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MORMO, LILIM (By WebWarlock)

Appearance: Mormo, or Momolyceia (“frightening wolves”), are the most frightening of the Lilim. The mormo can appear fair and beautiful, but it seems that such forms are only an illusion, their demonic form is horrible to behold. The are tall, 7'-8' feet tall and appear to much like a type of hag. Their lower half is that of a wolf and they have a set of large bat-like wings on their backs. The mormo is covered with a fine coat of gray or black hair. Their hands end in long talon like nails and their mouths are filled with large, sharp canine fangs.

Combat: The Mormo have no fear of combat. They can fight in their demonic form with a claw, claw, bite routine causing… points of damage. She may also choose a weapon, but rarely do. They can also drain Strength points. Typically they withhold this power to use among her victims. Draining a point here and a point there to keep them weak in body so that she can work on their wills. Like the Empusa, the Mormo feeds on human blood and human children.

Habitat/Society: In the Abyss, the Mormo are responsible for the trafficking of demondum's larvea to and out of the lower planes. This puts them often at odds with the Night Hags. These conflicts almost always become physical. On the Prime Material, Mormo also have the roles of tempting men on the cloth. They enjoy attaching themselves to a lawful good priest and not only tempting him, but converting his entire following. A typical Mormo tactic is to gain the trust of a young lawful good cleric and subtly convince him to leave his parish to begin his own.

Once that is done the original tenets of faith will be altered to serve the Mormo desires. The priest is tempted and rewarded with flesh and other earthly pleasures, often at the expense of his followers. Once the Mormo believes that she has enough followers she will, through the priest, organize a mass suicide or death. If she succeeds, she gains the souls for larvea, if not, she is certain that a higher level of evil and chaos being visited on the Prime.

Ecology: Mormo by nature are long range planners. Their plans sometimes take years to play out, but the rewards are greater. This requires the Mormo to spend a long time on the Prime Material plane, more so than any other Lilim. When they are in the Abyss, it is only to exchange their ill-gotten wealth. It is only because of their personal power that they are able to maintain their place in the Lilim hierarchy.

Variants: None