| Name |
Title |
Concerns |
Layer of the Abyss |
Previous Appearances and Notes |
| Abraxas |
The Unfathomable |
Magic words, arcane secrets, talismans |
17: Death's Reward |
*MM2 |
| Adimarchus |
Prince of Madness |
Insanity |
507: Occipitus (Former) Skullrot on Carceri (currently imprisoned) |
Antagonist of the Shackled City Adventure Path modules published in Dungeon. Detailed in Dungeon #116, page 61. Dragon #360 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 13. Was a fallen celestial. |
| Ahazu |
The Seizer |
Night, abduction |
73: Wells of Darkness (Self-imposed imprisonment) |
*MM2, Dungeon #148, page 82. Rules the void beyond the Wells of Darkness known as Shattered Night. Functions as a vestige. |
| Ahrimanes |
Chief of the Cacodaemons |
Exiles, wanderers |
452:Ahriman-abad |
*MM2 |
| Aldinach (f) |
Lady of Change |
Transformation |
1: Pazunia (from the fortress of Aldinach's Egg by the edge of the Grand Abyss) |
*MM2 |
| Alrunes (f) |
The Soothing Spirit |
Protection, sisterhood |
260: Green Abyss |
*MM2 |
| Alvarez |
The Purging Duke |
Inquisition, torture |
57: Torturous Truth |
Faces of Evil: the Fiends, p60. |
| Alzrius |
Lord of Infernal Light |
Fire, destruction |
601: Conflagratum |
Hellbound: The Blood War, "The Dark of the War", p25. |
| Anarazel |
The Daring Darkness |
Adventurers |
79: The Emessu Tunnels |
*MM2 |
| Ansitif |
The Befouler |
Corruption of religious sites and relics |
73: The Wells of Darkness (imprisoned); former rule of layer 21: The Sixth Pyre |
*MM2, Dragon #357, page 67. Ansitif can be called by binders. |
| Ardat (f) |
The Unavowed |
Secret or failing marriages, harpies |
— |
*MM2, Dragon #341 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 24.; detailed in Dragon #359 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv" |
| Areex (o) |
The Forgotten Prince |
Unknown |
73: The Wells of Darkness (imprisoned) |
*MM2 |
| Arlgolcheir (d) |
|
|
Corpse located in layer 73: The Wells of Darkness |
Mentioned in Dragon #116 "Rogue Stones and Gemjumping", page 55; Dungeon #148, "Wells of Darkness", page 66. |
| Arzial |
The Blooded Baron |
Subterfuge |
45, 46, 47: Azzagrat (serves Graz'zt) |
Mentioned in Dungeon #13, "The Ruins of Nol-Daer". |
| Aseroth |
The Winter Warlock |
Cold, ice, corruption, magic |
566: Soulfreeze |
*MM2. Said to be a former archomental. |
| Asima (o,f,d) |
The Unanticipated |
Ill surprises |
4: The Grand Abyss |
*MM2. Was destroyed during the creation of The Grand Abyss (called
the Blood Rift in 4E D&D). She has a tomb there and is said that her
body is "undecaying". |
| Astaroth (d) |
Diabolus |
Prophecy |
Corpse located in layer 73: The Wells of Darkness |
*MM2, Lost Empires of Faerûn,
page 21, Dungeon #148, page 66, Dragon #357 page 68. Slain by the
arch-devil Gargauth, now functions as a vestige as his corpse is
continually regenerated and destroyed in the Wells of Darkness. |
| Azael (d) |
The Ensnared |
Rebellion, war |
422: Savage Searing (now Yeenoghu's Realm) |
*MM2. Former ruler of the layer now dominated by Yeenoghu. Slain by the "Killer of the Gods" Ma Yuan. Was a fallen celestial. |
| Azazel |
Prince of Scapegoats |
Blame, absolution |
137: Outcasts' End |
*MM2 |
| Azuvidexus (d) |
The Ravenous Maw |
Primeval beasts and scaled nightmares |
N'gharl (formerly layer #230) |
Wizards of the Coast website: The Crawling Jungle; Dragon
#357 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 29. The current Azuvidexus is an
awakened tyrannosaur who had abosrbed the original's evil and intellect. |
| Baltazo |
The Seeping Sovereign |
Diplomacy, strategy |
1: Pazunia (from the fortress of Sullen-Ghat) |
*MM2. He is a Blood War general guarding the gate leading to the layer of Fraz-urb'luu. |
| Baphomet |
Prince of Beasts |
Minotaurs, beasts |
600: The Endless Maze (Shubgottia) |
Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth; Monster Manual II (1983), page 36; Dragon #353 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv"; Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss, page 58. |
| Barbu (f) |
The Unwelcome |
Discord, ruined peace |
— |
*MM2 |
| Bayemon |
Of the Unhealing Wound |
The afflicted |
— |
*MM2; said to have escaped from the Wells of Darkness. According to
the "Demonomicon", Kostchtchie is in possession of Bayemon's still
living severed head in his glacial fortress. |
| Bechard (o) |
The Rotting Husk |
Decomposition, obsolescence |
422: Yeenoghu's Realm (former ruler) |
*MM2. Former Demon lord of Tempests who ruled the 422nd layer before Azael and Yeenoghu. |
| Cabiri (o) |
The Watching Master |
Observation |
73: The Wells of Darkness (imprisoned) |
*MM2, Dragon #357, page 69. Cabiri can be called by binders. |
