Gelugon

Gelugon
Characteristics
Type Devil

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the gelugon (or ice devil) is a type of devil.

Publication history

The ice devil (greater devil) first appeared under the "devil" heading in the original first edition Monster Manual (1977).[1]

The gelugon greater baatezu appear in second edition in the Monstrous Compendium Volume Outer Planes Appendix (1991) under the "baatezu" heading,[2] and are also detailed under the "baatezu" heading in the first Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix (1994).[3] The unique gelugon Vreesar appeared in the Villains' Lorebook (1998) for the Forgotten Realms setting.[4]

The cornugon appears under the "devil" heading in the third edition Monster Manual (2000),[5] and as the ice devil (gelugon) in the revised 3.5 edition Monster Manual (2003).

Description

The gelugon is an insectile horror promising a cold death.

References

  1. Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual (TSR, 1977)
  2. LaFountain, J. Paul. Monstrous Compendium Outer Planes Appendix. (TSR, 1991)
  3. Varney, Allen, ed. Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix (TSR, 1994)
  4. Donovan, Dale. Villains' Lorebook (TSR, 1998)
  5. Cook, Monte, Jonathan Tweet, and Skip Williams. Monster Manual (Wizards of the Coast, 2000)