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Alu-Fiend
Alu-fiends are the female offspring that come from the mating between a Succubus and a mortal (mostly humans). They possess some of their mother's powers, and generally appear as beautiful women, with needle-like teeth, small wings, and often possess a high degree of sexual proclivity.
Statistics
- Name: Alu-Fiend
- Type: Outsider
- Sub-Type: Tanar'ri
- Location: The Abyss
- Alignment: Chaotic evil
Rules in Successive Editions
Alu-fiends, also referred to as Alu-demons, first appeared in the Monster Manual 2[1]. They were not described in Second Edition AD&D until the release of the Planescape Monstrous Compendium supplement[2]. While their exact statistics varied slightly, the general concept as the offspring of a succubus and a mortal male remained true.
In the Third Edition rules, Half-Fiends were presented as a more general template, in lieu of specific entries for each instance. There has been no specific publishing of an Alu-Fiend template by official sources. However, a Half-Succubus template was included in a Dragon Magazine web article, written by Robert Wiese, on Half-Fiendish variety, and appears on the Wizards of the Coast website. [3]
Alu-Fiends in the Forgotten Realms
Aliisza, an alu-fiend, appears prominently in the War of the Spider Queen novel series, and is the main protagonist in The Gossamer Plain, the first book in the Empyrean Odyssey trilogy.[4]
Kin
The male counterpart to an Alu-fiend is generally called a cambion. Successive offspring from either (with mortals) are tieflings.
Notes
- ↑ Monster Manual II 1st Edition
- ↑ Monstrous Compendium Planescape Appendix
- ↑ http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/we/20060630a
- ↑ Thomas M. Reid (May 2007). The Gossamer Plain (Mass Market Paperback). Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0786940240.