Solamith

Solamiths were rare, gluttonous tanar'ri demons driven by an insatiable, all-consuming voracity. They were bloated manifestations of burning hunger that charged their own flesh with spiritual fire, energy drawn from their prey. After devouring a victim, another tortured face appeared just under the skin of their bellies, a mere echo of the soul that begged for release.

Description
Solamiths were corpulent fiends that stood at least tall and weighed up to. The obese demons lumbered around their imposing mass on their slab-like legs. They had pallid skin with bright green veins, and screaming faces that pressed outwards against their paunch. Their horned heads seemed to be cradled atop rings of flab and sagging skin, and their faces hosted a pair of burning eyes and a mouth full of flat teeth.

Behavior
Solamiths were stupid creatures, little more than animalistic savages; they did not collect treasure for they had no need for baubles and trinkets. They lacked the same arrogance of other demons, generally content as they were to prowl the Abyss as instinctive predators without care for the suffering they caused. The notable exception to their bestial ways was after a solamith had torn its victim to pieces. They were surprisingly dainty eaters that slowly chewed the flesh of their victims, savoring every bite and properly appreciating each bit of spiritual effervescence.

Abilities
Solamiths, like most demons, had darkvision. Like most tanar'ri, they could attempt to summon others of their kind once each day. They were resistant to damage dealt by acid and immune to that caused by fire, electricity, and poison, but were vulnerable to the cold.

The burning hunger of solamiths charged their very flesh with a strange fire, called soulfire. Solamiths could use this is combat by tearing off pieces of their flesh and throwing it up to with perfect accuracy, causing a burst of soulfire at least  in diameter; a larger piece of flesh could cause a burst  in diameter. When a solamith took damage from a melee attack, they could also unleash a cone of soulfire in retaliation.

Combat
Solamiths preferred to use their ability to throw soulfire in combat, rarely bothering to close with opponents. Although dumb, they had a natural instinct for how best to use their soulfire bursts and cones. If forced into melee, they could attack by slamming their considerable bulk into opponents.

When seriously injured, a solamith would use the smallest soulfire burst it could, but the creatures healed at a remarkable rate. Solamiths themselves were immune to soulfire, but other creatures, even those normally immune to fire, were not.

Society
Solamiths were native to the Abyss, where they normally roamed either alone or in pairs. They were sometimes used in large groups as artillery units in the Blood War. When in the presence of a more powerful demon or other evil entity, they sniveled and fawned in hopes of becoming pets or prized soldiers.

Biology
Like all demons, solamiths did not need to eat but enjoyed feeding on flesh when they could.

Evil spellcasters could summon a solamith using the summon monster VIII spell, or a more powerful version.

Appearances

 * Novels : Unholy