Corin
| Corin | |
|---|---|
| General info | |
| Home: | Baator |
| Alignment: | Lawful evil |
| Gender: | Male |
| Species: | Pit fiend |
| Class: | n/a |
| Dates | |
| Age: | Unknown |
The pit fiend Corin is the Minister of Espionage in the Dark Eight, which means he is the infernal bureaucrat in charge of Hell's spies.
Description
Corin is the most seemingly chaotic of the Dark Eight, displaying such wild changes in mood, from sullen to raging, that some have accused him of being more balor than pit fiend. As it happens, though, this is just a front he puts out in order to prevent anyone from reading his true personality. His position demands that he confuse his adversaries and keep them off their guard.
Relationships
Each member of the Dark Eight is given authority over one aspect of the Blood War. They separately pursue their own agendas, but the entire council has final say over their decisions. Despite their rivalries and intrigues, though, the Dark Eight works well as a team, and Hell's bureaucracy moves efficiently.
Corin's minions are tasked to ensure that all tanar'ri plans end up in baatezu hands. Corin's spies have infiltrated not only the demons, but also the baatezu, the yugoloths and even the celestials. There is very little that happens that Corin is not swiftly made aware of, and even when he seems to be surprised by something, it's usually just part of his act.
History
The Dark Eight was founded prior to the Reckoning of Hell as a secret order of pit fiends. Under the leadership of the pit fiend Cantrum, they wormed their way to the leadership of Baator's nine armies. During the Reckoning, they revealed the true control they had been hiding even from the archdevils they purportedly served; they turned their armies against the rebellious Lords of the Nine, making it clear that Asmodeus's cleverness could not be matched and his power could not be questioned.
The first recorded public intervention of the Dark Eight following Cantrum's death was the Rebellion of the Inferiors, in which balor spies secretly inspired a revolt among lesser devils in one infernal settlement. The Dark Eight arrived to personally deal with the situation; the balors were revealed, and they were torn apart by their enraged dupes.
The pit fiend presently known as Corin is not the original one. When a member of the Dark Eight dies, the event is swiftly covered up and a new pit fiend is appointed in the old one's place, given the name of the predecessor in order to maintain the illusion of continuity.
Publishing history
Corin was first mentioned in the Monstrous Compendium Outer Planes Appendix (1991).
Bibliography
- Cook, Monte. A Paladin in Hell. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998. ISBN 0-7869-1210-3
- LaFountain, J. Paul. Monstrous Compendium Outer Planes Appendix. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1991.
- Laws, Robin D., and Robert J. Schwalb. Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2006.
- McComb, Colin. Faces of Evil: The Fiends. Renton, WA: TSR, 1997.
- McComb, Colin, and Monte Cook. Hellbound: The Blood War. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1996.
- Pramas, Chris. Guide to Hell. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1999.
- Varney, Allen, ed. Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1994.
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| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coriner (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Living Greyhawk Journal #2 | 31 |