You physically defile yourself, others, or holy objects in order to prove your blasphemous devotion to a demon lord and gain special boons. Prerequisite: 3 ranks in Knowledge (planes), must worship a demon lord. Benefit: Each demon lord requires a different obedience, but all obediences take only an hour to perform. Once the obedience has been performed, you gain the benefit of a resistance to some element or attack associated with your demon lord, as indicated in the “Obedience” entry for the demon lord. If you have at least 12 Hit Dice, you also gain the first boon granted by your demon lord upon undertaking your obedience. If you have at least 16 Hit Dice, you also gain the demon lord’s second boon. If you have 20 Hit Dice or more, you also gain the demon lord’s third and final boon. Unless a specific duration or number of uses per day is listed, a boon’s effects are constant. Demoniacs gain access to these boons at lower levels as a benefit of their prestige class. If you ever fail to perform a daily obedience, you lose all access to resistances and boons granted by this feat until you next perform the obedience. | 
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Demon lords are not satisfied with mere promises of loyalty or sacrifices of blood—they require physical and painful proof of devotion from their worshipers. These acts are known as obediences—acts of self-mutilation or great blasphemy performed by the truly damned. An obedience is typically an hour-long ritual that must be performed daily; unless otherwise stated, it does not harm the creature performing it. Spellcasting demon cultists can integrate their obedience completely with their normal hour-long rituals and methods of preparing or regaining spells—others are free to perform their obedience at any point during the day. Most choose twilight as the time of obedience. Obedience can bring with it great Boons, particularly to the most powerful of a demon lord’s followers. This feat allows a worshiper of a demon lord to gain access to additional resistances and powers. The demoniac prestige class allows access to the most powerful Boons more quickly. |
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