Jovoc

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A jovoc is a type of tanar'ri demon that was born to create strife. They occupy the front lines of tanar'ri armies due to their ability to transfer their damage to non-tanar'ri in a 30 foot (10m) radius. They resemble the corpse of a gnome or halfling that has been left in the sun too long. Their skin is black, excluding the long three-fingered hands they utilize as weapons, which are a vibrant blood-red color.

Jovocs are not the brightest demons, but they use their size well and to their advantage. They know how to ambush well, sometimes using hit-and-run strategies to bring their fast-healing abilities and aura of retribution to bear. Sometimes trios of jovocs will adopt another strategy, using cover to hide nearby to enemies, then striking each other to pass the wounds to their opponents.

A jovoc's summon tanar'ri ability summons another jovoc, but is only successful about 25% of the time.

[edit] References

• Ed Bonny, Jeff Grubb, Rich Redman, Skip Williams, Steve Winter (September 2002). Monster Manual II. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-2873-5.