| Charun |
The Hammerer |
Massacres |
— |
*MM2 |
| Chernovog |
The Green God |
Evil Druids, Vengeful Nature, Warlocks, evil fey |
The Verdant Chasm; layer number unknown |
Expedition to Castle Ravenloft |
| Codricuhn |
The Blood Storm, Prince of the Eight Seas |
Destruction, storms |
Coagulus; wanders the Abyss |
Dungeon #168 |
| Cyndshyra (d) |
Of the Seven Torments |
|
|
Dragon #357, page 67. Allied with Ansitif to destroy the Malgoth. |
| Dagon (o) |
Prince of the Depths |
Creatures of the deep aquatic |
89: The Shadowsea |
Mentioned in Monster Manual II (1983), page 35, detailed in Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss on pages 59–60. Dragon #349, "Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 30-45. |
| Demogorgon |
The Prince of Demons, The Sibilant Beast |
Demonkind |
88: The Gaping Maw |
Eldritch Wizardry; Monster Manual (1977) p16; Wrath of the Immortals boxed set; Monster Mythology, page 88; Book of Vile Darkness, page 125; Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss, pages 61–62. |
| Dwiergus |
The Chrysalis Prince |
The shaping of demonic races |
558: Fleshforges |
Dragon #353 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv".; detailed in Dragon #359 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv" |
| Eblis |
Of the Unbended Knee |
Refusal to surrender |
1: Pazunia |
*MM2 |
| Ebulon |
|
|
73: Wells of Darkness (imprisoned) |
Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss. Former general of Graz'zt. |
| Eldanoth |
The Bloodless Scion |
Crime, Murder |
359: The Arc of Eternity |
Faces of Evil: the Fiends, page 60. Former slave to Orcus. |
| Eltab |
Lord of the Hidden Layer |
Hatred, retribution |
248: The Hidden Layer |
Dreams of the Red Wizards; Spellbound; Champions of Ruin, page 130. |
| Ereshkigal (f) |
|
|
|
*MM2 |
| Felex'ja (d) |
The Tiger King |
Tigers, felines, stalking predators |
|
Dragon #357, page 67. Allied with Ansitif to destroy the Malgoth. |
| Fraz-Urb'luu |
Prince of Deception |
Lies, subterfuge, illusion |
176: Hollow's Heart |
Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth; Monster Manual II (1983), page 39; Faces of Evil: the Fiends, page 60; Dragon #333 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 21; Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss, pages 63–64. |
| Gorion |
|
|
|
Mentioned in "Dragon" #139. |
| Graz'zt |
The Dark Prince |
Tyrants, despots, guile, debauchery |
45, 46, 47: Azzagrat |
Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth; Monster Manual II (1983), page 39; For Duty and Deity (1998); Book of Vile Darkness, page 130; Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss, page 65. |
| Gresil |
Custodian of Records |
Abyssal lore |
— |
*MM2, Living Greyhawk Journal 10; Dragon #294. |
| Haagenti |
Lord of Alchemy |
Alchemy |
548: Garavond |
Dragon #337 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 47. |
| Ilsidahur |
The Howling King |
Bar-lgura |
90: The Guttering Grove |
Dungeon #10 "The Shrine of Ilsidahur". In 4E D&D, Ilsidahur's layer has since been incorporated into Demogorgon's layer. |
| Ixinix (d) |
Lord of Blackwater |
|
|
Dragon #357, page 67. Allied with Ansitif to destroy the Malgoth. |
| Juiblex |
The Faceless Lord |
Oozes, slimes, and jellies |
528: Molor |
Monster Manual (1977), page 17; Monster Mythology, page 67; Book of Vile Darkness, page 134; Dragon #337 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 47; Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss, pages 66–67. Juiblex rules his own realm in layer 528 and is currently contesting with Zuggtmoy for layer 222. |
| J'zzalshrak (f) |
The Errant General |
Blood War campaigns |
— |
Dungeon #64, "Bzallin's Blacksphere," page 29. |
| Kardum |
Lord of the Balors |
Balors, fire |
21: The Sixth Pyre |
Was introduced in Fiendish Codex I; based on Marduk by Gary Gygax (see Non-Canonical Demon Lords below). |
| Kerzit |
Guardian of the Tome |
The Tome of the Black Heart |
— |
Mordenkainen's Fantastic Adventure; Dungeon #112, pages 13, 52, 96. |
| Kizarvidexus (o,d) |
The Horned Duke |
|
Corpse located in 73: The Wells of Darkness |
Dungeon #124, page 35; Dungeon #128, page 33; Dungeon #148, "Wells of Darkness", page 66. Slain by the Wind Duke general Icosiol. |
| Kostchtchie |
Prince of Wrath |
Frost giants, wrath, rage |
23: The Iron Wastes |
Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth; Monster Manual II (1983), page 40; Monster Mythology, page 82; Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss, pages 68–69. |
| Lamashtu (f) |
She Who Erases |
Monstrous births, deformity |
503: Torremor |
Dragon #329 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 67, "Demononicon".
