FREQUENCY: Uncommon
FREQUENCY: Rare ([Dungeon Level VII])
FREQUENCY: Common ([Astral Plane])
NO. APPEARING: 1-3 or 1-6
ARMOR CLASS: -3
MOVE: 15"
HIT DICE: 7+14
% IN LAIR: 20%
TREASURE TYPE: [C]
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1 or 3
DAMAGE/ATTACK: By weapon +7 or 2-5/2-5/2-8
SPECIAL ATTACKS: [SB]
SPECIAL DEFENSES: [SB]
MAGIC RESISTANCE: 50%
INTELLIGENCE: Very
ALIGNMENT: Chaotic evil
SIZE: M (7' tall)
PSIONIC ABILITY: 140
    Attack/Defense Modes: A, C, E / F, G, H
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: VII | 2000 + 12

The babau is also called the 1-horned horror or ebony death. This
species of demon is tall and appears much as a [skeleton] in form-fitting black leather.
Its extremities are larger than normal, however.
Its feet, hands, and head are the size of a hill giant's. The taloned fingers are
deadly and a horn-like growth projects from the back of the skull, curving
forward and downward. A babau prefers a weapon (missiles, magic,
etc.) to its natural forms of attack if the former gives it the advantage,
for the demon is quite clever. It has a strength of 19 which is uses to the fullest.
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In combat, a babau demon exudes a reddish slime over its whole body.
This substance causes cutting, stabbing, and similar weapon attacks to do only half <(1/2)> normal damage,
as the weapons tend to slide off the demon's body.
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It is harmed by all weapon forms, however, and cold-wrought iron inflicts +2 points per hit, in addition to normal damage.

A babau demon can cause darkness within a 5-foot radius and it has abilities equal to a 9th-level thief.
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It is well-known that its preferred mode of attack is to leap upon victims from above.

A babau demon can perform at will, 1 per melee round:
    fear (by touch only), <cause fear?>
    levitate (as a 10th-level magic-user),
    fly (as an 11th-level magic-user),
    dispel magic (as an 12th-level magic-user),
    polymorph self,
    heat metal (as an 14th-level druid),
    and gate in another babau demon (25% chance of success).

Any creature gazing at the glowing red eyes of a babau demon must save vs. spell or be affected as if touched by a [ray of enfeeblement] spell.
Gaze range is 20 feet.

Babau demons are hated by vrock, hezrou, and glabrezu.
Type IV demons particularly hate and fear numbers of them,
as babau detest Type IV demons except as food.