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<blockquote data-quote="Lancelot" data-source="post: 7707745" data-attributes="member: 30022"><p>Terrific article as always. Quick correction: the picture for the Sohmien and the Neverwinter Nightmare near the end of the article are reversed.</p><p></p><p>Also, one additional early appearance of the nightmare is in the Official Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Coloring Album (1979), written by Gary Gygax. For anyone unfamiliar with the book, it included a bit of additional lore written by Gary about various iconic AD&D monsters. The nightmare appeared under the entry for "Ride of the Night Hag", with the following description:</p><p></p><p>"Cursing in fury, the lich summons his lover, the night hag, Strovolla, from the convoluted Planes of Hades. She, in turn, rides across the astral reaches to seek aid from devil or demon."</p><p></p><p>"[Strovolla] rides a night mare, also called a demon horse or hell horse. This dreadful creature's dull black coat is adorned with mane and tail of silvery black. Eyes gleam red, and nostrils and hooves flash orange tongues of fire. Its hoovers glow like embers, and the night mare's fangs are pale yellow."</p><p></p><p>"Formidable opponents separately, a night hag and night mare working together will cause all but the most powerful of evil creatures to shun them. The night mare is a fierce fighter with fang and hoof, snorting noxious clouds of hot vapors when in battle. [...] It is not surprising, then, that Strovolla rides unmolested to the lower planes."</p><p></p><p>There is also a terrific picture of a night hag and night mare, of course. Google search for "nightmare dungeons coloring" should bring up some images from the original 1979 book.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lancelot, post: 7707745, member: 30022"] Terrific article as always. Quick correction: the picture for the Sohmien and the Neverwinter Nightmare near the end of the article are reversed. Also, one additional early appearance of the nightmare is in the Official Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Coloring Album (1979), written by Gary Gygax. For anyone unfamiliar with the book, it included a bit of additional lore written by Gary about various iconic AD&D monsters. The nightmare appeared under the entry for "Ride of the Night Hag", with the following description: "Cursing in fury, the lich summons his lover, the night hag, Strovolla, from the convoluted Planes of Hades. She, in turn, rides across the astral reaches to seek aid from devil or demon." "[Strovolla] rides a night mare, also called a demon horse or hell horse. This dreadful creature's dull black coat is adorned with mane and tail of silvery black. Eyes gleam red, and nostrils and hooves flash orange tongues of fire. Its hoovers glow like embers, and the night mare's fangs are pale yellow." "Formidable opponents separately, a night hag and night mare working together will cause all but the most powerful of evil creatures to shun them. The night mare is a fierce fighter with fang and hoof, snorting noxious clouds of hot vapors when in battle. [...] It is not surprising, then, that Strovolla rides unmolested to the lower planes." There is also a terrific picture of a night hag and night mare, of course. Google search for "nightmare dungeons coloring" should bring up some images from the original 1979 book. [/QUOTE]
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