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| {{Greyhawk Deity|
| | Fraz-Urb'luu slauds just over 18 feet tall, despite his hunched |
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| | posture. His muscular body is covered with short, coarse pale-blue fur. |
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| | Two black, leathery wings protrude from his back, and his coiling fail |
| image=[[Image:Fraz-Urb'luu00.jpg]]|
| | ends in a cruel razor-sharp point. His face is framed by large, ragged |
| caption=Fraz-Urb'luu, the Prince of Deception, as depicted on the cover of ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #333 (2005).|
| | ears, and while his eyes are relatively small, his mouth is overly large |
| name=Fraz-Urb'luu|
| | <nowiki> </nowiki>and filled with fangs. |
| title=Prince of Deception|
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| home=[[Abyss]]|
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| power=[[Demon lord]]|
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| gender=Male|
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| alignment=Chaotic Evil|
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| portfolio=Deception|
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| alias=Var-Az-Hloo|
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| super=None|
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| '''Fraz-Urb'luu''' is a [[demon lord]] sometimes known as the "Prince of Deception." In [[Gary Gygax]]'s [[Gord]] novels, Fraz-Urb'luu is called '''Var-Az-Hloo'''.
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| ==Description==
| | Deceptive Fraz-Urb'luu is the patron demon lord of illu-sionists |
| Fraz-Urb'luu is a large beast over eighteen feet in height, despite his hunched posture. His muscular gorilla-like body is covered with short coarse hair of pale blue. His feet are broad and splayed, and his hands are large but the fingers relatively stubby and tipped with long, jagged talons. Two vast batlike wings protrude from his back. His tail is long and hairless with a gray base fading to a razor sharp base. His head is bald and gray-skinned, save for tufts of ragged hair hanging from his jowls. Large ragged ears protrude from the center of his skull to well above its pointed ridged peak. His eyes are relatively small but burn with cold blue light. Yet the most terrible aspect of his visage is his mouth which is overly large and filled with huge fangs. | | and tricksters, a wrathful prince who only recently escaped imprisonment |
| | <nowiki> </nowiki>on the Material Plane. His cultists specialize in deceiving others into |
| | <nowiki> </nowiki>worshiping the demon lord and (ultimately) into sacrificing themselves |
| | to him. |
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| ==Relationships==
| | The most significant event in Fraz-Urb'luu's recent past was his |
| Fraz-Urb'luu is one of the most hated of the Abyssal lords, as several demon lords are still smarting from the memory of their past "audiences" with the Prince of Deception. Some of Fraz-Urb'luu's enemies include [[Graz'zt]], [[Demogorgon]], and [[Ugudenk]], the writhing obyrith Lord of Worms and Hungry Parasites. | | imprisonmenr on the Material Plane below Castle Greyhawk by the mad |
| | archmage Zagig, Fraz-Urb'luu remained imprisoned in those infamous |
| | dungeons, trapped in a bas-relief carving on a wall, tor over two |
| | hundred years before he was accidentally released by a pair of |
| | adventurers whom Fraz-Urb'luu promptly repaid by destroying their gear |
| | and stranding them in his Abyssal realm. |
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| The Prince of Deception had also sworn revenge against all of humanity for his imprisonment and humiliation, for it was [[Zagyg]] (at the time a mere human) who was responsible for his confinement and loss of status.
