep him from the Demon City for more than a few days, and thus prevent him from creating its roads, earn the enmity of Jacint and every demon in his hierarchy. Sometimes when the trackless desert swallows a flawless road, the causeway Jacint is currently building will pass so close to it that he can reach a traveler upon Creation’s lost road without being summoned.
Motivation: To be worshiped for building the roads that connect everything. Jacint’s Intimacies include such things as roads and bridges, those who build roads, the children of Adorjan, basalt, marble, brass statues and his towers.