- Hezrou
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Infobox D&D creature
name=Hezrou
alignment=Chaotic evil
type=Outsider
subtype=Demon
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OGL_stats_URL=http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/demon.htm#hezrouA hezrou is a
humanoid demon, found in games such as "Dungeons and Dragons " and "NetHack ".Publication history
The hezrou was one of the earliest creatures introduced in the D&D game.
Dungeons & Dragons (1974-1976)
The type II demon appeared under the demon entry in the "
Eldritch Wizardry " supplement (1976). [Citation | last =Gygax | first =Gary | author-link =Gary Gygax | last2 =Blume | first2 =Brian | author2-link = | title =Eldritch Wizardry | place= | publisher =TSR | year =1976 | location =Lake Geneva, WI | edition =1]Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition (1977-1988)
The type II demon (hezrou) appears in the first edition Monster Manual (1977). [Gygax, Gary. "
Monster Manual " (TSR,1977 )]Dungeons & Dragons (1977-1999)
This edition of the D&D game included its own version of the type II demon, which is known as the croaking demon, first appearing in the "Immortal Rules" set, in the DM's Guide to Immortals (1986). [Mentzer, Frank. "Dungeons & Dragons Set 5: Immortal Rules" (TSR, 1986)] The croaking lesser fiend appeared in the "Wrath of the Immortals" set, in "Book One: Codex of the Immortals" (1992). [Allston, Aaron. "Wrath of the Immortals" (TSR, 1992)]
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition (1989-1999)
In this edition, demons became known as tanar'ri, and this creature officially became known as the hezrou, a "true tanar'ri", appearing first in the "Monstrous Compendium Volume Outer Planes Appendix" (1991), and then reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993). [Stewart, Doug, ed. "Monstrous Manual" (TSR,
1993 )]The hezrou true tanar'ri also appeared for the
Planescape campaign setting in the first "Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix" (1994). [Varney, Allen, ed. "Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix" (TSR,1994 )]Dungeons & Dragons 3.0 edition (2000-2002)
The hezrou (tanar'ri) appears in the Monster Manual for this edition (2000); [Cook, Monte,
Jonathan Tweet , andSkip Williams . "Monster Manual " (Wizards of the Coast ,2000 )] in this edition, the name demon is resumed, and tanar'ri are now considered a sub-type of demon.Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 edition (2003-2007)
The hezrou appears in the revised Monster Manual for this edition (2003).
Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition (2008-)
The hezrou appears in the Monster Manual for this edition (2008), again under the demon entry. [Mearls, Mike, Stephen Schubert, and James Wyatt. "
Monster Manual " (Wizards of the Coast , 2008)]Description
A hezrou has a toad-like face, black skin, and metallic wire-like appendages protruding from its skin which make it look almost mechanical.
Other media
The hezrou appears in the D&D Miniatures: Angelfire set #55 (2005).
References
External links
* [http://d20npcs.wikia.com/wiki/D%26D_Named_Demon_Project#Hezrou_.28Type_II_demon.29 Known hezrous] at the d20 NPC Wiki
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