Adaru

Adarus were cunning, mobile tanar'ri demons that enjoyed corrupting other beings and collecting minions.

Description
Adaru demons resembled massive millipedes, long arthropods weighing up to. Hundreds of bright orange, armored legs, each narrowing down to a sharp point, extended out from their undersides, propelling their insectoid forms with uncanny grace.

Their blue bodies were dense and scaly, and also riddled with orifices crusted over with filth that spewed out foul ooze and noxious clouds of thin mist. On their front end was a hideous mockery of a human child's face, one that snapped and gnashed with long, brown, dripping fangs, while at the other end of their twisted shapes was a large, sucking organ, also encrusted in filth.

Abilities
Adarus were highly mobile demons, easily capable of climbing, swimming, and even burrowing at speed. Additionally, adarus constantly emitted a poisonous mist from their body that slicked the surrounding ground, damaged non-evil beings, and aided evil beings. They were also immune to spells that restricted movement. If a battle went against an adaru, it would use its greater teleport ability to flee.

Adaru demons were intelligent and often recruited minions from the ranks of weaker demons. When lies failed, they used their natural charm ability to "recruit" the weaker demon anyway.

Like all tanar'ri, adarus were immune to poison and electricity, and could attempt to summon other demons (in their case, babaus) once a day. They spoke a number of languages, and had telepathy with a range.

Ecology
Adarus were said to be born in the Abyss whenever a mortal spoke an untruth that had grave consequences. Because of this, they were said to be treachery and deception given form.

Adaru did not need to eat or drink, but nonetheless enjoyed feasting on the bodies of their victims.

Natives of the Abyss, adarus were most common on the 444 layer, where their vile excretions had turned the barren landscape into a morass of toxic mud.

Society
Adaru demons were intensely aware of their standing in relation to more powerful demons. To compensate, they used their cunning to recruit and exploit large groups of lesser demons. They cared nothing for these minions and sacrificed them without hesitation.

Adarus loved wealth and collected it as a sign of their own importance. Additionally, they were fascinated by body parts that they did not have and would collect examples of these as mementos.

Adaru demons were known servitors of the goddess Talona; in fact, it was held by some scholars that she was responsible for their creation.