Merodach (Dungeons & Dragons)

Merodach
Game background
Home plane Nine Hells
Power level Duke of Hell
Alignment Lawful Evil
Superior Dispater
Design details

Merodach is a Duke of Hell in the service of Dispater, in the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game.

Publication history

Merodach first appears in Ed Greenwood's article "The Nine Hells Part I" in Dragon #75 (1983).[1]

Merodach was briefly detailed in Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells (2006).[2]

Description

Merodach appears as a wolf with a diabolical human-like head with long spiraling longhorns. He has feathered wings but can fly only clumsily. He also has a prehensile serpent-like tail.

Relationships

Merodach is a vassal of Dispater, who leads 21 companies of hamatula (bearded devils).

References

  1. Greenwood, Ed. "The Nine Hells Part I." Dragon #75 (TSR, 1983)
  2. Laws, Robin D, and Robert J. Schwalb. Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells (Wizards of the Coast, 2006)


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