Known Demon Lords
The most common and canonical demon lords in the 3.5 Edition (and generally most of the earlier editions) are Baphomet, Dagon, Demogorgon, Fraz-Urb'luu, Graz'zt, Juiblex, Kostchtchie, Lolth, Malcanthet, Obox-ob, Orcus, Pale Night, Pazuzu, Sess'Innek, Yeenoghu, and Zuggtmoy. However, in addition to these, countless other minor demons have appeared in earlier editions, supplement books and Dragon Magazine, spinoffs from D&D, and other sources. Beneath is a large list detailing all known Demon Lords, both the major ones listed above and minor ones.
The majority of these demon lords below appear as listed in Appendix I in Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss. (f) indicates a female demon lord, (o) indicates an obyrith, (l) indicates a loumara, and (d) indicates a lord that is presumed dead.
Note that any demon lord who was mentioned by name only in the Monster Manual II (1983), on page 35, is noted as "*MM2".
| Name | Title | Concerns | Layer of the Abyss | Previous Appearances and Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraxas | The Unfathomable | Magic words, arcane secrets, talismans | 17: Death's Reward | *MM2 |
| Adimarchus | Prince of Madness | Insanity | 507: Occipitus | Antagonist of the Shackled City Adventure Path modules published in Dungeon. Detailed in Dungeon #116, page 61. Was a fallen celestial. |
| Ahazu | The Seizer | Night, abduction | 73: Wells of Dakness (Self-imposed imprisonment) | *MM2, Dungeon #148, page 82. Rules the void beyond the Wells of Darkness known as Shattered Night. Functions as a vestige. |
| Ahrimanes | Chief of the Cacodaemons | Exiles, wanderers | 452:Ahriman-abad | *MM2 |
| Aldinach (f) | Lady of Change | Transformation | 1: Pazunia (from the fortress of Aldinach's Egg by the edge of the Grand Abyss) | *MM2 |
| Alrunes (f) | The Soothing Spirit | Protection, sisterhood | 260: Green Abyss | *MM2 |
| Alvarez | The Purging Duke | Inquisition, torture | 57: Torturous Truth | Faces of Evil: the Fiends, p60. |
| Alzrius | Lord of Infernal Light | Fire, destruction | 601: Conflagratum | Hellbound: The Blood War, "The Dark of the War", p25. |
| Anarazel | The Daring Darkness | Adventurers | 79: The Emessu Tunnels | *MM2 |
| Ansitif | The Befouler | Corruption of religious sites and relics | 73: The Wells of Darkness (imprisoned); former rule of layer 21: The Sixth Pyre | *MM2, Dragon #357, page 67. Ansitif can be called by binders. |
| Ardat (f) | The Unavowed | Secret or failing marriages, harpies | — | *MM2, Dragon #341 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 24.; detailed in Dragon #359 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv" |
| Areex (o) | The Forgotten Prince | Unknown | 73: The Wells of Darkness (imprisoned) | *MM2 |
| Arlgolcheir (d) | Corpse located in layer 73: The Wells of Darkness | Mentioned in Dragon #116 "Rogue Stones and Gemjumping", page 55; Dungeon #148, "Wells of Darkness", page 66. | ||
| Arzial | The Blooded Baron | Subterfuge | 45, 46, 47: Azzagrat (serves Graz'zt) | Mentioned in Dungeon #13, "The Ruins of Nol-Daer". |
| Aseroth | The Winter Warlock | Cold, ice, corruption, magic | 566: Soulfreeze | *MM2. Said to be a former archomental. |
| Asima (o,f,d) | The Unanticipated | Ill surprises | 4: The Grand Abyss | *MM2. Was destroyed during the creation of The Grand Abyss (called the Blood Rift in 4E D&D). She has a tomb there and is said that her body is "undecaying". |
| Astaroth (d) | Diabolus | Prophecy | Corpse located in layer 73: The Wells of Darkness | *MM2, Lost Empires of Faerûn, page 21, Dungeon #148, page 66, Dragon #357 page 68. Slain by the arch-devil Gargauth, now functions as a vestige as his corpse is continually regenerated and destroyed in the Wells of Darkness. |
| Azael (d) | The Ensnared | Rebellion, war | 422: Savage Searing (now Yeenoghu's Realm) | *MM2. Former ruler of the layer now dominated by Yeenoghu. Slain by the "Killer of the Gods" Ma Yuan. Was a fallen celestial. |
| Azazel | Prince of Scapegoats | Blame, absolution | 137: Outcasts' End | *MM2 |
