Nalfeshnee [True Tanar'ri]

Twenty feet tall, a nalfeshnee blends the ugliest traits of ape and boar, and most of its might is spent just holding up its bulk. Its wings look far too small to lift it. Glowing red eyes seem to bore into minds and drain vigor with a glance, and its potent telepathy lets it converse with any creature.

It is never surprised, and only cold-wrought iron or +2 or better weapons can hurt it. It normally keeps to its throne but fights capably with two 1d4 claws and a 2d4 bite. Far more often it unleashes a rainbow blast resembling color spray, three times a day. After a full round of unbreakable concentration, beams flash in every direction, dealing 15 hp to all within 60' (save vs. spell for half). A second save vs. spell at -2 follows; failures stand mute and dazed for 1d10 rounds, lost in a vision of their deepest fear.

Beyond the tanar'ri basics, it has ESP, know alignment, detect invisibility and protection from good always active, and can use web, slow, forget, feeblemind, bind, giant insect, chill touch, raise dead, alter self, invisibility, mirror image, distance distortion and call lightning. Twice a day it may gate 1 vrock or 1-6 babaus (50%).

These lords of woe hold the Abyss's 400th layer, judging from burning thrones atop a mountain of judgment every mortal life force that enters. The most intelligent tanar'ri, they consider themselves superior even to balors, yet respect balor strength too much to say so. Instead they quietly embarrass balors, ruin their plans, or stretch out the endless war between demons and devils.

A nalfeshnee's food is the hatred and despair it can draw from any creature in sight. It strips these from the souls it judges, leaving hollow husks that are tortured into new forms of tanar'ri.