D&D 5E Barlgura Bangles!

[Khelon Testudo]

Why does so much art depict the demon Barlgura, most summoned major demon, with bangles?

I mean, if it was the one guy, perhaps it's just his dress sense. But I understand that barlgura are effectively a species of demons. They all wear wrist jewelry?

 

[Raunalyn]

It's so they can walk like Egyptians while they are having manic Mondays.

I'll show myself out...

 

[dave2008]

FYI, the balgura of Yeenoghu in Descent to Avernus do not have any jewelry.

 

[dave2008]

The don't have bangles in 1e or 2e either"
1e Bar-Lgura:

2e Bar-Lgura:

 

[dave2008]

So I guess it started with 3e?

 

[Khelon Testudo]

Huh. I wonder who Lgura was, to have a son like that?

 

[aco175]

I found this guy and he is wearing them

 

[Wiseblood]

What do you do when you have six fingers on each hand? Wear a beautiful bracelet and hope people don’t look at your digits.

 

[Unwise]

I assume that they were signs of being bound to a master. They are symbolic of slave wrist cuffs, but the beasts know who is boss, so no chain is needed.

 

[Perun]

I miss the hyphen (or is it dash? ) in the new version of the name... Barlgura just looks weird, all smashed up together. I know it's a matter of personal taste, but I still don't like it and feel it's one of those things that were changed for no reason whatsoever