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To Pcgiant:
Only the last book(think there were six) had him super-powerful, and sure he made short work of most of the demons there, but his job was to confront a being that was to unite the Demons, Devils and Daemons. Even as powerful as he was he was still severly pressed in his final battle.
The Series is about a lowly thief's rise to power as the forces of Good, Evil, and Neutrality fight to gain control of the 3 artifacts that will release the Greatest of all Evil, Tharizdun(he was destined to unite all the realms of evil and take over all exsistance). He was imprisoned long ago and the keys were split into 3 powerful artifacts called theoparts.
The Devils (Lawful Evil), are trying their best to unite the parts, because it will finally bring order to the evil realms. They assume Tharizdun to be lawful like them because he is suppose to bring order to all evil.
The Demonlords (Chaotic Evil), want the pieces to use against each other. Each faction wants all three. Gratz, Demogorgon, Orcus and Iuz all fight each other for the pieces so they can finally gain total dominion of the Abyss.
The Daemons(Neutral Evil) play all sides. They provide troops and power to the highest bidder. Anthraxus, their leader, hopes to gain Tharizdun's favor whatever the outcome. He also desires the pieces for his own use.
He starts off as a normal street urchin and gains allies. He was very much like Lieber's Grey Mouser. The description you were given was after he was outfitted to take on Tharizdun. After being outfitted he wasnt even really human anymore. He was a planar power himself. The demons themselves couldnt even see what he was. All they could see where the powerful enchantments placed on him.
Overall I liked the series. It was before Forgotten Realms took over AD&D. The whole series take place in Greyhawk, the original AD&D world.
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