Former consort to Pazuzu. although she is trapped within Torremor, she
is now regarded as the layer's new ruler. |
| Laraie |
The Stalking Terror |
Pursuit |
— |
*MM2 |
| Lascer |
Lord of the Shadow Shoal |
Assassination, Murder |
|
Dragon #349 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 35. Dragon #297; detailed in Dragon #359 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv" |
| Lazbral'thull |
The Butcher |
Torture, bloodletting |
73: The Wells of Darkness (imprisoned) |
Dungeon #122: Root of Evil. |
| Lindyrm |
|
|
|
Mentioned in The Deva Spark. |
| Lissa'aere (f) |
The Noxious |
Poison gas |
27: Malignebula |
Hellbound: The Blood War, page 25. |
| Lolth (f) |
Demon Queen of Spiders |
Drow, spiders |
66: The Demonweb Pits |
First debut in module D3: Vault of the Drow and more prominently, in Q1: Queen of the Demonweb Pits. Went on to appear in many other supplements such as first edition Fiend Folio and Deities and Demigods (all three editions). |
| Lupercio |
The Baron of Sloth |
Sloth, darkness |
128: Slugbed |
Faces of Evil: the Fiends, page 60. |
| Lynkhab (f) |
Lady of Regret |
Depression, desire |
297: The Sighing Cliffs |
Faces of Evil: the Fiends, page 61. |
| Maelfesh |
|
|
|
featured in Rose Estes' Greyhawk novels. |
| Malcanthet (f) |
Queen of the Succubi |
Succubi, hedonists |
570: Shendilavri |
Dungeon #112, page 48, and #124, page 95; Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss, pages 69–70; Dragon #353, The Demonomicon of Iggwilv: Malcanthet. |
| Malgarius |
The Demon Tree |
Evil sylvan creatures |
— |
A demonic plant that once controlled a layer of the Abyss, but which was defeated by the demon lord Lazbral'thull. (Dungeon #122: Root of Evil). |
| Malgoth, the (o) |
|
|
|
Dungeon #117: Touch of the Abyss; FC1 p 125. Was destroyed by
an alliance of demon lords including Ansitif and Ixinix. Now exists as a
disembodied intelligence. |
| Mastiphal |
The Hunting Sovereign |
Pursuit of prey |
1: Pazunia (in the fortress of Vanelon) |
*MM2. Current consort to Malcanthet. |
| Miska |
The Wolf-Spider |
Spyder-fiends, war |
Imprisoned in Pandemonium. |
Dungeon #124, page 17. Detailed in 2e adventure The Rod of Seven Parts. Former Prince of Demons after Obox-ob. Was consort to the Queen of Chaos. |
| Mu-Tahn Laa |
|
|
Mountains of Sorrow Beyond Measure |
Shattered Gates of Slaughtergarde |
| Munkir |
The White Guardian |
Afterlife, the back door to Paradise |
77: The Gates of Heaven |
*MM2 |
| Mydianchlarus (d) |
|
|
|
Demonomicon, page 134 |
| Nekir |
The Black Guardian |
Afterlife, the back door to Paradise |
77: The Gates of Heaven |
*MM2 |
| Nergel |
|
|
|
*MM2; in Gary Gygax's Gord novels, Nergel is a prince of "unlife". |
| Nocticula (f) |
The Undeniable |
Night |
72: Darklight |
*MM2 |
| Nql |
|
|
|
Mentioned in Eldritch Wizardry, in the "Codex of the Infinite Planes" entry. Possibly a name fragment. |
| Obox-ob (o) |
Prince of Vermin |
Vermin |
663: Zionyn |
*MM2; Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss, pages 71–72. Formerly held the title of Prince of Demons. Was the first Prince of Demons. |
| Orcus |
Prince of the Undead |
Undead, Abyssal ascension, escape from death |
113: Thanatos |
Eldritch Wizardry; Monster Manual (1977), page 17; Dead Gods; Dungeon #89; Book of Vile Darkness, page 136; Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss, pages 73–74; Dungeon #149, pages 56–57. Was the prominent villain of the Bloodstone series. |
| Oublivae (f) |
Queen of Desolation |
|
100: The Barrens |
Demonomicon, page 130 |
| Pale Night (o, f) |
The Mother of Demons |
Motherhood |
600: The Endless Maze, 471: Androlynne |
