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{{Deity
| image             = [[File:Socothbenoth_symbol.png|150px|The demonic rune of Socothbenoth]]
| name              = Socothbenoth
| titles            = The Silken Sin,<br>Demon Lord of Perversion and Tattoos
| adjective         =
| home              = [[Cathedral Thelemic]], [[Abyss]]
| alignment         = [[Chaotic evil]]
| portfolio         = Perversion <br>Pride<br>Taboos
| worshipers        = Perverts, sexual criminals, debauched cultists, deviant rulers, [[drow]], half-fiends, hedonists
| cleric alignments = {{Alignment grid
| off | off | off
| off | off | on
| off | on  | on
}}
| domains           = Chaos, Charm, Evil, Travel
| subdomains        = Demon, Exploration, Love, Lust
| weapon            = [[Quarterstaff]]
| symbol            = Eyeless snake and staff
| sacred animal     = [[Snake]]
| sacred colors     = Pink, red
| source            = [[Descent into Midnight]]
| page              = 83
}}

The [[demon lord]] '''Socothbenoth''' (pronounced so-KOTH-beh-noth)<ref name="CS-247">{{Cite book/Campaign Setting|247}}</ref> is the patron of sexual and other hedonistic gratification, seeing the world as his plaything for providing the violence and destruction of which he is especially fond. He is the brother of [[Nocticula]].<ref name="ISWG232">{{Cite book/The Inner Sea World Guide|232}}</ref>

== Home ==
He is known to lair within his [[Abyss|Abyssal realm]], called the [[Cathedral Thelemic]], a hidden city devoted to deviant pursuits.<ref>{{Cite book/The Great Beyond|29}}</ref>

== Appearance ==
Socothbenoth can shift his form to satisfy any particular desire, although his true form seems to be that of a slender, attractive man with ebony eyes, long brown hair, elongated ears, and countless piercings of metal or bone throughout his flesh.<ref name="DiMp62">{{Cite book/Descent into Midnight|62}}</ref><ref name="LoC26">{{Cite book/Lords of Chaos|26}}</ref><ref name="ISWG232"/>

== Relations with others ==
More than any other demon lord, Socothbenoth works on keeping good relations with other demon lords; he is particularly allied (politically and as lovers) with [[Nocticula]], his sister; [[Pazuzu]]; [[Andirifkhu]]; and [[Baphomet]]. Sometimes, his alliances flare up into war but his greatest ire is for his most hated enemy: [[Nurgal]].<ref name="LoC26"/> As a demon lord of perverse desires it is no surprise that Socothbenoth has bedded countless lovers (some would say victims) during his existence, what is surprising is the calibre of some of his conquests. He is a frequent and incestuous lover of Nocticula, his own sister.<ref name="DiMp62" /> He has even been lover to a god supposedly having several dalliances with [[Lamashtu]] herself and even fathering (doubtlessly monstrous) children with her.<ref>{{Cite book/Campaign Setting|165}}</ref> 

== Cults and worshipers ==
Socothbenoth appeals to deviants of all kinds, although his own tastes run toward the most violent or debauched varieties as do many of his followers.<ref name="DiMp62" /><ref name="LoC26"/> Those who wholly devote themselves as [[Demonic initiate|initiates]] to the Silken Sin, are rumored to be able to easily change their form, like their master, and cast [[Enchantment|enchantment]] spells which prove hard to resist.<ref name="PF15-65">{{Cite book/The Armageddon Echo|65}}</ref> 

=== In Golarion ===
His cults are popular among the [[drow]] of the [[Darklands]], his most powerful drow worshippers being those of [[House Sardavic]]<ref name="PF16-51">{{Cite book/Endless Night|51}}</ref>. 

He is also worshipped by the degenerate race of [[lamyros]] who revere both him and his sister Nocticula.<ref name="PF6-83">{{Cite book/Spires of Xin-Shalast|83}}</ref>. 

He also has a strong [[Human|human]] following in [[Versex]], a county of [[Ustalav]]. There he is held in high esteem by the depraved nobles of the city of [[Karcau]].<ref name="DiMp62" /><ref name="LoC26"/>

There is a temple to Socothbenoth in the Duskport district of the ruined underground city of [[Ilvarandin]].<ref>{{Cite book/Lost Cities of Golarion|8}}</ref>

== External links ==
* [[Wikipedia:Socothbenoth (Dungeons & Dragons)]] (D&D character)

== References ==
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[[Category:Seigneurs Démons]]
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[[Category:Chaotic evil deities]]
[[Category:Chaos domain deities]]
[[Category:Charm domain deities]]
[[Category:Evil domain deities]]
[[Category:Travel domain deities]]
[[Category:Abyss/Inhabitants]]
[[Category:Cathedral Thelemic/Inhabitants]]
[[Category:Demon subdomain deities]]
[[Category:Exploration subdomain deities]]
[[Category:Lust subdomain deities]]
[[Category:Love subdomain deities]]
[[Category:CR 31 creatures]]