FREQUENCY: Very rare
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Dungeon Level X])
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Astral Plane])

NO. APPEARING: 1
ARMOR CLASS: -5
MOVE: 18"
HIT DICE: 100 hit points <(There is a 5% chance that the heart of Yeenoghu is a Nanorion stone)>
% IN LAIR: 35%
TREASURE TYPE: C, G, I
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1 (special) ~ 7
DAMAGE/ATTACK: Flail = 3-18 + special
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Paralyzation & confusion with flail, magic use, psionics
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Hit only by magic weapons, regenerates 3 hp/hr.
MAGIC RESISTANCE: 80%
INTELLIGENCE: Exceptional
ALIGNMENT: Chaotic evil
SIZE: L ( 12' tall)
PSlONlC ABILITY: 300
    Attack/Defense Modes: AlI/all
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: X | 54,500 (for destroying material form) | 545,000 (if killed permanently)

Amongst the ranks of demon princes, Yeenoghu is one of the most
powerful and most feared. There will normally be 66 gnolls of the
strongest sort (14-16 hit points each) in attendance upon Yeenoghu, and if
he is alone he can summon from 6-66 in one turn. As this demon prince
also receives homage from the King of Ghouls, he can similarly summon
from 6-16 ghouls if he so desires. He typically carries his dreaded flail, a
weapon 7' long, with three chains of adamantite, each bearing a spiked
ball. When he strikes with this weapon each of the balls is rolled for to
determine if it scored a hit, for each does different things: 1st -scores 3 to
18 points of damage; 2nd -if a hit is scored the saving throw versus
wands must be made or the victim is paralyzed; 3rd -if a hit is scored the
saving throw versus magic must be made or the victim is confused (as per
the spell). Yeenoghu speaks all of the "giant class" languages, as well as
the common tongue. He can also telepathically project his speech to any
single creature, but he cannot thereby influence them other than by the
persuasiveness of his speech. He sees into the ethereal && astral planes.

Yeenoghu is able to use any of the following magical powers, one per
melee round: -darkness (10' radius); magic missile (3/day, 6
missiles/cast), each doing 2-8 points of damage and having a +2 to hit; <magic missiles strike unerringly! Thanks, Frank!>
detect magic, read magic, read languages, detect invisible objects,
invisibility, fly, hold person, dispel magic (equal to a 20th level magic-
user), suggestion, polymorph self, fear (as a fear wand), teleport,
telekinese 10,000 gold piece weight, transmute rack to mud, mass charm,
and gate in type I demons (once/day, 80% chance for from 2-5).

Yeenoghu should be treated as a lesser god, though he very rarely has human worshipers.

Description: Yeenoghu resembles a human in general form, but only at
first glance. His head is that of a hyena, his chest is canine in form, his
hands are paw-like, and his feet are pawed. Yeenoghu is thin to the point
of being skeletal, and his only body hair is a mangy crest of putrid yellow
from his head to his mid-back. Yeenoghu's skin is a dead gray in color, and
it is smooth. His eyes are lambent amber and large.

Elfdart wrote:
Colonel, lately I've been re-reading books of folklore and mythology from all over the world. One book about Middle Eastern mythology makes it pretty clear that the ghoul was based on hyenas: desert-dwelling, laughing, corpse-eaters. I noticed that you created Yeenoghu as demon lord of ghouls and gnolls. Did you make the ghoul/hyena connection way back then?
 

As far as I recall I had discovered that the ghoul was from Egyptian folklore, a demonic creature.
I then connected them to hyenas, famed scavengers, via Yeenoghu.
As I have seen plenty of hyenas as a lad at the zoo, heard their calls and smelled their stink, that seemed most fitting to me.
I really dislike those animals 

Cheerio,
Gary
 

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Originally Posted by JamesM
So then what was the origin of Yeenoghu? Or was he just another random demon lord created whole cloth for some other purpose?

Thanks.

Just so.

I wanted to augment the roster of potent demons, so I made up Yeenoghu as the Demon Lord of Gnolls.

Cheerio,
Gary