Charon (Dungeons & Dragons)
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For other uses, see Charon.
| Dungeons & Dragons Deity | |
|---|---|
| Charon | |
| Title(s) | Boatman of the River Styx |
| Home Plane | The River Styx |
| Power Level | Altraloth |
| Alignment | Neutral Evil |
| Portfolio | |
| Domains | |
| Superior | |
In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Charon is a powerful altraloth, a lord of the yugoloths, reportedly transformed into a more powerful creature by the night hags of the Gray Waste. Charon's role is to provide travel on the River Styx, but he always charges a steep price and kills those who cannot or will not pay. Charon commands a legion of marraenoloths who provide the same service.
[edit] Description
Charon appears as a large, skeletal humanoid wearing dark robes, with glowing green eyes.
[edit] Creative origins
Charon is named for Greek mythology's boatman of the River Acheron. Dungeons & Dragons statistics for Charon first appeared in 1983's Monster Manual II.
[edit] References
- Baur, Wolfgang. "Enemies of my Enemy." Dungeon #149 (Paizo Publishing, 2007).
- Bonny, Edward. "Pox of the Planes." Dragon Annual #2 (TSR, 1997).
- Grubb, Jeff. Manual of the Planes (TSR, 1987).
- Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual II (TSR, 1983).
- McComb, Colin. Faces of Evil: The Fiends (TSR, 1997).
- McComb, Colin, Dale Donovan, and Monte Cook. Planes of Conflict (TSR, 1995).
