| Rutterkin | |||
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| Naming | |||
| Others | Minor Demon | ||
| Morphology | |||
| Body type | Humanoid | ||
| Average height | 5-7' | ||
| Intelligence | |||
| Sapience | Sapient | ||
| Aggressivity | Extreme | ||
| Language | Telepathy | ||
| Ecology | |||
| Habitat | Can be found in the Astral and Ethereal Planes, as well as those of Tarterus, Hades, and Pandemonium | ||
| Locomotion | Bipedal | ||
| Status | Least concern (listed as "common" in-game) | ||
| Behind the Scenes | |||
| Universe | Dungeons & Dragons | ||
| Created by | Gary Gygax | ||
Rutterkin are minor demons indigenous to the Demonic Plane of existence, but that can travel freely between there, the Astral and Ethereal Planes, as well as the Planes of Tarterus, Hades, and Pandemonium; they cannot freely travel to the Prime Material Plane without being called there. They appear in either groups of 1-4 or 3-12.
Monster Manual descriptions[]
2nd Edition[]
Rutterkin are among the weakest but most bullying sort of demonkind. Whether they actually believe themselves superior or whether they swagger to make up for their inferiority is immaterial. They are hated and abused by most sorts of demons and return the favor whenever opportunity presents itself, especially with respect to a dretch, a lone vrock, or a single hezrou. Although rutterkin have fair attack ability with their clubbed fists, they prefer to use a variety of strange polearms and weird weapons. Favorites are: a snap-tongs device that inflicts 2-8 points upon hitting and then continues to inflict like damage each round until the opponents breaks free (spending a round not attacking but scoring a total equal to a hit); a polearm with a double crescent head (S-M = 1-10, L = 1-12); a saw-toothed flatchet (broad sword +1 damage against unarmored opponents); and 3-armed blades thrown from an atlatl-like device (S-M = 3-8, L = 3-6) which have a range of 15".
In addition to normal attacks, rutterkin can, at will, use the following spell-like powers, once per round: darkness (5-foot radius), fear by touch, fly, telekinese (1000gp weight), teleport once per day. Rutterkin can gate in chasmes (15% chance of success), their only demon allies.
Rutterkin are humanoid and resemble ugly humans. They are hairless or nearly so, with pointed skulls, large features, and backward-pointing ears. Bodies and limbs are misshapen.