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| [[Image:Ssen-1.png|thumb|right|250px|Ssen Patrick, a lamia [[paladin]], protagonist of [[Quest:Lamia Daughter Quest|Lamia Daughter Quest]]. Like many lamias, polearms are her preferred weapons.]]
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| A '''Lamia''' is a sort of [[monster]] that combines human and snake features, commonly having a human torso from the waist up and a snake body from the waist down. The term '''naga''' is sometimes used interchangeably, but they are just as likely to refer to distinct creatures.
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| They tend to share a lot of stereotypical snake traits, like preferring to sneak around and plot rather than fight in the open. An affinity for magic, poison, or hypnosis is also common.
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| == Nagas ==
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| When nagas and lamias are distinct, nagas tend to be the ones with more snake features. They may be scaled on their entire bodes, or (as is the case with [[Dungeons & Dragons]]) be giant snakes with human faces.
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| == Dungeons & Dragons ==
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| [[Dungeons & Dragons]] lamias are totally different from other lamias. While they do blend human and animal traits, they aren't snake-like, and in fact are based on different creatures in different editions. In [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition|3rd Edition]], lamias were human from the waist up, with lion bodies below the waist, with a tendency towards [[Chaotic Evil]] and cruelty. In [[Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition|4th Edition]], lamias are actually colonies of scarab beetles that live on the [[skeleton]]s of [[fey]] creatures (having consumed the flesh first), which use magic to make a pretty illusiory body to lure in prey.
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| == Pathfinder ==
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| [[Pathfinder]] uses the Lamia design much the same way as 3.x did; regular lamias are centaur-like lion-women, whilst the more powerful "Lamia Matriarch" is a snake-woman as per the standard. They retain their [[Chaotic Evil]] alignment and love of cruelty, murder and hedonism.
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| == Notable Lamias ==
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| * Ssen Patrick, protagonist of [[Quest:Lamia Daughter Quest|Lamia Daughter Quest]].
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| * Miia (also romanized as "Meer"), the first non-human main character of the "Daily Life with [[Monstergirl]]s" manga (and also the first member of the main character's unwanted harem).
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| == See Also ==
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| * [[Lamia child]], an old story of a [[paladin]] who kills a family of lamias, and decides to adopt the newly-orphaned child as a sort of penance.
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| * [[Quest:Lamia Daughter Quest|Lamia Daughter Quest]], the sequel to the above, in which /tg/ is the lamia daughter, all grown up.
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| * [[Snek]], a slang term for Lamias and other snake-like creatures.
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| [[Category:Monsters]] [[Category:Monstergirls]]
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