Lamia

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Lamia
Species beast
No. Appearing 1
Behaviour malevolent
Range desert, ruin
Size 6 ft. tall
Weight 305 lbs.
Intelligence 13–14
Armour Class 3
Hit Dice 9
Action Points 5
Max. Stride {{{stride}}}
THAC0 14
Hp/Die 2d4
Attack Forms claw/claw, weapon
Damage 2–5/2–5, varies
Special Attacks back kick, drain wisdom, spell use

Lamiai, or many lamia, are demonic beasts of complex origin, which many writers and sages have described in lurid, wholly inaccurate detail, contriving tales and myths of dissembling falsehoods and untruths through the centuries. Having never seen one, for they are quite rare, the lamiai have been identified with possessing a serpent's body, having been descended from dragons and of being the mother of dragons, much of which has been devised while confusing the creature with the medusa. Vast numbers of deceiving pictures of the lamiai have been put forth, while bards and dramatists have invented thematic characters having little or nothing to do with the beast.

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Few accurate details are known. No part of a lamia resembles a serpent, nor a horse with hooves, nor the parts of a lion or like any other animal. Their origin is so obscure that of the hundreds of legends that have been concocted, it is only certain that lamiai are monsters who prefer to feast upon the bodies of children and both young men and women. For millennia parents have warned their children of lamiai, so that mentioning the beast is a common bogey word.


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Lamias prefer to dwell in deserts—in ruined cities, caves, or the like. Their upper torso, arms, and head resemble a human female, while their lower body is that of a beast. Lamias are very fast and powerful. They usually are armed with daggers.

See Bestiary