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Balors, were powerful type VI demons, and in some respects the manifestation of the tanar'ric side of the Blood War. They normally served as generals for demon lord armies or even as minor princelings, inspiring their kind to war against the legions of Hell.

Description
Balors were imposing humanoid figures that stood about 12 feet (3.6 meters) tall and weighed 4,500 pounds (2041.1 kilograms). A powerful aura of darkness enveloped their grotesque forms, as their deep red skin was wrapped in glaring flames. A pair of massive bat-like wings allowed them to soar throughout the air with unnatural agility. Although they were naturally armed with venom dripping fangs and fearsome claws they were also normally armed with a sword of lightning and a multi-tailed whip of flame.

Personality
Balors were one of the most terrible creatures of the Abyss. They constantly strove for more power for themselves and chaos, terror, and misery for others.

Combat
Balors preferred to battle from afar, using spells and abilities and ranged weapons. They usually carried a fiery whip and a vorpal (or lightning ) sword. Balors were able to summon hordes of dretches or a single more powerful tanar'ri.

When a balor was killed, it exploded, severely harming anyone close to it and destroying any weapons the balor was holding.

Notable Balors

 * Balor, the most powerful balor and for whom the race was named.
 * Errtu, archenemy of the Companions of the Hall.
 * Chare'en of the Army of Darkness that attacked Myth Drannor. He raised a huge gnoll army in the Thunder Peaks, before being defeated and imprisoned.
 * Wendonai, Champion of Lolth. He was sent to corrupt the Ilythiiri and later the drow. In the 1370s DR, he tricked Halisstra Melarn into killing Qilué Veladorn (and Eilistraee with her chosen, albeit only for a century, until her return).
 * Baalbisan, one of the demons of Ammon Jerro's Haven. After the trespassing of Kalach-Cha, he was released by Shandra Jerro.
 * Axithar
 * Badrazel

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * The Pipes of Doom
 * Novels
 * The Crystal Shard
 * Siege of Darkness
 * Passage to Dawn
 * The Glass Prison
 * Sacrifice of the Widow
 * Ascendancy of the Last
 * The Crystal Mountain
 * The Last Threshold
 * Archmage
 * The Last Threshold
 * Archmage


 * Computer games
 * Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
 * Neverwinter Nights
 * Neverwinter Nights 2
 * Neverwinter Nights 2


 * Other
 * A Reader's Guide to R. A. Salvatore's the Legend of Drizzt page 115
 * A Reader's Guide to R. A. Salvatore's the Legend of Drizzt page 115

Connections
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