History Characters / DungeonsAndDragonsFiendsDemons

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Not Baphomet himself (all are equally worthless before the horned king), but it's noted that Baphomet's cults attract a lot of bigots and people who generally think themselves above others.

* EvilIsPetty: Fraz-Urb'luu quite possibly stands as the most spiteful and pointlessly sadistic demon in the Abyss... no small feat, given the tanar'ri are already some of the most proactively loathsome and unsavory fiends in the Lower Planes. To start, he built up his HatedByAll status by fooling other demon lords into being summoned into his clutches, before binding them into temporary servitude with his ''Staff Of Fraz-Urb'luu'' to take things that he wished from them- and many times which he did [[ItAmusedMe simply to amuse himself]]- before dismissing them once he grew bored with them, presumably to let them wallow in their humiliation. When this came back to bite him- resulting in a centuries-long imprisonment within the depths of Castle Greyhawk, during which his demonic enemies stormed his Abyssal layer and razed it to the ground, as well as sundered the ''Staff Of Fraz-Urb'luu'' and scattered its pieces across the cosmos- and he eventually returned to see his home had been destroyed in his absence, he swore bloody vengeance upon the entire Material Plane for Zagig's hand in his fall from power; in the ''Dragon'' magazine issue that details him, it's noted that, unlike other demons, who see the Material Plane as a place ripe for sowing chaos and depravity within mortal hearts, Fraz-Urb'luu just sees it as a massive affront to his wounded pride and would have it all completely destroyed instead. Hell, part of why he even bothers to deceive mortals and be TheCorrupter in the first place is so that, when they eventually end up in his clutches, he can sadistically show them the true horrific consequences of them believing in his lies and unknowing serving his interests, driving them over the DespairEventHorizon before devouring their souls... and if the person in question was some unlucky shmuck who happened to be a follower of one of his false religions, he'll typically string them along for a bit longer beforehand with an idyllic-but-false afterlife that gradually fades away, until the poor sap ultimately realizes the horrible truth.

* EvilIsPetty: Fraz-Urb'luu quite possibly stands as the most spiteful and pointlessly dickish demon in the Abyss... no small feat, given the tanar'ri are already some of the most proactively loathsome and unsavory fiends in the Lower Planes. To start, he built up his HatedByAll status by fooling other demon lords into being summoned into his clutches, before binding them into temporary servitude with his ''Staff Of Fraz-Urb'luu'' to take things that he wished from them- and many times which he did [[ItAmusedMe simply to amuse himself]]- before dismissing them once he grew bored with them, presumably to let them wallow in their humiliation. When this came back to bite him- resulting in a centuries-long imprisonment within the depths of Castle Greyhawk, during which his demonic enemies stormed his Abyssal layer and razed it to the ground, as well as sundered the ''Staff Of Fraz-Urb'luu'' and scattered its pieces across the cosmos- and he eventually returned to see his home had been destroyed in his absence, he swore bloody vengeance upon the entire Material Plane for Zagig's hand in his fall from power; in the ''Dragon'' magazine issue that details him, it's noted that, unlike other demons, who see the Material Plane as a place ripe for sowing chaos and depravity within mortal hearts, Fraz-Urb'luu just sees it as a massive affront to his wounded pride and would have it all completely destroyed instead. Hell, part of why he even bothers to deceive mortals and be TheCorrupter in the first place is so that, when they eventually end up in his clutches, he can sadistically show them the true horrific consequences of them believing in his lies and unknowing serving his interests, driving them over the DespairEventHorizon before devouring their souls... and if the person in question was some unlucky shmuck who happened to be a follower of one of his false religions, he'll typically string them along for a bit longer beforehand with an idyllic-but-false afterlife that gradually fades away, until the poor sap ultimately realizes the horrible truth.

* EvilIsPetty: Fraz-Urb'luu quite possibly stands as the most spiteful and pointlessly dickish demon in the Abyss... no small feat, given the tanar'ri are already some of the most proactively loathsome and unsavory fiends in the Lower Planes. To start, he built up his HatedByAll status by fooling other demon lords into being summoned into his clutches, before binding them into temporary servitude with his ''Staff Of Fraz-Urb'luu'' to take things that he wished from them- and many times which he did [[ItAmusedMe simply to amuse himself]]- before dismissing them once he grew bored with them, presumably to let them wallow in their humiliation. When this came back to bite him- resulting in a centuries-long imprisonment within the depths of Castle Greyhawk, during which his demonic enemies stormed his Abyssal layer and razed it to the ground- and he eventually returned to see his home had been destroyed in his absence, he swore bloody vengeance upon the entire Material Plane for Zagig's hand in his fall from power; in the ''Dragon'' magazine issue that details him, it's noted that, unlike other demons, who see the Material Plane as a place ripe for sowing chaos and depravity within mortal hearts, Fraz-Urb'luu just sees it as a massive affront to his wounded pride and would have it all completely destroyed instead. Hell, part of why he even bothers to deceive mortals and be TheCorrupter in the first place is so that, when they eventually end up in his clutches, he can sadistically show them the true horrific consequences of them believing in his lies and unknowing serving his interests, driving them over the DespairEventHorizon before devouring their souls... and if the person in question was some unlucky shmuck who happened to be a follower of one of his false religions, he'll typically string them along for a bit longer beforehand with an idyllic-but-false afterlife that gradually fades away, until the poor sap ultimately realizes the horrible truth.

