Graz'zt
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| Graz'zt | |
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| Titles | The Dark Prince The Prince of Pleasure The Lord of Busting Nuts |
| Alignment | Chaotic Evil |
| Divine Rank | DemigodPF |
Graz'zt (apparently this is pronounced "GRATZ"),[1] often referred to as the Dark Prince, the Lord of Busting Nuts, the Lord of Ligma, and Coochie Man, is a denizen of the Abyss and a lord of the tanar'ri. He is one of the big three tanar'ri princes in the Abyss, alongside Orcus and Demogorgon. He heads the Coochie Gang.
Graz'zt actually appears remarkably normal, all things considered. He appears as an unusually tall humanoid (about 9 feet tall) with skin black as midnight. He is supernaturally—even unsettlingly—handsome. He has fangs like a vampire, glowing monochrome eyes, a forked tongue, six horns poking out from his well-trimmed hair, a clean-shaven face, and six fingers on his hands and feet.
His origins are unclear. Some claim he was birthed by the great and terrible demon Pale Night and an unknown father. Others say he was originally a devil of the Nine Hells who deserted Asmodeus and descended into the Abyss.
He's quickly become perhaps my favorite tanar'ri prince.
Appearance
As I described, Graz'zt has a terrifying beauty to him. With his hairless obsidian skin, glowing eyes, and horns, he looks like he's carved out of a giant block of black marble. He's also huge: he's a solid 9 feet tall and weighs over 1200 pounds.[2] To put that into perspective, Shaq is 7' 1", Yao Ming is 7' 6", and Thanos is 8' tall.
Relationships
Siblings
Graz'zt has a bunch of siblings, including:
- Lupercio, the Baron of Sloth.
- Rhyxali, his favorite sibling.
- Vucarik, the Consort of Chains.
- Zivorgian, the Lady of Ripe Carrion
Children
Graz'zt obviously has many children, many of whom he uses as pawns in his grand master plan. Some of them include:
- Arzial, a cambion mothered by an unknown mortal woman, presumably a human.
- Athux, one of Graz'zt's generals. Mothered by a drow priestess named Eclavdra.
- Belyara
- Iuz, Graz'zt's favorite child.
- Rule-of-Three.
- Thraxxia, one of Graz'zt's personal assassins. A cambion mothered by a human monk.
Allies and servants
Graz'zt is quite popular.
Some of his servants include:
- Orwantz, a goristro
- Rule-of-Three, basically Graz'zt's director of national intelligence
- Verin, basically Graz'zt's minister of foreign affairs
Enemies
One of Graz'zt's most ancient foes is Orcus, with whom Graz'zt has been warring for a bajillion years. Possibly Graz'zt's greatest (short-term) foe, however, is Demogorgon. After Demogorgon declared himself the Prince of Demons, Graz'zt's conflict with Orcus turned into a three-way war. So great is the animosity between Graz'zt and Monkey Boy that Graz'zt has even allied himself Orcus a few times to defeat Demi, but these alliances always broke down.
His other enemies are many. They include Belthaur, Yeenoghu, Malcanthet, Kostchtchie, and Socothbenoth.
Pranks
Malcanthet
One time, Graz'zt masqueraded as Malcanthet and successfully seduced Kostchtchie (a notoriously ugly demon lord) in order to fuck over Mal's reputation.[3]
That's the whole story. Just wanted to include that on his page, because I find it hilarious. He literally transformed into a girl and let himself get railed by the ugliest demon in the entire fucking Abyss just to get back at a girl who ghosted him.
Raxivort
Raxivort stole the Infinity Spindle from Graz'zt. Graz'zt got back at him by purposely leaking the theft, thereby instigating a multiverse-wide manhunt for Raxivort. Raxivort then created an entire race of clones of himself to stay hidden.
Worship
Symbol
Graz'zt's symbol is three parallel, vertical black lines, with the middle line being much longer than the other two.
Power Ranking
| CR | 24 (5e and 3e[4]) |
|---|---|
| DR | - |
Take note that Graz'zt's personal power level is not as high as Demogorgon or Orcus (who are CR 26). In fact, he's actually rivaled or even weaker than some other demon princes, like Yeenoghu (CR 24) and Kostchtchie (CR 25). How come he's part of the Big Three, then?
Two reasons: big brain and BDE. Graz'zt is possibly the most likable tanar'ri lord. Orcus wants you to be a zombie, Demogorgon wants you to be dead, Belthaur wants you to kowtow to him, and Yeenoghu wants you on a dinner plate for his pet hyenas. Graz'zt, however, is not so unpragmatic. Graz'zt is possibly the only tanar'ri lord who knows you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. He's therefore far more likely than others to give you the carrot before the stick.[5]
And it really shows. Graz'zt controls three whole flipping layers of the Abyss. Nutty.
See also
Endnotes
- ↑ https://twitter.com/wizards_dnd/status/636212586715807744?lang=en
- ↑ Which is teeny weeny compared to Demogorgon and Orcus. Demi is 18' tall and Orcus is 15'.
- ↑ Source: Dragon no. 353, p. 27
- ↑ Source: Book of Vile Darkness (October 2002)
- ↑ And you do not want Graz'zt to give you the stick.
