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{{Archfiend|
 
image=[[Image:Verin01.jpg|250px]]|
caption=Verin, as depicted in ''The Demonomicon of Iggwilv: Graz'zt''|
name=Verin|
title=Voice of Graz'zt|
home=[[Abyss]]|
power=Demon lord|
gender=Male|
class=|
alignment=Chaotic Evil|
portfolio=Diplomacy|
domains=|
alias=Ztefano, Vuron|
super=None|
}}
'''Verin''' is a [[demon lord]]. He is called the Voice of [[Graz'zt]], and serves Graz'zt as an advisor and right-hand man.

==Description==
Verin appears as a tall, albino, androgynous figure. Most who encounter him would not think him a demon if it was not for the fact that he "oozes spiritual slime."  

Verin is soft-spoken and sociable for a demon, making an excellent diplomat. Because he is well-known among other demons, however, he also has a second form, as dark as his original form is white, and goes under the name '''Ztefano'''. As Ztefano, he is a trusted adviser to several other demon lords, though his loyalty secretly remains with Graz'zt.

Late in the adventure ''For Duty and Deity'', Verin appears as a dark-skinned cambion who can take the form of a male marilith.

==Relationships==
Verin is unswervingly loyal to Graz'zt.

==History==
Verin has been the longest-lasting of Graz'zt's allegiances. While Graz'zt was imprisoned by [[Iggwilv]], Verin administered his master's realm, successfully defending it against assaults by Graz'zt's opportunistic rivals. When Graz'zt returned, Verin stepped down without complaint. 

==Publishing history==
The demon lord Verin has his origins in [[Gary Gygax]]'s [[Gord the Rogue|Gord]] novels. In ''Sea of Death'', ''Come Endless Darkness'', and ''Dance of Demons'', Graz'zt is served by a demon lord named '''Vuron''', who is as hyper-intelligent as he was evil. Vuron's patience and forethought contributes to Graz'zt's success, and he is thus regarded as unlike any of the other demons of the Abyss.

Vuron was equated by fans of the game with '''Verin''', who in turn, was one of the many demon lords listed in the first edition ''[[Monster Manual II]]''. In the ''Planescape'' supplement ''Faces of Evil: The Fiends'', Verin has been canonically and officially designated as a demon lord who serves Graz'zt.

Upon the publishing of ''[[Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss]]'' in the game's third edition, Verin is the so-called Voice of Graz'zt.

==Creative origins==
The name Verin itself comes from a demon of the the same name in real world mythology who tempts through impatience.

==Bibliography==
*Donovan, Dale. ''For Duty and Deity''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1998.

*[[Gygax, Gary]]. ''[[Come Endless Darkness]]''. Delavan, WI: New Infinities, 1988.
:———. ''[[Dance of Demons]]''. Delavan, WI: New Infinities, 1988.
:———. ''[[Monster Manual]] II''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.
:———. ''[[Sea of Death]]''. Delavan, WI: New Infinities, 1987.

*[[Jacobs, James]]. "[[Demonomicon of Iggwilv]]: [[Graz'zt]]." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #360. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2007. Available online:[http://wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dragon]

*[[James Jacobs|Jacobs, James]], [[Erik Mona]], and [[Ed Stark]]. ''[[Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2006.

*McComb, Colin. ''Faces of Evil: The Fiends''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1997.


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