Fraz-Urb'luu
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In many campaign settings for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Fraz-Urb'luu is a demon lord, sometimes known as the "Prince of Deception." In Gary Gygax's Gord novels, Fraz-Urb'luu is alternately called Var-Az-Hloo.
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[edit] History
Fraz-Urb'luu was imprisoned in bas-relief form in the dungeon beneath Castle Greyhawk for centuries by the mad archmage-cum-demigod, Zagyg. Many adventurers in the dungeon were destroyed after speaking to this imprisoned form. The demon recently managed to escape by tricking a wizard and a cleric into freeing him. He then transported these fools, probably Erac's Cousin and his adventuring companion Ayelerarch, back to the fiend's domain on the Abyss and enslaved them.
This domain, called Hollow's Heart, had reverted in Fraz-Urb'luu's absence to a wasteland of white dust under a black starless sky. Also, various minor demon nobles moved into Hollow's Heart during his imprisonment in order to stake out their own territories. Upon his return, Fraz-Urb'luu began the process of driving these squatters out of his domain.
At the height of his power, the demon lord can control the features and terrains of his layer at a whim, creating mountains and gorges within seconds. But this requires the use of the powerful Staff of Fraz-Urb'luu, which was stolen at the time of his imprisonment and has since disappeared.
The Prince of Deception therefore now focuses his attention on searching for his staff so that he may regain full control over his realm. However, his enemies have sundered the staff into several pieces, all of which are scattered across the various planes of existence. Some of Fraz-Urb'luu's enemies include Graz'zt, Demogorgon, and Ugudenk, the Lord of Worms and Hungry Parasites.
The Prince of Deception had sworn revenge against all of humanity for his imprisonment and humiliation, for it was Zagyg (at the time a mere human) who was responsible for his confinement.
[edit] Description
Fraz-Urb'luu is a large beast over eighteen feet in height, with a muscular gorilla-like body, and two vast batlike wings.
[edit] Cult of Fraz-Urb'luu
[edit] References
- Gygax, Gary. The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth (TSR, 1982).
- Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual II (TSR, 1983).
- Jacobs, James. "The Demonimicon of Iggwilv: Fraz-Urb'luu." Dragon #333 (Paizo Publishing, 2005).
- Jacobs, James, Erik Mona, and Ed Stark. Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss (Wizards of the Coast, 2006).
- Niles, Douglas, and Carl Sargent. "The Lich Staff." The City of Greyhawk (TSR, 1989).
- Kuntz, Robert J and Douglas J Behringer. "Robilar Remembers: Erac's Cousin." Oerth Journal Vol. 1 #5 (Council of Greyhawk, 1997).
- McComb, Colin. Faces of Evil: The Fiends (TSR, 1997).
