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Alu-fiends (ÆL-oo-feend[2]) are the product of successful procreation between a succubus and a male mortal (mostly humans). Females are, generally, attractive or beautiful, going to great lengths at times to conceal their needle-like teeth and diminutive wings. They often possess a high degree of sexual proclivity. Males, however, require more discriminative attention, as its "cousin", the cambion (produced from a female mortal), possesses many of the same "abyssal" traits which form both creatures' overall appearance. This has led to a diminishing use of the patrillineal and matrillineal-influenced terms as a whole; rather, products of both partnerings are considered "half-fiend".
Rules in Successive Editions
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Alu-fiends, also referred to as alu-demons, first appeared in the Monster Manual II[3]. They were described in the Monstrous Compendium Outer Planes Appendix[4] and the Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix[5]. While their exact statistics varied slightly, the general concept as the offspring of a succubus and a mortal male remained true.
In the Third Edition rules, half-fiends were presented as a more general template, in lieu of specific entries for each instance. There has been no specific publishing of an alu-fiend template by official sources. However, a half-succubus template was included in a Dragon Magazine web article, written by Robert Wiese, on half-fiendish variety, and appears on the Wizards of the Coast website. [6]
Alu-Fiends in the Forgotten RealmsEdit
Aliisza, an alu-fiend, appears prominently in the War of the Spider Queen (novel series), and is the main protagonist in The Gossamer Plain, the first book in the Empyrean Odyssey trilogy.[7]
Anderia and Estellia are the alu-fiend allies of the nabassu Viscaris[8]
Though apparently not the daughter of a succubus, Graz'zt's daughter Thraxxia appears in the form of an alu-fiend.[9]
KinEdit
The male equivalent to an alu-fiend is generally called a cambion. Successive offspring from either (with mortals) are demonic tieflings.
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual 3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 147–148. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
- ↑ Frank Mentzer (January 1985). “Ay pronunseeAYshun gyd”. In Kim Mohan ed. Dragon #93 (TSR, Inc.), p. 25.
- ↑ Gary Gygax (1983). Monster Manual II 1st edition. (TSR, Inc). ISBN 0-8803-8031-4.
- ↑ LaFountain, J. Paul. Monstrous Compendium Outer Planes Appendix. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1991.
- ↑ Allen Varney, ed. (June 1994). Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix. (TSR, Inc.). ISBN 978-1560768623.
- ↑ http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/we/20060630a
- ↑ Thomas M. Reid (May 2007). The Gossamer Plain. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 978-0786940240.
- ↑ Jason Carl (May 2000). The Dungeon of Death. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 978-1560761327.
- ↑ Dale Donovan (May 1998). For Duty & Deity. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 33. ISBN 0-7869-1234-0.
