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Revision as of 05:36, 22 February 2019
A lammasu (pronounced: /ˈlɑːmɑːsuː/ LA-ma-soo[2]) was a noble and stern magical beast that looked like a cross between a lion and an eagle. Lammasus sought to promote goodness throughout the world, living in isolated ruins and abandoned temples. They spoke Celestial, Common, and Draconic.[3]
Description
A lammasu had the body of a lion, the wings of a giant eagle, and the face of a human.[3] They were capable of flight.[1]
The average lammasu was eight feet (two meters) long and weighed about 500 pounds (225 kilograms).[3]
Personality
Lammasus were noble and stern creatures who preferred isolation but concerned themselves with the well-being of good creatures in general. They were cordial in nature towards other good creatures, and they were often willing to assist in combating evil. Although not immediately apparent, lammasus were occasionally capable of compassion.[3]
Magic
A lammasu could cast divine magic, including spells from the good, healing, knowledge, and law domains.[3]
Combat
Lammasus would almost always join a fight if a good creature was in danger.[4] They would attack evil creatures on sight.[3] They possessed sharp front claws. They could also cast cure critical wounds, cure serious wounds, and one in ten could cast holy word.[4]
Lammasus radiated an aura of protection from evil.[4]
According to early scholars, lammasus could turn invisible and use dimension door whenever they chose.[4] However, later scholars claimed that a lammasu was limited to using greater invisibility on itself up to twice per day and dimension door once per day.[3]
History
In −30,700 DR, a number of lammasu defeated a much larger force of Aearee-Krocaa, killing one thousand.[5]
Appendix
Further Reading
- Jeff Grubb (July 1987). Manual of the Planes 1st edition. (TSR), p. 87. ISBN 0880383992.
- Belinda G. Ashley (December 1995). “The Ecology of the Lammasu”. In Pierce Watters ed. Dragon #224 (TSR, Inc.), pp. 114–116.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 166. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
- ↑ Frank Mentzer (January 1985). “Ay pronunseeAYshun gyd”. In Kim Mohan ed. Dragon #93 (TSR, Inc.), p. 28.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 165. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Doug Stewart (June 1993). Monstrous Manual. (TSR, Inc), p. 218. ISBN 1-5607-6619-0.
- ↑ Brian R. James, Ed Greenwood (September 2007). The Grand History of the Realms. Edited by Kim Mohan, Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 8. ISBN 978-0-7869-4731-7.