Aerial servant

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the aerial servant is a semi-intelligent form of air elemental typically conjured by a cleric.

Publication history

The aerial servant first appeared in the first edition Monster Manual (1977).^[1] Published first edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons adventures which included Aerial Servants as adversaries that the players encounter included "The Ruins of Andril", published in Dragon #81.^[2]

The aerial servant was introduced to the basic D&D game as the haoou in the D&D Companion Rules set (1984), and later appeared in the Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia (1991).

The aerial servant appeared in the second edition in Monstrous Compendium Volume One (1989),^[3] and later appeared in condensed form in the Monstrous Manual (1993).^[4] The creature was further detailed in the Guide to the Ethereal Plane (1998).

Other publishers

The aerial servant appeared in the Tome of Horrors (2002) from Necromancer Games.^[5]

References

1. Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual (TSR, 1977)
2. Melluish, Ian (January 1984). "The Ruins of Andril: An AD&D adventure for 4-8 characters, levels 8-11". Dragon (TSR) 8 (7): 41–56.
3. Cook, David, et al. Monstrous Compendium Volume One (TSR, 1989)
4. Stewart, Doug, ed. Monstrous Manual (TSR, 1994)
5. Green, Scott; Peterson, Clark (2002). Tome of Horrors. Necromancer Games. p. 5. ISBN 1-58846-112-2.