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	Also known as bearded devils, barbazu a type of [[baatezu]] [[devil]].<ref name="Monster Manual 3.5 p. 52">[[Monster Manual (3.5)]] p. 52</ref><ref name="Monster Manual (5e)">[[Monster Manual (5e)]] p.</ref> In the [[war]]s of [[hell]], they play the roles of assault troops, leading masses of [[lemure]]s into combat. When not at war, bearded devils may work as [[guard]]s.<ref name="Monster Manual 3.5 p. 52">[[Monster Manual (3.5)]] p. 52</ref> A bearded is typically armed with a [[glaive]]<ref name="Monster Manual 3.5 p. 52">[[Monster Manual (3.5)]] p. 52</ref><ref name="Monster Manual (5e)">[[Monster Manual (5e) p.</ref>, but the devil's beard can also serve as a savage cutting [[weapon]] in its own right. Furthermore, it can inflict a [[disease]] called [[devil chill]]s<ref name="Monster Manual 3.5 p. 52">[[Monster Manual (3.5)]] p. 52</ref> or a [[poison]] that prevents [[healing]] as it goes through the [[victim]]'s system.<ref name="Monster Manual (5e)">[[Monster Manual (5e)]] p.</ref>		Also known as bearded devils, barbazu a type of [[baatezu]] [[devil]].<ref name="Monster Manual 3.5 p. 52">[[Monster Manual (3.5)]] p. 52</ref><ref name="Monster Manual (5e)">[[Monster Manual (5e)]] p.</ref> In the [[war]]s of [[hell]], they play the roles of assault troops, leading masses of [[lemure]]s into combat. When not at war, bearded devils may work as [[guard]]s.<ref name="Monster Manual 3.5 p. 52">[[Monster Manual (3.5)]] p. 52</ref> A bearded is typically armed with a [[glaive]]<ref name="Monster Manual 3.5 p. 52">[[Monster Manual (3.5)]] p. 52</ref><ref name="Monster Manual (5e)">[[Monster Manual (5e)]] p.</ref>, but the devil's beard can also serve as a savage cutting [[weapon]] in its own right. Furthermore, it can inflict a [[disease]] called [[devil chill]]s<ref name="Monster Manual 3.5 p. 52">[[Monster Manual (3.5)]] p. 52</ref> or a [[poison]] that prevents [[healing]] as it goes through the [[victim]]'s system.<ref name="Monster Manual (5e)">[[Monster Manual (5e)]] p.</ref>

	However, very little of the above seems to be known to most of the [[Demiplane of Dread]]'s natives. [[Fiend]]s are rare enough to cause the famed [[hunter of monsters\|monster hunt]] [[Dr. Rudolph van Richten]] to believe each fiend was wholely [[:category:Unique Monster\|unique]].<ref name="VRGttF">[[Van Richten's Guide to Fiends]] p. </ref> One barbazu is known to exist or have existed in the [[Demiplane of Dread]]. Along with an [[aminzu]], the barbazu in question came through a dimensional rift during [[the Grand Conjunction]], arriving in [[Chateaufaux]]. [[The nameless Amnizu\|The aminzu]] and [[The nameless Barbazu\|the barbazu]], neither of whose true names are known, [[killed]] and [[replaced\|assumed the identities of]] [[Mayor Henri Melano]] and [[Captain Domini Tisiphanes]]. Together they established the [[Black Watch]] and established a brutal regime of terror and evil, eventually even capturing Dr. van Richten. Fortunately, [[adventurer]]s intervened, [[liberated]] van Richten, and defeated the fiends.<ref>[[Chilling Tales]]</ref> However, it seemed like the fiends escaped.		However, very little of the above seems to be known to most of the [[Demiplane of Dread]]'s natives. [[Fiend]]s are rare enough to cause the famed [[hunter of monsters\|monster hunt]] [[Dr. Rudolph van Richten]] to believe each fiend was wholely [[:category:Unique Monster\|unique]].<ref name="VRGttF">[[Van Richten's Guide to Fiends]] p. </ref> One barbazu is known to exist or have existed in the [[Demiplane of Dread]]. Along with an [[aminzu]], the barbazu in question came through a dimensional rift during [[the Grand Conjunction]], arriving in [[Chateaufaux]]. [[The nameless Amnizu\|The aminzu]] and [[The nameless Barbazu\|the barbazu]], neither of whose true names are known, [[killed]] and [[replaced\|assumed the identities of]] [[Mayor Henri Melano]] and [[Captain Domini Tisiphanes]]. Together they established the [[Black Watch]] and established a brutal regime of terror and evil, eventually even capturing Dr. van Richten. Fortunately, [[adventurer]]s intervened, [[liberated]] van Richten, and defeated the fiends.<ref>[[Chilling Tales]]</ref> However, it seemed like the fiends escaped.

