Demon lord (Dungeons & Dragons)

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, demon lords (also known as Abyssal lords in 2E AD&D) are demons who have gained great power and established a position of preeminence among demonkind. Each demon lord has a unique appearance and set of abilities. Most control at least one layer of the Abyss. A demon lord, when slain in a plane other than the Abyss, is banished to the Abyss for 100 years, whereas "ordinary" demons, including the mightiest balors and mariliths, risk being reborn into a lesser form (or not at all). The most powerful demon lords are demon princes. "Demon lord" and "demon prince" are self-proclaimed titles; unlike the archdevils, the chaotic evil demon lords do not have a rigid hierarchy. However, first edition AD&D did claim a demon can only be called a prince if he or she rules an entire plane of the Abyss, thus Orcus implied by his title to rule a least one plane of existence, while lesser lords did not.

Demon lords wage eternal war with each other, often seeking ways to expand their holdings into other layers and at the same time defend their personal domains from rival lords and scheming underlings. Demogorgon has for many years been the most powerful demon lord, and he proclaims himself Prince of Demons. Orcus and Graz'zt contest his title, as does the obyrith Obox-ob, who once held that title.

Most demon lords have secretive mortal cults who seek to elevate their lords to godhood through prayer and sacrifice. Book of Vile Darkness details a number of prestige classes for mortal disciples of demon lords, as does the "Demonomicon of Iggwilv" feature currently running in Dragon magazine.

Differences in editions of D&D

The distinctions between demon lords and demon princes vary between editions of Dungeons & Dragons.

• In AD&D, demon lords may not have complete sovereignty over a layer of the Abyss, whereas all demon princes rule one or more layers.^[1] However, both Lords and Princes were assigned the status of lesser gods.
• In 2E AD&D, both demon lords and demon princes are known as Abyssal lords.^[2]
• In 3E D&D, almost all demon lords control a layer of the Abyss, and many have a scattering of mortal worshippers, whereas all demon princes control at least one layer of the Abyss, and all have mortal worshippers.^[3]

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 Starless 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.
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. 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".
Tharzax	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.

Non-canonical demon lords

Paizo Publishing released Book of the Damned, Vol. 2: Lords of Chaos for the Pathfinder campaign setting in 2010.^[4] Written by Fiendish Codex I co-author James Jacobs, it took obvious inspiration from both Armies of the Abyss and Fiendish Codex I, though some details were different, and new demon lords took the place of lords with copyrighted names. The following demon lords were described in this volume:

Lamashtu Abraxas Aldinach Andirifkhu Angazhan Areshkagal Baphomet Cyth-V’sug

Dagon Deskari Flauros Gogunta Haagenti Jezelda Jubilex Kabiri

Kostchtchie Mazmezz Mestama Nocticula Nurgal Orcus Pazuzu Shax

Shivaska Sifkesh Socothbenoth Urxehl Xoveron Yhidothrus Zevgavizeb Zura

Lords of Chaos also details a number of dead demon lords and nascent demon lords.

Green Ronin published a D&D d20 supplement entitled Armies of the Abyss (2002, reprinted in 2003 as part of the Book of Fiends compilation) that provides information on 21 demon lords. Demon lords that share their names with D&D demon lords are listed in bold. As this book was written by Erik Mona, who would later be publisher of Dragon Magazine and co-author of Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss, later demonic works by Mona and by fellow Paizo staffer and Fiendish Codex I co-author James Jacobs would seek to remain essentially compatible with it.

Abaddon Abraxas Anarazel Astaroth Azazel Azidahaka Behemoth

Decarabia Eligor Flauros Gamigin Haagenti Ipos Marbas

Nocticula Raum Sabnach Seere Shax Socothbenoth Vepar

A number of minor lords were also detailed in Armies of the Abyss:

• Cresil the Impure (may or may not be equated with Gresil).
• Eurynomous the Corpse Eater
• Malohin the Strangler
• Merihim
• Philotanus the Seducer
• Rahu the Tormentor
• Shiggarebb, Lady of the Qlippoths

Gary Gygax, in his Gord novels: "The Sea of Death", "Come Endless Darkness" and "Dance of Demons", mentioned many other demon lords. These include:

Agadin. Apepi, a snake-like lord. Ariax, a prince defeated by Graz'zt. Arioch Bulumuz Cagrino, possibly a lord of the chargin demons. Chidun, said to be allied with Var-Az-Hloo (Fraz-Urb'luu). Elazalag, Princess of the Abat-Dolors; former consort to Graz'zt. Levithan (perhaps Leviathan) Lugush Ogrijek, lord of the cowardly four-winged man-hawks zabassus. Mandrillagon, kin to Demogorgon, ruler of two layers of the Abyss.

Marduk, King of the Fire Demons and a Monarch of Demonium. Nexroth Palvlag, an ancient proto-demon of fire Shabriri, a proto-demon Trobbo-gotath, a "greatest demon of earth". Ushablator the Chaos Horror Vloorm Yuibiri, allied with Var-Az-Hloo. Zerkaar Zomar, allied with Var-Az-Hloo. Zortolagon, said to be one of the greatest demons of the Abyss.

Necromancer Games, in their Tome of Horrors I and II listed alternate statistics of official demon lords Baphomet, Dagon, Fraz-Urb'luu, The Faceless Lord (aka Juiblex), Kostchtchie, Orcus, and Pazuzu. They also include:

• Beluiri, a demoness consort of Baphomet.
• Maphistal (not to be confused with Mastiphal), a lieutenant of Orcus.
• Sonechard, a general of Orcus.
• Tsathogga, the "Demon Frog God".
• Caizel the Seductress.
• Vepar, a vassal of Dagon.

Mongoose Publishing's "The Slayer's Guide to Demons" include the following:

• Iyaviht the Dark Whisper, Patroness of the Jartaska.
• The Gatekeeper, an exiled prince on the first layer of the Abyss

The book also introduced several so-called "Nameless Ones", ancient and powerful demon lords said to be the first demons:

• The Dancer in Darkness
• He Who Dreams
• The Demon Mother
• The Foundation
• The Silence at the end of Eternity

Malhavoc Press's module Demon God's Fane introduces a new demon lord

• Ochremeshk the Demon Prince

Notes

1. ^ Gygax, Gary (1983). Monster Manual II. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, Inc. ISBN 0-88038-031-4. 
2. ^ McComb, Colin (August 1997). Faces of Evil: The Fiends. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, Inc. ISBN 0-7869-0684-7. 
3. ^ Cook, Monte (October 2001). Book of Vile Darkness. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, Inc. ISBN 0-7869-2650-3. 
4. ^ Jacobs, James. Lords of Chaos. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2010

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