Editing Marilith (section)

==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.