Ghour

For the villages in Iran, see Ghur, Iran and Ghur, Ardabil.
Ghour
Characteristics
Alignment Chaotic Evil
Type Outsider (Demon)
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Publication history
Source books Lost Empires of Faerun, Monsters of Faerun

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, the ghour are a species of demon.

Publication history

The ghour appeared in the Forgotten Realms for third edition in Monsters of Faerûn (2001).[1] The ghour also appeared in Lost Empires of Faerûn (2005).[2]

Ecology

Ghour are demons under the service of the demon lord Baphomet. They work the will of their tyrannical, evil master among the minotaurs, ogres, and renegade giants under his control, commanding them with an iron fist.

Environment

Ghour are native to the Abyss.

Typical physical characteristics

Ghour resemble giant, primordial, fiendish minotaurs with hulking, brown, muscular, relatively hairless bodies, small horns, and feet with cloven hooves.

Alignment

Ghour are always chaotic evil in alignment.

Society

Ghour demons are typically solitary, but sometimes work in gangs. They are always accompanied by minotaurs, ogres or giants.

References

  1. Wyatt, James, and Rob Heinsoo. Monstrous Compendium: Monsters of Faerun. Wizards of the Coast, 2001
  2. Baker, Richard, Ed Bonny, and Travis Stout. Lost Empires of Faerûn. Wizards of the Coast, 2005