Devil, Magaav (Greater Host Devil) Twin pairs of mangy, disease-riddled vulture wings flap in concert, keeping this lean raptor fiend aloft. Twisted horns rise from a head like a monstrous skull and noxious fumes leak from between its yellowed fangs.

Magaavs are the leaders of their smaller cousins, the gaav, and act as hunters and couriers in the skies over Avernus, Hell 's first layer. Also known as greater host devils or just host devils, these devils always travel with large flocks of gaav. 1. This article is a stub. You can help us by expanding it. ↑ F. Wesley Schneider.

Magaavs stand 5-1/2 feet tall and weigh 150 pounds, with wingspans reaching 10 feet across. Their fetid breath draws flies that swarm over their bodies. Masters of corruption and despoilers of purity, devils seek to destroy all things good and drag mortal souls back …

Twisted horns rise from the skinless head of this winged Creature, and noxious fumes leak from between its yellowed fangs. Hunters of souls, host devils retrieve Hell's most elusive property.

Noxious Breath (Su) Three times per day, as a standard action a magaav can exhale a breath that reeks of pure corruption upon a creature within 5 feet. The target must succeed at a DC 16 Fortitude save or be sickened for 1d4 rounds.

Rarely seen alone, host devils travel in great swarms that often number in the thousands. Amid these great hosts flap the swarm leaders, the magaav, fierce mockeries of the angelic form capable of directing and redirecting massive columns of their brethren like the brain of a single colossal infernal beast.

Gaav have no legs instead having four clawed arms which can be used to grip weapons or tear at flesh with equal ease. Their head boast an array of fiendish looking horn, though they are not as impressive as those possessed by the larger, stronger devils called magaav.

May 12, 2023 · Devil, Greater Host (Magaav) Twin pairs of mangy, disease-riddled vulture wings f lap in concert, keeping this lean raptor fiend aloft. Twisted horns rise from a head like a monstrous skull and noxious fumes leak from between its yellowed fangs.

Mar 5, 2015 · Tired of the heavenly host having all the fun? Here are the host devils! Introduced as the gaav, the lesser host devil, and magaav, the greater host devil, in Book of the Damned–Vol. 1: Princes of Darkness, it’s the magaav that got the coveted hardcover treatment. Host devils are for when Hell has given up being subtle.

A magaav can wield a weapon and still attempt grapple checks. While not wielding a weapon, a magaav gains a +4 bonus on grapple checks.