| Azuvidexus (d) | The Ravenous Maw | Primeval beasts and scaled nightmares | N'gharl (formerly layer #230) | Wizards of the Coast website: The Crawling Jungle; Dragon #357 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 29. The current Azuvidexus is an awakened tyrannosaur who had abosrbed the original's evil and intellect. |
| Baltazo | The Seeping Sovereign | Diplomacy, strategy | 1: Pazunia (from the fortress of Sullen-Ghat) | *MM2. He is a Blood War general guarding the gate leading to the layer of Fraz-urb'luu. |
| Baphomet | Prince of Beasts | Minotaurs, beasts | 600: The Endless Maze (Shubgottia) | Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth; Monster Manual II (1983), page 36; Dragon #353 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv"; Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss, page 58. |
| Barbu (f) | The Unwelcome | Discord, ruined peace | — | *MM2 |
| Bayemon | Of the Unhealing Wound | The afflicted | — | *MM2; said to have escaped from the Wells of Darkness. According to the "Demonomicon", Kostchtchie is in possession of Bayemon's still living severed head in his glacial fortress. |
| Bechard (o) | The Rotting Husk | Decomposition, obsolescence | 422: Yeenoghu's Realm (former ruler) | *MM2. Former Demon lord of Tempests who ruled the 422nd layer before Azael and Yeenoghu. |
| Cabiri (o) | The Watching Master | Observation | 73: The Wells of Darkness (imprisoned) | *MM2, Dragon #357, page 69. Cabiri can be called by binders. |
| Charun | The Hammerer | Massacres | — | *MM2 |
| Chernovog | The Green God | Evil Druids, Vengeful Nature, Warlocks, evil fey | The Verdant Chasm; layer number unknown | Expedition to Castle Ravenloft |
| Codricuhn | The Blood Storm, Prince of the Eight Seas | Destruction, storms | Coagulus; wanders the Abyss | Dungeon #168 |
| Cyndshyra (d) | Of the Seven Torments | Dragon #357, page 67. Allied with Ansitif to destroy the Malgoth. | ||
| Dagon (o) | Prince of the Depths | Creatures of the deep aquatic | 89: The Shadowsea | Mentioned in Monster Manual II (1983), page 35, detailed in Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss on pages 59–60. Dragon #349, "Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 30-45. |
| Demogorgon | The Prince of Demons, The Sibilant Beast | Demonkind | 88: The Gaping Maw | Eldritch Wizardry; Monster Manual (1977) p16; Wrath of the Immortals boxed set; Monster Mythology, page 88; Book of Vile Darkness, page 125; Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss, pages 61–62. |
| Dwiergus | The Chrysalis Prince | The shaping of demonic races | 558: Fleshforges | Dragon #353 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv".; detailed in Dragon #359 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv" |
| Eblis | Of the Unbended Knee | Refusal to surrender | 1: Pazunia | *MM2 |
| Ebulon | 73: Wells of Darkness (imprisoned) | Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss. Former general of Graz'zt. | ||
| Eldanoth | The Bloodless Scion | Crime, Murder | 359: The Arc of Eternity | Faces of Evil: the Fiends, page 60. Former slave to Orcus. |
| Eltab | Lord of the Hidden Layer | Hatred, retribution | 248: The Hidden Layer | Dreams of the Red Wizards; Spellbound; Champions of Ruin, page 130. |
| Ereshkigal (f) | *MM2 | |||
| Felex'ja (d) | The Tiger King | Tigers, felines, stalking predators | Dragon #357, page 67. Allied with Ansitif to destroy the Malgoth. | |
| Fraz-Urb'luu | Prince of Deception | Lies, subterfuge, illusion | 176: Hollow's Heart | Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth; Monster Manual II (1983), page 39; Faces of Evil: the Fiends, page 60; Dragon #333 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 21; Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss, pages 63–64. |
| Gorion | Mentioned in "Dragon" #139. | |||
| Graz'zt | The Dark Prince | Tyrants, despots, guile, debauchery | 45, 46, 47: Azzagrat | Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth; Monster Manual II (1983), page 39; For Duty and Deity (1998); Book of Vile Darkness, page 130; Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss, page 65. |
| Gresil | Custodian of Records | Abyssal lore | — | *MM2, Living Greyhawk Journal 10; Dragon #294. |
| Haagenti | Lord of Alchemy | Alchemy | 548: Garavond | Dragon #337 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 47. |
