That's like saying a cleric is a paladin. Actually, more like saying an orc is a goblin, or a goblin is a kobold. They're not the same thing.
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very big differnence much larger then the god/demon lord divide (you should also know the king of all devils is perhaps a devil)
man i cant get used to DnD daemonology. it was easier when they were baatezu and tanarri. at least they had memorable and unique names which can be easily distinguished.
Thanks for the link, it's a good write up. I like how it keeps bringing up "hedge" as hedge magic was a thing I think in some prior edition or maybe I'm thinking of a D&D adjacent game.
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Iuz the Old is a cambion (half-demon) and a demi-god,
Zuggtmoy is also, since all 4 of the Elemental Temples of The Temple of Elemental Evil gain their powers from her, not to mention the Inner Temple as well. The secret hidden Temple is for the Elder Elemental God who is manipulating Iuz, Zuggtmoy and Lolth.
Probably based on the idea that a woman cannot be powerful, smart, wise and beautiful. That in order to be wise and have power they had to sacrifice their looks or sell their souls. It also probably has something to do with them being crones, which in certain mythologies denoted power and wisdom. Of the Maidan, Mother and Crone Trinity the Crone is often the most powerful of the three. With age comes wisdom. Also its a call back to the classic idea of a Witch. An unattractive woman who sold her soul for power.
Iuz the Old is a cambion (half-demon) and a demi-god,
Zuggtmoy is also, since all 4 of the Elemental Temples of The Temple of Elemental Evil gain their powers from her, not to mention the Inner Temple as well. The secret hidden Temple is for the Elder Elemental God who is manipulating Iuz, Zuggtmoy and Lolth.
I don't remember Iuz being a full demon lord, but I haven't played 3e for a few years. And Zuggtmoy isn't a goddess in any published 5e setting.
Iuz the Old is a cambion (half-demon) and a demi-god,
Zuggtmoy is also, since all 4 of the Elemental Temples of The Temple of Elemental Evil gain their powers from her, not to mention the Inner Temple as well. The secret hidden Temple is for the Elder Elemental God who is manipulating Iuz, Zuggtmoy and Lolth.
I don't remember Iuz being a full demon lord, but I haven't played 3e for a few years. And Zuggtmoy isn't a goddess in any published 5e setting.
He's half of a Demon Lord. Its rumored he's got a Soul Object in the layer of the Abyss dominated by his mate, Zuggtmoy. This allows him to be relatively free of fear of death since he's only a demigod. And, again, Zuggtmoy has dupes following her religion in the Temple of Elemental Evil (which makes her a goddess of sorts similar to Lolth). Its also irrelevant that Iuz and Zuggtmoy are not in current 5E since Greyhawk isn't detailed anywhere in 5E.
Getting back to the OP ... Wouldn't it be a better question to ask what is the closest equivalent for a male to be a hag? The word Hag is a distinctively female description.
As for a description of a male version, I guess something connected to being a hermit but with the potential to tap into evil magical powers would get you close, right? A golem might be close?
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Getting back to the OP ... Wouldn't it be a better question to ask what is the closest equivalent for a male to be a hag? The word Hag is a distinctively female description.
As for a description of a male version, I guess something connected to being a hermit but with the potential to tap into evil magical powers would get you close, right? A golem might be close?
According to wikipedia, hag comes from the term for witch, and generally, in fantasy terms, witches and hags are usually interchangeable.
There isn't a unique male version (and it definitely arent golems lmfao) but I'd say the closest are those of wizards.
Someone earlier threw out the movie the Babadook as a potential a sort of conceptual "male skin" for a Night Hag (and having phrased it that way, I'm thinking of monsters that wear their victims skins).
I'm not sure if you're asking for male hag equivalent in IRL folklore/fantasy, D&D lore, or something mechanically that can correspond with hags but masculine. I don't think golems really do the work. Hags are generally either "otherworldly" origined (in D&D Feywild and Fiendish planes adjacent), or a mortal transformed either through the changeling bait and switch, some sort of cursing, or a self-initiated quest for power where becoming a hag is the reward. Golems are constructs, I think technically neuter but can be shaped to any or no gender presentation. I think the problem of the Hag in D&D is you just don't really have a "male monster" real equivalent in terms of power, origin and variants (maybe there's like unique male fey in the lore, but not like a whole class of monsters).
On the other hand, if we go the homonym route with Gollum from LotR, I think that might upon up a path. Gollum was a regular mortal who developed a very specific magical power fixation and transformed as a consequence into a sort of wretch. Now, Gollum of course didn't have anything like the powers of a hag, though all his powers were arguably "feral" which speaks to the general association of Hags with a sort of "anti civilization or rejection of civilization), but the physical form, beaten, literally "haggard" etc. I think opens a door to a broader concept.
I wrote elsewhere that I'd likely keep the Hag as presented for what the broader concept of the hag says about social/cultural boundaries that the existence of the hag confronts or calls into question. That said, following the above thinking, I think if you wanted to, let's say gender equity the Hag, I think renaming the monster as "Wretches" might serve well, since the word wretch is evocative of twisted physiology, abjection and societal rejection.
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That's like saying a cleric is a paladin. Actually, more like saying an orc is a goblin, or a goblin is a kobold. They're not the same thing.
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very big differnence much larger then the god/demon lord divide (you should also know the king of all devils is perhaps a devil)
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man i cant get used to DnD daemonology. it was easier when they were baatezu and tanarri. at least they had memorable and unique names which can be easily distinguished.
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It's a long story, so here's a link that may help:
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Thanks for the link, it's a good write up. I like how it keeps bringing up "hedge" as hedge magic was a thing I think in some prior edition or maybe I'm thinking of a D&D adjacent game.
Jander Sunstar is the thinking person's Drizzt, fight me.
I've always thought of oni/ogre mages as male hags. Which now makes me question why I assume they are male.
I certainly see room in fantasy worlds for male hags. The Babadook might be a male night hag.
Iuz the Old is a cambion (half-demon) and a demi-god,
Zuggtmoy is also, since all 4 of the Elemental Temples of The Temple of Elemental Evil gain their powers from her, not to mention the Inner Temple as well. The secret hidden Temple is for the Elder Elemental God who is manipulating Iuz, Zuggtmoy and Lolth.
Probably based on the idea that a woman cannot be powerful, smart, wise and beautiful. That in order to be wise and have power they had to sacrifice their looks or sell their souls. It also probably has something to do with them being crones, which in certain mythologies denoted power and wisdom. Of the Maidan, Mother and Crone Trinity the Crone is often the most powerful of the three. With age comes wisdom. Also its a call back to the classic idea of a Witch. An unattractive woman who sold her soul for power.
I don't remember Iuz being a full demon lord, but I haven't played 3e for a few years. And Zuggtmoy isn't a goddess in any published 5e setting.
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He's half of a Demon Lord. Its rumored he's got a Soul Object in the layer of the Abyss dominated by his mate, Zuggtmoy. This allows him to be relatively free of fear of death since he's only a demigod. And, again, Zuggtmoy has dupes following her religion in the Temple of Elemental Evil (which makes her a goddess of sorts similar to Lolth). Its also irrelevant that Iuz and Zuggtmoy are not in current 5E since Greyhawk isn't detailed anywhere in 5E.
Getting back to the OP ... Wouldn't it be a better question to ask what is the closest equivalent for a male to be a hag? The word Hag is a distinctively female description.
As for a description of a male version, I guess something connected to being a hermit but with the potential to tap into evil magical powers would get you close, right? A golem might be close?
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According to wikipedia, hag comes from the term for witch, and generally, in fantasy terms, witches and hags are usually interchangeable.
There isn't a unique male version (and it definitely arent golems lmfao) but I'd say the closest are those of wizards.
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Someone earlier threw out the movie the Babadook as a potential a sort of conceptual "male skin" for a Night Hag (and having phrased it that way, I'm thinking of monsters that wear their victims skins).
I'm not sure if you're asking for male hag equivalent in IRL folklore/fantasy, D&D lore, or something mechanically that can correspond with hags but masculine. I don't think golems really do the work. Hags are generally either "otherworldly" origined (in D&D Feywild and Fiendish planes adjacent), or a mortal transformed either through the changeling bait and switch, some sort of cursing, or a self-initiated quest for power where becoming a hag is the reward. Golems are constructs, I think technically neuter but can be shaped to any or no gender presentation. I think the problem of the Hag in D&D is you just don't really have a "male monster" real equivalent in terms of power, origin and variants (maybe there's like unique male fey in the lore, but not like a whole class of monsters).
On the other hand, if we go the homonym route with Gollum from LotR, I think that might upon up a path. Gollum was a regular mortal who developed a very specific magical power fixation and transformed as a consequence into a sort of wretch. Now, Gollum of course didn't have anything like the powers of a hag, though all his powers were arguably "feral" which speaks to the general association of Hags with a sort of "anti civilization or rejection of civilization), but the physical form, beaten, literally "haggard" etc. I think opens a door to a broader concept.
I wrote elsewhere that I'd likely keep the Hag as presented for what the broader concept of the hag says about social/cultural boundaries that the existence of the hag confronts or calls into question. That said, following the above thinking, I think if you wanted to, let's say gender equity the Hag, I think renaming the monster as "Wretches" might serve well, since the word wretch is evocative of twisted physiology, abjection and societal rejection.
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