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Cambion (Dungeons and Dragons)
| Cambion | |
|---|---|
| Characteristics | |
| Alignment | Any Evil |
| Type | Outsider |
| Publication history | |
| First appearance | EMonster Manual II |
| Mythological origins | Cambion |
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Cambion in the fantasy role playing game Dungeons and Dragons refers to a male "half-fiend", a cross between a fiend and another creature, often a human. The creature is named for the cambion.
Description
The word Cambion refers to a male "half-fiend", a cross between a fiend and another creature, often a human. The terms Alu-Fiend or Alu-Demon refer to its female counterpart. In the 3rd Edition, cambions are the offspring of a Tanar'ri father and a Planetouched mother, often a Tiefling.[1]
Iuz the Old of the World of Greyhawk game setting is referred to as a Cambion. He is the son of the witch Iggwilv and the demon Graz'zt. In addition to his human form of an old man, he can appear as a 7-foot-tall (2.1 m), maroon demon with green eyes.
In the 4th edition of Dungeons and Dragons, Cambions are the result of devils mating with mortal beings- usually humans. They look much like tieflings, but with the addition of functional wings. The title is also gender-neutral, rather than being divided into male Cambions and female Alu-Fiends.
Publication History
The Cambion was introduced to the D&D game in the first edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 1st Edition (1977-1988)
The Cambion first appears under the demon on page 37 entry in the first edition Monster Manual II (1983), including the baron/marquis Cambion (semi-demon) and the major Cambion (semi-demon).[2]
A Cambion named MacDaer appeared in Dungeon #13 (September 1988).
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 2nd Edition (1989-1999)
The cambion appears under the Tanar'ri entry in the Monstrous Compendium Outer Planes Appendix (1991), including the baron/marquis Cambion Tanar'ri and the major cambion tanar'ri.[3]
The Cambion Tanar'ri was further detailed in the first Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix (1994),[4] including the same variants from the Outer Planes Appendix.
Dungeons and Dragons 3.0 Edition (2000-2002)
The Cambion did not appear in any official Wizards of the Coast products for third edition.
Dungeons and Dragons 3.5 Edition (2003-2007)
The Cambion appeared again in Necromancer Games's Tome of Horrors Revised PDF (2005).
The Cambion demon returns to official Dungeons & Dragons products in Expedition to the Demonweb Pits (2007),[5] including the baron and marquis Cambion, which also presents the Cambion as a player character race.
Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition (2008-)
The Cambion appears in the Monster Manual for this edition (2008), including the Cambion hellsword and the Cambion hellfire magus.[6]
Other Publishers
The Cambion appeared under the "demon" heading in the Tome of Horrors (2002) from Necromancer Games.[7]
Other Media
Two half-elven Cambions, Isair and Madae appear in Icewind Dale II, as leaders of the Legion Of The Chimera.
References
- ↑ Baur, Wolfgang (2007). Expedition to the Demonweb Pits. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual II (TSR, 1983)
- ↑ LaFountain, J. Paul. Monstrous Compendium Outer Planes Appendix. (TSR, 1991)
- ↑ Varney, Allen, ed. Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix (TSR, 1994)
- ↑ Baur, Wolfgang, and Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel. Expedition to the Demonweb Pits (Wizards of the Coast, 2007)
- ↑ Mearls, Mike, Stephen Schubert, and James Wyatt. Monster Manual (Wizards of the Coast, 2008)
- ↑ Green, Scott (2002). Tome of Horrors, 72–73, Necromancer Games.