Anthraxus
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| Title(s) | The Decayed, Harbinger of Disease and Decay, Lord of Despair, Lord of Misery Former titles: Daemonking, Lord of Glooms, Oinoloth, Oinodaemon |
| Home plane | Gray Waste |
| Power level | Altraloth |
| Alignment | Neutral evil |
| Portfolio | Disease |
| Superior | None |
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In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Anthraxus /ænˈθræksəs/ an-THRAK-səs the Decayed is a powerful altraloth, a unique magically augmented yugoloth. Anthraxus was once the Oinoloth, the lord of the Wasting Tower of Khin-Oin, a position and title held by one of the most powerful of the yugoloth race.
The Oinodaemon (Anthraxus) first appeared in the daemon entry in the original Monster Manual II (1983). Anthraxus played an important part in one of the adventures found in Swords of the Iron Legion (1988).
Anthraxus appeared as one of the altraloths in Dragon Annual #2 (1997).
Anthraxus seeks alliances among the evil gods of the Lower Planes to help him take back his throne, so far without success, though in Artifact of Evil he acts as a messenger for Nerull. Unusual for a yugoloth of his rank, he is said to truly experience the emotion of hatred in his rage at Mydianchlarus for ousting him from his throne.
Anthraxus appears as a tall man with a ram's head, badly ravaged by disease. In Artifact of Evil by Gary Gygax, he speaks in a coughing, choking voice.
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