Vrock

Vrock
A vrock, from the original Monster Manual.
Characteristics
Alignment	Chaotic evil
Type	Outsider (Demon)
Image	Wizards.com image
Stats	Open Game License stats

A vrock is a type of fictional creature, a demon from the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. It resembles a humanoid with the head, claws, and wings of a giant vulture. Vrock typically stand eight feet tall and weigh 800 pounds.

The vrock was one of the earliest creatures introduced in the D&D game.

The type I demon appeared under the demon entry in the Eldritch Wizardry supplement (1976).

The type I demon (vrock) appears in the first edition Monster Manual (1977).

This edition of the D&D game included its own version of the type I demon, which is known as the screaming demon, first appearing in the Immortal Rules set, in the DM's Guide to Immortals (1986). The screaming lesser fiend appeared in the Wrath of the Immortals set, in "Book One: Codex of the Immortals" (1992).

In this edition, demons became known as tanar'ri, and this creature officially became known as the vrock, a "true tanar'ri", appearing first in the Monstrous Compendium Volume Outer Planes Appendix (1991), and then reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993).

An ancient vrock known as The Beast appeared in Dungeon #25 (September 1990).

The vrock true tanar'ri also appeared for the Planescape campaign setting in the first Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix (1994).

The vrock (tanar'ri) appears in the Monster Manual for this edition (2000); in this edition, the name demon is restored, and tanar'ri are now considered a sub-type of demon.

Savage Species (2003) presented the vrock as both a race and a playable class.

The vrock appears in the revised Monster Manual for this edition (2003).

The vrock appears in the Monster Manual for this edition (2008), again under the demon entry.