Lemure (''Dungeons & Dragons'')

Lemure
Characteristics
Publication history
Mythological origins Lemure

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the lemure is a type of devil.

Publication history

The lemure first appeared under the "devil" heading in the original first edition Monster Manual (1977).[1]

The lemure appear in second edition in the Monstrous Compendium Volume Outer Planes Appendix (1991) under the "baatezu" heading,[2] and are also detailed under the "baatezu" heading in the first Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix (1994).[3]

The lemure appears under the "devil" heading in the third edition Monster Manual (2000),[4] in the revised 3.5 edition Monster Manual (2003).

The lemure appears in the 5th edition SRD.

Description

The lemure is a mindless, tormented creature that attacks in mobs, and is used as cannon fodder in the Blood War.

References

  1. Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual (TSR, 1977)
  2. LaFountain, J. Paul. Monstrous Compendium Outer Planes Appendix. (TSR, 1991)
  3. Varney, Allen, ed. Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix (TSR, 1994)
  4. Cook, Monte, Jonathan Tweet, and Skip Williams. Monster Manual (Wizards of the Coast, 2000)


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