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In the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game, '''demons''' or '''Tanar'ri''',  are the most widespread race of [[Fiend|fiends]]. The demons are chaotic evil by nature, and are native to the Abyss. Demons have no true rulers, though powerful [[Demon lord|demon lords]] are able to gain enough power and influence to gain control over sizable armies of demonic creatures.

==Publication history==
Demons were among the earliest creatures introduced in the D&D game.<!--This list is far from complete; nor does it need to be! Just trying to get a handle on the most notable appearances of demons in D&D.-->

===Dungeons & Dragons (1974-1976)===
Demons were among the first monsters introduced in the earliest edition of the game, in the ''Eldritch Wizardry'' supplement (1976).<ref>Gygax, Gary and Blume,Brian. ''Eldritch Wizardry''  (TSR, 1976)</ref> This booklet introduced the type I demon, the type II demon, the type III demon, the type IV demon, the [[Succubus (Dungeons & Dragons)|succubus]], the type V demon, and the type VI demon, as well as two of their [[Demon lord|lords]], [[Orcus]] and [[Demogorgon]].

===Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition (1977-1988)===
Demons appear in the first edition ''Monster Manual'' (1977),<ref>Gygax, Gary. ''Monster Manual'' (TSR, 1977)</ref> which includes the manes (sub-demon), the succubus, the type I demon (vrock), the type II demon (hezrou), the type III demon (glabrezu), the type IV demon (nalfeshnee, etc.), the type V demon (marilith, etc.), the type VI demon (balor, etc.), and demon lords [[Demogorgon]] (Prince of Demons), [[Juiblex]] (The Faceless Lord), [[Orcus]] (Prince of the Undead), and [[Yeenoghu]] (Demon Lord of Gnolls). The quasit, a frequent servant of demons, also first appeared in the original ''Monster Manual''.

[[Lolth]], the Demon Queen of Spiders is described under the '''demon''' entry in the ''Fiend Folio'' (1981)<ref>Turnbull, Don, ed. ''Fiend Folio'' (TSR, 1981)</ref>

Several new demons debuted in the module ''Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth'' (1982), including the [[Alu-Demon]] (demi-demon), the bar-lgura (minor demon), the chasme, the dretch, and the rutterkin (minor demon), and new demon lords [[Baphomet]], [[Fraz-Urb'luu]] (Prince of Deception), [[Graz'zt]] (demon prince), and [[Kostchtchie]] (demon lord).<ref>Gygax, Gary. ''The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth'' (TSR, 1982)</ref> The alu-demon (semi-demon), babau (minor demon), bar-lgura (minor demon), [[Cambion]] baron/marquis and cambion major (semi-demon), chasme (minor demon), dretch (minor demon), nabassu (major demon), and rutterkin (minor demon) appeared in the first edition ''Monster Manual II'' (1983), along with demon lords [[Baphomet]] (demon lord), [[Fraz-Urb'luu]] (Prince of Deception), [[Graz'zt]] (demon prince), [[Kostchtchie]] (demon lord), and [[Pazuzu]] (Prince of the Lower Aerial Kingdoms).<ref>Gygax, Gary. ''Monster Manual II'' (TSR, 1983)</ref>

The goristro (major demon) first appeared in ''Dragon'' #91 (November 1984); the article's author, Gary Gygax, explained that he had intended to put the creature into ''Monster Manual II'' along with the other demons.