| | Since his escape, Fraz-Urb'luu has spent the pasr 25 years |
| | rebuilding his Abyssal realm of Hollow's Heart and searching for his |
| | staff, a potent artifact rhai was stolen at the time of his |
| | imprisonment. Fueling these goals is rage—rage focused primarily on all |
| | of humanity. Fraz-Urb'luu hopes that when he has fully re-established |
| | his power over Hollow's Heart and has reclaimed his staff, he'll be able |
| | <nowiki> </nowiki>to bring this rage to bear on his enemies. |
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| Fraz-Urb'luu has at least one half-human son, sired before his imprisonment: the wizard [[Tsojcanth]], whose mother was the witch [[Vilhara]]. | | Fraz-Urb'luu counts no other demon lord as an ally, because his |
| | ability to deceive them and trick them makes him a particularly hated |
| | demon lord. Rumors hold that this hatred might have encouraged some of |
| | the other demon princes to aid in Fraz-Urb'luu's imprisonment. For now, |
| | his enemies keep a watchful eye on Hollow's Heart but dare not move |
| | against him. He might be alone, but Fraz-Urb'luu remains one of the more |
| | <nowiki> </nowiki>powerful of the Abyssal lords nevertheless. |
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| ==Realm==
| | Fraz-Urb'luu prefers minions that play to his strengths of |
| Fraz'Urb'luu rules the 176th layer of the Abyss. This realm, called ''Hollow's Heart'', had reverted in Fraz-Urb'luu's absence to a wasteland of white dust under a black, starless sky. Various minor demon nobles had moved into Hollow's Heart during his imprisonment in order to stake out their own territories. Upon his return, Fraz-Urb'luu began the process of driving these squatters out of his domain.
| | deception, seduction, and treachery. Succubi are one of his favorire |
| | | tools, as are the sinister lilitu. He also commands a large number of |
| At the height of his power, the demon lord could control the features and terrains of his layer at a whim, creating mountains and gorges within seconds. However, this required the use of the powerful ''[[Staff of Fraz-Urb'luu]]'', which was stolen at the time of his imprisonment and has since been sundered into several pieces, all of which are scattered across the various planes of existence. The Prince of Deception therefore now focuses his attention on searching for his staff so that he may regain full control over his realm.
| | rakshasas known as the Hollow Rajahs. His cults are known as the Cults |
| | | of Deception, typically consisting of a dozen of so members. Posing as |
| ==History==
| | benign sects of obscure deities, these cultists seduce and trick people |
| The demon prince Fraz-Urb'luu was one of the first tanar'ri to rise to power in the [[Abyss]] after the fall of the obyriths. Although he was never the most powerful of the demon princes, his vast intellect has enabled him to outlive countless rivals. Fraz-Urb'luu eventually mastered the art of summoning, to the point where he could forcibly summon other demon lords into his court in order to humiliate and degrade them for his own amusement. Fraz-Urb'luu's staff and his control of every aspect of his layer discouraged any retaliatory strikes against him from his revenge-seeking "guests," so they conspired for a more subtle punishment.
| | into joining their ranks and offering their unknown worship to |
| | | Fraz-Urb'luu. These poor folk are doomed the moment they join a cult, |
| These demon lords fashioned an artifact called the ''Ichor Lance'', which they gave to the mad archmage [[Zagig Yragerne]]. Zagig summoned Fraz-Urb'luu and tried to use the lance on the Prince of Deception. Fraz-Urb'luu seized the lance and used his power to disjoin the artifact. However, as a side effect of destroying the lance, the demon prince lost all of his innate magical powers, which enabled Zagyg to imprison the demon prince in a bas-relief in the dungeons beneath [[Castle Greyhawk]]. For centuries, many adventurers in the dungeons were destroyed after speaking to this imprisoned form. The demon recently (562 [[Common Year|CY]]) managed to escape by tricking a wizard and a cleric into freeing him. Fraz-Urb'luu then transported these fools (probably [[Erac's Cousin]] and his adventuring companion [[Ayelerach]]) back to his domain on the Abyss and enslaved them.
| | for eventually they are sacrificed or goaded into sacrificing |
| | | themselves. |
| ==Gallery==
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| [[Image:Fraz-Urb'luu02.jpg]]
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| [[Image:Fraz-Urb'luu01.jpg]]
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| ==Bibliography==
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| *[[Jason Bulmahn|Bulmahn, Jason]], [[James Jacobs]], and [[Erik Mona]]. ''[[Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2007.
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| *[[Gary Gygax|Gygax, Gary]]. ''[[The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1982.
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| *-----. ''Monster Manual II''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.
