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! colspan=2 | Iuz
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| {{TSTL}} | Title(s) || {{TSTR}} | Iuz the Old <br> Iuz the Evil <br> Lord of Pain
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| {{TSML}} | [[Alignment]] || {{TSMR}} | Chaotic Evil
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| {{TSBL}} | [[Divine Rank]] || {{TSBR}} | 3 (demigod)
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<blockquote style="margin: 1em 0 1em 1.7em; padding-left: 1em; border-left: 2px solid #e6e6e6; color: #606060;">
''"You must understand that my ambitions do not stop here in Doraaka, or even at the doorstep of Greyhawk or the Amedio jungles beyond. [[Oerth]] is but the first of many [[settings | worlds]] that [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=456gxEBd3xw&t=34s will fall]."''<ref>Source: ''Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes'', p. 24.</ref>

—Iuz
</blockquote>

In Greyhawk, '''Iuz''' (I have to imagine this is pronounced "EYE-ooz") is the [[Chaotic Evil]] half-demon demigod of deceit and cruelty. He is the son of none other than the Witch-Queen [[Iggwilv]] and the demon lord [[Graz'zt]]. He is the ruler of the Empire of Iuz.

Iuz is one of the OG villains of D&D. He goes all the way back to [[Gary Gygax | Gary]]. 

== Titles and epithets ==

Iuz is sometimes known as '''Iuz the Old''', '''Iuz the Evil''', and the '''Lord of Pain'''.

== Relationships ==

Iuz has a pretty nutty family tree. He's the lovechild of one of the ultimate power couples: [[Iggwilv | Tasha]] and [[Graz'zt]]. He's allied to his father, though their relationship has been rocky at times, such as when Graz'zt imprisoned Iggwilv. However, Iuz has been described as Graz'zt's "pride and joy." Graz'zt genuinely holds his son in extremely high regard.

Being the son of Graz'zt, Iuz is technically the grandson of [[Pale Night]], and whoever the fuck Graz'zt's father is. [[Rhyxali]]—Graz'zt's favorite sister—is his aunt. 

Through his mother, he's the grandson (non-biological) of Baba Yaga.

Iuz is allied to many other Abyssal lords, such as [[Pazuzu]] and [[Zuggtmoy]]. It is possible that he, like his father, is allied to [[Utunchoa]]. Some of his greatest enemies include [[Cuthbert | Saint Cuthbert]], [[Vecna]], and [[Zagyg]].

== Power Ranking ==

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! [[Level]]
| 30 (Cleric 20, Assassin 10)
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! [[Challenge Rating | CR]]
| ~20
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! [[Divine Rank | DR]]
| 3 (demigod)
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== Mandate ==

From ''Dragon'' 294, page 27:

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''Dogma''

''Iuz revels in the '''exploitation of the weak by the strong''', '''rule by guile and deceit''', and the '''inflicting of pain for the sheer joy of it'''. His followers seek to expand the reach of the nation of Iuz, '''crushing enemies only after they’ve tasted agony beyond imagining'''. Power, pain, and oppression are the ultimate goals. and '''no means to those ends is beyond the pale'''. No trick is too cruel, no attack too ruthless, and '''no sacriﬁce to Iuz too sickening'''.''
}}

Yeah, uh, that about covers it, I think.

== Gallery ==

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File:Iuz-the-Evil.png
File:Iuz-1.png
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== Endnotes ==
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* LR: 30 (Cleric 20, Assassin 10)
* CR: good luck with that
* DR: 3 (demigod)
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