Ahrimanes
| Ahrimanes | |
| Title: | Chief of the Cacodaemons |
|---|---|
| Home plane: | Abyss |
| Power level: | Demon lord |
| Gender: | Male |
| Class: | n/a |
| Alignment: | Chaotic evil |
| Portfolio: | Exiles, wanderers |
| Superior: | None |
Ahrimanes, known as the Chief of the Cacodaemons, is the demon lord of exiles and wanderers.
Realm
Ahrimanes dwells on the 45Second layer of the Abyss, known as Ahriman-abad.
Publishing history
Ahrimanes was first mentioned in the Monster Manual II (1983) and was included in the index of demon lords in Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss. He has never been officially detailed in D&D.
Apocrypha
In The Book of Fiends (2003), Ahrimanes is a former planetar who fell from the Upper Planes before the creation of the mortal world. He considered the gods to be childish and capricious, and fomented rebellion against them. The gods banished Ahrimanes and his followers, using their servants, the still-angelic Baalzebul, Iblis, and Sariel, as instruments of their will. All three celestial beings would later follow Ahrimanes into exile after rebellions of their own.
Now an exile, Ahrimanes wandered the still-unformed cosmos for a thousand years until the creation of mortals and the subsequent rebellion of those who had once enforced the gods decrees (including Asmodeus, who Ahrimanes considered to be his heir). After laughing at the misfortune of his erstwhile tormentors, he finally ended his wanderings and established a realm of his own from which he does his best to corrupt mortals to send their souls on their own wanderings into the depths of the Lower Planes.
In this book, Ahrimanes is described as a naked nine-foot-tall humanoid with inky blue skin. His face is a knot of writhing larvae from which spews a swarm of flies.
Creative origins
Ahrimanes is named after Ahriman, the source of evil in the Zoroastrian faith.
Bibliography
- Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual II. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.
- Jacobs, James, Erik Mona, and Ed Stark. Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2006.
- Loeb, Aaron, Erik Mona, Chris Pramas, and Robert J. Schwalb. The Book of Fiends. Green Ronin Publishing, 2003.
- Mearls, Mike, Brian R. James, and Steve Townshend. Demonomicon. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2010.
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.
| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahrimanes | Non-player character | Manual of the Planes, AD&D 1e | 65 | |
| Ahrimanes | Non-player character | Demon, Demon Prince, | Living Greyhawk Journal #5 | 9 |
| Ahrimanes | Non-player character | Demon, Demon Prince, | Monster Manual 2, AD&D 1e | 35 |