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	Also known as bearded devils, barbazu a type of [[baatezu]] [[devil]].<ref name="~~Monstrous~~ Manual 3.5 p. 52">[[Monster Manual (3.5)]] p. 52</ref><ref name="Monster Manual (5e)">[[Monster Manual (5e)]] p.</ref> In the [[war]]s of [[hell]], they play the roles of assault troops, leading masses of [[lemure]]s into combat. When not at war, bearded devils may work as [[guard]]s.<ref name="~~Monstrous~~ Manual 3.5 p. 52">[[~~Monstrous~~ Manual (3.5)]] p. 52</ref> A bearded is typically armed with a [[glaive]]<ref name="~~Monstrous~~ Manual 3.5 p. 52">[[~~Monstrous~~ Manual (3.5)]] p. 52</ref><ref name="Monster Manual (5e)">[[Monster Manual (5e) p.</ref>, but the devil's beard can also serve as a savage cutting [[weapon]] in its own right. Furthermore, it can inflict a [[disease]] called [[devil chill]]s<ref name="~~Monstrous~~ Manual 3.5 p. 52">[[~~Monstrous~~ Manual (3.5)]] p. 52</ref> or a [[poison]] that prevents [[healing]] as it goes through the [[victim]]'s system.<ref name="Monster Manual (5e)">[[Monster Manual (5e) p.</ref>		Also known as bearded devils, barbazu a type of [[baatezu]] [[devil]].<ref name="Monster Manual 3.5 p. 52">[[Monster Manual (3.5)]] p. 52</ref><ref name="Monster Manual (5e)">[[Monster Manual (5e)]] p.</ref> In the [[war]]s of [[hell]], they play the roles of assault troops, leading masses of [[lemure]]s into combat. When not at war, bearded devils may work as [[guard]]s.<ref name="Monster Manual 3.5 p. 52">[[Monster Manual (3.5)]] p. 52</ref> A bearded is typically armed with a [[glaive]]<ref name="Monster Manual 3.5 p. 52">[[Monster Manual (3.5)]] p. 52</ref><ref name="Monster Manual (5e)">[[Monster Manual (5e) p.</ref>, but the devil's beard can also serve as a savage cutting [[weapon]] in its own right. Furthermore, it can inflict a [[disease]] called [[devil chill]]s<ref name="Monster Manual 3.5 p. 52">[[Monster Manual (3.5)]] p. 52</ref> or a [[poison]] that prevents [[healing]] as it goes through the [[victim]]'s system.<ref name="Monster Manual (5e)">[[Monster Manual (5e)]] p.</ref>

	However, very little of the above seems to be known to most of the [[Demiplane of Dread]]'s natives. [[Fiend]]s are rare enough to cause the famed [[hunter of monsters\|monster hunt]] [[Dr. Rudolph van Richten]] to believe each fiend was wholely [[:category:Unique Monster\|unique]].<ref name="VRGttF">[[Van Richten's Guide to Fiends]] p. </ref> One barbazu is known to exist or have existed in the [[Demiplane of Dread]]. Along with an [[aminzu]], the barbazu in question came through a dimensional rift during [[the Grand Conjunction]], arriving in [[Chateaufaux]]. [[The nameless Amnizu\|The aminzu]] and [[The nameless Barbazu\|the barbazu]], neither of whose true names are known, [[killed]] and [[replaced\|assumed the identities of]] [[Mayor Henri Melano]] and [[Captain Domini Tisiphanes]]. Together they established the [[Black Watch]] and established a brutal regime of terror and evil, eventually even capturing Dr. van Richten. Fortunately, [[adventurer]]s intervened, [[liberated]] van Richten, and defeated the fiends.<ref>[[Chilling Tales]]</ref> However, it seemed like the fiends escaped.		However, very little of the above seems to be known to most of the [[Demiplane of Dread]]'s natives. [[Fiend]]s are rare enough to cause the famed [[hunter of monsters\|monster hunt]] [[Dr. Rudolph van Richten]] to believe each fiend was wholely [[:category:Unique Monster\|unique]].<ref name="VRGttF">[[Van Richten's Guide to Fiends]] p. </ref> One barbazu is known to exist or have existed in the [[Demiplane of Dread]]. Along with an [[aminzu]], the barbazu in question came through a dimensional rift during [[the Grand Conjunction]], arriving in [[Chateaufaux]]. [[The nameless Amnizu\|The aminzu]] and [[The nameless Barbazu\|the barbazu]], neither of whose true names are known, [[killed]] and [[replaced\|assumed the identities of]] [[Mayor Henri Melano]] and [[Captain Domini Tisiphanes]]. Together they established the [[Black Watch]] and established a brutal regime of terror and evil, eventually even capturing Dr. van Richten. Fortunately, [[adventurer]]s intervened, [[liberated]] van Richten, and defeated the fiends.<ref>[[Chilling Tales]]</ref> However, it seemed like the fiends escaped.

