Alu-fiend
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| Elemental humanoid (demon) | |
| Alu-fiend | |
|---|---|
| Type | Elemental humanoid (demon) |
| Subtype | Tanar'ri |
| Location | The Abyss |
Alu-fiends 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 diminuitive wings. They often possess a high degree of sexual proclivity. Males, however, require more discriminative attention, as its "cousin", the cambion (producced from a female mortal), possesses many of the same "abyssal" traits which form both creatures' overall appearence. 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".
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[edit] Rules in Successive Editions
Alu-fiends, also referred to as alu-demons, first appeared in the Monster Manual II[1]. They were described in the Monstrous Compendium Outer Planes Appendix[2] and the Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix[3]. 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. [4]
[edit] Alu-Fiends in the Forgotten Realms
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.[5]
Anderia and Estellia are the alu-fiend allies of the nabassu Viscaris[6]
Though apparently not the daughter of a succubus, Graz'zt's daughter Thraxxia appears in the form of an alu-fiend.[7]
[edit] Kin
The male equivalent to an alu-fiend is generally called a cambion. Successive offspring from either (with mortals) are demonic tieflings.
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Template:Cite book/Monstrous Compendium Planescape Appendix
- ↑ http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/we/20060630a
- ↑ Thomas M. Reid (May 2007). The Gossamer Plain (Mass Market Paperback). Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0786940240.
- ↑ Template:Cite book/The Dungeon of Death
- ↑ Dale Donovan (May 1998). For Duty & Deity, p. 33. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-1234-0.
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