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<blockquote data-quote="BOZ" data-source="post: 5605799" data-attributes="member: 1241"><p>The Gygax era ended in the mid-1980s, bringing about in turn an end to what you might call the "Golden Age" of the demon lords. The main players had been set, and in the minds of most die-hards (including the designers of FC1), the ones considered most important didn't really change over the years. In the wake of his departure, other designers began introducing other demon lords over the remaining years of the game's first edition, and even more sparingly in the early days of second edition, in what we might call "The In-Between Time". While some of them were mentioned in passing, the ones intended to be part of an adventure or a campaign followed the same ethic as those designed by Gygax in that they were given a good description and a full set of game statistics because, after all, heroic characters should want to fight and destroy these evil creatures!</p><p> </p><p>Aside from those mentioned earlier which did not appear in the FC1 index, we have from this time period:</p><p> </p><p>Kerzit made his debut in the adventure Mordenkainen's Fantastic Adventure (1984), where he is given statistics on page 27. Kerzit played an important role in Dungeon #112 in the sequel adventure "Maure Castle" (2004), with statistics on page 96-98.</p><p> </p><p>Shami-Amourae debuted in Dungeon #5 (May/June 1987) in the adventure "The Stolen Power", where she is given statistics on page 27 and had the power of a demigoddess. In FC1, it is revealed on page 139 that she was imprisoned in the Wells of Darkness as a result of her war with Malcanthet. Her ultimate release from her prison is the goal of the adventure "The Wells of Darkness" in Dungeon #148 (2007).</p><p> </p><p>Ilsidahur made his debut in Dungeon #10 (March/April 1988), in the adventure "The Shrine of Ilsidahur", which took place in an abandoned temple located in the Amedio Jungle in the World of Greyhawk campaign setting; his statistics appear on page 8. He is mentioned in FC1 on page 141, "The Demonomicon of Iggwilv: Demogorgon" in Dragon #357 (2007) on page 25, and in Demonomicon (2010) on page 70.</p><p> </p><p>Eltab was first mentioned in Dreams of the Red Wizards (1988) on page 17, and appeared with game statistics in the Forgotten Realms boxed set Spellbound (1995) in the Monstrous Compendium booklet on page 5, and is fully detailed in Champions of Ruin (2005) on pages 130-135.</p><p> </p><p>Arzial first appeared in the adventure "The Ruins of Nol-Daer" in Dungeon #13 (Sept/Oct 1988), where he is first mentioned on page 4. He was also mentioned in "The Demonomicon of Iggwilv: Graz'zt" in Dragon #360 on page 18.</p><p> </p><p>Sch'theraqpasstt was described in Dragon #151 (Nov 1989) in the article "The Ecology of the Yuan-Ti" on page 33, with statistics on page 34.</p><p> </p><p>Siragle played a role in the adventure "Sleepless" in Dungeon #28 (March/April 1991), with his role in the adventure described on page 26, and his game statistics given on page 28. In FC1, Siragle is described as one of the few beings who is reported to have escaped from the Wells of Darkness on page 137.</p><p> </p><p>Sess'Innek was introduced in Monstrous Mythology (1992) by Carl Sargent on page 98 with a full description on page 102, where he is described as both a god and a tanar'ri lord. More information for him in the Forgotten Realms setting is provided in Serpent Kingdoms (2004), particularly on pages 41-44 and in the list on page 189.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BOZ, post: 5605799, member: 1241"] The Gygax era ended in the mid-1980s, bringing about in turn an end to what you might call the "Golden Age" of the demon lords. The main players had been set, and in the minds of most die-hards (including the designers of FC1), the ones considered most important didn't really change over the years. In the wake of his departure, other designers began introducing other demon lords over the remaining years of the game's first edition, and even more sparingly in the early days of second edition, in what we might call "The In-Between Time". While some of them were mentioned in passing, the ones intended to be part of an adventure or a campaign followed the same ethic as those designed by Gygax in that they were given a good description and a full set of game statistics because, after all, heroic characters should want to fight and destroy these evil creatures! Aside from those mentioned earlier which did not appear in the FC1 index, we have from this time period: Kerzit made his debut in the adventure Mordenkainen's Fantastic Adventure (1984), where he is given statistics on page 27. Kerzit played an important role in Dungeon #112 in the sequel adventure "Maure Castle" (2004), with statistics on page 96-98. Shami-Amourae debuted in Dungeon #5 (May/June 1987) in the adventure "The Stolen Power", where she is given statistics on page 27 and had the power of a demigoddess. In FC1, it is revealed on page 139 that she was imprisoned in the Wells of Darkness as a result of her war with Malcanthet. Her ultimate release from her prison is the goal of the adventure "The Wells of Darkness" in Dungeon #148 (2007). Ilsidahur made his debut in Dungeon #10 (March/April 1988), in the adventure "The Shrine of Ilsidahur", which took place in an abandoned temple located in the Amedio Jungle in the World of Greyhawk campaign setting; his statistics appear on page 8. He is mentioned in FC1 on page 141, "The Demonomicon of Iggwilv: Demogorgon" in Dragon #357 (2007) on page 25, and in Demonomicon (2010) on page 70. Eltab was first mentioned in Dreams of the Red Wizards (1988) on page 17, and appeared with game statistics in the Forgotten Realms boxed set Spellbound (1995) in the Monstrous Compendium booklet on page 5, and is fully detailed in Champions of Ruin (2005) on pages 130-135. Arzial first appeared in the adventure "The Ruins of Nol-Daer" in Dungeon #13 (Sept/Oct 1988), where he is first mentioned on page 4. He was also mentioned in "The Demonomicon of Iggwilv: Graz'zt" in Dragon #360 on page 18. Sch'theraqpasstt was described in Dragon #151 (Nov 1989) in the article "The Ecology of the Yuan-Ti" on page 33, with statistics on page 34. Siragle played a role in the adventure "Sleepless" in Dungeon #28 (March/April 1991), with his role in the adventure described on page 26, and his game statistics given on page 28. In FC1, Siragle is described as one of the few beings who is reported to have escaped from the Wells of Darkness on page 137. Sess'Innek was introduced in Monstrous Mythology (1992) by Carl Sargent on page 98 with a full description on page 102, where he is described as both a god and a tanar'ri lord. More information for him in the Forgotten Realms setting is provided in Serpent Kingdoms (2004), particularly on pages 41-44 and in the list on page 189. [/QUOTE]
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