Charon
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| Charon, Boatman of the River Styx, as depicted on the cover of Dungeon #148 (2007). | |
| Title: | Boatman of the River Styx |
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| Home plane: | The River Styx |
| Power level: | Altraloth |
| Gender: | Male |
| Alignment: | Neutral Evil |
Charon (also known as Cerlic) is a powerful altraloth, a lord of the yugoloths, reportedly transformed into a more powerful creature by the night hags of the Gray Waste. Charon's role is to provide travel on the River Styx, but he always charges a steep price and kills those who cannot or will not pay. Charon commands a legion of marraenoloths who provide the same service.
Description
Charon appears as a large, skeletal humanoid wearing dark robes, with glowing green eyes.
Relationships
Creative origins
Charon is named for Greek mythology's boatman of the River Styx. Dungeons & Dragons statistics for Charon first appeared in 1983's Monster Manual II.
Gallery
Bibliography
- Baur, Wolfgang. "Enemies of my Enemy." Dungeon #149. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2007.
- Bonny, Edward. "Pox of the Planes." Dragon Annual #2. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1997.
- Grubb, Jeff. Manual of the Planes. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1987.
- Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual II. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.
- McComb, Colin. Faces of Evil: The Fiends. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1997.
- McComb, Colin, Dale Donovan, and Monte Cook. Planes of Conflict. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1995.
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.
| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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| Charon (the Boatman) | Non-player character | Daemon, | Dragon magazine #113 | 12 |
| Charon (the Boatman) | Non-player character | Daemon, | Dragon magazine #359 | 96, 98 |
| Charon (the Boatman) | Non-player character | Daemon, | Monster Manual 2, AD&D 1e | 28, 29 |
| Charon (the Boatman) | Non-player character | Daemon, | Manual of the Planes, AD&D 1e | 65, 80, 84, 90, 101, 102, 110, 113 |
| Charon (the Boatman) | Non-player character | Daemon, | OP1 Tales of the Outer Planes, AD&D 1e | 44, 47 |
| Charon (the Boatman) | Non-player character | Daemon, | Pathfinder Chronicles: Campaign Setting, Pathfinder 1e | 173, 175 |
| Charonadaemon (Lesser Daemon) | Monster | Monster Manual 2, AD&D 1e | 29 | |
| Charonadaemon (Lesser Daemon) | Monster | Manual of the Planes, AD&D 1e | 64, 66, 80, 84, 90, 102 | |
| Charonadaemon (Lesser Daemon) | Monster | OP1 Tales of the Outer Planes, AD&D 1e | 44-45 |