Tag: 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…

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…

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,…

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…

They live by the sword and kill by the sword. Their beauty is nothing compared to their wrath. – From The Book of Vile Darkness Ah, the succubus. A classic devil, often used in fiction. How could they not be in D&D? Although to be fair: this monster is far from your typical succubus. While still being the most…