The demoness [[Zuggtmoy]] first appeared and played a major role in the ''Temple of Elemental Evil'' module (1985).<ref>Gygax, Gary, and Frank Mentzer. ''The Temple of Elemental Evil'' (TSR, 1985)</ref> Orcus was a central antagonist for The Throne of Bloodstone series of adventures, appearing in ''The Throne of Bloodstone'' (1988), along with Baphomet, the Dire Whiner, Klavikus the type IV demon guardian, and Glyphimor, Lord of Orcusgate.<ref>Dobson, Michael, and Douglas Niles. ''The Throne of Bloodstone'' (TSR, 1988)</ref>

===Dungeons & Dragons (1977-1999)===
This edition of the D&D game included its own version of the demons. The croaking demon, the groaning demon, the hissing demon, the howling demon, the roaring demon, the screaming demon, and the [[Succubus (Dungeons & Dragons)|whispering demon]] or Succubus, as well as two unique demons, [[Orcus]] and [[Demogorgon]], appeared in the ''Immortal Rules'' set, in the DM's Guide to Immortals (1986). The croaking lesser fiend, the groaning lesser fiend, the hissing lesser fiend, the howling lesser fiend, the roaring lesser fiend, the screaming lesser fiend, and the whispering lesser fiend appeared in the ''Wrath of the Immortals'' set, in "Book One: Codex of the Immortals" (1992).

===Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition (1989-1999)===
The babau greater tanar'ri, the chasme greater tanar'ri, the nabassu greater tanar'ri, the molydeus guardian tanar'ri, the dretch least tanar'ri, the manes least tanar'ri, the rutterkin least tanar'ri, the alu-fiend lesser tanar'ri, the bar-lgura lesser tanar'ri, the cambion baron/marquis and cambion major lesser tanar'ri, the succubus lesser tanar'ri, the balor true tanar'ri, the glabrezu true tanar'ri, the hezrou true tanar'ri, the marilith true tanar'ri, the nalfeshnee true tanar'ri, and the vrock true tanar'ri appear in the ''Monstrous Compendium Volume Outer Planes Appendix'' (1991). The balor tanar'ri and the marilith tanar'ri next appear in the ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993).<ref>Stewart, Doug, ed. ''Monstrous Manual'' (TSR, 1993)</ref>

The Planescape campaign setting utilized demons, known exclusively as tanar'ri under 2nd edition rules, extensively. The alu-fiend lesser tanar'ri, the babau greater tanar'ri, the balor true tanar'ri, the bar-lgura lesser tanar'ri, the cambion lesser tanar'ri, the chasme greater tanar'ri, the dretch least tanar'ri, the glabrezu true tanar'ri, the hezrou true tanar'ri, the manes least tanar'ri, the marilith true tanar'ri, the molydeus guardian tanar'ri, the nabassu greater tanar'ri, the nalfeshnee true tanar'ri, the rutterkin least tanar'ri, the succubus lesser tanar'ri, the vrock true tanar'ri, and the '''wastrilith''' greater tanar'ri are detailed in the first ''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994). The armanite lesser tanar'ri, the goristro greater tanar'ri, and the Abyssal lords [[Graz'zt]] and [[Pazuzu|Pazrael]] appear in the ''Planes of Chaos'' boxed set (1994).<ref>Smith, Lester W, and Wolfgang Baur. ''Planes of Chaos'' (TSR, 1994)</ref> The alkilith true tanar'ri, the bulezau lesser tanar'ri, the '''maurezhi''' lesser tanar'ri, and the yochlol lesser tanar'ri appeared in ''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix II'' (1995).<ref>Baker, Rich, Tim Beach, Wolfgang Baur, Michele Carter, and Colin McComb.  ''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix II'' (TSR, 1995)</ref> ''Monstrous Compendium Annual Three'' (1996) featured the armanite and the goristro again.

The ''Rod of Seven Parts'' boxed set (1996), in "Book IV: Monsters", featured statistics for Miska the Wolf-Spider and the Queen of Chaos, along with the '''spyder-fiends''': the '''kakkuu''', the '''lycosidilith''', the '''phisarazu''', the '''raklupis''', and the '''spithriku'''.<ref>Williams, Skip. ''The Rod of Seven Parts''. (TSR, 1996)</ref> The spyder-fiends later appeared in ''Monstrous Compendium Annual Four'' (1998), along with the '''uridezu''' (rat-fiend) lesser tanar'ri.

