| Dungeons & Dragons Deity | |
|---|---|
| Yeenoghu | |
| Title(s) | Demon Lord of Gnolls |
| Home Plane | Abyss |
| Power Level | demon lord |
| Alignment | Chaotic Evil |
| Portfolio | |
| Domains | |
| Superior | None |
In the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, Yeenoghu is a demon lord, the Demon Lord of Gnolls. This is a list of deities of Dungeons & Dragons, including all of the current gods and powers of the "Core Setting" for the Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying game In the Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Role-playing game, the Abyss or more fully the Infinite Layers of the Abyss, is a chaotic In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy Role-playing game, demon lords (also known as Abyssal lords in 2E ''AD&D'') are demons Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a Fantasy Role-playing game (RPG originally designed by A role-playing game ( RPG; often roleplaying game) is a Game in which the participants assume the roles of Fictional characters. In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy Role-playing game, demon lords (also known as Abyssal lords in 2E ''AD&D'') are demons For the sports ground in Neath, see The Gnoll Gnolls are a fictional race of humanoid creatures usually described His personal weapon is his dreaded triple flail and he commands the obedience of ghouls and ghasts (mainly through his subjugation of the entity known as the King of Ghouls). For the generic mythological creature see Ghoul. In the Dungeons and Dragons Roleplaying game, ghouls are monstrous The King of Ghouls is a malevolent undead creature turned demigod (as of version 3
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Description
Yeenoghu appears as a 12 foot tall gaunt bipedal hyena. The Hyaenidae is a Mammalian family of order Carnivora. The Hyaenidae family native to both African and Asian continents consists of four His skin is a pale grey, while his yellow fur is patchy and mangy. Mange (from Middle English manjeue, from Old French manjue, from mangier, meaning to eat is a parasitic infestation of He is often depicted wielding a three-headed flail. The flail is a medieval weapon made of one (or more weights attached to a handle with a hinge or chain.
Relationships
Like all demon lords, Yeenoghu has a long list of enemies and rivals, and a short list of allies and compatriots. He was not originally revered by gnolls, but gained their worship by stealing the portfolio of Gorellik, their original patron deity. In many Campaign settings for the Dungeons & Dragons Role-playing game, Gorellik is the Gnoll deity of hunting hyenas and His greatest enemy is Baphomet, the Demon Lord of Minotaurs and the Prince of Beasts. In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy Roleplaying game, Baphomet is a demon lord who rules a layer of the Abyss called the Endless In the Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying game, Minotaurs are a race of monstrous humanoids, resembling bull-human hybrids Their enmity has stretched back so far that both demon lords have forgotten the origins of their feud.
Despite Yeenoghu being the "Demon Lord of Gnolls," he accepts worship from other races, notably humans, as well. The infamous Maure family from the world of Oerth is a prime example. In the Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying game, Oerth, pronounced as "Earth" is the name of the Fictional planet on which one However, thanks to the meddling of the Succubus Queen Malcanthet, the Maures were eventually laid low and Yeenoghu counted Malcanthet as one of his most hated enemies. In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game Malcanthet is a demon lord.
Because of his subjugation of the King of Ghouls, Yeenoghu also has also induced the ire of Orcus, the Prince of the Undead. Orcus is the Fictional demon prince, and lord of the undead in many Campaign settings for the Dungeons & Dragons However, the two did seem to have come to a mutual understanding and for a time, the duo managed to imprison Baphomet in Orcus' layer of Thanatos.
Realm
As a demon lord, Yeenoghu rules the 422nd layer of the Abyss, aptly and unimaginatively named Yeenoghu's Realm. In the Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Role-playing game, the Abyss or more fully the Infinite Layers of the Abyss, is a chaotic It is a salt-swept wasteland bordering a foul ocean in which lurk gnolls, hyena-like creatures, and various carrion-eating undead. Before Yeenoghu took over the layer, it was known as the Savage Searing, ruled by the fallen Celestial known as Azael. Even before Azael, the layer was realm to the obyrith Lord of Storms and Tempests, Bechard. Bechard or Béchard is a Surname and may refer to Albert Béchard (1922-2002 Canadian politician and notary Claude
Yeenoghu himself lives in a mansion the size of a city pulled by thousands of slaves, which slowly makes its way across the layer.
Cult of Yeenoghu
Yeenoghu is revered by both gnolls and ghouls, as well as power-hungry humanoids of other races. In the Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Role-playing game, creature types are rough categories of creatures which determine the way game He acts as the patron for gnolls, wishing to see a material world where other humanoids are simple slave labor or food. The Prime Material Plane (also called the Material Plane or the Prime) is the central plane of existence in the Dungeons & Dragons However, with his own conquests in the Abyss requiring direct attention, Yeenoghu also attracts other followers who seek power, often corrupting them into supporting his undead armies. In the Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Role-playing game, creature types are rough categories of creatures which determine the way game
One such Abyssal conquest was the White Kingdom, a layer devoted to ghouls and other undead. In the Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Role-playing game, the Abyss or more fully the Infinite Layers of the Abyss, is a chaotic After Yeenoghu subjugated Doresain, King of Ghouls, the hungry dead began revering him as well.
Followers of Yeenoghu perform living sacrifices in remote wilderness regions. Typical ceremonial dress is dark brown robes accented by mangy yellow furs. The robes are never cleaned, becoming fouled with blood and reeking of dead flesh over time. Blood is a specialized Bodily fluid that delivers necessary substances to the body's cells €”such as nutrients and oxygen—and transports Waste products Clerics of Yeenoghu have access to the domains of Chaos, Demonic, Evil, and Fury. In the Dungeons & Dragons Role-playing game, the cleric is one of the base character classes. [1] According to page 8 of the Deities and Demigods suppliment, Erythnul grants Yeenoghu's clerics their spells, with Yeenoghu acting as a go-between and a loyal servant, at least, until the chance for him to achieve godhood himself is within his grasp.
Yeenoghu in other media
- Yeenoghu also appears as a demon lord in the roguelike computer game NetHack. A roguelike is a member of the role-playing video game genre that borrows its name and gameplay elements from the 1980 computer game A personal computer Game (also known as a computer game or simply PC game) is a Video game played on a Personal computer, rather NetHack is a single-player Roguelike computer game originally released in 1987.
- Yeenoghu is a monster that drops the item "yeenoghu flail" in the MMORPG parody Progress Quest
Footnotes
- ^ Demon Lord: Yeenoghu. A massively multiplayer online role-playing game ( MMORPG) is a genre of Computer role-playing games (CRPGs in which a large number of players interact with Progress Quest is a Computer game created as a Parody of EverQuest and other massively multiplayer computer role-playing games Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss. Wizards. com. Retrieved on 2006-06-27. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden
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