| Ilsidahur | The Howling King | Bar-lgura | 90: The Guttering Grove | Dungeon #10 "The Shrine of Ilsidahur". In 4E D&D, Ilsidahur's layer has since been incorporated into Demogorgon's layer. |
| Ixinix (d) | Lord of Blackwater | Dragon #357, page 67. Allied with Ansitif to destroy the Malgoth. | ||
| Juiblex | The Faceless Lord | Oozes, slimes, and jellies | 528: Molor | Monster Manual (1977), page 17; Monster Mythology, page 67; Book of Vile Darkness, page 134; Dragon #337 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 47; Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss, pages 66–67. Juiblex rules his own realm in layer 528 and is currently contesting with Zuggtmoy for layer 222. |
| J'zzalshrak (f) | The Errant General | Blood War campaigns | — | Dungeon #64, "Bzallin's Blacksphere," page 29. |
| Kardum | Lord of the Balors | Balors, fire | 21: The Sixth Pyre | Was introduced in Fiendish Codex I; based on Marduk by Gary Gygax (see Non-Canonical Demon Lords below). |
| Kerzit | Guardian of the Tome | The Tome of the Black Heart | — | Mordenkainen's Fantastic Adventure; Dungeon #112, pages 13, 52, 96. |
| Kizarvidexus (o,d) | The Horned Duke | Corpse located in 73: The Wells of Darkness | Dungeon #124, page 35; Dungeon #128, page 33; Dungeon #148, "Wells of Darkness", page 66. Slain by the Wind Duke general Icosiol. | |
| Kostchtchie | Prince of Wrath | Frost giants, wrath, rage | 23: The Iron Wastes | Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth; Monster Manual II (1983), page 40; Monster Mythology, page 82; Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss, pages 68–69. |
| Lamashtu (f) | She Who Erases | Monstrous births, deformity | 503: Torremor | Dragon #329 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 67, "Demononicon". Former consort to Pazuzu. although she is trapped within Torremor, she is now regarded as the layer's new ruler. |
| Laraie | The Stalking Terror | Pursuit | — | *MM2 |
| Lascer | Lord of the Shadow Shoal | Assassination, Murder | Dragon #349 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 35. Dragon #297; detailed in Dragon #359 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv" | |
| Lazbral'thull | The Butcher | Torture, bloodletting | 73: The Wells of Darkness (imprisoned) | Dungeon #122: Root of Evil. |
| Lindyrm | Mentioned in The Deva Spark. | |||
| Lissa'aere (f) | The Noxious | Poison gas | 27: Malignebula | Hellbound: The Blood War, page 25. |
| Lolth (f) | Demon Queen of Spiders | Drow, spiders | 66: The Demonweb Pits | First debut in module D3: Vault of the Drow and more prominently, in Q1: Queen of the Demonweb Pits. Went on to appear in many other supplements such as first edition Fiend Folio and Deities and Demigods (all three editions). |
| Lupercio | The Baron of Sloth | Sloth, darkness | 128: Slugbed | Faces of Evil: the Fiends, page 60. |
| Lynkhab (f) | Lady of Regret | Depression, desire | 297: The Sighing Cliffs | Faces of Evil: the Fiends, page 61. |
| Maelfesh | featured in Rose Estes' Greyhawk novels. | |||
| Malcanthet (f) | Queen of the Succubi | Succubi, hedonists | 570: Shendilavri | Dungeon #112, page 48, and #124, page 95; Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss, pages 69–70; Dragon #353, The Demonomicon of Iggwilv: Malcanthet. |
| Malgarius | The Demon Tree | Evil sylvan creatures | — | A demonic plant that once controlled a layer of the Abyss, but which was defeated by the demon lord Lazbral'thull. (Dungeon #122: Root of Evil). |
| Malgoth, the (o) | Dungeon #117: Touch of the Abyss; FC1 p 125. Was destroyed by an alliance of demon lords including Ansitif and Ixinix. Now exists as a disembodied intelligence. | |||
| Mastiphal | The Hunting Sovereign | Pursuit of prey | 1: Pazunia (in the fortress of Vanelon) | *MM2. Current consort to Malcanthet. |
| Miska | The Wolf-Spider | Spyder-fiends, war | Imprisoned in Pandemonium. | Dungeon #124, page 17. Detailed in 2e adventure Rod of Seven Parts. Former Prince of Demons after Obox-ob. Was consort to the Queen of Chaos. |
| Mu-Tahn Laa | Mountains of Sorrow Beyond Measure | Shattered Gates of Slaughtergarde | ||
