The demon first appeared in early Babylonian myth in the guise of the “storm-bird” Zu, who stole the Tablets of Destiny from the dragoness Tiamat. In the later Babylonian civilization, he once again appeared, this time under the name of Pazuzu, and was said to be the child of the chief wind-demon, Hanpa.

When Pazuzu is summoned by worshippers, he appears in a statuesque form, frozen into the position described above. After 1D4 rounds, however, he metamorphoses out of the statue form to his living form. In this form, he is fully capable of movement.

Several metal amulets depicting Pazuzu have been found. In all of these amulets, he is represented as appearing similar to the above description. Of these small (a few inches in height) amulets, an occasional magical one is found. The attached photograph depicts a non-magical amulet found in Iraq. The demon is aware whenever one of these amulets is handled. When this happens, an effective Mind Exchange spell is cast–usually it is the discoverer who is possessed, although not always. In cases of possession, Pazuzu’s victims use the demon’s STR, CON, INT, and POW.

Pazuzu’s worship has died off, for the most part, although isolated groups of worshippers can still be found in the Middle East, particularly among the violently anti-Israeli Sons of al-Azrad, reputedly sponsored by the Karotechia. Worship remains strong among ghouls, particularly those of European and Asian areas surrounding the Middle East. Some more enlightened New World ghouls worship Pazuzu, although most do not.

The Utukku, a race serving Pazuzu, are believed to be relatives or possibly a subspecies of ghoul.

PAZUZU, The Eagle, Unique Being
STR 40 CON 50 SIZ 19
INT 25 POW 35 DEX 10
Move 0 (1) HP 35
Damage Bonus: +3D6.
Weapons: Claw 65%, damage 1D10+3D6.
Bite 45%, damage 2D10.
Armor: 12-point rocky shell (2).
Spells: Implant Fear, Shrivelling, Summon/Bind Ghoul, Summon/Bind Utukku, Wither Limb, Wrack.
Sanity Loss: 1/1D10.
(1)In living form, Pazuzu has a move rate of 8/12 fly.
(2)In living form, Pazuzu sheds his rocky shell (causing 1D6 damage within a 2 yard radius) and has 6 points of leathery hide.

The Utukku
The Eagle’s Children, Lesser Servitor Race
Effectively identical to ghouls (see COC5.5), except with a move rate of 6/20 fly.

SPELLS OF THE PAZUZU CULT
Call/Dismiss Pazuzu
Enchant Pazuzu Amulet
Summon/Bind Utukku Call/Dismiss Pazuzu: This spell functions identically to the Call/Dismiss spells outlined in CoC5. It must be cast, however, in a desert or otherwise arid region. If the caster is in close proximity to an image of Pazuzu, the spell’s chance of success increases by +20%; if an enchanted amulet, +25%.

Enchant Pazuzu Amulet: Used to make an enchanted amulet for either summoning of the Utukku or Pazuzu himself, as well as possession attacks. Requires the sacrifice of an animal of at least SIZ 6, with whose blood an image of Pazuzu must be anointed. The caster loses 1D4 temporary magic points, 2 POW, and 7 Sanity.

Summon/Bind Utukku: This spell functions as does a normal Summon/Bind spell. Like Call/Dismiss Pazuzu, an image of Pazuzu increases the chance of success by +20%.

Dioses, Diosas, Demonio y Monstruos

The Mesopotamian scribes compiled long lists of their gods. There were hundreds of gods who were responsible for every thing in the world, from rivers and mountains to making bread or pottery. The gods were known by different names depending on whether the scribes wrote Sumerian or Akkadian.

The following list of the most important gods, goddesses, demons and monsters uses their Akkadian names with their Sumerian names in brackets.

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