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Sacrifices are more a Demon thing then a Devil thing.
In the supplement princes of darkness it says under the Barbazu section
"They are also often found serving spellcasters and worshippers of Asmodeus on the Material Plane where they make ruthlessly effective soldiers.[1] Spellcasters normally offer a bound and helpless captive for a bearded devil to slaughter during their summoning as it makes the bearded devil more likely to comply."
Referenced from https://pathfinder.fandom.com/wiki/Barbazu
In the case of our campaign ten gnome sacrifices were offered to a group of ten Barbazu to secure their service for a year and a day. These barbazu were then used as a bargaining chip to secure the aid of a summoned Gelugan alongside monetary payment. The caster assumed correctly that the Gelugan would be more likely to comply with a contract of service if they had devils under their command instead of just weak mortal troops.
Check back in a year or two; we’ve gotten 2e love for all of the Lost Omens Character Guide factions except for the Hellknights at a pretty reliable pace so far, so a fresh look at them seems inevitable fairly soon.
That would definitely be useful. The core of my feedback is that if a new supplement is made that's actually intended to support players and game masters then a direct source of the measure and chain seems extremely valuable for reference. Knowing what it actually says and the laws of the Hellknights would make playing and running them much more agreeable and manageable. It would be far more useful than just a list of relevant NPC's and current events for plot hooks or whatever.