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name=Selm|
title=Prince of Possessors|
home=[[Baator]]|
power=[[Duke of Hell]]|
gender=Male|
class=n/a|
alignment=Lawful evil|
portfolio=Possessor devils|
domains=n/a|
alias=None|
super=[[Asmodeus]]|
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'''Selm''', a [[Duke of Hell]] whose title is ''Prince of Possessors'', is the nominal ruler of those [[devil]]s with the ability to possess the bodies of mortals. 

==Description==
Selm stands seven feet in height, his heavily armored hide seeming to be formed of colorful leaves of dangerously alluring beauty. His eyes can petrify at will, and massive spikes protrude from his arms. A small disk embedded in his chest prevents any fiends of possession from harming him.

==Relationships==
Selm reports directly to [[Asmodeus]], Overlord of the [[Baator|Nine Hells]].

===Vassals===
Selm nominally commands the six Lords of the Possessors, six possessor devils of greatest power.

*Thyle
*Cykes
*Tyd
*Nausyyd
*Dyclex
*Hyrkovan

==History==
At one time there stood beneath Selm a council of six lesser nobles—Thyle, Cykes, Tyd, Nausyyd, Dyclex, and Hyrkovan—but since an ancient rebellion in [[Baator]] (in the original article, this was [[Baalzebul]]'s rebellion as described in ''Dragon'' #28; however, this event is no longer considered [[Greyhawk canon|canon]], and the only other major rebellion was the [[Reckoning of Hell]]), his six inferiors have allied with one another, gradually assuming much of Selm's power. Selm's place is now a merely nominal one, though officially he is still the chief, and only he receives orders from Asmodeus. This is a potentially explosive situation, so both sides remain on their guard.

==Publishing history==
Possessor devils were originally detailed in ''Dragon'' #42 (1980), which is also the only source that mentions Selm. Other variations on the idea of possessor devils include the '''mezzikim''' from ''Guide to Hell'' (1999) and the Fiend of Possession prestige class in ''Fiend Folio (2003).

==Bibliography==
*Cagle, Eric, [[Jesse Decker]], [[James Jacobs]], [[Erik Mona]], Matt Sernett, Chris Thomasson, and [[James Wyatt]].  ''Fiend Folio.'' Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2003. Pages 204-206 -- "Fiend of Possession"

*Parker, Arn Ashleigh. "The Possessors." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #42. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1980.

*[[Chris Pramas|Pramas, Chris]]. ''Guide to [[Hell]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1999. Pages 63-64 -- "Mezzikim"

*Von Thorn, Alexander. "The Politics of Hell." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #28. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1979.

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