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*'''Barbazu ("Bearded Devil")'''<ref name="MM1">Williams, Skip, Jonathan Tweet, and Monte Cook. ''[[Monster Manual]]'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2000).</ref> - Ferocious warrior that frenzies with a saw-toothed glaive.
*'''Barbazu ("Bearded Devil")'''<ref name="MM1">Williams, Skip, Jonathan Tweet, and Monte Cook. ''[[Monster Manual]]'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2000).</ref> - Ferocious warrior that frenzies with a saw-toothed glaive.
*'''Barbazu, Half-Troll'''<ref name="FF35">Cagle, Eric, [[Jesse Decker]], [[James Jacobs]], [[Erik Mona]], Matt Sernett, Chris Thomasson, and [[James Wyatt (game designer)|James Wyatt]]. ''[[Fiend Folio]]'' ([[Wizards of the Coast]], [[2003]]).</ref>
*'''Barbazu, Half-Troll'''<ref name="FF35">Cagle, Eric, [[Jesse Decker]], [[James Jacobs]], [[Erik Mona]], Matt Sernett, Chris Thomasson, and [[James Wyatt (game designer)|James Wyatt]]. ''[[Fiend Folio]]'' ([[Wizards of the Coast]], [[2003]]).</ref>
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*'''Brachina ("Pleasure Devil")'''<ref name="FC2" /> - Devilish counterpart of the demonic [[Succubus (Dungeons & Dragons)|succubus]], and an advanced Erinyes.
*'''Bueroza ("Steel Devil")'''<ref name="FC2" />
*'''Cornugon ("Horned Devil")'''<ref name="MM1" /> - Gargoylelike fiend armed with a spiked chain.
*'''Cornugon ("Horned Devil")'''<ref name="MM1" /> - Gargoylelike fiend armed with a spiked chain.
*'''Dogai ("Assassin Devil")'''<ref name="FC2" />
*'''Erinyes'''<ref name="MM1" /> - A fallen angel that delivers death from her fiery bow.
*'''Erinyes'''<ref name="MM1" /> - A fallen angel that delivers death from her fiery bow.
*'''Excruciarch ("Pain Devil")'''<ref name="FC2" />
*'''Falxugon ("Harvester Devil")'''<ref name="FC2" />
*'''Gelugon ("Ice Devil")'''<ref name="MM1" /> - Insectile horror promising a cold death.
*'''Gelugon ("Ice Devil")'''<ref name="MM1" /> - Insectile horror promising a cold death.
*'''Ghargatula'''<ref name="Bovd">[[Cook, Monte]]. ''[[Book of Vile Darkness]]'' ([[Wizards of the Coast]], 2002).</ref> - Dinosaurlike guardians with massive maw and a wicked stinger.
*'''Ghargatula'''<ref name="Bovd">[[Cook, Monte]]. ''[[Book of Vile Darkness]]'' ([[Wizards of the Coast]], 2002).</ref> - Dinosaurlike guardians with massive maw and a wicked stinger.
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*'''Logokron'''<ref name="ToM3">Sernett, Matthew, Dave Noonan, Ari Marmell, and Robert J. Schwalb. ''[[Tome of Magic: Pact, Shadow, and Truename Magic]]'' ([[Wizards of the Coast]], 2006). Pg. 265.</ref> - Delight in learning the personal truenames of their foes, then tormenting them or turning them into slaves.
*'''Logokron'''<ref name="ToM3">Sernett, Matthew, Dave Noonan, Ari Marmell, and Robert J. Schwalb. ''[[Tome of Magic: Pact, Shadow, and Truename Magic]]'' ([[Wizards of the Coast]], 2006). Pg. 265.</ref> - Delight in learning the personal truenames of their foes, then tormenting them or turning them into slaves.
*'''Malebranche'''<ref name="MM2" /><ref name="FC2" /> - Hulking, horned warriors, enforcers, punishers, and mounts.
*'''Malebranche'''<ref name="MM2" /><ref name="FC2" /> - Hulking, horned warriors, enforcers, punishers, and mounts.
*'''Merregon ("Legion Devil")'''<ref name="FC2" />
*'''Narzugon'''<ref name="MotP3">Grubb, Jeff, David Noonan, and [[Bruce Cordell]]. ''[[Manual of the Planes]]'' ([[Wizards of the Coast]], 2001).</ref><ref name="FC2" /> - Nightmare-riding elite cavalry.
