Imp (Basic Lore)
Imp (CR 3) |
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| Lawful Evil - Small - Outsider (Devil) | |
| Imps are the basest form of proper devils. While some might wonder whether bedeviled souls, consigned to a Hell plane, could be considered devils, they are not devils. Souls consigned to Hell planes, called Lemures, are primarily used to fuel rituals and abilities of devils, rather than turning into devils themselves. Regardless, imps are the least powerful, and most common, form of actual devil.
Imps are small creatures with leathery skin, which is often of a reddish hue, but can also be grey, brown, blue, or green. They have thin, leathery wings that grant them a feeble and unstable form of limited flight. Their faces are quite varied, ranging from eerily human-looking to having prodigeous noses and chins, almost appearing snout-like. Their limbs are skinny, with little muscle tone, and their chests and bellies are often emaciated, as though they are on the brink of starvation. Imps are most often used as messengers, but in mortal planes, they are often viewed as debt collectors of a sort. While imps, like all devils, are empowered to grant minor boons via contracts (in exchange for something completely reasonable-sounding), they are usually sent in to "remind" some being of the terms of a contract that they have already signed. Such reminders can be straightforward verbal warnings, or they can come in the form of torments and pranks, such as all of the food the contracted being suddenly turning rotten just before they put it into their mouth, or having their teeth fall out during important conversations. You know, minor stuff. Imps are great at these sorts of things. |