Pazuzu (Dungeons & Dragons)
Pazuzu.
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| Game background | |
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| Title(s) | Prince of the Lower Aerial Kingdoms |
| Home plane | Abyss |
| Power level | Demon lord |
| Alignment | Chaotic Evil |
| Domains | Air, Chaos, Evil, Temptation |
| Superior | None |
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In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, Pazuzu is a powerful demon prince, called the Prince of the Lower Aerial Kingdoms. He rules the skies above all layers of the Abyss. He is sometimes known as Pazrael or Pazuzeus.
Pazuzu's lair is Torremor, a tangled mass of beams, pinnacles, arches, ladders, and other structures, held together by rope and chain. Torremor is located on the 503rd layer of the Abyss. However, Pazuzu spends most of his time on Pazunia, the 1st layer of the Abyss.
Pazuzu is derived from the Mesopotamian god of the same name.
Pazuzu made his first appearance in the first edition Monster Manual II.
He appeared in the second edition Greyhawk campaign setting as the Abyssal Lord, Pazrael, in the sourcebook Iuz the Evil (1993), and later for the Planescape setting in the Planes of Chaos boxed set (1995).
Pazuzu appeared in third edition in the Book of Vile Darkness web enhancement, "Yet More Archfiends" (2002). He is covered in depth in Dragon magazine #329, in the "Demonomicon of Iggwilv" feature, as well as the supplement Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss (2006).
Pazuzu was detailed in the fourth edition book, Demonomicon (2010). He is still the master of Pazunia and is one of the few demon princes explicitly identified as an obyrith.
In his true form, Pazuzu is a 2.1m (7') tall well-proportioned humanoid with four wings. His face combines the features of a handsome man and a hawk. His hooked beak is filled with sharp teeth. He has a noble brow, a large head, and glowing red eyes. His avian feet have long, sharp talons. He wields a + 5 anarchic greatsword of speed, and can breathe swarms of locusts and acidic, poisonous clouds.
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