Editing Lillend (section)

==In 1e==
Appearing in the pages of Dragon #94's "[[Creature Catalog]] II" in February of 1985, the lillend's creation is credited to a "Stephen Inniss". Differing to their "effectively all female" portrayal in later editions, lillendi are stated to appear as both male and female beings, always comely, with a lamia-esque body structure (human from the waist up, giant snake from the waist down) marked by the addition of mighty wings. Their scales and feathers are brightly colored and strikingly patterned, forming a coloration unique to every individual; this is a source of great pride to the race, and may be why they are infamous for being nudists. [[PROMOTIONS|No lillend ever wears cllothing]], although they may wear jewels. However, they always carry both weaponry and musical instruments, with the former typically being enchanted longswords, spears or longbows.

In this first form, lillendi are stated to be natives of Gladsheim, and from there occasionally travel to the [[Prime Material]] Plane, Olympus and Limbo. Associated with "benevolent chaos", they count both Chaotic Good and Chaotic Neutral individuals amongst their ranks, a rarity for exemplars. They are described as being peace-loving and fascinated by song and conversation, though quite capable of defending themselves.

They have a [[bard]]ic nature, with the spellcasting abilities, morale affecting ability and legend lore traits of a 7th level Bard. They can also wield a vast number of spell-like abilities - predominantly bardic, but with some possibly [[druid]]ic spells as well, such as Pass Plant, Speak With Animals/Plants and Transport Via Plants. They can use any magical item available to bards, are considered to be Strength 17 and Dex 16, and can use their coils to crush victims or hold them prisoner so the lillend can drag them into the sky and drop them.

Their precise array of spell-like abilities is... a little hard to follow. Seriously, this is the quote direct from Dragon Magazine; make heads or tails of it yourself!
"In addition (three times per day), fire charm (once per day), hallucinatory terrain (three times per day), knock, light or darkness (as a cleric), Otto's irresistible dance (once per per day), hallucinatory terrain (three times per day), knock, light or darkness (as a cleric), Otto's irresistible dance (once per day), pass plant, polymorph self (into humanlike form only), speak with plants, speak with animals, and transport via plants (once per day)."

If that's not enough, they can understand any sort of intelligent communication, always have a random assortment of 2 major disciplines and three minor disciplines of [[psionics]], can breathe water, can only be hit by a +1 or better magical item, have 25% magic resistance, and are immune to: poions, noxious gasses, normal fire, the effects of the Positive & Negative [[Energy Planes]], life-draining, level-draining, enchantment spells, and any magical effect which has a musical base, such as the song of a [[harpy]] or the piping of a [[satyr]].

Needless to say, it's no wonder that most people will go out of their way to avoid affronting a lillend, and why their love of pranks goes unchallenged. They take an especial dislike to any who try to impose civilized order on the wilderlands.