Editing Marilith

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[[File:Marilith.jpg|300px|thumb|right|No wonder she's a /tg/ favorite...]] The '''Marilith''' is one of the most famous and easily distinguished of the [[Tanar'ri]] of [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. These powerful and deadly demons are amongst the highest classes of demons that aren't actively [[Demon Prince]]s, and traditionally serve as the tacticians and generals of the [[Abyss]]. The [[Baatezu]] absolutely ''hate'' them, because they are both Chaotic ''and'' highly intelligent, allowing them to form complex plans and tactics that use innovation and free-thinking the hidebound Lawful devils are incapable of matching. Worse, they're extremely deadly combatants, deftly wielding six enchanted weapons - traditionally all swords, but this is hardly set in stone - to eviscerate entire armies of lesser beings that dare to challenge them.

In all honesty, though, the Marilith is probably so famous amongst fa/tg/uys because they are one of the ''hottest'' demons in all of D&D. Appearing as [[monstergirls|sexy, six-armed warrior-women with the lower bodies of giant snakes]] ([[Amazon]]ian, multi-armed [[lamia]], who may or may not be [[musclegirl]]s, and who were ''topless'' in older editions; need more be said?), the Marilith has long competed with the [[Succubus]] in the eyes of many fans for the title of "sexiest she-demon". The game's producers even take note, admitting that mariliths are common courtesans or harem-mates for Demon Princes and other Abyssal nobles.

==Description==
Mariliths in general were introduced in the original Dungeons & Dragons and Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, where they were known as type V demons, with the marilith being a sample name. They were listed under their current name from AD&D 2nd Edition onward.

Though usually placed lower down on the totem pole, mariliths actually have their own [[Demon Prince]]ss; [[Shaktari]], the Queen of Mariliths, an admittedly obscure figure who only appeared appeared in [[Dragon Magazine]] #351 and [[Dungeon Magazine]] #60.

Ironically, despite being iconic D&D monsters, the mariliths are actually Open Game License, which means they appear in [[Pathfinder]] as well. Created from the souls of the most arrogant of evil rulers and warlords, mariliths in Pathfinder embody the sins of Pride and/or Envy; cursed to forever be the penultimate demons, no matter what they have, it's never good enough. They even have the ability to shed their skin, completely reinventing their appearance on a whim, to exemplify this constant need to be better. This sometimes leads to strange mutations; for example, Lixiriltha, the Jade Coil, has the serpent-nest hair and petrifying gaze of a [[medusa]] (she turns her victims into jade statues) and a secondary serpentine maw at the tip of her tail.

==Stats and Templates==
For those Pathfinder fans who want to really indulge their perverse lust for mariliths, the "Demons Revisited" sourcebook contains rules for specifying the [[Half-Fiend]] template into a Half-Marilith:
::Type: Outsider (Native)
::+6 Str, +4 Dex, +6 Con, +2 Int, +2 Wis, +4 Cha
::+2 Natural Armor
::Darkvision 60 feet
::Immunity to Poison
::Acid Resistance 10
::Cold Resistance 10
::Electricity Resistance 10
::Fire Resistance 10
::[[Damage Reduction]] 5/Magic (if HD 11 or less) or 10/Magic (if HD 12 or more)
::[[Spell Resistance]]: Creature’s CR + 11 (maximum 35).
::Gain 2 Claw Attacks and 1 Bite Attack, inflicting the standard damage for the creature's size.
::Gain a Tail Slap attack with the Grab & Constrict properties.
::Gain 2 extra arms.
::Smite Good (Su): 1/day, as a [[Paladin]] of level equivalent to the half-marilith's hit dice
::Multiweapon Mastery (Ex): No penalties to attack rolls when fighting with multiple weapons.
::Spell-Like Abilities: A half-marilith with [[Intelligence]] 8+ or [[Wisdom]] 8+ gains cumulative spell-like abilities determined by its hit-dice. Unless specified otherwise, all are usable once per day.
:::Hit Dice 1-2: Darkness 3/day
:::Hit Dice 3-4: Fly
:::Hit Dice 5-6: Unholy Blight
:::Hit Dice 7-8: Greater Magic Weapon 3/day
:::Hit Dice 9-10: True Seeing
:::Hit Dice 11-12: Blasphemy
:::Hit Dice 12-14: Unholy 3/day, Greater Teleport
:::Hit Dice 15-16: Blade Barrier
:::Hit Dice 17-18: Summon Monster IX
:::Hit Dice 19-20: Destruction
::[[Challenge Rating]]: HD 4 or less, as base creature +2; HD 5 to 10, as base creature +3; HD 11 or more, as base creature +4.

==Gallery==
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Marilith ODD6.png|OD&D
Marilith 1e.jpg|1e
Marilith Monster card.jpg|AD&D Monster Card
Marilith MM 2e.png|How Marilith appeared in 2e's Monstrous Manual. Prior to [[Planescape]] they were one of the few demons defined like this.
Marilith 2e.jpeg|The [[Tony DiTerlizzi]] rendition of the Marilith.
VRGtFiends cover.png|The cover of ''Van Richten's Guide to Fiends''
3e Marilith.jpg|The Marilith on the cover of the first Fiendish Codex.
5e Marilith.jpg|5e.
Marilith B1 PF.jpg|PF
Marilith PF 2e.png|PF 2e
Shaktari, Queen of Mariliths.jpg|The Demon Queen of Mariliths, in all her glory.
The Twinned Marilith, Ylleshka.jpg|Ylleshka The Twinned Marilith, an [[NPC]] appearing in the fifth part of the Wrath of the Righteous [[Adventure Path]] "Herald of the Ivory Labyrinth".
peshkali DF Monsters.png|In GURPS, they are called Peshkali.
Marilith combat.jpg|Marilith are fearsome combatants, even for the most stalwart  [[knight]]s. Now those are some massive tits
FF9 Marilith.jpg|Sometimes you can find a Marilith outside of D&D. With leg bones but no legs.
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