| Graz'zt | |||
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| Naming | |||
| Others | N/A | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Species | Demon | ||
| Gender | Male | ||
| Place of origin | Abyssal Planes | ||
| Affiliation | Independent | ||
| Relations | Rules over: Babau, Lamias, Succubi At war with: Demogorgon, Orcus, Bar-Lguras, Harpies, Troglodytes | ||
| Current status | Alive | ||
| Biology | |||
| Body type | Humanoid | ||
| Height | 8' | ||
| Sentience | Sentient | ||
| Sapience | Sapience | ||
| Behind the scenes | |||
| Universe | Dungeons & Dragons | ||
| Created by | Gary Gygax | ||
Graz'zt is a demon prince, ruling over a full layer of the Abyssal Planes. Considered to be the most handsome of all demons by human standards, he appears to be a womanizer and is a great rival to both Demogorgon as well as Orcus.
Monster Manual descriptions[]
2nd Edition[]
One of the most powerful demon rulers of the Abss is Graz'zt, lord of an entire layer and dedicated foe of both Demogorgon and Orcus. He was, in fact, waging a winning battle against the troglodyte, harpy, and bar-lgura. At a crucial moment, Graz'zt was magically taken to the Prime Material Plane and forced into bondage by a mighty magic-user. He battled free at the cost of being confined to his own plane for a century. Graz'zt is served by lamias and will always have from 1-3 with him at all times. He is also likely to have 1-3 succubi or a Type VI demoness with him in his lair.
His normal attacks can be doubled if Graz'zt chooses to employ 2 weapons in lieu of using a shield. In the latter case, he goes from armor class -9 to -6. Graz'zt normally employs a huge +3 shield and a huge, wave-bladed sword (equal to a bastard sword) which drips acid upon command. The acid inflicts an additional 5-8 points of damage. Those who own nonliving materials must make a saving throw vs. acid if Graz'zt strikes with a natural 20 on his to-hit die roll. The other weapon Graz'zt uses is a +1 guisarme.
In addition to his other attacks, Graz'zt can, at will, use the following spell-like powers, 1 per melee round, at the 20th level: alter reality for another, chaos, continual darkness, disintegrate once per day, dispel magic, duo-dimension, emotion, magic missile (5 missiles), mirror image, polymorph any object once per day, polymorph twice per day, polymorph self, read languages, read magic, telekinese 15,000 gp weight, teleport, trap the soul once per week, vanish, veil once per day, water breathing. By sneer and word, Graz'zt engenders fear in all who see and hear his displeasure within a 60-foot range. He can gate in 1-2 Type VI demons (60%) or 2-5 babau demons (40%) without fail.
Graz'zt is the handsomest of demon rulers, at least by human standards. He appears a sa huge, good-looking man, although his skin is shining black and his eyes glowing green. His pointed ears and small fangs are merely indicative of his alien nature. Graz'zt is 6-fingered and 6-toed.