Merodach (Dungeons & Dragons)

Merodach

Game background
Home plane	Nine Hells
Power level	Duke of Hell
Alignment	Lawful Evil
Superior	Dispater
Design details

Merodach is a Duke of Hell in the service of Dispater, in the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game.

Publication history

Merodach first appears in Ed Greenwood's article "The Nine Hells Part I" in Dragon #75 (1983).^[1]

Merodach was briefly detailed in Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells (2006).^[2]

Description

Merodach appears as a wolf with a diabolical human-like head with long spiraling longhorns. He has feathered wings but can fly only clumsily. He also has a prehensile serpent-like tail.

Relationships

Merodach is a vassal of Dispater, who leads 21 companies of hamatula (bearded devils).

References

1. ^ Greenwood, Ed. "The Nine Hells Part I." Dragon #75 (TSR, 1983)
2. ^ Laws, Robin D, and Robert J. Schwalb. Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells (Wizards of the Coast, 2006)