===Dungeons & Dragons 3.0 edition (2000-2002)===
Demons appear in the Monster Manual for this edition (2000),<ref>Cook, Monte, Jonathan Tweet, and Skip Williams. ''Monster Manual'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2000)</ref> including the balor (tanar'ri), the bebelith, the dretch (tanar'ri), the glabrezu (tanar'ri), the hezrou (tanar'ri), the marilith (tanar'ri), the nalfeshnee (tanar'ri), the quasit, the retriever, the succubus (tanar'ri), and the vrock (tanar'ri).

The ghour demon and the yochlol demon for the Forgotten Realms setting appear in ''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2000).<ref>Wyatt, James and Rob Heinsoo. ''Monstrous Compendium: Monsters of Faerûn'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2001)</ref>

The '''celebrilith''' appeared in the ''Psionics Handbook'' (2001). The uridezu (tanar'ri), the armanite (tanar'ri), and the goristro (tanar'ri) appear in this edition's ''Manual of the Planes'' (2001).<ref>Grubb, Jeff, David Noonan, and [[Bruce Cordell]].  ''Manual of the Planes'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2001)</ref> The mane (tanar'ri), the rutterkin (tanar'ri), the bar-lgura (tanar'ri), the babau (tanar'ri), the shadow demon, and the chasme (tanar'ri), as well as the demon lords Demogorgon, Prince of Demons; Graz'zt, the Dark Prince; Juiblex, the Faceless Lord; Orcus, Demon Prince of the Undead; and Yeenoghu, Demon Prince of Gnolls appear in the ''[[Book of Vile Darkness]]'' (2002).<ref>Cook, Monte.  ''[[Book of Vile Darkness]]'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2002)</ref> The '''abyssal maw''', the '''abyssal skulker''', the '''abyssal ravager''', the '''jovoc''' (tanar'ri), the '''palrethee''' (tanar'ri), the '''zovvut''', the '''jariltih''' (tanar'ri), and the '''kelvezu''' (tanar'ri) appear in this edition's ''Monster Manual II'' (2002).<ref>Bonny, Ed, Jeff Grubb, Rich Redman, Skip Williams, and Steve Winter. ''[[Monster Manual]] II'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2002)</ref> The alkilith (tanar'ri), the '''blood fiend''', the '''klurichir''' (tanar'ri), the maurezhi (tanar'ri), the myrmyxicus (tanar'ri), the '''skulvyn''', and the wastrilith appear in this edition's ''Fiend Folio'' (2003).<ref>Cagle, Eric, [[Jesse Decker]], James Jacobs, Erik Mona, Matt Sernett, Chris Thomasson, and James Wyatt.  ''Fiend Folio  (Wizards of the Coast, 2003)</ref>

''Savage Species'' (2003) presented the succubus/incubus and the vrock both as races and as playable classes.

===Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 edition (2003-2007)===
Demons appear in the revised Monster Manual for this edition (2003), including the babau, the balor, the bebelith, the dretch, the glabrezu, the hezrou, the marilith, the nalfeshnee, the quasit, the retriever, the succubus, and the vrock.

The celebrilith appeared in the ''Expanded Psionics Handbook'' (2004).<ref>Cordell, Bruce R. ''Expanded Psionics Handbook'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2004)</ref> The '''arrow demon''' and the '''sorrowsworn demon''' appeared in ''Monster Manual III'' (2004).<ref>Burlew, Rich, et al.  ''[[Monster Manual III]]'' ([[Wizards of the Coast]], 2004)</ref>

