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title=Prince of Vermin| | |||
home=[[Abyss]]| | |||
power=[[Demon lord]]| | |||
gender=Male| | |||
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alignment=Chaotic Evil| | |||
portfolio=Vermin| | |||
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'''Obox-ob''' is a [[demon lord]], also called the Prince of Vermin. Unlike many of the infamous demon princes, Obox-ob is an obyrith, a type of demon far older than the tanar'ri. | |||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Obox-ob resembles a giant, platter-shaped centipede, with three scorpion-like tails serving as his heads. Curiously, he has a vaguely humanoid head at the tip of his segmented tail, which roars blasphemous litanies and senses the air with a long, razor-edged purple tongue. | Obox-ob resembles a giant, platter-shaped centipede, with three scorpion-like tails serving as his heads. Curiously, he has a vaguely humanoid head at the tip of his segmented tail, which roars blasphemous litanies and senses the air with a long, razor-edged purple tongue. | ||
== | ==Relationships== | ||
Obox-ob despises the tanar'ri and hopes to cleanse them from the Abyss, taking back his title from [[Demogorgon]] and leading the obyriths against the eladrin, who played a part in his downfall. | |||
==Realm== | |||
Obox-ob's realm is the 663rd layer of the [[Abyss]], a hideous world known as ''Zionyn''. | |||
==Dogma== | |||
==Worshippers== | |||
Having once held the title of [[Prince of Demons]], Obox-Ob once had a great and terrible cult following. Today, Obox-ob is worshiped primarily by evil vermin across the multiverse, and the ekolids that inhabit his layer of the Abyss have numerous temples and effigies erected in his honor. | |||
==History== | |||
Obox-ob was once the [[Prince of Demons]], but was killed by the [[Queen of Chaos]]. However, one of his aspects managed to survive, eventually growing in power and influence; this aspect is what we now call Obox-ob. Though its power rivals that of [[Graz'zt]] or [[Orcus]], it is said to be only a pale shadow of its original power. | |||
==Bibliography== | |||
*[[Gygax, Gary]]. ''[[Monster Manual II]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983. | |||
*Jacobs, James. "The Demonimicon of [[Iggwilv]]: [[Dagon]]." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #349. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2006. | |||
*[[ | *-----. "The Demonimicon of Iggwilv: [[Kostchtchie]]." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #345. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2006. | ||
* | *Stark, Ed, [[James Jacobs]], and [[Erik Mona]]. ''[[Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2006. | ||
* | *-----. ''Fiendish Codex I: The Lost Annals''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2006. Available online:[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/we/20060620a&page=3] | ||
[[Category:Archfiends]] | [[Category:Archfiends]] | ||
Revision as of 18:05, 15 October 2007
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| General information | |
| Portfolio: | Vermin |
| Home: | Abyss |
| Alignment: | Chaotic Evil |
| Gender: | Male |
| Superior: | none |
Obox-ob is a demon lord, also called the Prince of Vermin. Unlike many of the infamous demon princes, Obox-ob is an obyrith, a type of demon far older than the tanar'ri.
Description
Obox-ob resembles a giant, platter-shaped centipede, with three scorpion-like tails serving as his heads. Curiously, he has a vaguely humanoid head at the tip of his segmented tail, which roars blasphemous litanies and senses the air with a long, razor-edged purple tongue.
Relationships
Obox-ob despises the tanar'ri and hopes to cleanse them from the Abyss, taking back his title from Demogorgon and leading the obyriths against the eladrin, who played a part in his downfall.
Realm
Obox-ob's realm is the 663rd layer of the Abyss, a hideous world known as Zionyn.
Dogma
Worshippers
Having once held the title of Prince of Demons, Obox-Ob once had a great and terrible cult following. Today, Obox-ob is worshiped primarily by evil vermin across the multiverse, and the ekolids that inhabit his layer of the Abyss have numerous temples and effigies erected in his honor.
History
Obox-ob was once the Prince of Demons, but was killed by the Queen of Chaos. However, one of his aspects managed to survive, eventually growing in power and influence; this aspect is what we now call Obox-ob. Though its power rivals that of Graz'zt or Orcus, it is said to be only a pale shadow of its original power.
Bibliography
- Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual II. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.
- Jacobs, James. "The Demonimicon of Iggwilv: Dagon." Dragon #349. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2006.
- -----. "The Demonimicon of Iggwilv: Kostchtchie." Dragon #345. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2006.
- Stark, Ed, James Jacobs, and Erik Mona. Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2006.
- -----. Fiendish Codex I: The Lost Annals. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2006. Available online:[1]