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! colspan=2 style="background-color: lightgrey;" | '''Cambion''' | |||
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| Alignment || Usually evil, chaotic leanings | |||
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| Realms || Lower Planes <br> Mortal planes | |||
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'''''Cambion''''' is a loose term whose meaning fluctuates depending on the time and place, but by the broadest definition, a cambion is a half-mortal half-fiend. Because they can freely travel between the Lower Planes and Marillia, they are highly prized by archfiends. | '''''Cambion''''' is a loose term with a variety of meanings. One common definition is a half-mortal, half-fiend; however, other usages of the term exist. | ||
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whose meaning fluctuates depending on the time and place, but by the broadest definition, a cambion is a half-mortal half-fiend. | |||
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Because they can freely travel between the Lower Planes and Marillia, they are highly prized by archfiends. | |||
Most cambions are the result of the union between men and succubi, for obvious reasons. | Most cambions are the result of the union between men and succubi, for obvious reasons. | ||
== Meta == | |||
In D&D 5e 2014, a cambion was defined as a "the offspring of a fiend (usually a succubus or incubus) and a humanoid (usually a human)."<ref>Source: ''Monster Manual'' (2014).</ref> However, in D&D 5e 2024, they were redefined as "former mortals corrupted by fiendish power or possessed by insidious forces."<ref>Source: ''Monster Manual'' (2024).</ref> | |||
== Known cambions == | == Known cambions == | ||
* Tomar, supreme commander of [[Hyetta|Lady Hyetta's]] forces in Seuvia. | * Tomar, supreme commander of [[Hyetta|Lady Hyetta's]] forces in Seuvia. | ||
* Zaelan, supreme commander of [[Azaphiel|Azaphiel's]] forces in Seuvia. | |||
== Alignment == | |||
Cambions tend to be raised in the negative planes, and as such tend to be evil. Furthermore, their dual nature lends them towards Chaos. | |||
== Notes == | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:58, 25 October 2025
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| Cambion | |
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| Alignment | Usually evil, chaotic leanings |
| Realms | Lower Planes Mortal planes |
Cambion is a loose term with a variety of meanings. One common definition is a half-mortal, half-fiend; however, other usages of the term exist.
Because they can freely travel between the Lower Planes and Marillia, they are highly prized by archfiends.
Most cambions are the result of the union between men and succubi, for obvious reasons.
Meta
In D&D 5e 2014, a cambion was defined as a "the offspring of a fiend (usually a succubus or incubus) and a humanoid (usually a human)."[1] However, in D&D 5e 2024, they were redefined as "former mortals corrupted by fiendish power or possessed by insidious forces."[2]
Known cambions
- Tomar, supreme commander of Lady Hyetta's forces in Seuvia.
- Zaelan, supreme commander of Azaphiel's forces in Seuvia.
Alignment
Cambions tend to be raised in the negative planes, and as such tend to be evil. Furthermore, their dual nature lends them towards Chaos.