The "Demonomicon of Iggwilv" features in ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' each presented a highly detailed description of a single demon lord, as well as at least one new type of demon associated with that demon lord. Pazuzu, Prince of the Lower Aerial Kingdoms and the '''anzu''' appear in ''Dragon'' #329 (March 2005).<ref>[[James Jacobs|Jacobs, James]]. "The Demonomicon of Iggwilv: Pazuzu." ''Dragon'' #329 ([[Paizo Publishing]], 2005)</ref> Fraz-Urb’luu, Prince of Deception and the '''skurchur''' appear in ''Dragon'' #333 (July 2005).<ref>Jacobs, James. "The Demonomicon of Iggwilv: Fraz-Urb’luu." ''Dragon'' #333 (Paizo Publishing, 2005)</ref> Zuggtmoy, Queen of Fungi and the '''vathugu''' appear in ''Dragon'' #337 (November 2005).<ref>Jacobs, James. "The Demonomicon of Iggwilv: Zuggtmoy." ''Dragon'' #337 (Paizo Publishing, 2005)</ref> Baphomet, Prince of Beasts and the '''ankshar''' and the bulezau appear in ''Dragon'' #341 (March 2006).<ref>Jacobs, James. "The Demonomicon of Iggwilv: Baphomet." ''Dragon'' #341 (Paizo Publishing, 2006)</ref> Kostchtchie, Prince of Wrath and the '''mavawhan''' appear in ''Dragon'' #345 (July 2006).<ref>Jacobs, James. "The Demonomicon of Iggwilv: Kostchtchie." ''Dragon'' #345 (Paizo Publishing, 2006)</ref> '''[[Dagon (Dungeons & Dragons)|Dagon]], Prince of the Darkened Depths''' and the [[uzollru]] appear in ''Dragon'' #349 (November 2006).<ref>Jacobs, James. "The Demonomicon of Iggwilv: Dagon." ''Dragon'' #349 (Paizo Publishing, 2006)</ref> '''[[Malcanthet]], Queen of the Succubi''' and the '''incubus''' appear in ''Dragon'' #353 (March 2007).<ref>Jacobs, James. "The Demonomicon of Iggwilv: Malcanthet." ''Dragon'' #353 (Paizo Publishing, 2007)</ref> Demogorgon, Prince of Demons and the '''verakia''' appear in ''Dragon'' #357 (July 2007).<ref>Jacobs, James. "The Demonomicon of Iggwilv: Demogorgon." ''Dragon'' #357 (Paizo Publishing, 2007)</ref> The demon lords '''Ardat''', the Unavowed, '''Dwiergus''', the Chrysalis Prince, '''Lascer''', Lord of the Shadow Shoal, '''Shaktari''', Queen of the Mariliths, and '''Ugudenk''' the Squirming King, and the '''manitou''' appear in ''Dragon'' #359 (September 2007).<ref>Jacobs, James. "The Demonomicon of Iggwilv: Apocrypha." ''Dragon'' #359 (Paizo Publishing, 2007)</ref> Graz'zt and the '''caligrosto''' appeared in ''Dragon'' #360 (October 2007), in the magazine's first online edition.<ref>Jacobs, James. "The Demonomicon of Iggwilv: Graz'zt" [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drfe/20071024&authentic=true ''Dragon'' #360 (Paizo Publishing, 2007)]</ref>

''Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss'' (2006) includes new content for demons and inhabitants of the Abyss, including the armanite, the bar-lgura, the '''broodswarm''', the bulezau, the chasme, the [[Dybbuk (Dungeons & Dragons)|dybbuk]], the [[ekolid]], the goristro, the [[guecubu]], the '''lilitu''', the mane, the molydeus, the juvenile nabassu and the mature nabassu, the rutterkin, the [[sibriex]], and the yochlol. The book also contains statistics for 14 demon lords, including Baphomet, Dagon, Demogorgon, Fraz-Urb'luu, Graz'zt, Juiblex, Kostchtchie, Malcanthet, [[Obox-ob]], Orcus, [[Pale Night]], Pazuzu, Yeenoghu, and Zuggtmoy.<ref>Jacobs, James, Erik Mona, and Ed Stark. ''[[Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss]]'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2006)</ref>

The '''Lolth-touched bebilith''', the '''deathdrinker demon''', the '''nashrou demon''', the '''kastighur demon''', and the '''whisper demon''' appeared in ''Monster Manual IV'' (2006).<ref>Kestrel, Gwendolyn F.M. ''[[Monster Manual]] IV'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2006)</ref> The '''carnage demon''', the '''dradnu demon''', the '''adaru demon''', the '''gadacro demon''', and the '''solamith demon''' appeared in ''Monster Manual V'' (2007).

