Fierna
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In the Dungeons & Dragons
role-playing game
, Lady Fierna is the ruler of the Fourth Layer of the Nine Hells of Baator
. She is the daughter of arch-Duke Belial
and his late consort Naome
, and currently shares the rulership with her father. Her unholy symbol, like that of Belial, involves red, glowing eyes over a two-pronged ranseur, surrounded by a red tail with a wicked barb.
was detailed in Guide to Hell (1999).
In third edition, Fierna appeared along with the other lords of the Nine Hells in the Book of Vile Darkness
(2002). Fierna was further detailed in the Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells
(2006).
. Belial, advised by Naome, stepped down and gave the throne of Phlegethos to his daughter in order for him to retain his position. Belial would nevertheless remain in command, acting from the sidelines and using his daughter as his puppet and mouthpiece.
Fierna, who wasn't into politics in the first place, accepted this treatment and decided at first to merely enjoy what her brand new status was granting her. She used to spend most of her time in her palace, having sex and fun in her eternally blazing pit of lust and leaving the concern of governing and managing to her parents and her consort, the pit fiend Gazra
. She would only come out to do her father's commands and to attend the yearly meeting of the arch-Lords in Nessus.
Fierna changed her mind about ruling Phlegethos recently, when she developed a friendship with Glasya, Asmodeus
's daughter who is now in command of Malbolge, the Sixth plane. Fierna looked up to her and began to understand the true meaning of rulership. Thus, she has become a little more serious about her actual job. Belial, who won't relinquish his power, dislikes having his daughter discussing his decisions and acts to remind her who's making the rules.
Gossip says that Belial and his daughter are having an incestuous relationship
. This rumor grew stronger after Naome's death, even though Fierna has a consort of her own. The loyalties of Belial and Fierna's vassals tend to sway between the two according to the favors granted or to their own convictions about the ability of the Lords of Phlegethos.
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, Lady Fierna is the ruler of the Fourth Layer of the Nine Hells of Baator
Baator
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, Baator, also known as the Nine Hells of Baator or the Nine Hells, is a lawful evil-aligned plane of existence...
. She is the daughter of arch-Duke Belial
Belial (Dungeons & Dragons)
In many campaign settings for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Belial is an Arch-Devil of Hell , lord of the Fourth Hell, Phlegethos. He retained his rule after the Reckoning of Hell, though he now shares this responsibility with his daughter Fierna who serves as his mouthpiece...
and his late consort Naome
Naome (Dungeons & Dragons)
In many campaign settings for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, Naome "the Golden," was the clever consort of Belial, the arch-devil who formerly ruled the 4th layer of Baator, Phlegethos. She is the mother of Lady Fierna, Belial's daughter who is currently ruling the layer...
, and currently shares the rulership with her father. Her unholy symbol, like that of Belial, involves red, glowing eyes over a two-pronged ranseur, surrounded by a red tail with a wicked barb.
Publication history
Fierna was first identified as the ruler of Phlegethos in Dragon #223 (November 1995). Her history as part of the Reckoning of HellReckoning of Hell
In the cosmology of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, the Reckoning of Hell was a civil war that shaped the political landscape of the Nine Hells into its current form...
was detailed in Guide to Hell (1999).
In third edition, Fierna appeared along with the other lords of the Nine Hells in the Book of Vile Darkness
Book of Vile Darkness
Book of Vile Darkness is an optional supplemental sourcebook for the 3rd edition of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. The book was written by Monte Cook and published by Wizards of the Coast in October 2002. Described as a "detailed look at the nature of evil," it was the first Dungeons &...
(2002). Fierna was further detailed in the Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells
Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells
Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells is an optional supplemental source book for the 3.5 edition of the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game.-Contents:...
(2006).
Description
Fierna is described as a human-like, young, and incredibly beautiful she-devil sporting two small horns, a pointed tail and long red nails. She has a very sexual personality and wears very little clothing.History
Fierna was set up for rulership as a result of the Reckoning of HellReckoning of Hell
In the cosmology of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, the Reckoning of Hell was a civil war that shaped the political landscape of the Nine Hells into its current form...
. Belial, advised by Naome, stepped down and gave the throne of Phlegethos to his daughter in order for him to retain his position. Belial would nevertheless remain in command, acting from the sidelines and using his daughter as his puppet and mouthpiece.
Fierna, who wasn't into politics in the first place, accepted this treatment and decided at first to merely enjoy what her brand new status was granting her. She used to spend most of her time in her palace, having sex and fun in her eternally blazing pit of lust and leaving the concern of governing and managing to her parents and her consort, the pit fiend Gazra
Gazra
Gazra is a pit fiend, in the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game.-Publication history:Gazra was first mentioned in the Monstrous Compendium Outer Planes Appendix...
. She would only come out to do her father's commands and to attend the yearly meeting of the arch-Lords in Nessus.
Fierna changed her mind about ruling Phlegethos recently, when she developed a friendship with Glasya, Asmodeus
Asmodeus (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, Asmodeus is an Arch-Devil: a lord of the game's version of Hell . There he is the Overlord of the Dukes of Hell...
's daughter who is now in command of Malbolge, the Sixth plane. Fierna looked up to her and began to understand the true meaning of rulership. Thus, she has become a little more serious about her actual job. Belial, who won't relinquish his power, dislikes having his daughter discussing his decisions and acts to remind her who's making the rules.
