A Snake Demon, also known as a Greater Snake Demon was the term applied to the three highest-ranking Demon Princes of Hell.[1]
Description[]
There were three such snake demons named Ishtra, Myurr and Sith. They were inhumanly cruel to all of their servants but this paled into insignificance compared to their cruelty to humans. They answered only to the Dark Lords. Far from being co-operative with one another in their constant struggle for domination of the world they actually fought with one another constantly.
It should be noted that these demons could take many forms. The reason these demons were called snake demons by scholars was due to Sith's passion for snakes. It is she who was commonly referred to in the form of a snake. The forms that Ishtra and Myurr took were often very different but the term snake demon had stuck.
The standard appearance of a snake demon was that of a three-metre tall snake-headed creature, with four dexterous arms, greenish-black skin and bat-like wings. They emitted a debilitating aura of evil that would affect creatures nearby it.[1]
Weaker versions of the known as lesser snake demons existed, who usually served under the greater ones.[2]
When in the world of Titan, a snake demon wold be magically tied to the plane by a gem, that would hold back the elemental forces that could banish the snake demon back to The Pit. Destroying such a gem would cause it to explode and banish the demon, but also cause damage to the destroyer if they were close and unprotected by certain spells.[1]
Origins and Distribution[]
Before the First Battle there were other demons of the same rank who did not escape the banishment to the Void, or fled elsewhere other than to the Demonic Planes (such as the Kurakil). During the First Battle the demons of this rank acted as field generals of the forces of Evil ranking alongside the likes of Arhallogen and Voivod.
For the most part, the three greater snake demons spent much of their time in the Palace of Agony on the Plane of Pain, where they would sit upon thrones arguing and bickering over their schemes, and occasionally declaring war on one another.[1][3]
Further Information in Canon[]
More information can be found at:Source[4]
The Fighting Fantasy 10th Anniversary Yearbook
(pg205-207#*)
Out of the Pit
(Large) (pg24, pg66, pg77, pg98, pg101, pg107#*)
Notes[]
# - denotes a reference with statistics
* - denotes a picture
See Also[]
- Lesser Snake Demon
Appendix[]
Appearances[]
Adventures
Sourcebooks
- Advanced Fighting Fantasy – The Roleplaying Game (mentioned)
- Créatures de Titan
- Demons of Doom
- Out of the Pit
- Rough Guide to the Pit (mentioned)
- Titan - The Fighting Fantasy World
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Out of the Pit - p.107 (stats and illustrated)
- ↑ Demons of Doom - p.49 (stats and illustrated)
- ↑ Rough Guide to the Pit - p.12
- ↑ Complete list of references catalogued by FF Titan Bestiary