#except asmo might also think alichino is funny and likes watching him dance around
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It really is a pity, if I'm being honest. If you told someone who had never dove into Pathfinder's lore that Golarion has its own version of the Joker and that he was an extremely powerful devil whose job and entire purpose for existence, specifically, is "conquer Golarion," this hypothetical person would probably have their flabbers gasted if you told them he has never been the Big Bad in an AP or even so much as a Module.
This guy
is Asmodeus' most trusted agent for the purpose of conquering Golarion, arguably THE most important planet in all of creation for Asmodeus to have total dominion over due to it containing Rovagug.
And yet, scarcely a mention in any book not specifically about fiendish divinities! One of the scant bits of lore about him (in Council of Thieves: Infernal Syndrome, pg. 89) tells of when his trickery was reversed upon him, while his second largest scattering of lore (throughout Rule of Fear) reveals him as the secret patron of a clown school, with his most fervent follower being a mime, who work to gather enough blackmail material to secretly control a whole city from the shadows.
NOT including him in more material feels like leaving proverbial money on the table, if you ask me.
#Pathfinder#there is a case to be made that Alichino may be Asmo's LEAST competent agent though#which is why Asmo himself had to come to Golarion and build a city#to keep an eye on his investments personally while letting the clown think he's doing something important#like handing your kid sibling an unplugged controller#except asmo might also think alichino is funny and likes watching him dance around#it's like stress relief#but i'd like to think he DOES have presence and power#if he didn't he would have been killed and replaced eons ago
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