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<blockquote data-quote="BOZ" data-source="post: 5615300" data-attributes="member: 1241"><p>If demon lords had a Golden Age in first edition, and went through something of a Middle Age in second edition, then third edition would be the Demonic Renaissance. Demon lords came back in a big way in the Book of Vile Darkness in 2002, which featured Demogorgon, Graz'zt, Juiblex, Orcus, and Yeeonghu. Those who had been gods in second edition AD&D were back to being demon lords, and all had stat blocks just like in the old days. They also had expanded information, such as information on their followers, and prestige classes for evil characters who wished for more power.</p><p></p><p>A few years later, James Jacobs began writing his "The Demonomicon of Iggwilv" series for Dragon magazine, which went into great detail on the major demon lords. Each article covered a single demon lord, and appeared in issues #329 (Pazuzu), #333 (Fraz'urb-luu), #337 (Zuggtmoy), #341 (Baphomet), #345 (Kostchtchie), #349 (Dagon), #353 (Malcanthet), #357 (Demogorgon), and the "Apocrypha" in #359 which covered five minor demon lords, and in the first online issue #360 (Graz'zt). Each of these articles dropped hints regarding other demon lords, including numerous mentions of the many demon lords which had appeared previously in D&D's history, as well as new ones which had yet to be detailed. In the midst of this series came the first Fiendish Codex book in 2006, which detailed all of these major lords, as well as Juiblex, Obox-ob, Orcus, Pale Night, and Yeenoghu. This book contained a similar level of detail for the featured demon lords as had been seen in the Book of Vile Darkness, and also continued the trend of the "Demonomicon" series to include small details of the many demon lords of the game's history, as well as an index in the back of the book.</p><p></p><p>Many demon lords new to third edition did not make it into the index at the back of FC1, either because they had not yet been designated as demon lords, or because they had not appeared yet, but those who were featured in the index included:</p><p> </p><p>Rhyxali first appears in the Book of Vile Darkness web enhancement (2002): <a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/we/20030117a" target="_blank">Web Enhancements - Book of Vile Darkness</a>. She also appears in the adventure Expedition to the Demonweb Pits (2007), and was mentioned in the "Demonomicon of Iggwilv" in Dragon #360, page 11.</p><p> </p><p>Turaglas was first described in the article "The Ebon Maw" by Ari Marmell, on pages 66-75 in Dragon #312 (Oct 2003), and was featured again in the "Demonomicon" series in Dragon #376 (June 2009).</p><p> </p><p>Adimarchus, a fallen celestial, was the antagonist of the Shackled City Adventure Path modules published in Dungeon magazine, in which he was fully detailed in Dungeon #116 (Nov 2004), page 61. He was mentioned in FC1 on page 65, and in Demonomicon (2010) on page 58.</p><p> </p><p>Lamashtu was first mentioned in "Demonomicon of Iggwilv: Pazuzu" in Dragon #329 (March 2005) on page 67, as a former consort to Pazuzu. She was mentioned in FC1 on page 77. She is also described in "Demonomicon" (2010) on page 79 where it says that although she is trapped within Torremor, she is now regarded as the layer's new ruler.</p><p> </p><p>Lazbral'thull, the demon lord of torture and bloodletting, and Malgarius, a demonic plant that once controlled a layer of the Abyss but was defeated by Lazbral'thull, appeared in the adventure "Root of Evil" by Mike Mearls in Dungeon #122 (May 2005), first mentioned on page 57. Lazbral'thull was described in FC1 on page 138 as one of the beings imprisoned in the Wells of Darkness.</p><p> </p><p>Tharzax, patron of poisonous things that creep and crawl, was mentioned in the adventure "Salvage Operation" by Mike Mearls in Dungeon #123 (June 2005) on page 21.</p><p> </p><p>Ugudenk was first mentioned in "Demonomicon of Iggwilv: Fraz-Urb'luu" in Dragon #333 (July 2005), page 39 as a thorn in Fraz-Urb'luu's side; he was later detailed with a full description in Dragon #359 (Sept 2007) in "Demonomicon of Iggwilv: Apocrypha" on pages 51-52. He was described in Demonomicon (2010) on page 79.</p><p> </p><p>Haagenti was first mentioned in "Demonomicon of Iggwilv: Zuggtmoy" in Dragon #337 (Nov 2005), page 47. He was described in Demonomicon (2010) on page 76.</p><p> </p><p>Yibyiru was also mentioned in Dragon #337 (Nov 2005) on page 48 as a personal thrall of Zuggtmoy. She is also mentioned in FC1 on pages 145-146</p><p> </p><p>Dwiergus the Chrysalis Prince was first mentioned in "Demonomicon of Iggwilv: Baphomet" in Dragon #341 (March 2006) on page 24. He was later detailed with a full description in Dragon #359 (Sept 2007) in "Demonomicon of Iggwilv: Apocrypha" on pages 47-49</p><p> </p><p>Kardum was first mentioned in FC1; he is widely speculated to be based on Marduk from Gary Gygax's Gord novels.