* EvilIsPetty: Fraz-Urb'luu quite possibly stands as the most spiteful and pointlessly dickish demon in the Abyss... no small feat, given the tanar'ri are already some of the most proactively loathsome and unsavory fiends in the Lower Planes. To start, he built up his HatedByAll status by fooling other demon lords into being summoned into his clutches, before binding them into temporary servitude with his ''Staff Of Fraz-Urb'luu'' to take things that he wished from them- and many times which he did [[ItAmusedMe simply to amuse himself]]- before dismissing them once he grew bored with them, presumably to let them wallow in their humiliation. When this came back to bite him- resulting in a centuries-long imprisonment within the depths of Castle Greyhawk, during which his demonic enemies stormed his Abyssal layer and razed it to the ground- and he eventually returned to see his home had been destroyed in his absence, he swore bloody vengeance upon the entire Material Plane for Zagig's hand in his fall from power; in the ''Dragon'' magazine issue that details him, it's noted that, unlike other demons, who see the Material Plane as a place ripe for sowing chaos and depravity within mortal hearts, Fraz-Urb'luu just sees it as a massive affront to his wounded pride and would have it all completely destroyed instead. Hell, part of why he even bothers to deceive mortals and be TheCorrupter in the first place is so that, when they eventually end up in his clutches, he can sadistically show them the true horrific consequences of them believing in his lies and unknowing serving his interests, driving them over the DespairEventHorizon before claiming their souls as his... and if the person in question was some unlucky shmuck who happened to be a follower of one of his false religions, he'll typically string them along for a bit longer beforehand with an idyllic-but-false afterlife that gradually fades away, until the poor sap ultimately realizes the horrible truth.

* EvilIsPetty: Fraz-Urb'luu quite possibly stands as the most spiteful and pointlessly dickish demon in the Abyss... no small feat, given the tanar'ri are already some of the most proactively loathsome and unsavory fiends in the Lower Planes. To start, he built up his HatedByAll status by fooling other demon lords into being summoned into his clutches, before binding them into temporary servitude with his ''Staff Of Fraz-Urb'luu'' to take things that he wished from them- and many times which he did [[ItAmusedMe simply to amuse himself]]- before dismissing them once he grew bored with them, presumably to let them wallow in their humiliation. When this came back to bite him- resulting in a centuries-long imprisonment within the depths of Castle Greyhawk, during which his demonic enemies stormed his Abyssal layer and razed it to the ground- and he eventually returned to see his home had been destroyed in his absence, he swore bloody vengeance upon the entire Material Plane for Zagig's hand in his fall from power; in the ''Dragon'' magazine issue that details him, it's noted that, unlike other demons, who see the Material Plane as a place ripe for sowing chaos and depravity within mortal hearts, Fraz-Urb'luu just sees it as a massive affront to his wounded pride and would have it all completely destroyed instead. Hell, part of why he even bothers to deceive mortals and be TheCorrupter in the first place is so that, when they eventually end up in his clutches, he can sadistically show them the true horrific consequences of them believing in his lies and unknowing serving his interests, driving them over the DespairEventHorizon before devouring their souls... and if the person in question was some unlucky shmuck who happened to be a follower of one of his false religions, he'll typically string them along for a bit longer beforehand with an idyllic-but-false afterlife that gradually fades away, until the poor sap ultimately realizes the horrible truth.