*'''Narzugon'''<ref name="MotP3">Grubb, Jeff, David Noonan, and [[Bruce Cordell]]. ''[[Manual of the Planes]]'' ([[Wizards of the Coast]], 2001).</ref><ref name="FC2" /> - Nightmare-riding elite cavalry.
*'''Nupperibo'''<ref name="FC2" /> - In Baatezu hierarchy only one step higher off lemures. (In 1st edition AD&D, they were one step below lemures.) They are mindless bulks, harmed permanently only by good-aligned magic and holy weapons. These creatures are the natural spawn of Baator and not considered true Baatezu, so other higher ranking devils will usually destroy these and re-mold them into Lemures. This causes many Baatezu uneasiness as an even more ancient race is native to their home plane. Fortunately for the Baatezu, almost no Nupperibos survive long enough to transform into anything greater. Note that in the most recent book, [[Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells]], the origin of the Nupperibo was [[retcon|retconned]]. Currently they are true Baatezu that have been demoted in station and form by their superiors.
*'''Nupperibo'''<ref name="FC2" /> - In Baatezu hierarchy only one step higher off lemures. (In 1st edition AD&D, they were one step below lemures.) They are mindless bulks, harmed permanently only by good-aligned magic and holy weapons. These creatures are the natural spawn of Baator and not considered true Baatezu, so other higher ranking devils will usually destroy these and re-mold them into Lemures. This causes many Baatezu uneasiness as an even more ancient race is native to their home plane. Fortunately for the Baatezu, almost no Nupperibos survive long enough to transform into anything greater. Note that in the most recent book, [[Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells]], the origin of the Nupperibo was [[retcon|retconned]]. Currently they are true Baatezu that have been demoted in station and form by their superiors.
*'''[[Osyluth]] ("Bone Devil")'''<ref name="MM1" /> - Hateful fiend with a dangerous sting.
*'''[[Osyluth]] ("Bone Devil")'''<ref name="MM1" /> - Hateful fiend with a dangerous sting.
*'''[[Paeliryon]]'''<ref name="FF35" /> - Disgusting spymasters with deforming fingernails. Slightly more powerful than Pit Fiends. Rarely encountered as they work behind the scenes where they manipulate others.
*'''[[Paeliryon]]'''<ref name="FF35" /><ref name="FC2" /> - Disgusting spymasters with deforming fingernails. Slightly more powerful than Pit Fiends. Rarely encountered as they work behind the scenes where they manipulate others.
*'''[[Pit Fiend]]'''<ref name="MM1" /> - Lord of devils, with great strength and deadly power.
*'''[[Pit Fiend]]'''<ref name="MM1" /> - Lord of devils, with great strength and deadly power.
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*'''Pleasure Devil (Brachina)'''<ref name="FC2" /> - Devilish counterpart of the demonic [[Succubus (Dungeons & Dragons)|succubus]], and an advanced Erinyes.
*'''Spinagon ("Spined Devil")'''<ref name="MotP3" /><ref name="FC2" /> - Spike-covered eyes and ears of Baator.
*'''Spinagon ("Spined Devil")'''<ref name="MotP3" /><ref name="FC2" /> - Spike-covered eyes and ears of Baator.
*'''Xerfilstyx'''<ref name="FF35" /> - Memory-stealing guardians of the River Styx in Avernus.
*'''Xerfilstyx'''<ref name="FF35" /<ref name="FC2" /> - Memory-stealing guardians of the River Styx in Avernus.


