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NALFESHNEE Vrotks' g~ol;>l~>humanoid flesh ;:,;Her:ev~f< they can,
stunni~g potent.ial prey with an ear-splitting shriek, then
The nalfeshnee is one of the most grotesque demons- a
s~ooplng dow~''to attack with beak and claw. Vrocks
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,yrocks
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 YOCHLOL
sense of dread that forces their foes to scatter and run.
The yochlols are the Handmaidens of Lolth-extensions
Nalfeshnees feed on hatred and despair, but they
of the Spider Queen's will dedicated to acting as
crave humanoid flesh above all else. They keep their
her spies, taskmasters, and agents of villainy. They
larders filled with humanoids abducted from the
attend their goddess in the Demonweb Pits, but Lolth
Material Plane, then eat those creatures alive during
sometimes dispatches yochlols to the Material Plane
elaborate feasts. Thinking of themselves as refined and
to guard her temples and to aid her most devout
cultured, nalfeshnees employ stained and rusted cutlery
priestesses. Yochlols don't form outside Lolth's realm of
when they dine.
the Demonweb, and they serve no demon lords except
UASIT 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
ft looks like a 2-foot-tall green humanoid with a barbed
VARIANT: DEMON SUMMONING
tail and horns. The quasit has clawed fingers and toes,
Some demons can have an action option that allows them to
and 'these claws can deliver an irritating poison. It
summon other demons.
prefers to be invisible when it attacks.
Summon Demon (1 JDay). The demon chooses what to
summon and attempts a magical summoning.
'SHADOW DEMON
• A balor has a SO percent chance of summoning ld8
When a demon's body is destroyed but the fiend is
vrocks, ld6 hezrous, ld4 glabrezus, ld3 nalfeshnees, ld2
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. I chasme.
Shadow demons all but disappear in the darkness, • A glabrezu has a 30 percent chance of summoning l d3
1 vrocks, l d2 hezrous, or one glabrezu.
and they can creep about without making a sound. A
shadow demon uses its insubstantial claws to feast on l . 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 ld6
its doubts. Bright light harries this fiend and shows its
vrocks, 1 d4 hezrous, l d3 glabrezus, l d2 nalfeshnees, or
distinct shape, resolving it from a blur of darkness to a 1 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, 1 d3 hezrous, l d2 glabrezus, or one nalfeshnee.
Shadowy Nature. A shadow demon doesn't require j • A vrock has a 30 percent chance of summoning 2d4
dretches or one vrock.
air, food, drink, or sleep. ' •
A yochlol has a SO percent chance of summoning one
\ VROCK yochlol.
Vrocks are dull-witted, capricious fiends that live only I A summoned demon appears in an unoccupied space within
' 60 feet of its summoner, acts as an ally of its summoner, and
to create pain and carnage. A vrock resembles a giant
l can't summon other demons. It remains for l m~nut.e, until
hybrid of humanoid and vulture, its gnarled, bestial body
it or its summoner dies, or until 1ts summoner d1sm1sses 1t
and broad wings stinking of offal. l as an action.
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