Demon Eurynomus, the Corpse Eater (King of Ghouls )

With cloven hooves, a barbed tail, tall twisted horns, and wicked claws, this great fiend is an imposing sight. Where its belly would be, a second face licks its lips, its maw looking like it could swallow a person whole.

Originally from The Book of Fiends,

Designed By Aaron Loeb, Erik Mona, Chris Pramas, and Robert J. Schwalb

Eurynomos is the demon of rotting corpses dwelling in the Underworld. He is sometimes identified with Hades or (Orcus) and sometimes said to be a servitor of Hecate

Eurynomus is a primal demon lord who owes allegiance to Yeenoghu the terrible lord of Gnolls . He and his followers rule no territory and fight for no other cause. On a plane obsessed with souls, Eurynomus’s taste runs to something else: flesh.

Known as the Corpse Eater, Eurynomus has a voracious appetite for flesh of all sorts. Nothing gives him more pleasure than sucking the meat off the bones of a freshly killed victim, a passion he shares with the Ghouls that follow him. He is such a glutton, so the story goes, that he grew a second mouth in his belly so he could eat faster. Whatever the truth of its origin, his horrific lower maw is legendary. It never speaks, moving only to eat or to lick its lips in anticipation of its next feeding.

The Corpse Eater does what he must to feed his addiction. He sometimes hires himself out to demon princes, though in truth he isn’t a very reliable mercenary. He often visits the Material Plane to feed, and he especially enjoys traveling to worlds at war. Blasted battlescapes, filled with the wounded and the dying, are places of beauty to Eurynomus. Men crying out for their mothers before the oblivion of death are like invitations to dinner for the Corpse Eater and his followers.

In some lands graced by visits from Eurynomus, funerary customs changed quickly. Several churches have taken to cremating corpses instead of burying them, to better protect the honored dead from desecration.

Eurynomus speaks Abyssal, Common, Draconic, Dwarven, and Elven.

Eurynomus, the Corpse Eater (King of Ghouls )
Large outsider (Chaotic, Demon, Evil, Extraplanar)
Hit Dice	16d8+48 (120 hp)
Initiative	+0
Speed	40 ft. (8 squares)
Armor Class	25 (-1 size, +16 natural), touch 9, flat-footed 25
Base Attack/Grapple	+16/+27
Attack	Claw +22 melee (2d6+7)
Full Attack	2 claws +22 melee (2d6+7) and tail slap +17 melee (1d6+3)
Space/Reach	10 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks	Breath weapon, greater bull rush, spell-like abilities, toothy maw 3d6+3
Special Qualities	Damage reduction 10/good, Darkvision 60 ft., demontraits, immunity to electricity and poison, resistance to acid 10, cold 10, andfire 10, Spell Resistance 24, telepathy 100 ft.
Saves	Fort +13, Ref +10, Will +12
Abilities	Strength 24, Dexterity 10, Constitution 17, Intelligence 14, Wisdom 15, Charisma 13
Skills	Balance +19, Climb +26, Diplomacy +3, Intimidate +20, Jump +26, Knowledge (the planes) +21, Listen +21, Search +21, Sense Motive +21, Spot +21, Survival +2 (+4 on other planes, +4 following tracks), Swim +26
Feats	Cleave, Great Cleave, Improved Bull Rush, Improved Overrun, Improved Sunder, Power Attack
Environment	The Abyss
Organization	Unique plus four fiendish dire bats blazing with ghoul-green light as per Eyes of the King spell or with ghoul pack (1-4 Ghasts, 2-12 Ghouls 4 fiendish dire bats)
Challenge Rating	13
Treasure	Standard
Alignment	Chaotic evil
Advancement	By character class
Level Adjustment	–

Combat

Eurynomus loves to muscle his enemies around, so he usually charges at the first good opportunity and uses his greater bull rush ability to fling back and hopefully knock down the toughest-looking opponent. Then it’s time for the toothy maw to do its work. When faced with a multitude of foes, Eurynomus starts with his breath weapon to even the odds. Eurynomus’s natural weapons, as well as any weapons he wields, are treated as chaotic-aligned and evil-aligned for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction.

Breath Weapon (Su): Once every 1d4 rounds, Eurynomus can spew forth a cloud of foul corrosive gas from the depths of his bowels. 40-foot cone, damage 10d6 acid, Reflex DC 21 half. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Greater Bull Rush (Ex): Eurynomus receives a +8 bonus on Strength checks when making bull rush attacks. Such is the force of his impact that if his Strength check result exceeds that of his opponent by more than 5, the opponent is knocked prone in addition to being pushed back.

Spell-Like Abilities:

• At will – greater teleport (self plus 50 pounds of objects only);
• 1/day – desecrate, plane shift (DC 18).

Caster level 16th. The save DC is Charisma-based.

Toothy Maw (Ex): The vile maw in Eurynomus’ distended stomach chomps at nearby opponents in combat. If Eurynomus hits a single opponent withboth his claw attacks, he can make one additional bite attack against that opponent with a +17 attack bonus that deals 3d6+3 damage.