Mastiphal the Hunting Sovereign is a demon lord

Demon lord (Dungeons & Dragons)

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, demon lords are demons who have gained great power and established a position of preeminence among demonkind. Each demon lord has a unique appearance and set of abilities. Most control at least one layer of the Abyss...

, in the Dungeons & Dragons

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Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. . The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997...

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Publication history

Mastiphal was one of many demon lords that was mentioned only by name in a list in the original Monster Manual II (1983).

Mastiphal received further details in third edition in Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss

Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss

Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss is an optional supplemental source book for the 3.5 edition of the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game.-Chapter 1: Demonic Lore:...

(2006).

Description

Mastiphal is a handsome demon with bright red skin, four arms, and a rack of ibex horns upon his angular forehead.

Relationships

Mastiphal is the current Favored Consort of Malcanthet

Malcanthet

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, Malcanthet is a demon lord. She is also called Queen of Succubi.-Creative origins:...

, and gained her favor by presenting her with the head of a huge fiendish smilodon

Smilodon

Smilodon , often called a saber-toothed cat or saber-toothed tiger, is an extinct genus of machairodonts. This saber-toothed cat was endemic to North America and South America, living from near the beginning through the very end of the Pleistocene epoch .-Etymology:The nickname "saber-tooth" refers...

slain on the hunting fields of Spirac. His audiences with Malcanthet have been less and less frequent, and he is willing to do anything to regain her attention.

Realm

Mastiphal occupies the iron fortress Vanelon, on the layer of Pazunia. Vanelon guards the pit leading to Malcanthet's layer of Shendilavri, and is used as the home of whatever minor demon lord fills the ever-changing position of her Favored Consort.