Charon (Dungeons & Dragons)

Charon

Game background
Title(s)	Boatman of the River Styx
Home plane	The River Styx
Power level	Altraloth
Alignment	Neutral Evil
Design details

In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Charon is a powerful altraloth, a lord of the yugoloths, reportedly transformed into a more powerful creature by the night hags of the Gray Waste. Charon's role is to provide travel on the River Styx, but he always charges a steep price and kills those who cannot or will not pay. Charon commands a legion of marraenoloths who provide the same service.

Publication history

Charon is named for Greek mythology's boatman of the River Acheron.^{[citation needed]}

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition (1977-1988)

Charon (The Boatman of the Lower Planes) first appeared in the daemon entry in the original Monster Manual II (1983).^[1]

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition (1989-1999)

Cerlic, also known as Charon, appeared as one of the altraloths in Dragon Annual #2 (1997).^[2]

Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition (2000-2007)

Charon appeared in Dungeon #149 (August 2007).^[3]

Description

Charon appears as a large, skeletal humanoid wearing dark robes, with glowing green eyes.

References

1. ^ Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual II (TSR, 1983)
2. ^ Bonny, Ed. "Pox of the Planes" in Dragon Magazine Annual #2. 1997
3. ^ Baur, Wolfgang. "Enemies of my Enemy." Dungeon #149 (Paizo Publishing, 2007)

• Grubb, Jeff. Manual of the Planes (TSR, 1987).
• McComb, Colin. Faces of Evil: The Fiends (TSR, 1997).
• McComb, Colin, Dale Donovan, and Monte Cook. Planes of Conflict (TSR, 1995).