Atlantean Trilogy Archive
A hooded summoner raises a holy symbol as a winged demon and a horned devil rise from smoke in a fiery circle, elementals swirling above.

Nergal

Summoned creature, Demon

An arch demon executioner and interrogator of prisoners.

From the book

Nergal is one of the arch demons. It has a level of ability of 24 and a Will of 22. It will execute any captive of the summoner, or torture and interrogate the prisoner instead. Any arch demon will grant a full wish in place of its service. Arch demons answer Summon Arch Demon/Devil (necromancers and witchdoctors only) and Superior Evocation (wizards and cabalists only), and even a known true name cannot force one into a pact.

Like all demons it hails from the Nether Realms: chaotic, evil, fond of tormenting and slaughtering the weak, and held in check only by the Hierarchy of Demons under Mephistopheles. Its summoner must be harsh, since any hesitation invites it to twist his orders; it shies at first from holy symbols, and lesser and greater demons must attack devils on sight. A flaw in the protective circle or triangle frees it to enslave or kill its summoner, and ordering more than its kind owes breaks the pact at once.

At a glance

Level of ability
24
Will score
22
Services
Execute (or torture and interrogate) any captive of the summoner; may grant a wish in lieu of service
Rank
Arch demon