600th Layer of the Abyss.
Persuading the Minotaur King Baphomet was much easier than Soran imagined. This Demon Lord had held a hatred for the Gnoll King Yeenoghu for thousands of years, so when given the opportunity to completely eradicate this enemy, he agreed without a single moment of hesitation. Especially as Yeenoghu grew increasingly powerful and frequently invaded his territory, the Minotaur King Baphomet had already been harboring thoughts of launching a counteroffensive while Yeenoghu's strength was weakened. The Minotaur King stood a full twelve feet tall. His build was heavy and massive, and beneath his tangled, dense black fur lay exaggerated muscles. His head resembled a demonized bull's, with enormous, forward-curving horns stained by the blood of countless victims. His hoofed feet and a cow-like tail made his beastly appearance even more ferocious.
This Minotaur King was not considered an exceptionally powerful Demon Lord.
Yet his Challenge Rating was still 24, and defeating him was about on par with single-handedly fighting an Elder Dragon. He rarely left his maze, at most dispatching an avatar, so the true challenge rating to genuinely kill him should be around 30.
This Demon Lord created the Bebilith, Glabrezu, and Gorgon.
To some degree, he was not as weak as he appeared on the surface, possessing the ability to extract his own bloodline to forge new demon breeds, much like Soran creating Demon Hunters.
The Minotaur King Baphomet spoke in a deep and heavy voice. He was a Demon Lord filled with a desire for combat, perhaps born from rage, as both he and the race he created possessed a furious strength. Among the worshippers of the Minotaur King Baphomet were a massive number of barbarian multiclasses.
"I agree to your alliance pact," the Minotaur King Baphomet said in a deep voice.
Soran