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For the Warlock subclass, see The Fiend.
A typical fiend creature called a Cambion.

Fiends are a type of creature that are from the Lower Planes. They are creatures born of pure evil.

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Evil, wicked creatures from the Lower Planes that labour under the leadership of lawful archdevils or chaotic demon princes.
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— In-game racial description

Characteristics[edit section | visual editor]

Fiends come in a variety of forms and sizes. Some are intelligent, while others are not. They are so long-lived that they have an unknown lifespan; as such they do not grow old. With the possible exceptions of Shovel Shovel and Haarlep Haarlep, most fiends in the game are from the (nine) Hells, rather than the Abyss.[1]

Most fiend creatures are resistant or immune to Fire⁠Fire damage, due to coming from the Lower Planes.

Types of fiends[edit section | visual editor]

Cambion[edit section | visual editor]

Main articles: Cambion and Cambion⁠Cambion on the Forgotten Realms Wiki
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Scarlet-eyed and bitter-tempered, cambion are the bastard children of devils and mortals, a fusion of two Planes in one body.
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— In-game racial description

Cambion are half-humanoid half-fiend hybrids.

Cambions in Baldur's Gate 3[edit section | visual editor]

Devil[edit section | visual editor]

Main article: Devil⁠Devil on the Forgotten Realms Wiki
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Both lawful and evil to the bone, devils live to scheme and exploit the rules they follow, be it to climb the hierarchy of the Nine Hells or to lay claim to the souls of the mortals they make contracts with.
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— In-game racial description

Devils are highly lawful fiends that believe in order. They differ greatly from demons, who believe only in chaos.

Devils in Baldur's Gate 3[edit section | visual editor]

In game data, there is no devil race. Raphael is defined as a Cambion instead.

Gnoll Flind[edit section | visual editor]

Main articles: Flind and Flind⁠Flind on the Forgotten Realms Wiki
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Feral, hyena-like humanoids that slaughter indiscriminately in an attempt to quell the insatiable hunger of their demonic creator, Yeenoghu.
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— In-game racial description

Flinds are related to Gnolls, but are particularly strong and vicious and part-fiend themselves

Gnoll Flinds in Baldur's Gate 3[edit section | visual editor]

Hellsboar[edit section | visual editor]

Main articles: Hellsboar and Hellsboar⁠Hellsboar on the Forgotten Realms Wiki
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Grafted with infernal iron and burning with hellfire, these porcine brutes are filled with a distinct brand of malice.
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— In-game racial description

Hellsboar are fiends that look like large boars, with large boney skulls.

Hellsboars in Baldur's Gate 3[edit section | visual editor]

The Vengeful Boar is defined as its own race in game data, making it technically not a hellsboar.

Imp[edit section | visual editor]

Main articles: Imp and Imp⁠Imp on the Forgotten Realms Wiki
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Cackling peddlers of infernal mischief, imps bind themselves to the service of more powerful devils who furnish them with commands.
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— In-game racial description

Imps are a small, manipulative fiends that serve their masters as foot soldiers or servants.

Imps in Baldur's Gate 3[edit section | visual editor]

Merregon[edit section | visual editor]

Main articles: Merregon and Merregon⁠Merregon on the Forgotten Realms Wiki
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In life, these faceless legionnaires of the Nine Hells were soldiers who served evil without reservation.
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— In-game racial description

Merregon are the foot soldiers of the armies of most devils in the Nine Hells and live to serve their masters. They wear masks and can't speak, though they can form a sort of hive-mind when grouped together.

Merregons in Baldur's Gate 3[edit section | visual editor]

Succubus & Incubus[edit section | visual editor]

Main articles: Succubus & Incubus and Succubus⁠Succubus on the Forgotten Realms Wiki
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Native to the Lower Planes, succubi beckon those they seduce with soft fingers, concealing their claws beneath.
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— In-game racial description
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Sensual and depraved, these dark-winged fiends from the Nine Hells derive pleasure from enticing and devouring lonely souls.
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— In-game racial description

Succubi/Incubi are crafty demons whose purpose is to seduce and tempt mortals in order to take their souls.

Succubi / Incubi in Baldur's Gate 3[edit section | visual editor]

Other fiends[edit section | visual editor]

The following types of fiend don't have their own data entry in the game. The listed creatures are defined directly as fiends by game data, not as any sub-type of it.

Orthon[edit section | visual editor]

Main article: Orthon⁠Orthon on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

Orthons are hulking humanoid fiends that serve as heavy infantry in the Nine Hells, fulfilling roles such as formation fighter, brutish berserker, and bounty hunter.

Orthons in Baldur's Gate 3[edit section | visual editor]

Quasit[edit section | visual editor]

Main article: Quasit and Quasit⁠Quasit on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

Quasits are a chaotic race of fiend that embody wickedness and cruelty.

Quasits in Baldur's Gate 3[edit section | visual editor]

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Notes and references[edit section | visual editor]

  1. ↑ In traditional D&D lore, Quasits, Succubus and Succubi are demons, which always hail from the Abyss, but in the game, Shovel is simply referred to as a Fiend. Additionally, in the 5e ruleset, Succubus and Succubi are simply fiends, being neither demon nor devil. There is an entry for demons as a race in game data, but it is not used for any creature that exists in the game.

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