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| *[[James Jacobs|Jacobs, James]]. "The Demonimicon of [[Iggwilv]]: Fraz-Urb'luu." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]] #333. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2005.
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| *[[Douglas Niles|Niles, Douglas]], and [[Carl Sargent]]. "The Lich Staff." ''[[The City of Greyhawk]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1989.
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| *[[Robert J. Kuntz|Kuntz, Robert J.]], and Douglas J. Behringer. "[[Robilar]] Remembers: [[Erac's Cousin]]." ''[[Oerth Journal]]'' #5. Available online:[http://www.oerthjournal.com/oj5.html]
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| *[[Ari Marmell|Marmell, Ari]], Edward Albert, and C.A. Suleiman. "[[Iggwilv]]'s Legacy: The [[Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth]]." ''[[Dungeon]]'' #151. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2007. Available online:[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/duad/20071012]
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| *McComb, Colin. ''[[Faces of Evil: The Fiends]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1997.
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| *Stark, Ed, [[James Jacobs]], and [[Erik Mona]]. ''[[Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2006.
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| ==External Links==
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| *[http://doomsdaygames.proboards3.com/index.cgi?board=generalgreyhawk&action=display&thread=1080317749 Ayerlerach on the Doomsday Message Board].
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| *[http://doomsdaygames.proboards3.com/index.cgi?board=generalgreyhawk&action=print&thread=1080316778 Erac and Erac's Cousin on the Doomsday Message Board].
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Fraz-Urb'luu slauds just over 18 feet tall, despite his hunched
posture. His muscular body is covered with short, coarse pale-blue fur.
Two black, leathery wings protrude from his back, and his coiling fail
ends in a cruel razor-sharp point. His face is framed by large, ragged
ears, and while his eyes are relatively small, his mouth is overly large
and filled with fangs.
Deceptive Fraz-Urb'luu is the patron demon lord of illu-sionists
and tricksters, a wrathful prince who only recently escaped imprisonment
on the Material Plane. His cultists specialize in deceiving others into
worshiping the demon lord and (ultimately) into sacrificing themselves
to him.
The most significant event in Fraz-Urb'luu's recent past was his
imprisonmenr on the Material Plane below Castle Greyhawk by the mad
archmage Zagig, Fraz-Urb'luu remained imprisoned in those infamous
dungeons, trapped in a bas-relief carving on a wall, tor over two
hundred years before he was accidentally released by a pair of
adventurers whom Fraz-Urb'luu promptly repaid by destroying their gear
and stranding them in his Abyssal realm.
Since his escape, Fraz-Urb'luu has spent the pasr 25 years
rebuilding his Abyssal realm of Hollow's Heart and searching for his
staff, a potent artifact rhai was stolen at the time of his
imprisonment. Fueling these goals is rage—rage focused primarily on all
of humanity. Fraz-Urb'luu hopes that when he has fully re-established
his power over Hollow's Heart and has reclaimed his staff, he'll be able
to bring this rage to bear on his enemies.
Fraz-Urb'luu counts no other demon lord as an ally, because his
ability to deceive them and trick them makes him a particularly hated
demon lord. Rumors hold that this hatred might have encouraged some of
the other demon princes to aid in Fraz-Urb'luu's imprisonment. For now,
his enemies keep a watchful eye on Hollow's Heart but dare not move
against him. He might be alone, but Fraz-Urb'luu remains one of the more
powerful of the Abyssal lords nevertheless.
Fraz-Urb'luu prefers minions that play to his strengths of
deception, seduction, and treachery. Succubi are one of his favorire
tools, as are the sinister lilitu. He also commands a large number of
rakshasas known as the Hollow Rajahs. His cults are known as the Cults
of Deception, typically consisting of a dozen of so members. Posing as
benign sects of obscure deities, these cultists seduce and trick people
into joining their ranks and offering their unknown worship to
Fraz-Urb'luu. These poor folk are doomed the moment they join a cult,
for eventually they are sacrificed or goaded into sacrificing
themselves.