Hordes of the Abyss: Q&A

[Gold Roger]

Well, I think it might be because Nergal has a contract with Games Workshop as one of their chaos Gods that he will probably never get out of. Besides, there seems to be less competition over there. They only have like 4 of them over there, and all the good gods are pretty much pushovers for him. And if he were to come over he would drop from being a god to just being a demon lord. Hardly any incentive...

Except, that guys name is Nurgle. (Ex-Warhammer player still knows his stuff)

 

[Ripzerai]

Indeed. I'd still love to see someone do something with Nql one of these days. That name is just too bizarre to pass up.

Is it possible that Nql is the "Uncle" mentioned in Dungeon's "Castle Maure" adventure? That's how I pronounce it, anyway.

(From Dungeon #112, page 70) "...the Maure patriarch, a mysterious and ancient figure known only as 'Uncle'..."

Actually, I think that probably was Rob Kuntz's intent. In the next paragraph he refers to "an Abyssal entity known only as 'Y'..." who is revealed to be Yeenoghu.

Incidently, we don't actually know that Nql is a demon as such. Eldritch Wizardry referred to "the spell that would unlock the Way to this horde of the Fiend Prince Nql..." So presumedly Nql could be any sort of fiend, or "Fiend Prince" could just be a title and Nql might be a humanoid.

 

[Shade]

Is it possible that Nql is the "Uncle" mentioned in Dungeon's "Castle Maure" adventure? That's how I pronounce it, anyway.

(From Dungeon #112, page 70) "...the Maure patriarch, a mysterious and ancient figure known only as 'Uncle'..."

Actually, I think that probably was Rob Kuntz's intent. In the next paragraph he refers to "an Abyssal entity known only as 'Y'..." who is revealed to be Yeenoghu.

Incidently, we don't actually know that Nql is a demon as such. Eldritch Wizardry referred to "the spell that would unlock the Way to this horde of the Fiend Prince Nql..." So presumedly Nql could be any sort of fiend, or "Fiend Prince" could just be a title and Nql might be a humanoid.

Wow...how cool would that be?

That actually makes perfect sense. And true, it could be a non-demon. Interesting...

 

[RichGreen]

Hi,

What a great art gallery! Some really cool, creepy demon pictures. I hope that Orcus pic is the one that's in the book - it's much better than the lousy one in BoVD.

I really don't mind the Grazzt & Iggwilv picture being reprinted as it's one of the best Dungeon covers ever.

Looking forward to the book, low CRs or not.

Cheers


Richard

 

[James Jacobs]

Is it possible that Nql is the "Uncle" mentioned in Dungeon's "Castle Maure" adventure? That's how I pronounce it, anyway.

(From Dungeon #112, page 70) "...the Maure patriarch, a mysterious and ancient figure known only as 'Uncle'..."

Actually, I think that probably was Rob Kuntz's intent. In the next paragraph he refers to "an Abyssal entity known only as 'Y'..." who is revealed to be Yeenoghu.

Actually... the mysterious Abyssal entity known as "Y" is not Yeenoghu... that's a red herring that will be expanded a bit more in the upcoming Maure Castle installment in issue #139 of Dungeon. Yeenoghu does still have a lot invested in the Maures though...

As for the lilitu, yeah, they're sort of a tougher version of the succubus (and in fact evolve from succubi in a particularly gruesome manner), except that their specialty lies in the corruption of clergy and faith rather than the corruption of the individual soul.

 

[Rystil Arden]

As for the lilitu, yeah, they're sort of a tougher version of the succubus (and in fact evolve from succubi in a particularly gruesome manner), except that their specialty lies in the corruption of clergy and faith rather than the corruption of the individual soul.

Based on the Akkadian night demon of the same name, I might have expected them to roam the darkened roads, seeking out pregnant women and newborn babes to slay or corrupt to the service of darkness, but that idea sounds cool too. It seems to fit in nicely with Pazuzu's shtick of subverting faith by aiding those in need and slowly corrupting those who depend upon him until he reveals himself.

 

[Ripzerai]

Incidently, we don't actually know that Nql is a demon as such. Eldritch Wizardry referred to "the spell that would unlock the Way to this horde of the Fiend Prince Nql..." So presumedly Nql could be any sort of fiend, or "Fiend Prince" could just be a title and Nql might be a humanoid.

Actually, that's what the Encyclopedia Magica volume 2 said, not Eldritch Wizardry. It just occured to me that the wording was probably changed to fit TSR's standards.

 

[James Jacobs]

Based on the Akkadian night demon of the same name, I might have expected them to roam the darkened roads, seeking out pregnant women and newborn babes to slay or corrupt to the service of darkness, but that idea sounds cool too. It seems to fit in nicely with Pazuzu's shtick of subverting faith by aiding those in need and slowly corrupting those who depend upon him until he reveals himself.

That's more Lamashtu's thing; she's mentioned briefly here and there in Fiendish Codex and in the Pazuzu installment of the Demonomicon Dragon articles. At one point, Lamashtu was going to appear in the Demon Lord chapter also, but I cut her early on when it became apaprent that there wouldn't be space for her. I'm sure she'll see the light of day in print somewhere down the line, though...

But yeah. Pazuzu (and Graz'zt and Malcanthet, for that matter) certainly has a fair number of lilitu minions working for him.

 

[Brakkart]

I'll admit to being a little disapointed that the spyder-fiends (a subtype of tanar'ri) didn't make the cut for this book, but I can't say I'm surprised by that. Personally I'm stoked that Carl Critchlow is one of the artists for this book. The guy who writes/draws/inks the awesomely funny Thrud the Barbarian comic. Too cool!

 

[Kobold Avenger]

Do they decribe which demons are generally found in the service of which demon lords, or describe certain demon lords as being the king or queen of certain types?

Like Vrocks, and Pazuzu's resemblance.
Or Bulezau and Baphomet.
Or Alkiliths and Jubilex.