| Munkir | The White Guardian | Afterlife, the back door to Paradise | 77: The Gates of Heaven | *MM2 |
| Mydianchlarus (d) | Demonomicon, page 134 | |||
| Nekir | The Black Guardian | Afterlife, the back door to Paradise | 77: The Gates of Heaven | *MM2 |
| Nergel | *MM2; in Gary Gygax's Gord novels, Nergel is a prince of "unlife". | |||
| Nocticula (f) | The Undeniable | Night | 72: Darklight | *MM2 |
| Nql | Mentioned in Eldritch Wizardry, in the "Codex of the Infinite Planes" entry. Possibly a name fragment. | |||
| Obox-ob (o) | Prince of Vermin | Vermin | 663: Zionyn | *MM2; Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss, pages 71–72. Formerly held the title of Prince of Demons. Was the first Prince of Demons. |
| Orcus | Prince of the Undead | Undead, Abyssal ascension, escape from death | 113: Thanatos | Eldritch Wizardry; Monster Manual (1977), page 17; Dead Gods; Dungeon #89; Book of Vile Darkness, page 136; Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss, pages 73–74; Dungeon #149, pages 56–57. Was the prominent villain of the Bloodstone series. |
| Oublivae (f) | Queen of Desolation | 100: The Barrens | Demonomicon, page 130 | |
| Pale Night (o, f) | The Mother of Demons | Motherhood | 600: The Endless Maze, 471: Androlynne | Faces of Evil: the Fiends, page 61; Dragon #353 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv"; Manual of the Planes (3rd edition), page 100; Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss, pages 74–75. Purported to be the mother of Grazzt, Lupercio, and Vucarik. Consort of Baphomet. |
| Pazuzu (o) | Prince of the Lower Aerial Kingdoms | Flying creatures, corruption | 1: Pazunia, Former ruler of 503: Torremor | Monster Manual II (1983), page 41; Dragon #329 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 56; Book of Vile Darkness web enhancement; Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss, pages 76–77. Also known as Pazrael. Pazuzu has since abandoned his layer of Torremor and has laid claim on Pazunia. |
| Phraxas | Lord of Misery and Despair | Misery, despair | 4: The Blood Rift | Demonomicon, page 134 |
| Queen of Chaos (o, f) | Chaos, obyriths | 14: The Steaming Fen | First appeared in the "Rods of Seven Parts" second edition module, said to be a native of Limbo. In Fiendish Codex I, she is now an obyrith lord. | |
| Qij-na (d) | The Shattered | Dragon #357, page 67. Allied with Ansitif to destroy the Malgoth. | ||
| Rhindorz'zt (d) | The Black Prince | Dragon #357, page 67. Allied with Ansitif to destroy the Malgoth. | ||
| Rhyxali (f) | Queen of the Shadow Demons | Shadow demons, secrets | 49: Shaddonon | Book of Vile Darkness web enhancement. |
| Rimmon (d) | Mentioned in 4e Monster Manual 3, Pg 15 | |||
| Rr'ikin'aka | King of Scorpions | Scorpions, vermins | 73: The Wells of Darkness (imprisoned) | Dungeon #148, "Wells of Darkness", page 66. |
| Salis Thik (d) | 333: Unnamed. Possibly the same as the Broken Scale. | Abyssal Warriors by J. Robert King | ||
| Sch'theraqpasstt | The Serpent Reborn | Yuan-ti | 111: The Mind of Evil | Dragon #151 |
| Sertrous (o, d) | Prince of Heretics | parasites, crawling things, serpents | Elder Evils, page 112 | |
| Sess'Innek | The Emperor Lizard | Lizardfolk, civilization | 7: The Phantom Plane (aka Kearackinin) | Monster Mythology, page 102; Serpent Kingdoms. Demon lord of the Lizard Kings. |
| Shaktari (f) | Queen of Poison | Mariliths | 531: Vudra | Dungeon #60, "Nemesis", page 32. Revealed to have escaped from the Wells of Darkness.; detailed in Dragon #359 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv" |
| Sifkhu (l) | Loumaras | 230: The Dreaming Gulf | Dragon #353; currently bonded by Malcanthet. | |
| Shami-Amourae (f) | The Lady of Delights | Succubi | 73: The Wells of Darkness (imprisoned) | Dungeon #5, "The Stolen Power", page 27; freeing her is the goal of Dungeon #148, "Wells of Darkness". |
| Siragle | The Ineffable | Secret oaths | 493: The Steeping Isle | Dungeon #28, "Sleepless". Reported to have escaped from the Wells of Darkness. |
| Socothbenoth | The Persuader | Perversion, sexual taboos | 597: Goranthis | *MM2, Mentioned in Dragon #333,"Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 29. |