* EvilIsPetty: Fraz-Urb'luu quite possibly stands as the most spiteful and pointlessly dickish demon in the Abyss... no small feat, given the tanar'ri are already some of the most proactively loathsome and unsavory fiends in the Lower Planes. To start, he built up his HatedByAll status by fooling other demon lords into being summoned into his clutches, before binding them into temporary servitude with his ''Staff Of Fraz-Urb'luu'' to take things that he wished from them- and many times which he did [[ItAmusedMe simply to amuse himself]]- before dismissing them once he grew bored with them, presumably to let them wallow in their humiliation. When this came back to bite him- resulting in a centuries-long imprisonment within the depths of Castle Greyhawk, during which his demonic enemies stormed his Abyssal layer and razed it to the ground- and he eventually returned to see his home had been destroyed in his absence, he swore bloody vengeance upon the entire Material Plane for Zagig's hand in his fall from power; in the ''Dragon'' magazine issue that details him, it's noted that, unlike other demons, who see the Material Plane as a place ripe for sowing chaos and depravity within mortal hearts, Fraz-Urb'luu just sees it as a massive affront to his wounded pride and would have it all completely destroyed instead. Hell, part of why he even bothers to deceive mortals and be TheCorrupter in the first place is so that, when they eventually end up in his clutches, he can sadistically show them the true horrific consequences of them believing his lies and unknowing serving his interests, driving them over the DespairEventHorizon before devouring their souls... and if the person in question was some unlucky shmuck who happened to be a follower of one of his false religions, he'll typically string them along for a bit longer beforehand with an idyllic-but-false afterlife that gradually fades away, until the poor sap ultimately realizes the horrible truth.

* EvilIsPetty: Fraz-Urb'luu quite possibly stands as the most spiteful and pointlessly dickish demon in the Abyss... no small feat, given the tanar'ri are already some of the most proactively loathsome and unsavory fiends in the Lower Planes. To start, he built up his HatedByAll status by fooling other demon lords into being summoned into his clutches, before binding them into temporary servitude with his ''Staff Of Fraz-Urb'luu'' to take things that he wished from them- and many times which he did [[ItAmusedMe simply to amuse himself]]- before dismissing them once he grew bored with them, presumably to let them wallow in their humiliation. When this came back to bite him- resulting in a centuries-long imprisonment within the depths of Castle Greyhawk, during which his demonic enemies stormed his Abyssal layer and razed it to the ground- and he eventually returned to see his home had been destroyed in his absence, he swore bloody vengeance upon the entire Material Plane for Zagig's hand in his fall from power; in the ''Dragon'' magazine issue that details him, it's noted that, unlike other demons, who see the Material Plane as a place ripe for sowing chaos and depravity within mortal hearts, Fraz-Urb'luu just sees it as a massive affront to his wounded pride and would have it all completely destroyed instead. Hell, part of why he even bothers to deceive mortals and be TheCorrupter in the first place is so that, when they eventually end up in his clutches, he can sadistically show them the true horrific consequences of them believing his lies and unknowing serving his interests, driving them over the DespairEventHorizon before devouring their souls... and if the person in question was some unlucky shmuck who happened to be a follower of one of his false religions, he'll typically string them along a bit more beforehand with an idyllic-but-false afterlife that gradually fades away, until the poor sap ultimately realizes the horrible truth.

* EvilIsPetty: Fraz-Urb'luu quite possibly stands as the most spiteful and pointlessly dickish demon in the Abyss- no small feat, given the tanar'ri are already some of the most unsavory fiends in the Lower Planes. To start, he built up his HatedByAll status by fooling other demon lords into being summoned into his clutches, before binding them into temporary servitude with his ''Staff Of Fraz-Urb'luu'' to take things that he wished from them- and many times which he did [[ItAmusedMe simply to amuse himself]]- before dismissing them once he grew bored with them, presumably to let them wallow in their humiliation. When this came back to bite him- resulting in a centuries-long imprisonment within the depths of Castle Greyhawk, during which his demonic enemies stormed his Abyssal layer and razed it to the ground- and he eventually returned to see his home had been destroyed in his absence, he swore bloody vengeance upon the entire Material Plane for Zagig's hand in his fall from power; in the ''Dragon'' magazine issue that details him, it's noted that, unlike other demons, who see the Material Plane as a place ripe for sowing chaos and depravity within mortal hearts, Fraz-Urb'luu just sees it as a massive affront to his wounded pride and would have it all completely destroyed instead. Hell, part of why he even bothers to deceive mortals and be TheCorrupter in the first place is so that, when they eventually end up in his clutches, he can sadistically show them the true horrific consequences of them believing his lies and unknowing serving his interests, driving them over the DespairEventHorizon before devouring their souls... and if the person in question was some unlucky shmuck who happened to be a follower of one of his false religions, he'll typically string them along a bit more beforehand with an idyllic-but-false afterlife that gradually fades away, until the poor sap ultimately realizes the horrible truth.

While "cambion" is usually a generic term for half-fiends, ''Expedition to the Demonweb Pits'' introduces true cambions as a specific creature born from a tanar'ri father and a [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreaturesNtoQ planetouched]] mother (usually a [[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsRaces tiefling]]). While they do not technically have the tanar'ri subtype, they have all generic tanar'ri abilities apart from summoning other demons. Cambions breed true among their own kind but prefer taking mortal partners, with the children of such unions always being tieflings.

