Editing Fraz-Urb'luu (section)

==Publication History==
Fraz-Urb'luu first appeared in module [[The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth]] (where the titular villain is said to be his [[half-fiend]] son by a human [[witch]] named Vilhara), only to be reprinted under the "[[Demon]]" heading in the [[Monster Manual]] II for [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons|1st edition]].

In the description of this powerful fiend, it stated that: "For centuries, he was imprisoned in a bas-relief visage (described as a stone prison in Monster Manual II) in the dungeons beneath Castle Greyhawk. Many unwary adventurers were destroyed after speaking to the visage, but eventually he duped a mighty cleric and a powerful magic-user into performing several heroic deeds that freed him from his carved prison. The Prince of Deception then carried the unwitting tools into slavery on his own plane in the Abyss." The description also notes that: "The only two individuals who have journeyed there (Fraz-Urb-luu's abyssal plane) and returned also report that magical items taken there lose their magic. They themselves lost swords of the utmost power. It therefore seems almost certain (90% chance) that magical items taken there, short of artifacts or relics, will be ruined." In case it's not obvious, this was a sly nod to his meta-origin, above.

Fraz-Urb'luu fell into obscurity in 2nd edition, meriting only a mention in the [[Planescape]] [[splatbook]] "Faces of Evil: The Fiends".

In [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]], he received a return to glory with his own [[Demonomicon of Iggwilv]] article in [[Dragon Magazine]] #333, before formally returning to canon with the [[Fiendish Codex]] I: Hordes of the Abyss.

In [[Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition]], Fraz was converted over with a second [[Demonomicon of Iggwilv]] article in [[Dungeon Magazine]] #206.

In [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition]], Fraz-Urb'Luu made his most recent appearance to date in the adventure Out of the Abyss.