Mammon

Lord of the Third Lord of Avarice

Mammon
Mammon, Lord of the Third, as depicted in Fiendish Codex II (2006).
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 Layer 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.

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, 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.

Mammon occasionally takes on his earlier form when out hunting.

Relationships

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 barbed devils (MM2).
• Caarcrinolaas - 36 companies of barbed devils (DR75).
• The Flametongue - Lord Mammon's unique hell hounds. There are at least 30 of them.
• Focalor - Seneschal (DR75).
• Glwa - Chief Consort (FCII, DR75).
• Melchon - 18 companies of erinyes (DR75).
• Morsch - Commander of Mammon's armies (FoE, page 30).
• Zabvra the Witch-Queen - Former cleric/sorcerer of Hextor who is now a disciple of Mammon. She is the only mortal known to have won a position in Hell.

Former vassals

The following beings once served in Mammon's court:

• Glasya - Daughter of Asmodeus. Glasya was formerly Mammon's chief consort, but she left this position after the Reckoning of Hell.
• Zimmimar - This pit fiend commanded six companies of bone devils before joining the Dark Eight.

Realm

Viscount Mammon rules the Minauros, the Third Layer of Hell.

Worshipers

Mammon's followers can be found among both humanoid and monstrous species.

Creative origins

Mammon is named after the Biblical Mammon.

Publishing history

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, Mammon 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.

See also

• Duke of Hell
• Lords of the Nine Hells

Bibliography

• Cook, Monte. Book of Vile Darkness. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2002.
• -----. A Paladin in Hell. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998.

• Greenwood, Ed. "The Nine Hells Part I." Dragon #75. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.

• Gygax, Gary. "From the Sorcerer's Scroll: New Denizens of Devildom." Dragon #75. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.
• -----. Monster Manual. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1977.

• Laws, Robin D., and Robert J. Schwalb. Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2006.

• McComb, Colin. Faces of Evil: The Fiends. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1997.
• -----. "The Lords of the Nine." Dragon #223. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR 1995.

• Pramas, Chris. Guide to Hell. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1999.