Mar 21, 2017 · The Ecology of the Yugoloth gives a general overview of this fiendish race and what makes them special. The Economy of the Lower Planes dives into the Yugoloth economy, which has shaped the Lower Planes as a whole. Gehenna: the Crawling City introduces us to the capital city of the Yugoloths through an unknown observer meeting a Yugoloth tour ...

As I was examining the 2025 Monster Manual (in alphabetical order), I came across the entry for the Mezzoloth. "Mezzoloths are insectile yugoloths that seek power and souls in the service of fiendish lords. These greedy, violent yugoloths are more …

Jan 5, 2022 · Likely, Yugoloth is just a made-up word. That said, coming up with a fake etymology for it seems a pretty fun challenge. Even if it's true that Yugoloth seems to be made up by two roots, a "Yugo" part and a "Loth" part, it doesn't mean that these two morphemes mixed without adapting their sounds into the final word.

Feb 3, 2016 · The yugoloth might not be exactly happy about its contract, but as long as the pay is good it will serve loyally. Or a yugoloth might decide that the PCs have exactly the right combination of skills and abilities to serve as external contractors and will offer to hire them for unique contracts that a fiend might have difficulty performing.

Feb 4, 2025 · I do think the greed angle is actually interesting. We can all see how greed is a cause of great suffering. I can even imagine a yugoloth and a devil sitting at a table discussing why you'd rather want a soul coin or real coin. I think I'd rather combine yogoloths and devils, and just call them all devils.

Feb 4, 2025 · This also plays into their role as mercenaries in the Blood War - the multiverse's most destructive conflict, aided and abetted and inflamed by the yugoloths. A yugoloth mercenary is happy to cause collateral damage. Selfishness. When you get a lot of demons, you get a hoard: everyone screaming and ripping and tearing, maximum destruction.

Jun 30, 2006 · A 'Yugoloth Ghost' appears in the module 'Squaring the Circle' from 'Hellbound: The Blood War'. It was, for all intents and purposes, a ghost yugoloth, outside of the fact that undead fiends are generally just not possible to have, it was unique in that despite its status it had no link to the ethereal or negative energy planes.

May 27, 2014 · For example, FR Yugoloth hail from the Blood Rift, a reskin of Gehenna with its own tapestry of lore. Likewise, what is universal adopted canon from the Planescape universe is always a crapshoot. Some writers seemed to regard it as the quintessential guide to the planes, while others kind of ignored it like some kind of goofy relic left over ...

Apr 14, 2021 · Yugoloth Hierarchy: Merrenoloths (Captains and Ferrymen): The grim, gaunt captains of the ferries on the River Styx, merrenoloths have total command of their vessels, ensuring that their passengers reach their destinations safely. Sometimes merrenoloths can be coaxed away from the Lower Planes to captain other vessels, affording those ships and ...

Feb 4, 2025 · Creature types are defined in the MM intro. There is an appendix of lists by creature "group" (another word for the parenthetical descriptor tags like "yugoloth" and "lycanthrope" ~ but not "wizard"). This would have been the perfect place to include a sentence or two explaining what each of these groups is.