Archomental
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In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, archomentals are powerful exemplary beings of the Elemental Planes and rulers over the elementals. Although they are not truly rulers of their planes, they like to consider themselves as much and often grant themselves regal titles like Prince or Princess.
[edit] Evil Archomentals
The evil archomentals are collectively known as the Princes of Elemental Evil. The five most famous include:
Cryonax: Prince of Evil Cold Creatures
Imix: Prince of Evil Fire Creatures
Ogrémoch: Prince of Evil Earth Creatures
Olhydra: Princess of Evil Water Creatures
Yan-C-Bin: Prince of Evil Air Creatures
[edit] Good Archomentals
The good archomentals are collectively known as the Elemental Princes of Good. The four most famous include:
Ben-Hadar: Prince of Good Water Creatures
Chan: Princess of Good Air Creatures
Sunnis: Princess of Good Earth Creatures
Zaaman Rul: Prince of Good Fire Creatures
[edit] References
- Cook, Monte. Monstrous Compendium Planescape Compendium III (TSR, 1998).
- Cook, Monte and William W. Connors. The Inner Planes (TSR, 1998).
- Cook, Monte. Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil (Wizards of the Coast, 2001).
- Cook, Monte. “Four in Darkness: A Guide to Elemental Evil” Dragon Magazine #285 (Paizo Publishing, 2001).
- Grubb, Jeff. Manual of the Planes (TSR, 1987).
- Grubb, Jeff, Bruce R. Cordell, and David Noonan. Manual of the Planes (Wizards of the Coast, 2001).
- Jansing, Eric, and Kevin Baase. Princes of Elemental Evil: The Archomentals Dragon #347 (Paizo Publishing, 2006).
- Mentzer, Frank and Paul Jaquays. Egg of the Phoenix, I12 (1987).
- Mentzer, Frank. Egg of the Phoenix, R3 (TSR, 1982).
- Mona, Erik. “The Whispering Cairn” Dungeon Magazine #124, (Paizo Publishing, 2005).
- Turnbull, Don, ed. Fiend Folio (TSR, 1981). (Elemental Princes of Evil contributed by Lewis Pulsipher)
