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NAL E S H N E E Vrocks gobble humanoid flesh whenever they can,
stunning potential prey with an ear-splitting shriek, then
The nalfeshnee s one f the most grotesque demons-a swooping down to attack with beak and claw. Vrocks
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corpulent mockery of ape and boar standing twice the can shake their wings, releasing clouds of toxic spores.
height of a human, with feathered wings that seem Coveting pretty things, vrocks turn against each
too small for its bloated body. These brutish features other for the chance to lay claim to cheap jewelry or
conceal a remarkable intelligence and cunning. ornamental stones. Despite their love of treasure, vrocks
Nalfeshnees are devastating in combat, using are difficult to bribe, seeing no reason to bargain when
their wings to soar above the front ranks and reach they can simply take what they want from a would-be
vulnerable adversaries that can be dispatched with little bargainer's corpse.
effort. From the thick of battle, they telepathically bellow
commands to lesser demons, even as they inspire a Y O C H L OL
sense of dread that forces their foes to scatter and run.
Nalfeshnees feed on hatred and despair, but they The yochlols are the Handmaidens of Lolth-extensions
crave humanoid flesh above all else. They keep their of the Spider Queen's will dedicated to acting as
larders filled with humanoids abducted from the her spies, taskmasters, and agents of villainy. They
Material Plane, then eat those creatures alive during attend their goddess in the Demonweb Pits, but Lolth
elaborate feasts. Thinking of themselves as refined and sometimes dispatches yochlols to the Material Plane
cultured, nalfeshnees employ stained and rusted cutlery to guard her temples and to aid her most devout
when they dine. priestesses. Yochlols don't form outside Lolth's realm of
the Demonweb, and they serve no demon lords except
QUASIT their queen.
Outside the Abyss, a yochlol can assume the guise
Quasits infest the Lower Planes. Physically weak, they of a female drow or monstrous spider to conceal its
keep to the shadows to plot mischief and wickedness. demonic form. In its true form, the fiend appears as a
More powerful demons use quasits as spies and pillar of yellow slime with a single malevolent eye. In its
messengers when they aren't devouring them or pulling drow and true form, a yochlol's touch carries the same
them apart to pass the time. venomous touch as its spider form's bite.
A quasit can assume animal forms, but in its true form
it looks like a 2-foot-tall green humanoid with a barbed
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tail and horns. The quasit has clawed fingers and toes, VA I ANT: D E M O N SU M M O N I N G
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and these claws can deliver an irritating poison. It Some demons can have n action option that allows them to
prefers to be invisible when it attacks. summon other demons.
Summon Demon (1 /Day). The demon chooses what to
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SHADOW E MON summon and attempts a magical summoning.
A balor has a SO percent chance of summoning l d8
When a demon's body is destroyed but the fiend is vrocks, l d6 hezrous, l d4 glabrezus, l d3 nalfeshnees, l d2
prevented from reforming in the Abyss, its essence mariliths, or one goristro.
sometimes takes on a vague physical form. These • A barlgura has a 30 percent chance of summoning one
shadow demons exist outside the normal abyssal barlgura.
hierarchy, since their creation results most often from A chasme has a 30 percent chance of summoning one
mortal magic, not from transformation or promotion. ch as me.
Shadow demons all but disappear in the darkness, A glabrezu has a 30 percent chance of summoning l d3
and they can creep about without making a sound. A vrocks, l d2 hezrous, or one glabrezu.
shadow demon uses its insubstantial claws to feast on A hezrou has a 30 percent chance of summoning 2d6
dretches or one hezrou.
its victim's fears, to taste its memories, and drink in A marilith has a SO percent chance of summoning l d6
its doubts. Bright light harries this fiend and shows its vrocks, l d4 hezrous, l d3 glabrezus, l d2 nalfeshnees, or
distinct shape, resolving it from a blur of darkness to a one marilith.
winged humanoid creature whose lower body trails off A nalfeshnee has a SO percent chance of summoning l d4
into nothing, and whose claws rend a victim's mind. vrocks, l d3 hezrous, l d2 glabrezus, or one nalfeshnee.
Shadowy N a ture. A shadow demon doesn't require • A vrock has a 30 percent chance of summoning 2d4
air, food, drink, or sleep. dretches or one vrock.
A yochlol has a SO percent chance of summoning one
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VRO K yochlol.
Vrocks are dull-witted, capricious fiends that live only A summoned demon appears in an unoccupied space within
to create pain and carnage. A vrock resembles a giant 60 feet of its summoner, acts as an ally of its summoner, and
can't summon other demons. It remains for l minute, until
hybrid of humanoid and vulture, its gnarled, bestial body it or its summoner dies, or until its summoner dismisses it
and broad wings stinking of offal. as an action.

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