Demon, Nalfeshni
- Armor Class
- -1 [20] (m)
- Hit Dice
- 11
- Attacks
- Bite or Claw (1d6+1)
- Special
- magic weapons to hit, spells, fear, hug
- Move
- 12 Fly 18
- HDE/XP
- 13/2,300
Description
Infernal beings are monstrosities with otherworldly or extra-dimensional origins. These beings are universally vile and at odds with the powers of goodness. There are several distinct races or groups of infernal beings, generally grouped by their origin. They might be called demons, devils, or other related terms. If reduced to 0 Hit Points in the mortal world, an infernal is not destroyed but disappears in a pall of greasy black smoke and terrifying scream, banished back to its home dimension or plane. Once banished, it cannot return to the mortal world for an entire year. To truly destroy one it must be reduced to 0 Hit Points while in its home dimension.
Nalfeshni have the bodies of huge apes, heads like wild boars, and legs like those of a goat. They have almost comically-small bat-like wings on their backs, but despite these small wings they can fly. Nalfeshni tower more than 20 feet high, and can weigh 8,000 lbs or more.
At will a nalfeshni can use any of the following spell-like powers: Cause Fear, Light (Dark) (Dark only) (having only a 10-foot radius but otherwise as the reverse of light), Detect Magic, Dispel Magic, Levitate, Phantasmal Force, Polymorph (self only), Read Languages, and Telekinesis, all cast as if by a 12th-level Magic-user. As with most infernals, a nalfeshni can only be damaged by magical weapons.
A nalfeshni can once per day summon any of a variety of allies. Roll 1d% on the table below.
Nalfeshni Summoning
| 1d% | Result |
|---|---|
| 01–15 | A vrock appears. |
| 16–30 | A hezrou responds to its summons. |
| 31–45 | A glabrezu arrives. |
| 46–60 | Another nalfeshni comes to its aid. |
| 61–00 | The attempt is a failure. |
If the attempt is a failure, the nalfeshni can try again as often as desired (once per round maximum) until it succeeds.
See Also
Other creatures in the Demon category: Demon, Balor, Demon, Imp, Demon, Lemure, Demon, Succubus, Demon, Agares, Demon, Arachnea, Demon, Barbed Devil, Demon, Baubas, Demon, Bone Devil, Demon, Creoboros, Demon, Dread Horseman, Demon, Eldri, Demon, Erinyes, Demon, Fiend, Demon, Glabrezu, Demon, Hezrou, Demon, Ice Devil, Demon, Larva, Demon, Malacoda, Demon, Malebranche, Demon, Manes, Demon, Marilith, Demon, Night Hag, Demon, Nightmare, Demon, Pazzu, Demon, Quasit, Demon, Rubicante, Demon, Shadow Fiend, Demon, Spined Devil, Demon, Vega, Demon, Vrock.
Source note: This creature is converted from The Basic Fantasy Field Guide of Creatures Malevolent and Benign – Omnibus Edition, 1st Edition Release 4, © 2010–2025 Chris Gonnerman, R. Kevin Smoot, James Lemon, Matt Sluis, and Contributors. The Basic Fantasy Field Guide textual material is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International; this page adapts that creature to White Box.