Category: Best of the Bestiary
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Devils Part 11: Pit Fiend (Best of the Bestiary)

Your war-torn kingdom is rife with corruption. It’s people dying from starvation and strife. They cry out for new leadership- someone with the charisma and the courage to put an end to the turmoil and suffering. You could be that someone! – Merobaal the Pit Fiend For the last two weeks, we’ve discussed the two…
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Devils Part 10: Lemure (Best of the Bestiary)

And now, we reach the bottom of the food chain. A Lemure is born when a mortal soul, twisted by evil, is banished to the Nine Hells for eternity. They are the lowest form of life in the Nine Hells, a shapeless, repugnant monster doomed to suffer an eternity of torment if they can’t earn…
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Devils Part 9: Imp (Best of the Bestiary)

Four more devils! I’m nearly done! Then I get to talk about dinosaurs and dragons! I’m so excited! But first, I need to talk about today’s monster: the Imp. The Imp is the go-to spy of the Nine Hells. They’re often found throughout the Lower Planes. They’re often found completing a task given to it…
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Devils Part 8: Gelugon, the Ice Devil (Best of the Bestiary)

Bet you didn’t expect to see the words ‘ice’ and ‘devil’ right next to each other! Ice Devils often dwell on the cold layers of the Nine Hells, those being Stygia and Cania. They serve as the commanders of the infernal armies, though they are hardly generous. For their pleasure or to vent their frustrations,…
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Devils Part 7: Malebranche, the Horned Devil (Best of the Bestiary)

I can speak from experience on this one! I used him once as a boss fight to hint at the upcoming Devil subplot. He would have been the coolest enemy they’ve faced so far, had they not fought a dragon the next session and an Aboleth in the last. Horned Devils, otherwise known as Malebranche, is…