# Archdemon, Juiblex, the Faceless Lord >[!rimg]+ > ![[Placeholder2.png]] > > xLang:: 0/6 (6) *A shuddering, glistening cone of jelly and slime striated with veins of black and green rears up from the pit. Baleful red eyes swim in the thing’s gelatinous body, and dripping pseudopods of tremulous ooze writhe with latent hunger in every direction at once.* <div class="grid-container"><div class="MON">Juiblex, the Faceless Lord</div> <div class="CR">CR 19 (204,800 XP)</div> <div class="SOU">Book of Vile Darkness pg. 134, Fiendish Codex 1 pg. 66</div> <div class="SYS">Dungeons & Dragons 3.5</div></div> CE Large Outsider (chaotic, demon, evil) **Init** +6 **Senses** blindsight 120 ft., darkvision 60 ft., true seeing; **Perception** +30 #### defense **AC** 31, 11 touch, 29 flat-footed (+2 Dex, +20 natural, –1 size) **hp** 357 (21d10+252) **Fort** +19, **Refl** +16, **Will** +20 **Feint** 40, **Demoralize** 37 **Defensive Abilities** amorphous **DR** 20/cold iron and good; **SR** 30 **Immune** acid, bludgeoning, cold, electricity, ooze traits; **Resist** fire 10 #### offense **Speed** 30 ft., climb 30 ft. **Melee** 4 slams +31 (1d8+10 plus 2d6 acid and grab) **Space** 10 ft., **Reach** 10 ft. **Special Attacks** create slime, constrict 2d6+10 plus 2d6 acid, dissolve, engulf **Spell-Like Abilities** (CL 20th, Concentration +23) > **Constant**— _true seeing_ > **At will**—_astral projection_, _desecrate_, _detect good_, _detect law_, _greater dispel magic_, _greater teleport_, _hold monster_ (DC 19), _fly_, _telekinesis_ (DC 19), _unhallow_, _unholy blight_ (DC 18) > **3/day**—quickened _hold monster_ (DC 19), _phase door_, _symbol of insanity_ (DC 21) > **1/day**—_despoil_ (DC 23), _summon_ (Level 7, 1d6 gray oozes, 1d4 ochre jellies, or 1d2 black puddings 100%), _summon_ (level 9, 3d10 dretches, 1 hezrou, or 1 alkilith 100%) #### statistics **Str** 30, **Dex** 14, **Con** 34, **Int** 22, **Wis** 22, **Cha** 18 **BAB** +21, **CMB** +32, **CMD** 44, **TA** +30, **RTA** +22 **Feats** [[Combat Expertise]], [[Combat Reflexes]], [[Dark Speech]], [[Improved Critical]] (slam), [[Improved Initiative]], [[Improved Natural Attack]] (Slam), [[Improved Trip]], [[Iron Will]], [[Lightning Reflexes]], [[Quicken Spell-Like Ability]] (hold monster), [[Weapon Focus]] (slam) **Skills** Bluff +28, Climb +42, Diplomacy +25, Intimidate +28, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +27, Knowledge (nobility) +27, Knowledge (religion) +27, Perception +30, Sense Motive +30, Spellcraft +27, Stealth +24, Swim +31 **Languages** Aboleth, Abyssal, Aklo, Common, Infernal, Necril; telepathy 300 ft. #### special abilities ### Create Slime (Su) Once every other round, Juiblex can spew forth a patch of green slime anywhere within 20 feet of himself (including at a target, making a ranged touch attack as a free action. ### Dissolve (Ex) Juiblex’s acidic touch deals 50 points of damage per round to wood or metal objects. Armor and clothing worn by a creature Juiblex strikes dissolves immediately unless the owner makes a DC 32 Reflex save. A metal or wooden weapon that strikes Juiblex dissolves immediately unless its owner makes a DC 32 Reflex save, although the weapon still deals damage normally on Juiblex before it dissolves. The save DC is Constitution-based. ### Engulf (Ex) Juiblex can engulf any Medium or smaller creature he is grappling by making a successful grapple check. An engulfed creature takes constriction damage each round and is considered to be grappled and trapped within his body. Additionally, an air-breathing creature must hold his breath or begin to drown. A creature can escape Juiblex’s body as a standard action by beating Juiblex’s grapple check with his own grapple check or Escape Artist check. Juiblex can engulf up to four Medium or Small creatures, 16 Tiny creatures, 64 Diminutive creatures, or an unlimited number of Fine creatures. #### ecology **Terrain** Any (Abyss) **Organization** Solitary **Treasure** Quadruple **Advancement** — Juiblex, known as the Faceless Lord, is a loathsome demon of slime and ooze. Even most demons shun him, and the demon princes are said to refer to him contemptuously as the “lord of nothing.” He is among the weakest demon lords but is a terrifying foe nonetheless. He embodies many of the horrible abilities of various slimes, oozes, and puddings, and he commands impressive magical powers as well. The domain of Juiblex is his by right of power—he has driven everything from the Slime Pits except the various slimes and oozes that teem there. Nevertheless, a few demons— hezrous, mainly—pay him enough fealty that they bring vic- tims for Juiblex and his slimy brood to hunt and feed on. Juiblex often appears as a 9-foot-tall cone of jelly and slime striated with black, green, and a disgusting mixture of brown, yellow, and gray. At other times, Juiblex is nothing but a seething pool of animate ooze. In any form, pulsating red eyes that look in all directions cover Juiblex completely. ### Combat Juiblex closes to melee reach as soon as possible, using greater teleport, fly, or phase door if necessary to reach the closest target. He spreads his attacks among every victim in reach, attempting to constrict and then engulf them all. In the early rounds of combat, he augments his attacks with quickened hold monster spells. He generally uses his ability to create slime to attack creatures just out of reach or to create barriers to prevent other enemies from reaching him safely. If brought below 100 hit points, Juiblex summons oozes or tanar’ri to keep his enemies busy and then teleports away to recover. ### Servants, Enemies and Goals Of all the demon lords of the Abyss, Juiblex is perhaps the simplest (and therefore easiest to understand) in his goals. Put simply, Juiblex has no goals other than to simply exist, destroying and killing and corroding anything he can get his tendrils around. He hates everything and revels only in destruction. Juiblex shares the 222nd layer of the Abyss with Zuggtmoy, the Lady of Fungi. The two demons have a long history of conflict and war, with Juiblex’s constant attempts to surge upward into Zuggtmoy’s holdings a constant source of contention between the two. Other demons despise and loathe Juiblex, yet most see him as a faceless menace that poses a threat only to those foolish enough to stand in front of him, and they wisely choose to leave him alone. There is no organized cult of Juiblex, although a few demented souls do revere the Faceless Lord as a god. It’s doubtful that Juiblex knows of these few, and if he does, he certainly doesn’t encourage them or reward their loyalty. His primary minions are the countless slimes, oozes, and jellies that shudder in the depths of his realm. Of these, only one is intelligent enough to serve the Faceless Lord willingly—a unique demonic black pudding known as Darkness Given Hunger. Clerics of Juiblex have access to the domains of Chaos, Corruption, Evil, and Ooze. His symbol is that of a pseudopod dripping slime.