Alu-demon

Alu-demon
Characteristics
Alignment Chaotic Evil

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the alu-demon (/ˈældmən/ AL-oo-dee-mən)[1] is a female demon, the result of a succubus mating with a human.

Publication history

The alu-demon was one of the new demons that debuted in the module Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth (1982),[2] and then appear in the first edition Monster Manual II (1983), under the demon entry.[3]

In second edition AD&D, demons became known as tanar'ri, with the alu-fiend least tanar'ri appearing first in the Monstrous Compendium Volume Outer Planes Appendix (1991).[4] The alu-fiend lesser tanar'ri also appeared for the Planescape campaign setting in the first Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix (1994).[5]

The alu-demon appears as a template in Dragon #355 (May 2007).

Description

The alu-demon appears as an attractive female humanoid, with demonic features.

Other publishers

The alu-demon appeared under the "demon" heading in the Tome of Horrors (2002) from Necromancer Games.[6]

See also

Alû

References

  1. Mentzer, Frank. "Ay pronunseeAY shun gyd" Dragon #93 (TSR, 1985)
  2. Gygax, Gary. The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth (TSR, 1982)
  3. Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual II (TSR, 1983)
  4. LaFountain, J. Paul. Monstrous Compendium Outer Planes Appendix. (TSR, 1991)
  5. Varney, Allen, ed. Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix (TSR, 1994)
  6. Green, Scott; Peterson, Clark (2002). Tome of Horrors. Necromancer Games. pp. 69–70. ISBN 1-58846-112-2.


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