====Abishai====
====Abishai====

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In the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, devils are a powerful group of monsters used as a high-level challenge for players of the game. Devils are Lawful Evil in alignment and originate from the Nine Hells of Baator. True to their Lawful Evil alignment, devils are locked in a strict and brutal hierarchy (changing form as they worked their way up the ladder of power). At the top of the hierarchy are the supreme Archdevils or Lords of the Nine who are the rulers of the different regions of Baator. Devils often see the various worlds in the D&D metacosmos as tools to use for their own ends, including prosecuting the Blood War, a millennia-long war between the devils and their arch-enemies, demons.

Devils first appeared in the original Monster Manual.

Many of the early devils were inspired directly by real-world religion and mythology, with Mephistopheles best known from the Faust cycle, Asmodeus, a devil from the apochryphal Jewish Book of Tobit and Baalzebul appearing as high devils in the D&D cosmology. Other inspriations came from the Erinyes, Greek demigoddesses of vengeance, and the Lemures, Roman spirits of the dead.

The release of the 2nd Edition Advanced Dungeons and Dragons ruleset brought a name change for the devils and their counterparts demons. Concerned about protests from religious fundamentalist groups and others who viewed the game as an entryway into Satanic worship, TSR dropped the words "devil" and "demon" from all descriptors of the monsters, substituting instead baatezu (IPA: [beɪ'ɑːtɛˌzu]) and tanar'ri. This persisted until the rollout of 3rd Edition, when the original terms were reinstated. Since the change, the term "baatezu" has been retained as a specific subset of powerful devils.

Types of Devils

Baatezu

  • Advespa[1] - Female, wasp-like devils that patrol infernal skies.
  • Amnizu[1][2] - Short, stocky winged guardians of the gates of the Nine Hells.
  • Ashkult -A humanoid Dragon-like Baatezu Judge
  • Barbazu ("Bearded Devil")[3] - Ferocious warrior that frenzies with a saw-toothed glaive.
  • Barbazu, Half-Troll[4]
  • Brachina ("Pleasure Devil")[2] - Devilish counterpart of the demonic succubus, and an advanced Erinyes.
  • Bueroza ("Steel Devil")[2]
  • Cornugon ("Horned Devil")[3] - Gargoylelike fiend armed with a spiked chain.
  • Dogai ("Assassin Devil")[2]
  • Erinyes[3] - A fallen angel that delivers death from her fiery bow.
  • Excruciarch ("Pain Devil")[2]
  • Falxugon ("Harvester Devil")[2]
  • Gelugon ("Ice Devil")[3] - Insectile horror promising a cold death.
  • Ghargatula[5] - Dinosaurlike guardians with massive maw and a wicked stinger.
  • Hamatula ("Barbed Devil")[3] - Elite infernal warrior with impaling spikes.
  • Kocrachon[5] - Insectoid diabolical torturer.
  • Lemure[3] - Mindless, tormented creature that attacks in mobs. Cannon fodder in Blood War.
  • Logokron[6] - Delight in learning the personal truenames of their foes, then tormenting them or turning them into slaves.
  • Malebranche[1][2] - Hulking, horned warriors, enforcers, punishers, and mounts.
  • Merregon ("Legion Devil")[2]
  • Narzugon[7][2] - Nightmare-riding elite cavalry.
  • Nupperibo[2] - In Baatezu hierarchy only one step higher off lemures. (In 1st edition AD&D, they were one step below lemures.) They are mindless bulks, harmed permanently only by good-aligned magic and holy weapons. These creatures are the natural spawn of Baator and not considered true Baatezu, so other higher ranking devils will usually destroy these and re-mold them into Lemures. This causes many Baatezu uneasiness as an even more ancient race is native to their home plane. Fortunately for the Baatezu, almost no Nupperibos survive long enough to transform into anything greater. Note that in the most recent book, Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells, the origin of the Nupperibo was retconned. Currently they are true Baatezu that have been demoted in station and form by their superiors.
  • Osyluth ("Bone Devil")[3] - Hateful fiend with a dangerous sting.
  • Paeliryon[4][2] - Disgusting spymasters with deforming fingernails. Slightly more powerful than Pit Fiends. Rarely encountered as they work behind the scenes where they manipulate others.
  • Pit Fiend[3] - Lord of devils, with great strength and deadly power.
  • Spinagon ("Spined Devil")[7][2] - Spike-covered eyes and ears of Baator.
  • Xerfilstyx[2] - Memory-stealing guardians of the River Styx in Avernus.

