Yan-C-Bin
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Yan-C-Bin is an archomental
, the Prince of Evil Aerial Creatures, in the Dungeons & Dragons
fantasy
role-playing game
. His symbol is a silver-white circle.
in the original first edition Fiend Folio
(1981), created by Lewis Pulsipher
. Yan-C-Bin was one of the main antaognists in Frank Mentzer
's 1982 RPGA
module The Egg of the Phoenix
, which was later included as part of the expanded 1987 adventure compilation, Egg of the Phoenix
.
Yan-C-Bin appeared with the evil archomentals in the second edition book Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix III (1998).
Yan-C-Bin appeared with the evil archomentals in the third edition in Dragon
#347 (September 2006).
, but eventually discovered his greatest foe: Chan
, the good archomental of air. He sometimes gets into conflicts with Pazuzu
. He despises the djinn
.
Yan-C-Bin is served by air elementals
, necromentals, phiuhls, air grues
, breathdrinkers, invisible stalkers, and arrowhawks. Recently, he has been working with the nerra
s.
. He is often revered by dervishes and swashbucklers. Cloud giants
often worship him, as do those who favor aerial mounts.
, harpies
, and renegade djinn, as well as humanoids riding hippogriffs
, griffons
, and rocs
.
Yan-C-Bin was involved with the Temple of Elemental Evil and he is worshiped by evil folk in New Empyrea.
during their great wars with the Queen of Chaos
.
Archomental
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, archomentals are powerful exemplary beings of the Elemental Planes and rulers over the elementals. Although they are not truly rulers of their planes, archomentals like to consider themselves as such and often grant themselves regal titles like...
, the Prince of Evil Aerial Creatures, in the Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. . The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997...
fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
role-playing game
Role-playing game
A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
. His symbol is a silver-white circle.
Publication history
Yan-C-Bin first appeared with the elemental princes of evilArchomental
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, archomentals are powerful exemplary beings of the Elemental Planes and rulers over the elementals. Although they are not truly rulers of their planes, archomentals like to consider themselves as such and often grant themselves regal titles like...
in the original first edition Fiend Folio
Fiend Folio
Fiend Folio is the title shared by three products published for successive editions of the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons...
(1981), created by Lewis Pulsipher
Lewis Pulsipher
Lewis Errol Pulsipher is a teacher, game designer, and author, whose subject is role playing games, board games, card games, and video games. He was the first person in the North Carolina community college system to teach game design classes...
. Yan-C-Bin was one of the main antaognists in Frank Mentzer
Frank Mentzer
Jacob Franklin "Frank" Mentzer III , is an American fantasy author and game designer best known for his work on early materials for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. He was a performing folk musician from 1968 to 1975, and played one concert at the White House during the...
's 1982 RPGA
RPGA
The RPGA , is part of the organized play arm of Wizards of the Coast that organizes and sanctions role-playing games worldwide, principally under the d20 system...
module The Egg of the Phoenix
The Egg of the Phoenix
The Egg of the Phoenix is an adventure module published in 1982 for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.-Plot summary:...
, which was later included as part of the expanded 1987 adventure compilation, Egg of the Phoenix
Egg of the Phoenix
Egg of the Phoenix is an adventure module published in 1987 for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.-Plot summary:...
.
Yan-C-Bin appeared with the evil archomentals in the second edition book Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix III (1998).
Yan-C-Bin appeared with the evil archomentals in the third edition in Dragon
Dragon (magazine)
Dragon is one of the two official magazines for source material for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game and associated products, the other being Dungeon. TSR, Inc. originally launched the monthly printed magazine in 1976 to succeed the company's earlier publication, The Strategic Review. The...
#347 (September 2006).
Description
Yan-C-Bin is normally an invisible, amorphous cloud, and is usually only felt as a slight disturbance in the air. He is about ten feet in diameter and weighs 3 pounds. Two glowing eyes may appear in his cloudlike body. He may also appear as a sage resembling a man from west of the Baklunish Basin with three pairs of bird wings and a robed body that fades into mist.Relationships
Yan-C-Bin was once a foe of OgrémochOgrémoch
Ogrémoch is an archomental in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. His symbol is an equilateral triangle with short hash marks through each side...
, but eventually discovered his greatest foe: Chan
Chan (Dungeons & Dragons)
Chan is an archomental in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.-Publication history:Chan first appeared with the good archomentals in the second edition book Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix III ....
, the good archomental of air. He sometimes gets into conflicts with Pazuzu
Pazuzu (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, Pazuzu is a powerful demon prince, called the Prince of the Lower Aerial Kingdoms. He rules the skies above all layers of the Abyss. He is sometimes known as Pazrael or Pazuzeus....
. He despises the djinn
Genie (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, genies are outsiders composed in part of the element of their native Elemental Planes.-Dungeons & Dragons :...
.
Yan-C-Bin is served by air elementals
Elemental (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, an elemental is a type of creature. Elemental creatures are composed of one of the four classical elementals of air, earth, fire, or water.-Publication history:...
, necromentals, phiuhls, air grues
Grue (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, a grue is a type of elemental.-Publication history:The elemental grues, including the chaggrin, the harginn, the ildriss, and the varrdig, first appear in Monster Manual II . The Monster Manual II was reviewed by Megan C...
