Ice Devil
Large Fiend (Devil) · · CR 14
- Fiend (Devil)
- Large
- Tier 3
CR 14 large fiend (devil), lawful evil — that's Ice Devil. Native to planar. Sourced from Monster Manual (5e 2014) and Monster Manual (5.5e 2024).
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 14
- Type
- Fiend (Devil)
- Size
- Large
- Alignment
- —
- Speed
- —
- Habitats
- Planar
- Sources
- Monster Manual (5e 2014), Monster Manual (5.5e 2024)
Ecology
Ice devils, or gelugons, command the frozen wastes of Cania, the eighth circle of the Nine Hells. They lair in icy fortresses, frozen prison-pits, and torture chambers carved from glacial blue ice. On the Material Plane, they are summoned by powerful diabolists or arrive through cracks in reality near sites of profound cold or genocide. They feed on the souls of damned mortals, consuming them slowly through psychological torment, and accumulate frost-forged weapons made by lesser devils as tribute.
Behaviour
Ice devils are bureaucratic torturers, exact in their cruelty and emotionally cold even by infernal standards. They serve the archduke of Cania directly and view chaos, even chaos in service to evil, as anathema. They negotiate contracts with extreme precision, exploiting wording mortals overlook, and never break their literal word; they break only the mortal's expectations. Ice devils hate demons especially deeply and will pause cooperation with mortals to slay any demon in sight.
Origin
Ice devils are not born but promoted, ascending from horned devils after centuries of meticulous service in Cania's frozen prisons. The transition is excruciating; the body freezes solid and cracks apart, then reforms with insectile chitin. Surviving the promotion is itself proof of worthiness. New gelugons begin as field officers commanding lesser devils, and over millennia rise to govern entire glacial fortresses. The first ice devil is rumored to have been Mephistopheles' own jailor.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Ice Devil
- What is the challenge rating of Ice Devil?
- The CR on Ice Devil is 14. That CR suits high-tier groups.
- What type of creature is Ice Devil?
- Ice Devil is classified as a fiend (devil) in D&D 5e, large size.
- Where does Ice Devil live?
- The bestiary places Ice Devil in Planar.