Abishai

Abishai are a subgroup of baatezu created through the joint efforts of Tiamat and Pearza of the Dark Eight.

Non-Baatezu

  • Chain Devil (Kyton)[7][3] - Murderous torturer with an infernal command of chains.
  • Desert Devil (Araton)[8] - Scimitar-wielding desert-dwelling devils.
  • Hellcat (Bezekira)[3] - Infernal, invisible catlike devil the size of a tiger.
  • Hellfire Engine - Constructs of cold iron made to combat celestials and demon. Enhanced with hellfire.
  • Imp[3] - Clever devil that aids evil mortals with dark counsel and trickery.
  • Imp, Filth[4] - Foul-smelling imp with a talent for forgery and translation.
  • Imp, Bloodbag[4] - Imp that serves as infernal nurse corps.
  • Imp, Euphoric[4] - Imp that serves as dealer of hallucinogenic slime.

Hellforged Devils

A subgroup of devils, known as hellforged devils, were constructs that over time were transformed by the Nine Hells of Baator into living beings. They rigidly follow and enforce the laws of the Hells.[9]

  • Coal Devil: Enforcers and shock troops.
  • Glass Devil: Spies and watchers.
  • Lead Devil: Dispatched to capture prisoners alive.
  • Obsidian Devil: Police force of the Nine Hells.
  • Sand Devil: Spies and informers.
  • Spiked Devil: Covered with sharp iron spikes.

References

  • Larme, John. Dangerous Games? Censorship and "Child Protection" [1] (2000).
  • McComb, Colin and Wolfgang Baur. Planes of Law (TSR, 1995).
  • Wyatt, James and Rob Heinsoo. Monstrous Compendium: Monsters of Faerûn (Wizards of the Coast, 2001).
  • "A look Back at Devils". D&D Alumni. Wizards of the Coast. 2006-12-12. Retrieved 2007-04-16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)


  1. ^ a b c Bonny, Ed, Jeff Grubb, Rich Redman, Skip Williams, and Steve Winter. Monster Manual II (Wizards of the Coast, 2002)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Laws, Robin D. and Robert J. Schwalb. Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells (Wizards of the Coast, 2006).
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Williams, Skip, Jonathan Tweet, and Monte Cook. Monster Manual (Wizards of the Coast, 2000).
  4. ^ a b c d e Cagle, Eric, Jesse Decker, James Jacobs, Erik Mona, Matt Sernett, Chris Thomasson, and James Wyatt. Fiend Folio (Wizards of the Coast, 2003).
  5. ^ a b Cook, Monte. Book of Vile Darkness (Wizards of the Coast, 2002).
  6. ^ Sernett, Matthew, Dave Noonan, Ari Marmell, and Robert J. Schwalb. Tome of Magic: Pact, Shadow, and Truename Magic (Wizards of the Coast, 2006). Pg. 265.
  7. ^ a b c Grubb, Jeff, David Noonan, and Bruce Cordell. Manual of the Planes (Wizards of the Coast, 2001).
  8. ^ Cordell, Bruce, Jennifer Clarke-Wilkes, and JD Wiker. Sandstorm (Wizards of the Coast, 2005). Pg. 147.
  9. ^ Mearls, Mike. "By Evil Bound." Dragon #306 (Paizo Publishing, April 2003). pg. 26-44.
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