Gossip says that Belial and his daughter are having an incestuous relationship
Incest
Incest is sexual intercourse between close relatives that is usually illegal in the jurisdiction where it takes place and/or is conventionally considered a taboo. The term may apply to sexual activities between: individuals of close "blood relationship"; members of the same household; step...
. This rumor grew stronger after Naome's death, even though Fierna has a consort of her own. The loyalties of Belial and Fierna's vassals tend to sway between the two according to the favors granted or to their own convictions about the ability of the Lords of Phlegethos.
4th edition
The 4th edition Monster Manual mentions that Fierna and Belial are still the lords of Phlegethos.Relationships
Fierana is the daughter of Belial and Naome. As a Lord of the Nine, she is a subject of Asmodeus.Vassals
Fierna has the same vassals as her father, in addition to her consort.- BalanBalan (Dungeons & Dragons)Balan is a Duke of Hell in the service of Belial, in the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game.-Publication history:Balan first appears in Ed Greenwood's article "The Nine Hells Part I" in Dragon #75 ....
- 40 companies of barbazu (DR75). - BathymBathym (Dungeons & Dragons)Bathym is a Duke of Hell in the service of Fierna, in the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game.-Publication history:Bathym first appears in Ed Greenwood's article "The Nine Hells Part I" in Dragon #75 ....
- 30 companies of hamatula (DR75). - ChamoChamo (Dungeons & Dragons)Chamo is a Duke of Hell in the service of Belial, in the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game.-Publication history:Chamo first appears in Ed Greenwood's article "The Nine Hells Part I" in Dragon #75 ....
- Legate (DR75). - GazielGazielAgustí Calvet Pascual , known as Gaziel , was a Catalan Spanish journalist, writer and publisher.-Before the Spanish Civil War:...
- 11 companies of osyluths (DR75). - GazraGazraGazra is a pit fiend, in the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game.-Publication history:Gazra was first mentioned in the Monstrous Compendium Outer Planes Appendix...
- Consort to Fierna , General (BVD). - NaomeNaome (Dungeons & Dragons)In many campaign settings for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, Naome "the Golden," was the clever consort of Belial, the arch-devil who formerly ruled the 4th layer of Baator, Phlegethos. She is the mother of Lady Fierna, Belial's daughter who is currently ruling the layer...
- Mother, personal advisor (DR75). - Zaebos, pit fiend - Lieutenant, one of the Dark Eight.
- Zapan, pit fiend - 4 companies of cornugons, one of the Dark Eight.
Worshippers
Fierna's cult is still young, having developed only in the past few years since the ascension of Glasya, and as such as not yet settled on a definitive agenda. Her followers are an extremely varied group of outcasts, exiles, and malcontents.Temples
Thus far, Fierna's few temples have been improvised from what her followers already have available.Additional reading
- Richard BakerRichard Baker (game designer)Richard Baker is an American author and a game designer who has worked on many Dungeons & Dragons campaign settings.-Early life, education, and military:...
, Rob HeinsooRob HeinsooRob Heinsoo is an American tabletop game designer. He has been designing and contributing to professional roleplaying games, card games, and board games since 1994. He has also designed and contributed to miniatures games and a computer game.-Career:...
, and James WyattJames Wyatt (game designer)James Wyatt is a game designer and a former United Methodist minister. He works for Wizards of the Coast, where he has designed several award-winning supplements and adventures for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game...
. Manual of the Planes. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2008. - Cook, MonteMonte CookMonte Cook is a professional table-top role-playing game designer and writer. He is married to Sue Weinlein Cook.-Roleplaying:Cook has been a professional game designer since 1988, working primarily on role-playing games. Much of his early work was for Iron Crown Enterprises as an editor and writer...
. A Paladin in Hell. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998. - Greenwood, EdEd GreenwoodEd Greenwood is a Canadian writer and editor who created the Forgotten Realms. He invented the Forgotten Realms as a child, as a fantasy world in which to set the stories he imagined, and later used this world as a campaign setting for his own personal Dungeons & Dragons playing group...
. "The Nine Hells Part I." DragonDragon (magazine)Dragon is one of the two official magazines for source material for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game and associated products, the other being Dungeon. TSR, Inc. originally launched the monthly printed magazine in 1976 to succeed the company's earlier publication, The Strategic Review. The...
#75 (TSRTSR, Inc.Blume and Gygax, the remaining owners, incorporated a new company called TSR Hobbies, Inc., with Blume and his father, Melvin Blume, owning the larger share. The former assets of the partnership were transferred to TSR Hobbies, Inc....
, Jul 1983). - Gygax, GaryGary GygaxErnest Gary Gygax was an American writer and game designer best known for co-creating the pioneering role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons with Dave Arneson. Gygax is generally acknowledged as the father of role-playing games....
. "From the Sorcerer's Scroll: New Denizens of Devildom." DragonDragon (magazine)Dragon is one of the two official magazines for source material for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game and associated products, the other being Dungeon. TSR, Inc. originally launched the monthly printed magazine in 1976 to succeed the company's earlier publication, The Strategic Review. The...
#75 (TSR, 1983). - Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual II (TSR, 1983).
- McComb, ColinColin McCombColin McComb is an American writer and game designer born in Evanston, Illinois. He is married to musician Robin Moulder. They currently live in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, with their two children...
. Faces of Evil: The Fiends (Wizards of the CoastWizards of the CoastWizards of the Coast is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes, and formerly an operator of retail stores for games...
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