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{{Infobox DnD creature
| name              = Obox-ob
| alignment        = Evil
| type              = Obyrith
| subtype          = Demon
| source            = Monster Manual II<br>[[Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss]]
| first            = Monster Manual II
| mythical          =
| based            =
| wizards_image_URL = http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/fc1_gallery/98461.jpg
}}
'''Obox-ob''' is a fictional monster (an obyrith demon lord) created for the ''Dungeons and Dragons'' fantasy role playing game, dating back to the first edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. It is depicted as a giant, platter-shaped centipede, with three scorpion-like tails each tipped with a humanoid head with a purple razor-edged tongue.


''This entry is in the SuccuWiki for the sake of completeness with the D&D Universe.''


==Story==
According to the official story, Obox-ob is the surviving aspect of the Prince of Demons following its murder by the Queen of Chaos. It commands the 663rd layer of the Abyss, a vermin-infested wasteland known as Zionyn. Unlike many of the infamous demon princes in the setting, Obox-ob is an obyrith, a type of demon far older than the setting's standard [[tanar'ri]]. Obox-ob despises the tanar'ri and hopes to cleanse them from the Abyss, taking back his title from [[Demogorgon (Dungeons and Dragons)|Demogorgon]] and leading the obyriths against the eladrin, who played a part in his downfall. Obox-ob is worshipped primarily by evil vermin, and the ekolids that inhabit his layer of the Abyss have numerous temples and effigies erected in his honor.<ref name="FC1"/>


'''''The following information refers to a character for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game.'''''


==Publishing history==
Obox-ob is first mentioned by name only in a list of demon lords, in the first edition ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' sourcebook ''Monster Manual II''.<ref>Gygax, Gary. ''Monster Manual II'' (TSR, 1983)</ref> The first full description was in ''[[Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss]]'',<ref name="FC1">Jacobs, James, Erik Mona, and Ed Stark. ''[[Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss]]'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2006)</ref> a sourcebook for the 3rd edition of the game. Obox-ob's realm was described on Wizards of the Coast's website.<ref>Jacobs, James, Erik Mona, and Ed Stark. ''[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/we/20060620a&page=3 Fiendish Codex I: The Lost Annals]'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2006)</ref>




==References==
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In many campaign settings for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game, '''Obox-ob''' is a demon lord, also called the Prince of Vermin.  His realm is the 663rd layer of the Abyss.
==Further Reading==
 
* Jacobs, James. "The Demonimicon of Iggwilv: Dagon." ''Dragon #349 (Paizo Publishing, 2006).
 
* Jacobs, James. "The Demonimicon of Iggwilv: [[Kostchtchie]]." ''Dragon'' #345 (Paizo Publishing, 2006).
 
==History==
Obox-ob was once the Prince of Demons, but was killed once by the Queen of Chaos. He managed to survive death, however, and now commands an entire layer of the Abyss, a hideous world known as Zionyn. Unlike many of the infamous demon princes, Obox-ob is an obyrith, a type of demon far older than the tanar'ri. He despises the tanar'ri and hopes to cleanse them from the Abyss, taking back his title from [[Demogorgon]] and leading the obyriths against the eladrin, who played a part in his downfall.
 
==Description==
Obox-ob resembles a giant, platter-shaped centipede, with three scorpion-like tails serving as his heads. Curiously, he has a vaguely humanoid head at the tip of his segmented tail, which roars blasphemous litanies and senses the air with a long, razor-edged purple tongue.
 
==Cult of Obox-ob==
 
Having once held the title of 'Prince of Demons', Obox-Ob once had a great and terrible cult following. Even after he was murdered by the Queen of Chaos, one of his aspects managed to survive, eventually growing in power and influence; this aspect is what is now called Obox-ob, and though its power rivals that of [[Graz'zt]] or [[Orcus]], it is said to be only a pale shadow of its original power. Today, Obox-ob is worshiped primarily by evil vermin across the multiverse, and the ekolids that inhabit his layer of the Abyss have numerous temples and effigies erected in his honor.
 
==References==
*Gygax, Gary. ''Monster Manual II'' (TSR, 1983).


*Jacobs, James. "The Demonimicon of Iggwilv: [[Dagon]]." ''Dragon #349 (Paizo Publishing, 2006).
*Jacobs, James. "The Demonimicon of Iggwilv: Kostchtchie." ''Dragon'' #345 (Paizo Publishing, 2006).
*Jacobs, James, Erik Mona, and Ed Stark.  ''[[Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss]]'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2006).
*Jacobs, James, Erik Mona, and Ed Stark. ''Fiendish Codex I: The Lost Annals'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2006).
Available online: [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/we/20060620a&page=3 http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/we/20060620a&page=3]


== External Link ==
== External Links ==
*The original source of this page at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obox-ob Wikipedia].
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obox-ob The original source of this article at Wikipedia]
* [http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/fc1_gallery/98461.jpg Illustration of Obox-ob]

Revision as of 11:45, 10 September 2014

Obox-ob
Characteristics
Alignment Evil
Type Obyrith (Demon)
Image Wizards.com image
Publication history
Source books Monster Manual II
Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss
First appearance Monster Manual II

Obox-ob is a fictional monster (an obyrith demon lord) created for the Dungeons and Dragons fantasy role playing game, dating back to the first edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. It is depicted as a giant, platter-shaped centipede, with three scorpion-like tails each tipped with a humanoid head with a purple razor-edged tongue.


Story

According to the official story, Obox-ob is the surviving aspect of the Prince of Demons following its murder by the Queen of Chaos. It commands the 663rd layer of the Abyss, a vermin-infested wasteland known as Zionyn. Unlike many of the infamous demon princes in the setting, Obox-ob is an obyrith, a type of demon far older than the setting's standard tanar'ri. Obox-ob despises the tanar'ri and hopes to cleanse them from the Abyss, taking back his title from Demogorgon and leading the obyriths against the eladrin, who played a part in his downfall. Obox-ob is worshipped primarily by evil vermin, and the ekolids that inhabit his layer of the Abyss have numerous temples and effigies erected in his honor.[1]


Publishing history

Obox-ob is first mentioned by name only in a list of demon lords, in the first edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons sourcebook Monster Manual II.[2] The first full description was in Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss,[1] a sourcebook for the 3rd edition of the game. Obox-ob's realm was described on Wizards of the Coast's website.[3]


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jacobs, James, Erik Mona, and Ed Stark. Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss (Wizards of the Coast, 2006)
  2. ↑ Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual II (TSR, 1983)
  3. ↑ Jacobs, James, Erik Mona, and Ed Stark. Fiendish Codex I: The Lost Annals (Wizards of the Coast, 2006)


Further Reading

  • Jacobs, James. "The Demonimicon of Iggwilv: Dagon." Dragon #349 (Paizo Publishing, 2006).
  • Jacobs, James. "The Demonimicon of Iggwilv: Kostchtchie." Dragon #345 (Paizo Publishing, 2006).


External Links

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