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BOZ, post: 5615300, member: 1241"] If demon lords had a Golden Age in first edition, and went through something of a Middle Age in second edition, then third edition would be the Demonic Renaissance. Demon lords came back in a big way in the Book of Vile Darkness in 2002, which featured Demogorgon, Graz'zt, Juiblex, Orcus, and Yeeonghu. Those who had been gods in second edition AD&D were back to being demon lords, and all had stat blocks just like in the old days. They also had expanded information, such as information on their followers, and prestige classes for evil characters who wished for more power. A few years later, James Jacobs began writing his "The Demonomicon of Iggwilv" series for Dragon magazine, which went into great detail on the major demon lords. Each article covered a single demon lord, and appeared in issues #329 (Pazuzu), #333 (Fraz'urb-luu), #337 (Zuggtmoy), #341 (Baphomet), #345 (Kostchtchie), #349 (Dagon), #353 (Malcanthet), #357 (Demogorgon), and the "Apocrypha" in #359 which covered five minor demon lords, and in the first online issue #360 (Graz'zt). Each of these articles dropped hints regarding other demon lords, including numerous mentions of the many demon lords which had appeared previously in D&D's history, as well as new ones which had yet to be detailed. In the midst of this series came the first Fiendish Codex book in 2006, which detailed all of these major lords, as well as Juiblex, Obox-ob, Orcus, Pale Night, and Yeenoghu. This book contained a similar level of detail for the featured demon lords as had been seen in the Book of Vile Darkness, and also continued the trend of the "Demonomicon" series to include small details of the many demon lords of the game's history, as well as an index in the back of the book. Many demon lords new to third edition did not make it into the index at the back of FC1, either because they had not yet been designated as demon lords, or because they had not appeared yet, but those who were featured in the index included: Rhyxali first appears in the Book of Vile Darkness web enhancement (2002): [url=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/we/20030117a]Web Enhancements - Book of Vile Darkness[/url]. She also appears in the adventure Expedition to the Demonweb Pits (2007), and was mentioned in the "Demonomicon of Iggwilv" in Dragon #360, page 11. Turaglas was first described in the article "The Ebon Maw" by Ari Marmell, on pages 66-75 in Dragon #312 (Oct 2003), and was featured again in the "Demonomicon" series in Dragon #376 (June 2009). Adimarchus, a fallen celestial, was the antagonist of the Shackled City Adventure Path modules published in Dungeon magazine, in which he was fully detailed in Dungeon #116 (Nov 2004), page 61. He was mentioned in FC1 on page 65, and in Demonomicon (2010) on page 58. Lamashtu was first mentioned in "Demonomicon of Iggwilv: Pazuzu" in Dragon #329 (March 2005) on page 67, as a former consort to Pazuzu. She was mentioned in FC1 on page 77. She is also described in "Demonomicon" (2010) on page 79 where it says that although she is trapped within Torremor, she is now regarded as the layer's new ruler. Lazbral'thull, the demon lord of torture and bloodletting, and Malgarius, a demonic plant that once controlled a layer of the Abyss but was defeated by Lazbral'thull, appeared in the adventure "Root of Evil" by Mike Mearls in Dungeon #122 (May 2005), first mentioned on page 57. Lazbral'thull was described in FC1 on page 138 as one of the beings imprisoned in the Wells of Darkness. Tharzax, patron of poisonous things that creep and crawl, was mentioned in the adventure "Salvage Operation" by Mike Mearls in Dungeon #123 (June 2005) on page 21. Ugudenk was first mentioned in "Demonomicon of Iggwilv: Fraz-Urb'luu" in Dragon #333 (July 2005), page 39 as a thorn in Fraz-Urb'luu's side; he was later detailed with a full description in Dragon #359 (Sept 2007) in "Demonomicon of Iggwilv: Apocrypha" on pages 51-52. He was described in Demonomicon (2010) on page 79. Haagenti was first mentioned in "Demonomicon of Iggwilv: Zuggtmoy" in Dragon #337 (Nov 2005), page 47. He was described in Demonomicon (2010) on page 76. Yibyiru was also mentioned in Dragon #337 (Nov 2005) on page 48 as a personal thrall of Zuggtmoy. She is also mentioned in FC1 on pages 145-146 Dwiergus the Chrysalis Prince was first mentioned in "Demonomicon of Iggwilv: Baphomet" in Dragon #341 (March 2006) on page 24. He was later detailed with a full description in Dragon #359 (Sept 2007) in "Demonomicon of Iggwilv: Apocrypha" on pages 47-49 Kardum was first mentioned in FC1; he is widely speculated to be based on Marduk from Gary Gygax's Gord novels. [/QUOTE]
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