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	''There is no house among the Dukes of [[Hell]] who have not their own guards and sentinels, of whom the great majority are great bearded devils, anthropomorphous, though with a long tail, clawed on both hands and feet; their beards are a great source of [[pride]] to such, and a devil of this sort bathes its beard in the ichor of those they have slain in combat to work them into fantastical shapes and great matted tangles; a long beard soaked with the blood of many enemies is a mark of status among them, and to be shaved is their great fear, far more than of [[death]].''		''There is no house among the Dukes of [[Hell]] who have not their own guards and sentinels, of whom the great majority are great bearded devils, anthropomorphous, though with a long tail, clawed on both hands and feet; their beards are a great source of [[pride]] to such, and a devil of this sort bathes its beard in the ichor of those they have slain in combat to work them into fantastical shapes and great matted tangles; a long beard soaked with the blood of many enemies is a mark of status among them, and to be shaved is their great fear, far more than of [[death]].''

	-From [[Five Visions of Hell]], attributed to [[Yakov Dilisnya]]		-From [[Five Visions of Hell]], attributed to [[Yakov Dilisnya]]<ref>Descriptive text from [[John W. Mangrum]]'s [[Teeny Tiny Tales of Terror]] project (contributed by [[Nathan Okerlund]]), from posts on the [[Cafe de Nuit\|Fraternity of Shadows message board]].</ref>

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	However, very little of the above seems to be known to most of the [[Demiplane of Dread]]'s natives. [[Fiend]]s are rare enough to cause the famed [[hunter of monsters\|monster hunt]] [[Dr. Rudolph van Richten]] to believe each fiend was wholely [[:category:Unique Monster\|unique]].<ref name="VRGttF">[[Van Richten's Guide to Fiends]] p. </ref> One barbazu is known to exist or have existed in the [[Demiplane of Dread]]. Along with an [[aminzu]], the barbazu in question came through a dimensional rift during [[the Grand Conjunction]], arriving in [[Chateaufaux]]. [[The nameless Amnizu\|The aminzu]] and [[The nameless Barbazu\|the barbazu]], neither of whose true names are known, [[killed]] and [[replaced\|assumed the identities of]] [[Mayor Henri Melano]] and [[Captain Domini Tisiphanes]]. Together they established the [[Black Watch]] and established a brutal regime of terror and evil, eventually even capturing Dr. van Richten. Fortunately, [[adventurer]]s intervened, [[liberated]] van Richten, and defeated the fiends.<ref>[[Chilling Tales]]</ref> However, it seemed like the fiends escaped.		However, very little of the above seems to be known to most of the [[Demiplane of Dread]]'s natives. [[Fiend]]s are rare enough to cause the famed [[hunter of monsters\|monster hunt]] [[Dr. Rudolph van Richten]] to believe each fiend was wholely [[:category:Unique Monster\|unique]].<ref name="VRGttF">[[Van Richten's Guide to Fiends]] p. </ref> One barbazu is known to exist or have existed in the [[Demiplane of Dread]]. Along with an [[aminzu]], the barbazu in question came through a dimensional rift during [[the Grand Conjunction]], arriving in [[Chateaufaux]]. [[The nameless Amnizu\|The aminzu]] and [[The nameless Barbazu\|the barbazu]], neither of whose true names are known, [[killed]] and [[replaced\|assumed the identities of]] [[Mayor Henri Melano]] and [[Captain Domini Tisiphanes]]. Together they established the [[Black Watch]] and established a brutal regime of terror and evil, eventually even capturing Dr. van Richten. Fortunately, [[adventurer]]s intervened, [[liberated]] van Richten, and defeated the fiends.<ref>[[Chilling Tales]]</ref> However, it seemed like the fiends escaped.

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			''There is no house among the Dukes of [[Hell]] who have not their own guards and sentinels, of whom the great majority are great bearded devils, anthropomorphous, though with a long tail, clawed on both hands and feet; their beards are a great source of [[pride]] to such, and a devil of this sort bathes its beard in the ichor of those they have slain in combat to work them into fantastical shapes and great matted tangles; a long beard soaked with the blood of many enemies is a mark of status among them, and to be shaved is their great fear, far more than of [[death]].''

