Bearded Devil

Bearded Devil

Harper Field Dossier
Combat reference
Type	Fiend (devil) — a foot-soldier of the Hells, glaive in hand and a writhing beard at its chin
Vulnerabilities	None found; radiant light and a paladin's smite bite it as they bite all fiends
Resistances	Cold; and common steel that is neither silvered nor ensorcelled
Immunities	Fire and poison (the old infernal lore; not put to the test at the table)
Condition Immunities	Poisoned (lore)
Strong Saves	Resists spells readily — the magic resistance of its kind
Senses	Sees in the dark, including the magical kind
Movement	Afoot; no wings
Notable Abilities	Strikes with a glaive and with a barbed beard that reaches farther than any beard ought; its wounds bleed and fester until magically closed (an infernal hurt); as with all devils, slain on this plane it falls to dust and re-forms in the Hells unless its soul is taken first
Provenance
Knowledge	One encounter, at the infernal rift beneath Garmok's Mine
First Encountered	Session 44, the rift chamber
Filed by	The company's own account

A fiend of the Nine Hells, lesser than the Horned Devil but the same breed of trouble. See also the erinyes Zarchelia.

The Harpers' Read

The lowest of the proper devils your company has faced, and still no easy kill. It wades in with a glaive and that horrible reaching beard, and like its greater kin it leaves wounds that will not clot — bleeding that runs on, turn after turn, until a healer's hand closes it. Treat the bleeding as the real danger, not the cut.

The same rules hold as for all its breed: radiant and smite tell on it, common steel less so, and your spells may simply slide away. And the same hard-won trick ends it for good — take the soul out of the Pit's reach (the Raven Queen's blessed crossbow), or it merely re-forms below and waits.

Encounters of Record

Session 44 — The infernal rift beneath the mine

A bearded devil fought among the fiends labouring to free a chained horned devil at the rift beneath Garmok's Mine, alongside a hell hound and a lemure. The company and the Bronze Blades cut them all down; a soul taken by Gootcha's crossbow was sent to the Raven Queen rather than back to the Hells.

Harvest Profile

CR 3 — Uncommon ceiling. Rules: Monster Harvesting. Search all components by effect: Find Components. A devil's corpse endures only when its soul is taken first — slain by common means, the body falls to dust with nothing left to work.

Component	Tool	Rarity	Effect	Primary for	Contributor to
Bearded Devil Writhing Beard-Tendrils (signature)	Poisoner's	Uncommon	The barbed, still-writhing beard — a sickening lash that reaches farther than it should Afflict: Poisoned • Damage: Piercing	Poison, Weapon	Wondrous
Bearded Devil Glaive-Arm Sinews	Leatherworker's	Uncommon	A hell-legionnaire's sword-arm sinews — drilled strength Skill: Athletics	Wondrous	Weapon, Armor
Bearded Devil Festering Ichor	Poisoner's	Uncommon	Ichor that keeps a wound weeping — the infernal hurt, bottled Damage: Necrotic • Afflict: Poisoned	Poison	Bomb
Bearded Devil Spell-Warded Hide	Leatherworker's	Uncommon	Scaled infernal hide that turned steel and flame alike Boost: Armor Class • Resistance: Fire	Armor	Wondrous
Bearded Devil Dark-Sight Eyes	Jeweler's	Uncommon	Eyes that pierced even conjured darkness Sense: Darkvision	Wondrous	Potion
Bearded Devil Blood	Alchemist's	Common	Structure only'(smells of brimstone)	—	Potion, Poison, Bomb
Bearded Devil Bone Barbs	Smith's / Woodcarver's	Common	Structure only	—	Weapon
Bearded Devil Hide Scraps	Leatherworker's	Common	Structure only	—	Armor, Wondrous
Bearded Devil Claw Tips	Smith's (or Thieves' fine work)	Common	Structure only	—	Weapon, Armor
Bearded Devil Brimstone Ash	Alchemist's	Common	Structure only	—	Bomb
Bearded Devil Legion Kit	Scavenge	Common	Structure only'(a hell-soldier's trappings — scavenge)	—	—

See also

• Bestiary — the company's field bestiary
• Horned Devil — the enforcer of the same breed
• Monster Harvesting · Harvested Materials · Find Components