Azer (Dungeons & Dragons)

Infobox D&D creature
name=Azer
alignment=lawful neutral
type=Outsider
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The azer is an outsider in the "Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy role-playing game. Azer originates on the Elemental Plane of Fire, their name being the Persian word for fireFact|date=March 2008.

Publication history

The azer was introduced to the D&D game in the first edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition (1977-1988)

The azer first appears in the first edition "Monster Manual II" (1983). [Gygax, Gary. "Monster Manual II" (TSR, 1983)] The azer king Amaimon is mentioned in this book.

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition (1989-1999)

The azer appears for the Spelljammer campaign setting in "Practical Planetology" (1991).

The azer later appears as a fire elemental kin in "Secrets of the Lamp" (1993) for the Al-Qadim setting.

The azer then appears in "Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One" (1994), along with their king Amaimon, and the noble azer.

Dungeons & Dragons 3.0 edition (2000-2002)

The azer appears in the Monster Manual for this edition (2000). [Cook, Monte, Jonathan Tweet, and Skip Williams. "Monster Manual" (Wizards of the Coast, 2000)]

"Savage Species" (2003) presented the azer as both a race and a playable class. [Eckelberry, David, Rich Redman, and Jennifer Clarke Wilkes. "Savage Species" (Wizards of the Coast, 2003)]

Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 edition (2003-2007)

The azer appears in the revised Monster Manual for this edition (2003).

An azer named Ironheart, Servant of Fire appeared in "Weapons of Legacy" (2005).

Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition (2008-)

The azer appears in the Monster Manual for this edition (2008), including the azer warrior, the azer foot soldier, the azer rager, the azer taskmaster, and the azer beastlord. [Mearls, Mike, Stephen Schubert, and James Wyatt. "Monster Manual" (Wizards of the Coast, 2008)]

Physical Description

An azer resembles a dwarf with brass-colored skin, and hair and beard of flamesOr|date=March 2008. They are often seen wearing kilts of bronze, copper, or brass. Their bodies are so hot that their weapons conduct this heat. Azers love gems, and constantly wage war against efreeti.

Despite all this, azers never start a fight unless the foe is carrying gems, and may take a foe prisoner.

ociety

Azer society is best described as collectivist, as every individual has a place in society, and matters of the state are more important than that of the individual. Azers live within fortresses made of bronze on the Elemental Plane of Fire, and nobles wield absolute power.

Azers are always lawful neutral.

References

External links

* [http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/azer.htm Azer] – d20 System Reference Document entry