Kastighur A kastighur was a type of tanar ' ri demon found in the Abyss or the Barrens of Doom and Despair . Wicked and sadistic , kastighurs acted as prison wardens and hunters among demonkind . They teleported around the field of battle and used their devastating charges to stun and horrify their enemies . Description . A kastighur was huge , standing somewhere between 15 and 20 feet tall ( 4 . 6 – 6 . 1 meters ) and it could weigh up to 10 , 000 pounds ( 4 . 5 metric tons ) . Ancient , veteran kastighurs could grow to even greater sizes , however . In form , the demon was roughly humanoid , with a body rippling with muscles under a tough blue hide , powerful legs standing on cloven hooves , and thick arms ending in strong claws . Its visage was hideous , its head large and weight , bearing long horns . Their horns grew slowly but continually , and they adorned them with carvings of symbols or words . For further protection , a kastighur " wore " armor , of a fashion — enormous steel pieces bolted directly to its body . A helm was bolted to its neck , a breastplate to its torso , and other pieces to its shins , forearms , and shoulders . Personality . Kastighurs were invariably chaotic evil , being depraved , cruel , and driven by whim and impulse . Their chief enjoyment was to break the wills of others through torture , whether physical or by the exhaustion of an unrelenting hunt . They also had an immense love for melee combat and took to battle with great joy . Combat . The kastighur charged its enemies as often as it was able , attempting to stun and then rain deadly blows upon them . Combat started with the kastighur charging its target , stopping at the limit of its swing ( 15 feet or 4 . 6 meters ) . If the target was stunned , then the demon would make another charge , closing the gap between kastighur and victim . In close melee , it would go all - out , goring , slamming and dealing out catastrophic injuries at full force . In battle , it would sometimes use a quickened " teleport " to appear closer to a target so it could charge it . They were so battle - hungry , they would even try to use their teleporting ability to appear above a flying target , to then attempt to grapple it and take it down to the ground as they fell . As the kastighur took to the field of battle so quickly , it rarely had the time to become familiar with the battleground and attempted to keep its teleports as close as possible . Kastighurs used their teleporting ability with a bit of trepidation because they didn ' t enjoy the same " greater teleportation " that many other fiends possessed . Abilities . As a tanar ' ri demon , the kastighur shared many of the same traits and abilities , but with some differences . In particular , it was immune to acids , but lacked the ability to summon other demons and use " greater teleport " . Instead , the kastighur could only use " teleport " , but this was limited by range and had a risk of going awry . In return , three times a day , a kastighur could " teleport " in the blink of an eye to surprise victims . It could also use " feather fall " at will , which was a boon at those times it teleported high into the air . The kastighur had a terrifying aura whenever it charged or attacked and , in turn , it grew more aggressive against fearful opponents . Like many other fiends , kastighurs didn ' t need to feed or drink — at least not in the same way as most mortal races . Instead , they fed off the fear , panic , and hopelessness of the creatures they hunted or imprisoned . They took great joy in the hunting and torturing of others , prolonging their deaths as long as possible so they could savor the delicious emotions a little longer . It used its strong arms to slam foes , and its long horns allowed it to gore its victims . The kastighur trained to charge , knock over , and overrun its enemies , and to deliver wild , brutal attacks . A gore attack inflicted on a charge could leave a foe stunned , if they still lived . Kastighurs were also skilled trackers and hunters , on the planes and above and below ground . They had keen senses , and could even track prey by scent . Society . Kastighurs dwelt in the Barrens of Doom and Despair , but could also be found on the Infinite Layers of the Abyss . On their own , they wandered these planes as they would , hunting and killing what they liked , from a damned soul to another kastighur . They despised others of their kind , seeing them as competition in the hunt and for the services of more powerful creatures to serve . Kastighurs were not very intelligent and lacked a reliable means of traveling to other planes like other demons did . So , to reach new hunting grounds and places to spread pain and torment , they depended on other demons , magical items , and potent evil mages summoning them to the Material Plane via a " gate " or " greater planar ally " spell . Thus , they mostly served more powerful and intelligent demons , working as jailers and hunters , tasks they found quite fulfilling . When one of the tanar ' ri needed to track down a creature , but lacked the ability to create a retriever , they summoned one or two kastighurs instead . In the Barrens , kastighurs competed to serve the goddesses Loviatar , the Maiden of Pain , and Talona , Lady of Poison . They were often summoned to the Material Plane and to Toril to serve powerful mages , among them Fzoul Chembryl , Larloch , and Manshoon . However , a kastighur ' s appetites and impulsiveness made them unreliable . Sometimes , a kastighur would let a prisoner escape so it could then hunt them down . In battle , kastighur units regularly broke ranks to pursue enemies who appeared frightened or fleeing . When two or more kastighurs had the same master , they put aside their mutual hatred but their rivalry became a competition , and they sought always to outdo each other . A veteran , elder kastighur could grow to humungous size . They sought ways to enslave and torture more advanced creatures , such as dragon s , more powerful outsider s , and mighty mortals . Possessions . Kastighurs preferred to travel light , and what riches they found usually went to its masters , so they were not wealthy . Their most valuable possessions were the " + 2 breastplates " , which were bolted directly to their bodies . However , they looked for magical items that granted other ways to move , such the ability to burrow in the ground , climb with ease , or fly . Most prized were means of crossing to other planes , such as " plane shift " .