Lillend (Dungeons & Dragons)
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In the Dungeons & Dragons
fantasy
role-playing game
, the lillend is a benevolent half-snake outsider
; a being from another plane.
#94 (February 1985).
The creature appeared in Advanced Dungeons & Dragonss second edition for the Planescape
setting in 1994's Planes of Chaos box set, and then in 1996's Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three. The lillend also made an appearance in the Forgotten Realms
setting adventure module For Duty and Deity (1998).
In the third edition they appeared in the Monster Manual
(2000),, as well as the 3.5 revised Monster Manual (2003) and were included in the System Reference Document
. The lillend appears as a player character
race in Savage Species
(2003), and the Planar Handbook
(2004).
As described in the D&D Monster Manual, the upper body is of an attractive human, while the lower body is of a slender, coiling serpent. The upper torso is usually female, but male Lillends also exist. The lillend also has feathered wings coming from the back, feathers on the end of the tail, and feathers for hair.
The lillend is described as both a lover and protector of music, art, clothing, literature, and all other forms of culture. In addition to being fine at these things themselves, they defend others who create it, and seek out and punish those who despoil it. They can attack by constricting with their tails, and can cast all sorts of spells. They also sometimes carry weapons. They can also play soothing music on their harps. Being highly civilized, they will not always kill opponents and instead merely try to talk some sense into them.
In addition to being protective of art, lillends also revere untouched nature. They often form alliances with others with the same drive to protect nature.
Lillends speak Celestial, Infernal, Abyssal, and Common.
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, the lillend is a benevolent half-snake outsider
Outsider (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, an outsider is a type of creature, or "creature type". Outsiders are at least partially composed of the essence of a plane other than the Prime Material Plane....
; a being from another plane.
Publication history
The lillend, credited to Stephen Inniss, first appeared in the first edition in "Creature Catalog II", a feature in DragonDragon (magazine)
Dragon is one of the two official magazines for source material for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game and associated products, the other being Dungeon. TSR, Inc. originally launched the monthly printed magazine in 1976 to succeed the company's earlier publication, The Strategic Review. The...
#94 (February 1985).
The creature appeared in Advanced Dungeons & Dragonss second edition for the Planescape
Planescape
Planescape is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, originally designed by Zeb Cook. The Planescape setting was published in 1994...
setting in 1994's Planes of Chaos box set, and then in 1996's Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three. The lillend also made an appearance in the Forgotten Realms
Forgotten Realms
The Forgotten Realms is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories...
setting adventure module For Duty and Deity (1998).
In the third edition they appeared in the Monster Manual
Monster Manual
The Monster Manual is the primary bestiary sourcebook for monsters in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. It includes monsters derived from mythology, and folklore, as well as creatures created for D&D specifically...
(2000),, as well as the 3.5 revised Monster Manual (2003) and were included in the System Reference Document
System Reference Document
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. The lillend appears as a player character
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race in Savage Species
Savage Species
Savage Species is a sourcebook for use as a supplement in the 3rd edition of the Dungeons & Dragons game, detailing the use of monstrous races as PC races.-Contents:...
(2003), and the Planar Handbook
Planar Handbook
Planar Handbook is an optional supplemental source book for the 3.5 edition of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game.-Contents:...
(2004).
Description
"The creature looks like a femal human or elf with the lower torso of a multicolored serpent and huge, strikingly patterned wings like a bird's."
As described in the D&D Monster Manual, the upper body is of an attractive human, while the lower body is of a slender, coiling serpent. The upper torso is usually female, but male Lillends also exist. The lillend also has feathered wings coming from the back, feathers on the end of the tail, and feathers for hair.
The lillend is described as both a lover and protector of music, art, clothing, literature, and all other forms of culture. In addition to being fine at these things themselves, they defend others who create it, and seek out and punish those who despoil it. They can attack by constricting with their tails, and can cast all sorts of spells. They also sometimes carry weapons. They can also play soothing music on their harps. Being highly civilized, they will not always kill opponents and instead merely try to talk some sense into them.
In addition to being protective of art, lillends also revere untouched nature. They often form alliances with others with the same drive to protect nature.
Lillends speak Celestial, Infernal, Abyssal, and Common.