Narzugon

Narzugons, also known as hell knights, were powerful baatezu and the elite cavalry of the Nine Hells, riding across the planes on errands from their infernal masters. Their favored steeds and only willing company were the horrifying stallions known as the nightmares.

Description
Narzagons were ghastly, gray humanoids that stood over tall and weighed 200 lbs (91 kg). They were fully encased in a masterfully constructed set of spiked, plate armor, and often wore trophies of their past victories. Individual narzugons were practically identical and their eyes held immense sadness in them.

Personality
The dominating personality of a narzugon was anger. They despised everything—their masters, mortals, themselves, and their own immortality. Their anger partially stemmed from the knowledge that their deeds were obviously wrong, or at the very least distasteful, but that they were bound by duty to see them through.

This sense of honor and duty was rare among the devils, with narzugons preferring action and bravery over plotting and scheming. Stories persisted of narzugons that allowed their opponents a chance to surrender or retrieve their weapon if disarmed. While the rage of a narzugon was caused by their acknowledgement of their wicked deeds, their suffering was a result of knowing that their supposed virtue as mortals was false.

Abilities
Any creature who saw an unmasked narzugon would see their worst fear in its eyes. If they held their gaze too long, their fears manifested as a hallucination that eventually blocked out reality causing an effect similar to the phantasmal killer spell. Even their voices were capable of sowing terror in their foes and steeling the hearts of their allies. They also possessed an enhanced perception of good-aligned entities.

Narzugons had several innate spells they could cast. Once a day, they could cast order's wrath and unholy blight. At will, they could cast desecrate, doom, hold person, produce flame, and suggestion. Additionally, once per day they could attempt to summon other baatezu such as an erinyes or another narzugon.

Combat
The favored weapon of narzugon were their terrible lances, called hellfire lances. These lances were forged in hellfire and the soul of any creature slain with it was transported to the Styx and reborn as a lemure.

Narzugon had the ability to summon a nightmare. They rode their nightmare companions into battle and obeyed the commands of their master. They were bound to their narzugon by infernal tack. They employed cavalry tactics when in battle on their mounts. Narzugon were cautious and would retreat if there was a significant risk to themselves or their mount. While the nightmare was a narzugon's mount of choice, other creatures were also used. In Cania, mammoths were often used, and in Avernus, narzugon mounted aerial patrols using wyverns.

Society
Narzugon were the elite cavalry and considered champions in the armies of the archdukes of the Nine Hells. They led legions of devils into battle. Most narzugon were in the service of Asmodeus. Asmodeus valued his narzugon soldiers so much that he did everything in his power to prevent other archdukes from recruiting them. Narzugon were the most reliable soldiers in the Nine Hells and were often trusted by their masters to be sent to the Prime Material Plane on unholy missions.

Ecology
Narzugon were found in all layers of the Nine Hells.

Narzugon were former paladins who in life either made an infernal deal with a powerful devil or were deceived into betraying their deity or order, often by Asmodeus himself.

Appearances

 * Adventures:
 * Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus