Malcanthet in Golarion

[Misery]

I know Paizo published the article awhile back in Dragon magazine about one of my favorite demons, Malcanthet (there is likely NO way this can be viewed as legitimate interest and not some "OMG SO HAWT! SHE IS L33T!" is there?).

Anyway, curious if Malcanthet hangs around in Golarion or not. I know Calistria fills some of the roles but I like how Malcanthet works the evil line through less combative means. Anyone know or is there anyword from the Designers which abyssal demon lords are active in Golarion.

[Dragonchess Player]

Malcanthet is 100% WotC IP. Unlike many other fiendish lords, Paizo can't even use the name since it doesn't come from real-world sources.

As far as which demon lords are active in Golarion: Lamashtu has made the jump to true divinity, Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer mentions Deskari in The Worldwound entry, Pathfinder Chronicles: Campaign Setting provides one paragraph each on 13 demon lords (including Deskari) and lists 15 more by name and title, PF # 15 The Armageddon Echo lists 12 that are worshipped by the drow (only 5 in common with the 13 in the Campaign Setting), and more information is promised in PF #18 Descent into Midnight.

[Misery]

Very sad indeed to hear.

Ah well, Calistria's a good second.

[Kvantum]

Nocticula, Malcanthet, eh, one succubus queen is just about the same as another.

[Misery]

My problem is I really REALLY loved the prestige class, Thrall of Malcanthet. Is the Nocticula the queen of succubi in golarion?

[James Jacobs]

Nocticula is indeed the queen of succubi in Golarion. She's the Demon Lord of Lust and Darkness, so a bit more of a dominatrix/shadowy assassin than Malcanthet was. She's one of the 29 demons that gets a quarter page of description in Pathfinder 18, and one of 5 to show up in an illustration in said article, "Demon Lords of Golarion."

I suspect that a Thrall of Malcanthet would work Very Well as a Thrall of Nocticula, in any event.

[Misery]

James Jacobs wrote:

Nocticula is indeed the queen of succubi in Golarion. She's the Demon Lord of Lust and Darkness, so a bit more of a dominatrix/shadowy assassin than Malcanthet was. She's one of the 29 demons that gets a quarter page of description in Pathfinder 18, and one of 5 to show up in an illustration in said article, "Demon Lords of Golarion."

I suspect that a Thrall of Malcanthet would work Very Well as a Thrall of Nocticula, in any event.

Thanks. That actually helps a lot as my wife fell in love with the PrC (paizo always put out the best stuff) and when it looked like we were switching to Golarion, she was worried how we might switch this over to make it work.

I look forward to Pathfinder 18 for sure as well now. Of course I'm looking forward to the Pathfinder issue detailing Calistria myself. I always battle with subscribing over buying from the local retailer, but the local is a very small business and in the end I just wanna keep any place that puts up a gaming store in business in this region (Alabama, we don't get a lot of cool stuff in this general area we live in).

[Dragonchess Player]

James Jacobs wrote:

Nocticula is indeed the queen of succubi in Golarion. She's the Demon Lord of Lust and Darkness, so a bit more of a dominatrix/shadowy assassin than Malcanthet was.

(Thinks about using a rogue/assassin/demonic initiate (Nocticula) NPC)

<sinister chuckle>

Thanks!

<evil DM grin>

[Todd Stewart]

James Jacobs wrote:

Nocticula is indeed the queen of succubi in Golarion. She's the Demon Lord of Lust and Darkness, so a bit more of a dominatrix/shadowy assassin than Malcanthet was. She's one of the 29 demons that gets a quarter page of description in Pathfinder 18, and one of 5 to show up in an illustration in said article, "Demon Lords of Golarion."

Yummy. I rather like her. :)