The '''oculus demon''', the cambion and the baron or marquis cambion appeared in ''Expedition to the Demonweb Pits'' (2007). The cambion was also presented as a player character race in this book.

===Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition (2008-)===
Demons appear in the ''Monster Manual'' for this edition (2008),<ref>Mearls, Mike, Stephen Schubert, and James Wyatt. ''[[Monster Manual]]'' ([[Wizards of the Coast]], 2008)</ref> including the balor, the barlgura, the '''evistro''' (carnage demon), the glabrezu, the goristro, the hezrou, the '''immolith''', the marilith, the '''mezzodemon''', and the vrock. Orcus is the only demon lord detailed in the ''Monster Manual''.

Yeenoghu is fully detailed in the online version of ''Dragon'', in issue #364 (June 2008) in the "Demonomicon of Iggwilv" feature,<ref>[[Robert J. Schwalb|Schwalb, Robert J.]] "Demonomicon of Iggwilv." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]] #364, June 2008. Available online: [http://www.wizards.com/dnd/files/364_Demonomicon.pdf]</ref> which includes his exarch '''Nezrebe''', [[gnoll]] pack leader '''Zaiden''', and the '''crocotta'''.

==Demons in Dungeons and Dragons==
===4th Edition===
In the Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition Roleplaying Game, the Monster Manual describes demons as completely chaotic forces bent on destruction. They are described as "living engines of destruction" and said to have no desire for structure or order (unlike Devils who live a very ordered, though evil, existence). Demons harbor no secret goals and have no need for subterfuge. They live for the express purpose of destroying everything, until they die and are reborn once again in The Abyss, a maelstrom of elemental evil harbored deep within the Elemental Chaos.<ref>Mike Mearls, Stephen Schubert, James Wyatt. ''[[Monster Manual]]'' ([[Wizards of the Coast]], Inc., 2008).</ref>

Demons seem to be the evil antithesis of devils. Where devils are endlessly ambitious, sneaky, and set in a highly structured hierarchy of the Nine Hells, demons care for nothing but destruction of the entire universe and live in a chaotic realm known as The Abyss.

====Birth of the Abyss====
The Abyss was created by the god Tharizdun<ref>James Wyatt. ''[[Dungeon Masters Guide]]'' ([[Wizards of the Coast]], Inc., 2008).</ref> as he sought a source of great power. What he found was a small shard of pure evil. Touching the shard drove him mad and he planted it in the deepest reaches of the Elemental Chaos where it warped into a realm of malevolence that seperates it from the normally untamed Elemental Chaos.

====Types of Demons====
These are the types of Demons listed in the 4th Edition Monster Manual. 

*'''[[Balor (Dungeons & Dragons)|Balor]]''':  Balors are powerful demons. They answer only to Demon Lords or other creature with tremendous power and only ally themselves with creatures equal to their own power. This means they rarely team up with other demons, or even other Balors.
*'''[[Bar-lgura|Barlgura]]''': Barlguras are vicious, blood thirsty Demons that like to fight with the hand, ripping their victims apart. Balgura are also favored by The Demon Prince, Demogorgon.
*'''[[Evistro]]''': Evistros band together in hordes and rampage across worlds leaving nothing but devastation.
*'''[[Glabrezu]]''': Glabrezus are magic wielding, huge demons. If a Glabrezu lingers in the world too long, it will begin to disease and corrupt the land around it.
*'''[[Goristro]]''': Goristros are huge Demons described as "living siege engines". They are also the favored servitors of the Demon Lord Baphomet, The Horned Lord.
*'''[[Hezrou]]''': Hezrous are obedient demons who are eager to serve more powerful demons and summoners.

