Bearded Devils

Rank 2 in the Infernal Hierarchy, sharing the rank with merregons.
Known as barbazu in Infernal, bearded devils serve as shock troops, fighting shoulder-to-shoulder and revelling in the glory of the Blood War and other battles. Their snakelike chin growths give them their name, and serve as a means to lash and poison their adversaries. 
Opinions vary, but many powerful devils regard bearded devils as superior combat troops and merregons as superior household guards. Souls will occasionally be transformed between these two roles, much like imps and spined devils. Overall though, this is less common, in part because merregons tend to be most useful when their individuality has been taken from them, and also because the need for merregons or barbazu tends to be a binary concern. Those in the Upper Hells have more use for bearded devils; those in the Lower Hells, where the Blood War does not rage but households need protection, find merregons to be the superior choice.
Category:Fiends