[[folder:Cerebrilith]]
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->'''Challenge Rating:''' 10 (3E)

These hunched demons augment their natural magic with psionic power, and are often employed by other tanar'ri to counter mortal psionicists.

* MyBrainIsBig: Not only is a cerebrilith's brain exposed though the gaps in their ribcage-like skulls, said brain is so large that it extends down much of their spine.
* NoNeckChump: As a result of the above, they don't have a functional neck.
* PsychicPowers: The only demon devoted to them. They particularly enjoy extracting and studying the brains of defeated psionic enemies, in hopes of gaining new insights into the psionic arts.

* MadArtist: Sibriexes view the grafting of flesh as an art form, and are happy to practice on those they encounter, or hire out their talents to abyssal lords.

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[[folder:Abyssal Scavenger]]
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->'''Challenge Rating:''' 2 (3E)

Also known as abyssal skulkers, these small but vicious simian demons attack in mobs.

* EnemySummoner: As per their 4th Edition lore, these demons carry within them motes of Abyssal essence that, when gathered in sufficient numbers, could consume the abyssal skavenger to create a short-lived gate to the Abyss that other demons could come through. For this reason, only the most apocalyptic demon cults bring these creatures to the Material Plane.
* ManiacMonkeys: They look like hairless apes with horrifying heads, and are more intelligent than the average human, but wholly vicious and evil.
* MonsterMouth: Like the maw demons, they have vertical mouths that asymmetrically split their three eyes.

* BloodyMurder: A myrmyxicus' tar-like blood can sicken and damage those who dare attack it.

* HatedByAll: ''Nobody'' like Fraz-Urb'luu, and rival demon lords in particular despise him for effectively crank calling them.

* GeniusBruiser: His greatest weapons are his silver tongue, potent illusions, and insidious cunning, but he's far from lacking in the area of physical strength and is completely willing to use brute strength when guile fails; see PintSizedPowerhouse below.

* CompulsiveLiar: People who succumb to his influence can become this; one of the Madness Of Fraz-Urb'luu options in 5e is "I never let anyone know the truth about my actions or intentions, even if doing so would be beneficial to me".

* ConsummateLiar: Both the demon himself, and anyone who knowingly enters his service. Even people who don't willingly serve him can become this if they succumb to his influence; one of the Madness Of Fraz-Urb'luu options in 5e is "I never let anyone know the truth about my actions or intentions, even if doing so would be beneficial to me".

* GeniusBruiser: His greatest weapons are his silver tongue and insidious cunning, but he's far from lacking in the area of physical strength and is completely willing to use brute strength when guile fails; see PintSizedPowerhouse below.

* DumbMuscle: Male draegloths, at least, tend to lack the cunning and patience of their demonic parents, typically using their brute strength to kill at the whims of the drow families that they were born into; females, on the other hand, tend to be a lot smarter.

* PintSizedPowerhouse: Compared to his fellow Demon Lords, he is the smallest except for Graz'zt. Though he is not the strongest of the demon lords, he is still immensely powerful by mortal standards (in 5e specifically, he has a Strength score of ''29''- on par with more martially-oriented demon lords like Baphomet, Yeenoghu, and even ''Demogorgon''- among other things).

* AcidAttack: His touch is corrosive, and he can spray acidic slime at distant enemies.

* PintSizedPowerhouse: Compared to his fellow Demon Lords, he is the smallest except for Graz'zt. Though he is not the strongest of the demon lords, he is still immensely powerful by mortal standards (in 5e specifically, he has a Strength score of ''29''- on par with more martially-oriented demon lords like Yeenoghu and ''Demogorgon''- among other things).

* GeniusBruiser: His greatest weapons are his masterful lies and demonic cunning, but he's far from lacking in the area of physical strength and is completely willing to use brute strength when guile fails; see PintSizedPowerhouse below.

* ConsummateLiar: Both the demon himself, and anyone who knowingly enters his service.
* TheCorrupter: He uses his powers to trick heroic people into performing increasingly evil acts in pursuit of what they believe to be noble ends, purely for his own perverse amusement.
* GeniusBruiser: His greatest weapons are his lies and demonic cunning, but he's far from lacking in the area of physical strength and is completely willing to use brute strength when guile fails; see PintSizedPowerhouse below.

* VocalDissonance: He's described as having a very melodious and pleasant voice, and looks like... well, look at the pictures.

* GeniusBruiser: Easily his greatest weapons are his lies and demonic cunning, but he's far from lacking in the area of physical strength and is completely willing to use brute strength when guile fails; see PintSizedPowerhouse below.