==Demons in previous editions of Dungeons and Dragons==
===Original Dungeons & Dragons===
Demons (and their lords [[Orcus (Dungeons & Dragons)|Orcus]] and [[Demogorgon (Dungeons & Dragons)|Demogorgon]]) first appeared in the game's Supplement III: [[Eldritch Wizardry]] in 1976. Some types of demons were not given species names, but were rather referred to as "Type I" through "Type VI" demons, although the [[Succubus (Dungeons & Dragons)|succubus]] was named.

===First Edition===
In First Edition ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'', the naming convention of "Type I" through "Type VI" was retained, although in the First Edition ''Monster Manual'' example names of specific demons of that type were given, being [[Vrock]]s, [[Hezrou]], [[Glabrezu]], [[Nalfeshnee]], [[Marilith (Dungeons & Dragons)|Mariliths]], and [[Balor (Dungeons & Dragons)|Balors]], respectively.

===Second Edition===
The term "tanar'ri" originated with the [[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Second Edition|2nd Edition AD&D rules]], when the words "devil" and "demon" were dropped by [[TSR, Inc.|TSR]] from all the rulebooks. The names previously given as suggestions in the previous edition's ''Monster Manual'' now became each type of demon's official name.

===Third Edition===
The terms "devil" and "demon" were restored with the release of [[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#3rd Edition|Dungeons and Dragons' 3rd Edition ruleset]]. The term "tanar'ri" was also retained, but applied specifically to the predominant subset of demons.

In Third Edition there were three known subtypes of demon:

'''Obyrith'''

The [[obyrith]]s are so ancient that they predate mortal life, and even the gods. They rarely have a humanoid shape, and some say that just looking at an obyrith can drive a mortal insane. Their great age and apparent ability to instill insanity at a glance are strong hints at some relation with the [[Great Old One]]s created by [[H. P. Lovecraft]]. A few types of remaining obyriths are [[ekolid]]s, laghathti, Sybriexes, & uzollru. Some obyrith lords have evolved over time to take on more recognizable shapes, such as [[Pazuzu (Dungeons & Dragons)|Pazuzu]] or [[Pale Night]]. Other known obyrith demon lords include [[Obox-ob]], [[Dagon (Dungeons & Dragons)|Dagon]], the [[Queen of Chaos]], the Malgoth, Ugudenk, Bechard, Vroth-Khun, Ubothar, and Cabiri (imprisoned in the Wells of Darkness). Asima and numerous other obyrith lords whose names were lost to time have been destroyed, either slain by each other, or slaughtered by the Tanar'ri.

'''Tanar'ri'''

The tanar'ri are a race of numerous demons originally created by the obyriths as slaves. The tanar'ri eventually revolted against the obyriths, killing most of them, and taking over as the dominant race of demons in the Abyss. Most known demon lords are tanar'ri, with the exceptions being listed above.

The tanar'ri are essentially "classic" demons; reflections of cruelty, evil and sin. Although there are several exceptions, they usually have a basic humanoid form.

There are many known types of tanar'ri, including: Adaru, alkilith, alu-fiend, anzu, [[armanite]], arrow demon, [[babau]], [[Balor (Dungeons & Dragons)|balor]], [[bar-lgura]], [[bulezau]], [[Cambion (Dungeons & Dragons)|cambion]], cerebrilith, [[chasme]], dretch, gadacro, [[glabrezu]], [[goristro]], [[hezrou]], jarilith, jovoc, kastighur, kelvezu, klurichir, [[Mane (Dungeons & Dragons)|mane]], [[Marilith (Dungeons & Dragons)|marilith]], maurezhi, [[molydeus]], myrmyxicus, [[nabassu]], [[nalfeshnee]], orlath, palrethee, [[rutterkin]], skurchur, solamith, sorrowsworn, [[Succubus (Dungeons & Dragons)|succubus]], turagathshnee, uridezu, vathugu, [[vrock]], and [[yochlol]].

