Jovoc

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Jovocs were tanar'ri demons whose small stature did little to impede their savagery or sadism. Born from anguish to sow strife, jovocs were perfectly willing to come to harm for the sake of spreading pain.

Description
Jovocs were diminutive demons, bloated, tall creatures that might resemble a child or halfling from far away. Their rough, hairless skin was dark blue or charred black, resembling the bruised and battered corpse of perhaps a gnome left in the blistering heat to rot, their stench doing little to dissuade this impression. Each of their long arms ended in a three-fingered hand with long fingernails permanently stained blood-red.

It was their eyes, however, that truly gave away a jovoc's nature, pools of inky darkness that bulged from their rotting skulls, showing no emotion but a vacant, dead gaze. When prey made itself available, their mouths stretched impossibly wide as the gruesome demons grinned.

Personality
While not particularly intelligent, jovocs were vicious and wicked fiends that knew how to use their small-size and other abilities to dangerous effect.

Abilities
Jovocs were able to emit an aura that harmed their enemies any time they were harmed.

Combat
Jovocs relied on their speed to ambush enemies and strike quickly before retreating. By working in large groups, jovocs were able to bring down powerful foes by relying on the aura they emitted.

Society
They often served as scouts for their more powerful kin, or in specialized warbands comprised solely of other jovocs.

Ecology
Jovocs were spawned from gloom and despair, particularly that found in the Elemental Chaos.

Notable Jovocs

 * Sneer, a jovoc warrior that led one of the principle fronts of the demonic forces against the eladrin of Androlynne.