A hezrou is a humanoid

Humanoid

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 demon

Demon (Dungeons & Dragons)

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, demons are the most widespread race of fiends. The demons are chaotic evil by nature, and are native to the Abyss...

 in the Dungeons and Dragons fantasy

Fantasy

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 role-playing game

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Dungeons & Dragons (1974-1976)

The type II demon appeared under the demon entry in the Eldritch Wizardry

Eldritch Wizardry

Eldritch Wizardry is a supplementary rulebook by Gary Gygax and Brian Blume, written for the original edition of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, which included a number of significant additions to the core game.-Contents:...

supplement (1976).

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition (1977-1988)

The type II demon (hezrou) appears in the first edition Monster Manual (1977).

Dungeons & Dragons (1977-1999)

This edition of the D&D game included its own version of the type II demon, which is known as the croaking demon, first appearing in the Immortal Rules

Dungeons & Dragons Immortals Rules

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set, in the DM's Guide to Immortals (1986). The croaking lesser fiend appeared in the Wrath of the Immortals set, in "Book One: Codex of the Immortals" (1992).

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition (1989-1999)

In this edition, demons became known as tanar'ri, and this creature officially became known as the hezrou, a "true tanar'ri", appearing first in the Monstrous Compendium Volume Outer Planes Appendix (1991), and then reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993).

The hezrou true tanar'ri also appeared for the Planescape

Planescape

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 campaign setting

Campaign setting

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 in the first Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix (1994).

Dungeons & Dragons 3.0 edition (2000-2002)

The hezrou (tanar'ri) appears in the Monster Manual for this edition (2000); in this edition, the name demon is resumed, and tanar'ri are now considered a sub-type of demon.

Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 edition (2003-2007)

The hezrou appears in the revised Monster Manual for this edition (2003).

Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition (2008-)

The hezrou appears in the Monster Manual for this edition (2008), again under the demon entry.

Description

A hezrou has a toad-like face, black skin, and metallic wire-like appendages protruding from its skin which make it look almost mechanical.

Other media

• The hezrou appears in the D&D Miniatures: Angelfire set #55 (2005) and Legendary Evils #25 (2009).

• The hezrou also appear in the game NetHack
  NetHack
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External links

• Known hezrous at the d20 NPC Wiki