			-From [[Five Visions of Hell]], attributed to [[Yakov Dilisnya]]

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	Also known as bearded devils, barbazu a type of [[baatezu]] [[devil]].<ref name="Monstrous Manual 3.5 p. 52">[[~~Monstrous~~ Manual (3.5)]] p. 52</ref><ref name="Monster Manual (5e)">[[Monster Manual (5e)]] p.</ref> In the [[war]]s of [[hell]], they play the roles of assault troops, leading masses of [[lemure]]s into combat. When not at war, bearded devils may work as [[guard]]s.<ref name="Monstrous Manual 3.5 p. 52">[[Monstrous Manual (3.5)]] p. 52</ref> A bearded is typically armed with a [[glaive]]<ref name="Monstrous Manual 3.5 p. 52">[[Monstrous Manual (3.5)]] p. 52</ref><ref name="Monster Manual (5e)">[[Monster Manual (5e) p.</ref>, but the devil's beard can also serve as a savage cutting [[weapon]] in its own right. Furthermore, it can inflict a [[disease]] called [[devil chill]]s<ref name="Monstrous Manual 3.5 p. 52">[[Monstrous Manual (3.5)]] p. 52</ref> or a [[poison]] that prevents [[healing]] as it goes through the [[victim]]'s system.<ref name="Monster Manual (5e)">[[Monster Manual (5e) p.</ref>		Also known as bearded devils, barbazu a type of [[baatezu]] [[devil]].<ref name="Monstrous Manual 3.5 p. 52">[[Monster Manual (3.5)]] p. 52</ref><ref name="Monster Manual (5e)">[[Monster Manual (5e)]] p.</ref> In the [[war]]s of [[hell]], they play the roles of assault troops, leading masses of [[lemure]]s into combat. When not at war, bearded devils may work as [[guard]]s.<ref name="Monstrous Manual 3.5 p. 52">[[Monstrous Manual (3.5)]] p. 52</ref> A bearded is typically armed with a [[glaive]]<ref name="Monstrous Manual 3.5 p. 52">[[Monstrous Manual (3.5)]] p. 52</ref><ref name="Monster Manual (5e)">[[Monster Manual (5e) p.</ref>, but the devil's beard can also serve as a savage cutting [[weapon]] in its own right. Furthermore, it can inflict a [[disease]] called [[devil chill]]s<ref name="Monstrous Manual 3.5 p. 52">[[Monstrous Manual (3.5)]] p. 52</ref> or a [[poison]] that prevents [[healing]] as it goes through the [[victim]]'s system.<ref name="Monster Manual (5e)">[[Monster Manual (5e) p.</ref>

	However, very little of the above seems to be known to most of the [[Demiplane of Dread]]'s natives. [[Fiend]]s are rare enough to cause the famed [[hunter of monsters\|monster hunt]] [[Dr. Rudolph van Richten]] to believe each fiend was wholely [[:category:Unique Monster\|unique]].<ref name="VRGttF">[[Van Richten's Guide to Fiends]] p. </ref> One barbazu is known to exist or have existed in the [[Demiplane of Dread]]. Along with an [[aminzu]], the barbazu in question came through a dimensional rift during [[the Grand Conjunction]], arriving in [[Chateaufaux]]. [[The nameless Amnizu\|The aminzu]] and [[The nameless Barbazu\|the barbazu]], neither of whose true names are known, [[killed]] and [[replaced\|assumed the identities of]] [[Mayor Henri Melano]] and [[Captain Domini Tisiphanes]]. Together they established the [[Black Watch]] and established a brutal regime of terror and evil, eventually even capturing Dr. van Richten. Fortunately, [[adventurer]]s intervened, [[liberated]] van Richten, and defeated the fiends.<ref>[[Chilling Tales]]</ref> However, it seemed like the fiends escaped.		However, very little of the above seems to be known to most of the [[Demiplane of Dread]]'s natives. [[Fiend]]s are rare enough to cause the famed [[hunter of monsters\|monster hunt]] [[Dr. Rudolph van Richten]] to believe each fiend was wholely [[:category:Unique Monster\|unique]].<ref name="VRGttF">[[Van Richten's Guide to Fiends]] p. </ref> One barbazu is known to exist or have existed in the [[Demiplane of Dread]]. Along with an [[aminzu]], the barbazu in question came through a dimensional rift during [[the Grand Conjunction]], arriving in [[Chateaufaux]]. [[The nameless Amnizu\|The aminzu]] and [[The nameless Barbazu\|the barbazu]], neither of whose true names are known, [[killed]] and [[replaced\|assumed the identities of]] [[Mayor Henri Melano]] and [[Captain Domini Tisiphanes]]. Together they established the [[Black Watch]] and established a brutal regime of terror and evil, eventually even capturing Dr. van Richten. Fortunately, [[adventurer]]s intervened, [[liberated]] van Richten, and defeated the fiends.<ref>[[Chilling Tales]]</ref> However, it seemed like the fiends escaped.

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