Mezzoloth

"You can hire me for 500 gold. You can trust me for 10,000 more."

- Joukaschaggi, a mezzoloth sellsword

Mezzoloths, sometimes called mezzodemons, or mezzodaemons were both the most common and lowest ranking yugoloths They acted as the wretched rank-and-file soldiers in the mercenary legions of the yugoloths, compensating for their low intelligence with their fearsome combat skills.

Description
Mezzoloths appeared to humanoid insects, standing 7 feet (2.1 meters) tall and weighing 250 pounds (113.3 kilograms). They had six lanky limbs, four of which were arms ending in horned hands that were tipped with talons. Their entire bodies were covered in dense plates of ivory colored chitin and their broad skulls were notably armored. When angered their wide-set, unblinking eyes glared red, a state they were nearly always in. Despite their claws mezzoloths almost always carried a shield and trident, or two tridents alone, into battle.

Combat
Mezzoloths were of a highly magical nature and had a natural affinity for magical items. They would prefer to use magical weapons and shields in combat, but would resort to their powerful claws if none were available. Their forms were muscular, and their hides could only be hurt by magical items of a decently powerful enchantment.

They were naturally immune to the affects of paralysis and poison, could not be charmed, and possessed infravision.

Habitat
They were the lowest of the yugoloths. Higher yugoloths had no regard for these soldiers and used them at the front lines in battle. Due to their lack of intelligence, mezzoloths accepted their lot.

Mezzoloths tended to wander the lower planes, especially the Abyss, in search of souls to torment.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * House of Cards
 * Tomb of Annihilation
 * The Rise of Tiamat
 * Novels
 * The Last Mythal trilogy
 * The Last Mythal trilogy
 * The Last Mythal trilogy