Nergal (Dungeons & Dragons)
| Game background | |
|---|---|
| Home plane | Nine Hells |
| Power level | Duke of Hell |
| Alignment | Lawful Evil |
| Design details | |
Nergal is an outcast Duke of Hell, one of the Rabble of Devilkin, in the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game.
Publication history
Nergal first appears in Ed Greenwood's article "The Nine Hells Part I" in Dragon #75 (1983).[1]
Nergal was briefly detailed in Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells (2006).[2]
Description
Nergal, sometimes called "The Bringer of Pestilence and Fever", is a gruesome Duke of very unusual appearance. Nergal is a lion headed toad who sports a pinkish-gray, purulent skin covered in sores that ooze a colorless, poisonous ichor.
Relationships
Nergal is among the most powerful of the Rabble of Devilkin. Exiled to Avernus after being denied the control of Malbolge after the destruction of Beherit, he tries to raise more power on Avernus and is in competition with the pit-fiend Kochbiel.
References
- ↑ Greenwood, Ed. "The Nine Hells Part I." Dragon #75 (TSR, 1983)
- ↑ Laws, Robin D, and Robert J. Schwalb. Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells (Wizards of the Coast, 2006)