Horned Devil

Horned Devil

Harper Field Dossier
Combat reference
Type	Fiend (devil) — a winged enforcer of the Nine Hells, all cruelty and fire
Vulnerabilities	None found; but radiant light bites deep, and a paladin's smite burns it as it burns all fiends
Resistances	Cold; and common steel that is neither silvered nor ensorcelled seemed to glance from its hide
Immunities	Fire and poison (the old infernal lore; not put to the test at the table)
Condition Immunities	Poisoned (lore)
Strong Saves	Shrugs off spells readily — the magic resistance of its kind
Senses	Sees in the dark, including the magical kind
Movement	Flies on great leathern wings
Notable Abilities	Hurls fire at range; lashes with a long barbed tail whose wounds bleed and fester until magically closed (an infernal hurt) and rot the flesh besides; when slain on this plane its body 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. See also the Bearded Devil, and the erinyes Zarchelia who wears the shape of Lady Calera.

The Harpers' Read

This is a jailer and an enforcer, and it fights like one: at reach, with fire and a flaying tail, content to let your people bleed out from wounds that will not close. The box at right holds what the company paid to learn.

Pin no hope on a hidden frailty — none showed — but radiant light and a paladin's smite tell on it as they tell on every devil, so bring holy fire and a hand that channels it. Look to its tail above its claws: the gashes it opens keep bleeding turn upon turn until someone mends them, so carry healing for the lingering hurt and not only the first blow. Expect your finest binding magic to slide off it. And mark the most useful thing the company learned in that chamber: a devil cut down by ordinary means does not die — its essence sinks back to the Hells to re-form. To end one for good you must take its soul out of the Pit's reach. Gootcha's crossbow, blessed of the Raven Queen, does exactly that — the soul goes to Her domain instead, and the devil does not return.

Encounters of Record

Session 44 — The infernal rift beneath the mine

Deep in Garmok's Mine, where a tear into one of the Hells had begun to swallow the dwarven workings, a horned devil hung bound in spectral chains — held fast by the ghost of Garmok the Chainbearer, who had kept his centuries-long vigil rather than let it loose. A bearded devil, a hell hound, and a lemure laboured to free it. Fighting beside the Bronze Blades, the company destroyed the lesser fiends and broke the horned devil with radiant strikes and Alexios's empowered smites. Its soul was claimed rather than allowed to slip back to the Hells, and with the devil gone Garmok's spirit faded at last, his duty done — leaving Garmok's Flail behind.

Harvest Profile

CR 11 — Very Rare 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
Horned Devil Soul-Furnace Heart (signature)	Alchemist's	Very Rare	The heart that burned with the Pit's own fire — infernal vigor and flame in one vessel Damage: Fire • Boost: Constitution	Potion, Wondrous	Staff
Horned Devil Barbed Tail-Lash	Smith's	Very Rare	The flaying tail entire — wounds from its barbs bleed on and rot until magically closed Damage: Piercing • Damage: Necrotic	Weapon	Wondrous
Horned Devil Great Horns	Smith's (or Woodcarver's fine work)	Very Rare	The crown of an enforcer of the Hells — dread and dominion channel through them Skill: Intimidation • Boost: Spell Power	Wand, Staff	Wondrous, Weapon
Horned Devil Iron Hide	Leatherworker's	Rare	Hide that turned common steel — fire-proof infernal leather Boost: Armor Class • Resistance: Fire	Armor	Wondrous
Horned Devil Wing-Leather	Leatherworker's	Rare	Great leathern wings — flight-work and dark cloaks Move: Flight	Wondrous	Armor
Horned Devil Hellfire Glands	Alchemist's	Rare	The glands that fed its hurled fire — flame that water will not quench Damage: Fire	Potion, Bomb	Wand, Staff
Horned Devil Spell-Turning Caul	Alchemist's	Rare	The subtle membrane behind its magic resistance — spells slide from it still Resistance: Spells	Wondrous	Armor
Horned Devil Fang & Claw Set	Smith's (or Thieves' fine work)	Uncommon	Infernal points and hooks — weapon stock Damage: Piercing • Damage: Slashing	Weapon	Armor
Horned Devil Fear-Gland	Poisoner's	Uncommon	The organ of a jailer's dread — terror in a vial Afflict: Fear	Poison	Bomb
Horned Devil Burning Ichor	Alchemist's	Uncommon	Black ichor that sears and sickens Damage: Fire • Damage: Poison	Bomb	Poison, Potion
Horned Devil Sigil-Brand Skin	Calligrapher's	Uncommon	Skin branded with infernal contract-script — reagent for binding inks Boost: Spell Power	Wondrous	Wand
Horned Devil Dark-Sight Eyes	Jeweler's	Uncommon	Eyes that pierced even conjured darkness Sense: Darkvision	Wondrous	Potion
Horned Devil Blood	Alchemist's	Common	Structure only'(smells of brimstone)	—	Potion, Poison, Bomb
Horned Devil Bone	Smith's / Woodcarver's	Common	Structure only	—	Weapon, Armor, Wand
Horned Devil Hide Scraps	Leatherworker's	Common	Structure only	—	Armor, Wondrous
Horned Devil Horn Chips	Smith's	Common	Structure only	—	Wand, Weapon
Horned Devil Brimstone Dust	Alchemist's	Common	Structure only	—	Bomb
Horned Devil Gullet Trove	Scavenge	Common	Structure only'(slag, cinders, and the odd soul-coin — scavenge)	—	—

See also

• Bestiary — the company's field bestiary
• Bearded Devil — the foot-soldier of the same breed
• Monster Harvesting · Harvested Materials · Find Components