#but I always think of fiends as being the more monstrous humanoids in hell in most cases

[grayintogreen]

For those of you, like Sam and Dani, who are confused by the difference between demon, devil, and fiend:

A DEMON is a creature of the Abyss and are generally beholden to their own hierarchy but are ultimately created by the Chained Oblivion in Exandria from what I can tell.

A DEVIL is a creature of the Nine Hells, which connect to the Abyss.

The devils (lawful) and the demons (chaotic) are in constant war with each other. This is referred to as the Blood War and most of Avernus, the first layer of Hell, is dedicated to fighting it. This is why Teven was fully against Dominox.

A FIEND is a little tricky because it’s changed a lot over time, but ranges from “a corrupted human soul in Hell” (so Zerxus might be classified as “fiendish) to a devil/demon hybrid (I believe pit fiends are technically this). Basically anything that isn’t the other two.