Devils are Lawful Evil inhabitants of the Nine Hells.
Devils are bitter enemies of the Chaotic Evil demons and wage a seemingly endless war against each other. The devil's army is well organized and disciplined, but demons have the numeric superiority.
They live in society strictly based on hierarchy. Promotion through the ranks is based on corruption of mortal souls or fighting in the Blood War. Therefore human souls are the main currency in the devil's society. Corrupted souls are tortured to wring out magical energy from the them. Once every single drop is wrung out, the soul is reborn as a lemure, a new member of infernal society.
In terms of the game's identifiers for "Devils", there is no Race or Class assigned as such. They are typically assigned a Race of "Demonic" and Class as "Imp". Special spell or weapons that provide to hit modifiers or bonuses against "Demons" also work against "Devils".
Mortality[]
Devils can be gated on the mortal plane. While on Toril, they cannot truly die, but their souls get sent back to the Nine Hells where their bodies take 99 years to recover. During this period the fallen devil usually gets demoted.
In contrast, devils slain in the Nine Hells are gone forever.
Subraces[]
Notable Devils[]
External links[]
- Devil on the Forgotten Realms Wiki, a wiki for the Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting Forgotten Realms.