'''Loumara'''

The loumara are a relatively new demonic race, much younger than the tanar'ri. They are still centuries old, but this is still recent in a place like the Abyss, where time doesn't mean the same thing it does on the [[Material Plane]]. As a result, no loumara has become powerful enough to be recognized as a demon lord.

Loumara are usually immaterial or invisible demons that are more like ghosts or [[Undead (Dungeons & Dragons)|undead]] than demons. All loumara can possess living creatures.

Known types of loumara include:

A '''Dybbuk''' resembles a jellyfish with a simply sketched human face. Dybbuks can possess and control dead bodies, so they spend a lot of time looking for a 'perfect' host body to animate &ndash; one that died without violence or major injury, and preferably one that is handsome or beautiful. After taking the control of a 'perfect' body, dybbuks try to insert themselves into the society of the victim, plunging into depravity and hedonism until their possessed body is broken down and ruined. When a 'perfect' body is not available, a dybbuk will take a less desirable body and continue to search for a better host. Dybbuks are lonely creatures, and can be found in groups only where there are many corpses to possess, such as on a recent battlefield. They tend to avoid undead, because already-animated bodies are of no use to them.

A '''Guecubu''' resembles a mass of vapor, and is born from dreamstuff tainted by evil. Guecubus can possess and control the body of sleeping humanoids. Once they are in control, they 'ride' silently, letting their victim go about his or her business. At some point they take control and lash out, trying to spread death and murder &ndash; particularly on the victim's family and friends. Sometimes the guecubu will conceal its actions even from the victim, letting them believe that they are cursed or jinxed.

Guecubus believe that killings form some sort of pattern, and enough spilled blood will eventually reveal the meaning of creation in this pattern. They rarely form groups with other guecubus, preferring to remain hidden and anonymous. However, many of them can be found in the Dreaming Gulf (230th layer of the Abyss), where they are created spontaneously from the raw, churning chaos of dreams.

'''Other demons'''

Not all known demons fit into one of the above races. Such non-typed demons include:

Abyssal drake, abyssal eviscerator, abyssal maw, abyssal ravager, abyssal skulker, ankashar, artaaglith, bebelith, blood fiend, broodswarm, carnage demon, deathdrinker, [[ghour]], lilitu, nashrou, ostego ("death demon"), [[quasit]], [[Retriever (Dungeons & Dragons)|retriever]], shadow demon, skulvyn, soul demon, wastrilith, whisper demon, and zovvut.

Elemental demons also exist, beings spawned from the broken souls of Blood War casualties and resembling the elemental material that spawned them. Known types include: air, ash, earth, fire, ice, and water.

==See also==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_species_in_fantasy_fiction List of species in fantasy fiction at Wikipedia]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_planar_races Major planar races at Wikipedia]

==References==
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==Additional reading==
*Grubb, Jeff. ''Manual of the Planes'' (TSR, 1987). ISBN 0-7869-1850-0

*Larme, John. ''Dangerous Games? Censorship and "Child Protection"'' [http://www.members.tripod.com/anthonylarme/gc/gamesthesis.pdf] (2000).

*Marmell, Ari.  "The Ebon Maw: Beware the Waking Hunger." ''Dragon'' #312 (Paizo Publishing, 2003).

*McArtor, Mike, ed. ''Dragon Compendium, Volume 1'' (Paizo Publishing, 2005).

*McComb, Colin. ''Faces of Evil: The Fiends'' (TSR, 1997). ISBN 0-7869-0684-7

*http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/alumni/20060626a


== External Links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanar%27ri The original source of this page at Wikipedia]
*[http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Tanar'ri Tanar'ri at Forgotten Realms Wikia]