, breathdrinkers, invisible stalkers, and arrowhawks. Recently, he has been working with the nerra
Nerra
In the Dungeons & Dragons game, nerras are the rulers of the Plane of Mirrors.-Publication history:The kalareem nerra, the sillit nerra, and the varoot nerra appeared in the third edition Fiend Folio ....
s.
Realm
Yan-C-Bin spends a great deal of time wandering the planes, but lives a great sky palace made of solid air on the Elemental Plane of Air. His palace is surrounded by spiked glass spheres and turns slowly in the wind, making chiming sounds.Worshipers
Yan-C-Bin has a large clan of ninja dedicated to him, as well as an order of shugenja and monksMonk (Dungeons & Dragons)
The monk is a playable character class in most editions of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. A D&D monk is a fantasy martial artist, specializing in unarmed combat.-Dungeons & Dragons :...
. He is often revered by dervishes and swashbucklers. Cloud giants
Giant (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, giant is a type of creature, or "creature type." Giants are humanoid-shaped creatures of great strength and size.-Dungeons & Dragons :...
often worship him, as do those who favor aerial mounts.
Temples
Yan-C-Bin's temples are built in highest mountain peaks. They are often inhabited by cloud giantsGiant (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, giant is a type of creature, or "creature type." Giants are humanoid-shaped creatures of great strength and size.-Dungeons & Dragons :...
, harpies
Harpy (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the harpy is a monstrous monstrous humanoid creature with the lower body, legs, and wings of a reptilian creature.-Dungeons & Dragons :...
, and renegade djinn, as well as humanoids riding hippogriffs
Hippogriff (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, a hippogriff is a magical beast based upon the hippogriff of various mythologies. It is part eagle and part horse, and sometimes regarded as part griffon and part horse...
, griffons
Griffon (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, the griffon is a powerful, majestic and highly intelligent magical beast.-Publication history:The griffon was based upon the griffons of various mythologies.-Dungeons & Dragons :...
, and rocs
Roc (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the roc is a gargantuan, eagle-like animal, based on an earlier creature from myth and fantasy also named the Roc.-Dungeons & Dragons :...
.
Yan-C-Bin was involved with the Temple of Elemental Evil and he is worshiped by evil folk in New Empyrea.
Relics
Yan-C-Bin sometimes offers his cultists a magical short sword called tempestcutter, which renders its wielder invisible and immune to air attacks.History
Yan-C-Bin is the youngest of the Elemental Princes of Evil. He fought on the side of the Wind Dukes of AaqaWind Dukes of Aaqa
The Wind Dukes of Aaqa, also known as the Vaati, are fictional characters of legend in the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. They were powerful lords of the elemental plane of air.-Ecology:...
during their great wars with the Queen of Chaos
Queen of Chaos
In the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, the Queen of Chaos is a demon lord of obyrith origins.- Publishing history :The Queen of Chaos was first mentioned briefly in the second edition Dungeon Master's Guide under the description for the Rod of Seven Parts artifact...
.
Additional reading
- Cook, MonteMonte CookMonte Cook is a professional table-top role-playing game designer and writer. He is married to Sue Weinlein Cook.-Roleplaying:Cook has been a professional game designer since 1988, working primarily on role-playing games. Much of his early work was for Iron Crown Enterprises as an editor and writer...
. "Four in Darkness: A Guide to Elemental Evil." DragonDragon (magazine)Dragon is one of the two official magazines for source material for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game and associated products, the other being Dungeon. TSR, Inc. originally launched the monthly printed magazine in 1976 to succeed the company's earlier publication, The Strategic Review. The...
#285. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2001. - -----. Return to the Temple of Elemental EvilReturn to the Temple of Elemental EvilReturn to the Temple of Elemental Evil is an adventure module for the 3rd edition of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, set in the game's World of Greyhawk campaign setting.-Publication history:...
. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2001.
- Cook, MonteMonte CookMonte Cook is a professional table-top role-playing game designer and writer. He is married to Sue Weinlein Cook.-Roleplaying:Cook has been a professional game designer since 1988, working primarily on role-playing games. Much of his early work was for Iron Crown Enterprises as an editor and writer...
, and William W. Connors. The Inner Planes. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998.
- Grubb, Jeff. Manual of the Planes. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1987.
- Grubb, Jeff, Bruce R. Cordell, and David NoonanDavid NoonanDavid Noonan may refer to:* A former candidate for the 2003 Ontario provincial election* David Noonan , London artist* David Noonan , designer for the Dungeons & Dragons game...
. Manual of the Planes. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2001.
- Jacobs, James. "Spawn of Elemental Evil." DragonDragon (magazine)Dragon is one of the two official magazines for source material for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game and associated products, the other being Dungeon. TSR, Inc. originally launched the monthly printed magazine in 1976 to succeed the company's earlier publication, The Strategic Review. The...
#285. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2001.
- Jansing, Eric, and Kevin Baase. "Princes of Elemental Good: The Archomentals, Part II." Dragon #353. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2007.
- Kestral, Gwendolyn, et al. Monster Manual IV. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2006.