Hordes of the Abyss: Q&A

[Ripzerai]

i forget if it was you or someone else, but i remember seeing someone defining Zzy as the "Patron of Innocence".

Yeah, that was me.

Here's a revised version:

Zzyczesiya (pronounced zzie-CHESS-see-yah) was, at one time, the so-called Paragon of Innocence, taking the form of a beautiful angelic creature, like a solar and a deva. It was claimed that those who gazed at her visage could not cause her harm, and no form of divination in the multiverse could reveal her chaotic and evil alignment.

She was ultimately cast into the Wells of Darkness by Kostchtchie, remaining there for many long centuries. When she finally escaped from that prison (one of only a handful of beings ever to do so) she was changed, transformed into an alien being made of dark, shifting shadows, with three wrathful green eyes. Her ability to shroud her alignment had grown, allowing her to erase all memory of her past from the minds of everyone in the multiverse. Zzyczesiya moved to the Forgotten Land, the third layer of the Abyss.

Zzyczesiya's powers are amorphous, and the demon lady has likely forgotten their full extent, or has otherwise not bothered to learn how far its powers now extend since her escape. She takes part in the political games of the tanar'ri lords only sparingly, so as not to reveal anything more about herself than she needs to. Still, each of them seeks to draw Zzyczesiya in to temporary alliances, for she wields incredible power. Those who manage to ally themselves with Zzyczesiya are occasionally fortunate enough to achieve their ends - many of them are not, for she directs ill will and ill fortune indiscriminately.

i was wondering that myself, especially since Melf didn't have an actual first name that i'm aware of (unless Melf really was his first name)...

It would be strange if his spells was titled after his nickname rather than his real one.

 

[Erik Mona]

Melf is his real first name.

--Erik

 

[BOZ]

wacky! LOL

 

[JustaPlayer]

You I've wondered something for awhile lately and--WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH DEMONS!?

j/k

But seriously, I noticed the hype about demons demons demons and though I am on the same boat as everyone, I just wonder what is it about demons that likes to steal the spotlight and shine from the devils (which are just as awesome in their own light) and yugoloths (my absolute favorite of the 3 fiendish evils).

Not that I would want to see a loss of Demonomicon articles, but I wouldn't want to see a complete lack of, say, articles on the Lords of the Nine, new devils, and even articles on never-before-seen archdevils (beyond Geryon, there're other unique archdevils besides the ones that rule the layers). At least I believe it's been stated many times there are, the Nine Hells is one big vile, political landscape with its "nobles" and "ranks" to create just about any new archdevil.

As for the 'loths, one can go miles with them, and unlike demons, I don't mean just coming up with infinite new demon lords and new demon creatures either. Sure be nice to, maybe, see an article on the updated yugoloths not converted from 2E yet and yugoloth lords. Of course, yugoloths demand their own Fiendish Codex, number III on the list I, along with many others, are hoping for?

I don't know about most people, but I like the devils better than the demons. Out numbered and out gunned but they still hold the blood wars to a stand still. Plus I think two of the coolest beings are devils. Asmodeus and Mephistopheles. These guys play chess on a cosmic scale.

 

[Ipissimus]

1) It is, alas, too early to ask about who the next Demonomicon "star" will be. What I CAN say is that I've got the next 3 picked out and approved by the Dragon editors.

2) Haagenti will probably not appear in a Demonomicon. At least, not any time soon. Those looking for more information on him might want to go check out Green Ronin's "Book of Fiends," though...

-prays- Please be Malcanthet, please, please, please...

 

[Nightfall]

Orcus man, I want Orcus. Especially if they use the pick that wasn't actually used in the FC I book but was in the art gallery.

That was a VERY nice Orcus pic.

 

[Nightfall]

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[Razz]

I don't know about most people, but I like the devils better than the demons. Out numbered and out gunned but they still hold the blood wars to a stand still. Plus I think two of the coolest beings are devils. Asmodeus and Mephistopheles. These guys play chess on a cosmic scale.

I like them all equally because they're all evil and unique in their own way.

But if I ~HAD~ to choose...yugoloths.

 

[Nightfall]

Yeah well most of us like Yugoloths. I like Demons true but Yugoloths are fun because they are inscrunable evil. Probably why I liked Book of Fiends, even if they didn't quite go the traditional D&D route. There were/are some fun ones.

 

[Shade]

I've always liked the devils less than the demons and yugoloths...probably for the same reason that I rarely identify with lawful characters.