However, first edition AD&D did claim a demon can only be called a prince if he or she rules an entire plane of the Abyss, thus Orcus implied by his title to rule a least one plane of existence, while lesser lords did not.ĭemon lords wage eternal war with each other, often seeking ways to expand their holdings into other layers and at the same time defend their personal domains from rival lords and scheming underlings. “Demon lord” and “demon prince” are self-proclaimed titles unlike the archdevils, the chaotic evil demon lords do not have a rigid hierarchy. The most powerful demon lords are demon princes. According to the Black Scrolls of Ahm, a demon lord slain on its home layer is destroyed forever, although the Demonomicon of Iggwilv argues that the Abyss itself can respawn a supposedly destroyed demon lord for reasons that are unfathomable. A demon lord, when slain in a plane other than the Abyss, is banished to the Abyss for 100 years, whereas “ordinary” demons, including the mightiest balors and mariliths, risk being reborn into a lesser form (or not at all). Most control at least one layer of the Abyss. Each demon lord has a unique appearance and set of abilities.
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