Faces of Evil: the Fiends, page 61; Dragon #353 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv"; Manual of the Planes (3rd edition), page 100; Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss, pages 74–75. Purported to be the mother of Grazzt, Lupercio, and Vucarik. Consort of Baphomet. |
| Pazuzu (o) |
Prince of the Lower Aerial Kingdoms |
Flying creatures, corruption |
1: Pazunia, Former ruler of 503: Torremor |
Monster Manual II (1983), page 41; Dragon #329 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 56; Book of Vile Darkness web enhancement; Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss, pages 76–77. Also known as Pazrael. Pazuzu has since abandoned his layer of Torremor and has laid claim on Pazunia. |
| Phraxas |
Lord of Misery and Despair |
Misery, despair |
4: The Blood Rift |
Demonomicon, page 134 |
| Queen of Chaos (o, f) |
|
Chaos, obyriths |
14: The Steaming Fen |
First appeared in the "Rods of Seven Parts" second edition module, said to be a native of Limbo. In Fiendish Codex I, she is now an obyrith lord. |
| Qij-na (d) |
The Shattered |
|
|
Dragon #357, page 67. Allied with Ansitif to destroy the Malgoth. |
| Rhindorz'zt (d) |
The Black Prince |
|
|
Dragon #357, page 67. Allied with Ansitif to destroy the Malgoth. |
| Rhyxali (f) |
Queen of the Shadow Demons |
Shadow demons, secrets |
49: Shaddonon |
Book of Vile Darkness web enhancement. |
| Rimmon (d) |
|
|
|
Mentioned in 4e Monster Manual 3, Pg 15 |
| Rr'ikin'aka |
King of Scorpions |
Scorpions, vermins |
73: The Wells of Darkness (imprisoned) |
Dungeon #148, "Wells of Darkness", page 66. |
| Salis Thik (d) |
|
|
333: Unnamed. Possibly the same as the Broken Scale. |
Abyssal Warriors by J. Robert King |
| Sch'theraqpasstt |
The Serpent Reborn |
Yuan-ti |
111: The Mind of Evil |
Dragon #151 |
| Sertrous (o, d) |
Prince of Heretics |
parasites, crawling things, serpents |
380: The Hungry Tarns |
Elder Evils, page 112 |
| Sess'Innek |
The Emperor Lizard |
Lizardfolk, civilization |
7: The Phantom Plane (aka Kearackinin) |
Monster Mythology, page 102; Serpent Kingdoms. Demon lord of the Lizard Kings. |
| Shaktari (f) |
Queen of Poison |
Mariliths |
531: Vudra |
Dungeon #60, "Nemesis", page 32. Revealed to have escaped from the Wells of Darkness.; detailed in Dragon #359 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv" |
| Sifkhu (l) |
|
Loumaras |
230: The Dreaming Gulf |
Dragon #353; currently bonded by Malcanthet. |
| Shami-Amourae (f) |
The Lady of Delights |
Succubi |
73: The Wells of Darkness (imprisoned) |
Dungeon #5, "The Stolen Power", page 27; freeing her is the goal of Dungeon #148, "Wells of Darkness". |
| Siragle |
The Ineffable |
Secret oaths |
493: The Steeping Isle |
Dungeon #28, "Sleepless". Reported to have escaped from the Wells of Darkness. |
| Socothbenoth |
The Persuader |
Perversion, sexual taboos |
597: Goranthis |
*MM2, Mentioned in Dragon #333,"Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 29. |
| Soneillon (f) |
The Youthful Crone |
Rejuvenation |
71: Spirac |
*MM2. Not to be confused with the succubus who uses her name as detailed in "Lost Empires of Faerun". |
| Tantagaras (d) |
|
Hunger, Sloth |
400: Woeful Escarand |
4th Edition Monster Manual3; page 44. Killed by the god Kord. "Father" of the nalfeshnee demons. |
| Tharzax |
The Chattering Prince |
Poisonous vermins |
2: Driller's Hives |
Dungeon #123: Salvage Operation. |
| Thralhavoc |
Shadowmaster |
Undead shadows, subterfuge |
348: Name unknown, and Thralhavoc had abandoned it. |
Hellbound: The Blood War, "War Games", page 56. |
| Turaglas |
