Mammon
| Mammon | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Home: | Nine Hells |
| Alignment: | Lawful evil |
| Gender: | Male |
| Superior: | Asmodeus |
| Rules items | |
| Domains: | Avarice, greed |
Mammon is an Arch-Devil of Hell (Baator in later editions of the game), also known as the "Lord of Avarice."
Mammon is the lord of Minauros, the Third Plane of Hell, and he was able to retain this position after the Reckoning of Hell. In keeping with the traditional use of the name in literature, he is portrayed as a personification of greed and lust. He also has a well-earned reputation for duplicity. His followers can be found among both humanoid and monstrous species.
Description
Mammon was described in the first edition AD&D sourcebook Monster Manual II as a 12-foot tall devil with red-gold scaled skin, and wings that "gleam like rubies". Though his form was bloated and soft-looking, he is very strong. Following the Reckoning of Hell, Asmodeus transformed Mammon into a massive serpent with a humanoid upper body and two arms, and a monstrous head with a fanged mouth. It is not known whether the transformation was a reward or a punishment. He retains this appearance in the 3rd edition sourcebooks Book of Vile Darkness and Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells|Fiendish Codex II.
In the 2nd edition of the game, during a period when TSR's management didn't allow their authors to use the names of historical demons, he was replaced by "Viscount Minauros," a man-snake hybrid with powers over disease. In A Paladin in Hell by Monte Cook, it was explained that "Viscount Minauros" and Mammon were one and the same, and he had changed his shape to show he had become a "new devil" after the failed rebellion in Hell that Chris Pramas dubbed "the Reckoning" in Guide to Hell. Chris Pramas said that Mammon occasionally took on his earlier form when out hunting.
4th edition
The 4th edition Monster Manual mentions that Mammon is still the lord of Minauros.
Vassals
The following beings are among the most notable subjects of Mammon. The forces at their disposal are listed, where appropriate:
- Bael - 66 companies of hamatula (MM2).
- Caarcrinolaas - 36 companies of hamatula (DR75).
- The Flametongue - Lord Mammon's unique hell hounds. There are at least 30 of them.
- Focalor - Seneschal (DR75).
- Glasya, daughter of Asmodeus, was formerly Mammon's chief consort, but she left this position after the Reckoning of Hell.
- Glwa - Chief Consort (FCII, DR75).
- Melchon - 18 companies of erinyes (DR75).
- Zabvra the Witch-Queen Former cleric/sorcerer of Lord Hextor who is now a disciple of Lord Mammon. She is the only mortal known to have won a position in Hell.
- Zimmimar, pit fiend - 6 companies of osyluths, one of the Dark Eight.
References
- Cook, Monte. Book of Vile Darkness. (Wizards of the Coast, 2002).
- Cook, Monte. A Paladin in Hell. (Wizards of the Coast, 1998).
- Greenwood, Ed. "The Nine Hells Part I." Dragon #75 (TSR, 1983).
- Gygax, Gary. "From the Sorcerer's Scroll: New Denizens of Devildom." Dragon #75 (TSR, Jul 1983).
- Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual II (TSR, 1983).
- Laws, Robin D, and Robert J. Schwalb. Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells (Wizards of the Coast, 2006).
- McComb, Colin. Faces of Evil: The Fiends (Wizards of the Coast, 1997)
- McComb, Colin. "The Lords of the Nine." Dragon #223 (TSR 1995)
- Pramas, Chris. Guide to Hell (TSR, 1999).