Demonic Creatures

In Stormbringer, a demon is actually any creature that is summoned from a Chaotic plane of existence. Most partake of the usual characteristics associated with demons from myth, but it is possible that some types may be from specific races. Some of the later editions of the rules make all demons belong to a race, apart perhaps from unique greater demons, but I find the idea rather constricting in general terms. However, since I am making use of quite a few D&D type modules, this category can come in useful when it comes to converting D&D monsters. The world of the Young Kingdoms does not have goblins, orcs, dwarves and so on, the familiar staples of many Tolkienesque fantasy settings, and when I come across these I just replace them with humans. Occasionally, however, something that merits a bit more attention occurs, and this page is for those moments...


Gu'en-Deeko
STR 2D8+8
CON 2D8+8
SIZ 2D8+8
INT 2D8
POW 3D8
DEX 2D8+8
CHA 1D8

Claws: 75% for 1D8 damage plus STR bonus; may parry
Dodge: 75%
Move Quietly, Hide and Ambush: 75%

Armour: 6 points of fur and tough hide

Special Abilities: Sleep power, also see below

This thing from Chaos looks like the creature known to remote mountaineers as the yeti, but in fact it is much more than that. The Gu'en Deeko is a demonic assassin with a special twist. Once it has killed its target, it immediately devours the brain and acquires all of the victim's skills and knowledge at half their percentage at the moment of death. The combination can make them really tough!

Example: in my campaign, the Pan Tang sorceror Theleb K'aarna summoned one of these called Thraaak and sent it after Tizun Thane, an Ilmioran senator. Thane was a superb scholar and accomplished elementalist in his own right, and the knowledge he had acquired drove Thraaak insane once it had killed him and eaten his brain (INT vs INT roll - presumably it fumbled!). Thraaak was gifted with some of Thane's knowledge of magic in addition to its own formidable abilities.

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