| Soneillon (f) | The Youthful Crone | Rejuvenation | 71: Spirac | *MM2. Not to be confused with the succubus who uses her name as detailed in "Lost Empires of Faerun". |
| Tantagaras (d) | Hunger, Sloth | 400: Woeful Escarand | 4th Edition Monster Manual3; page 44. Killed by the god Kord. "Father" of the nalfeshnee demons. | |
| The Chattering Prince | Poisonous vermins | 2: Driller's Hives | Dungeon #123: Salvage Operation. | |
| Thralhavoc | Shadowmaster | Undead shadows, subterfuge | 348: Name unknown, and Thralhavoc had abandoned it. | Hellbound: The Blood War, "War Games", page 56. |
| Turaglas | The Ebon Maw | Hunger, consumption | 32: Sholo-Tovoth | Dragon #312. |
| Ubothar (o) | The Thunder Below | None; currently exiled and imprisoned from the Abyss. | Dragon #349 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 31. The Thunder Below by James Jacobs. | |
| Ugoreth (d) | Demonomicon, page 130. Slain by the demon princess Oublivae. | |||
| Ugudenk (o) | The Squirming King | Worms and hungry parasites | 177: The Writhing Realm | Dragon #333 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 39.; detailed in Dragon #359 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv" |
| Ungulex | 73: The Wells of Darkness (imprisoned) | Dungeon #148, "Wells of Darkness", page 66; said to be the first prisoner to be imprisoned, after Ahazu. | ||
| Verin | Voice of Graz'zt | Diplomacy | 45, 46, 47: Azzagrat (serves Graz'zt) | Monster Manual II (1983), page 35; Faces of Evil: the Fiends, page 62. Also known as Vuron or Ztefano. Appeared in "For Duty and Deity" as a male marilith. |
| Veshvoriak (o) | Obyrith lord whose body was dumped in Layer 23: the Iron Wastes. Later revealed to be still alive and was trapped in the ice by Demogorgon. | Dragon #345, "Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 31, "Demonomicon". | ||
| Volisupula (f) | The Flensed Marquesse | Finery, ostentatious ceremony | 8: The Skin-shedder | Planes of Chaos, in the "Chaos Adventures" booklet. |
| Voroxid | Poisonous bones and teeth | Dungeon #148, "Wells of Darkness", page 81. | ||
| Vroth-Khun (o) | None; currently banished from the Abyss. | Dragon #349 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 31. | ||
| Vucarik | Consort of Chains | Chains, torture | 651: Nethuria | Hellbound: The Blood War, page 26. |
| Wejinhastala (d) | The Tempest | Storms, winds, tempests | Dragon #357, page 67. Allied with Ansitif to destroy the Malgoth. | |
| Xazivort | From the Ashes. Not to be confused with the god, Raxivort. Is able to possess living beings. | |||
| Xinivrae (f) | (Would Be) Queen of Succubi | Succubi, Seduction (of women) | 230: The Dreaming Gulf (exiled) | Dragon #353 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv" |
| Yeenoghu | Prince of Gnolls | Gnolls | 422: Yeenoghu's Realm | Monster Manual (1977), page 19; Monster Mythology, page 83; Book of Vile Darkness, page 140; Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss, pages 78–79. |
| Yibyiru (f) | The Rancid Lady of Bitter Bile | Poison | 222: Shedaklah (serves Zuggtmoy) | Dragon #337 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 48. |
| Yrsillar | Lord of the Nothing | Greater & Lesser Dreads | 277: Belistor | Dragon #277. |
| Zanassu (d) | The Spider Demon | Spiders, arachnids | Empires of the Sands, reported dead in Demihuman Deities; slain by Selvetarm. | |
| Zivorgian (f) | Lady of Ripe Carrion | Vultures, Rot, Ghouls, Corpses | Demonomicon of Iggwilv: Graz'zt; said to be daughter of Pale Night. | |
| Zuggtmoy (f) | Demoness Lady of Fungi | Fungi, Rot, Decay | 222: Shedaklah (or Mycorji) | Module T1-4: The Temple of Elemental Evil; Dragon #337 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 37; Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss, pages 79–80. |
| Zuregurex | Lord of the Drowned Dead | Storms and the drowned dead | 480: Guttlevetch; currently abandoned | Dragon #357 "Demonomicon of Iggwilv", page 24. |
| Zzyczesiya | The Ungrasped | Confused and malevolent ignorance | 3: The Forgotten Land | Faces of Evil: the Fiends, page 60. Said to have escaped from the Wells of Darkness. |
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