The Ebon Maw |
Hunger, consumption |
32: Sholo-Tovoth |
Dragon #312. |
| Ubothar (o) |
The Thunder Below |
|
None; currently exiled and imprisoned from the Abyss. |
Dragon #349 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 31. The Thunder Below by James Jacobs. |
| Ugoreth (d) |
|
|
|
Demonomicon, page 130. Slain by the demon princess Oublivae. |
| Ugudenk (o) |
The Squirming King |
Worms and hungry parasites |
177: The Writhing Realm |
Dragon #333 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 39.; detailed in Dragon #359 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv" |
| Ungulex |
|
|
73: The Wells of Darkness (imprisoned) |
Dungeon #148, "Wells of Darkness", page 66; said to be the first prisoner to be imprisoned, after Ahazu. |
| Verin |
Voice of Graz'zt |
Diplomacy |
45, 46, 47: Azzagrat (serves Graz'zt) |
Monster Manual II (1983), page 35; Faces of Evil: the Fiends, page 62. Also known as Vuron or Ztefano. Appeared in "For Duty and Deity" as a male marilith. |
| Veshvoriak (o) |
|
|
Obyrith lord whose body was dumped in Layer 23: the Iron Wastes.
Later revealed to be still alive and was trapped in the ice by
Demogorgon. |
Dragon #345, "Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 31, "Demonomicon". |
| Volisupula (f) |
The Flensed Marquesse |
Finery, ostentatious ceremony |
8: The Skin-shedder |
Planes of Chaos, in the "Chaos Adventures" booklet. |
| Voroxid |
|
Poisonous bones and teeth |
|
Dungeon #148, "Wells of Darkness", page 81. |
| Vroth-Khun (o) |
|
|
None; currently banished from the Abyss. |
Dragon #349 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 31. |
| Vucarik |
Consort of Chains |
Chains, torture |
651: Nethuria |
Hellbound: The Blood War, page 26. |
| Wejinhastala (d) |
The Tempest |
Storms, winds, tempests |
|
Dragon #357, page 67. Allied with Ansitif to destroy the Malgoth. |
| Xazivort |
|
|
|
From the Ashes. Not to be confused with the god, Raxivort. Is able to possess living beings. |
| Xinivrae (f) |
(Would Be) Queen of Succubi |
Succubi, Seduction (of women) |
230: The Dreaming Gulf (exiled) |
Dragon #353 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv" |
| Yeenoghu |
Prince of Gnolls |
Gnolls |
422: Yeenoghu's Realm |
Monster Manual (1977), page 19; Monster Mythology, page 83; Book of Vile Darkness, page 140; Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss, pages 78–79. |
| Yibyiru (f) |
The Rancid Lady of Bitter Bile |
Poison |
222: Shedaklah (serves Zuggtmoy) |
Dragon #337 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 48. |
| Yrsillar |
Lord of the Nothing |
Greater & Lesser Dreads |
277: Belistor |
Dragon #277. |
| Zanassu (d) |
The Spider Demon |
Spiders, arachnids |
|
Empires of the Sands, reported dead in Demihuman Deities; slain by Selvetarm. |
| Zivorgian (f) |
Lady of Ripe Carrion |
Vultures, Rot, Ghouls, Corpses |
|
Demonomicon of Iggwilv: Graz'zt; said to be daughter of Pale Night. |
| Zuggtmoy (f) |
Demoness Lady of Fungi |
Fungi, Rot, Decay |
222: Shedaklah (or Mycorji) |
Module T1-4: The Temple of Elemental Evil; Dragon #337 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 37; Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss, pages 79–80. |
| Zuregurex |
Lord of the Drowned Dead |
Storms and the drowned dead |
480: Guttlevetch; currently abandoned |
Dragon #357 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 24. |
| Zzyczesiya |
The Ungrasped |
Confused and malevolent ignorance |
3: The Forgotten Land |
Faces of Evil: the Fiends, page 60. Said to have escaped from the Wells of Darkness. |
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