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Message: <blockquote data-quote="countgray" data-source="post: 1677772" data-attributes="member: 18338">In the very first original D&D books (c) 1974, there were no Demons. Balrogs were listed in the monster section of volume 2 "Monsters & Treasure."Demons were not introduced until the 3rd D&D supplement called "Eldritch Wizardry" (c) 1976.  There were seven types of demons along with two demon princes, Orcus and Demogorgon. The names of each type of demon were simply Type I, Type II, Type III, Type IV, Type V, and Type VI and Succubus.  Only the succubus type had a real name.Interestingly "Balor" was listed in the 4th D&D supplement "Gods, Demi-gods & Heroes" under the Celtic Mythos section as a monster with the following description: "Once a huge monster, this creature is now nothing but a 30 foot tall head. When the eyes of this head are forced open, all beings looking at it will die (no saving throw applicable)."In the first AD&D Monster Manual the types of demons were listed again as types I-VI.  Additionally after each name in parentheses an alternative name was given.  Vrock, Hezrou & Glabrezu were given as alterative species names for types 1-3.  Types 4-6 didn't have a species name but rather a sample individual name.  "Balor" was given as a name of the very largest of the type VI demons, only 6 total were known to exist, the other 5 are named in the DM's Guide p. 198: Alzoll, Errtu, Ndulu, Ter-Soth & Wendonai.Marilith & Nalfeshnee were also just names of individual type 5 & type 4 demons. The DMG p. 198 also gives some sample names of other type 4's & type 5's.In later editions Nalfeshnee, Marilith & Balor were adopted as the official species names for demon types 4, 5 & 6.</blockquote>

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