Larvae

Larvae are minor demons made from the souls of wicked humanoids condemned to the Nether Realms for their sins. There are countless numbers of them in the lower planes, and the rest of demonkind hunts and torments them.

They are sickening to look at: soft, worm-like bodies topped with the faces they wore in life, always twisted as though shrieking in pain or terror. Their yellowish skin is blotched with red or brown and, like a maggot's, is translucent enough to show the organs within. The mere sight of one can turn a human's stomach.

They are the weakest of all minor demons and nearly mindless, attacking anything that moves except stronger demons, which they fear. Their bite is dangerous mainly because they carry many foul diseases. They always appear in swarms of ten to two hundred or more, scavenging the bodies of dead demons and of other creatures that have wandered into the Nether Realms. They are slow, yet they will sometimes chase living intruders.

Anyone who sees a larva must save vs WILL or be doubled over with nausea and helpless for 1-4 minutes. A bite victim who fails a save vs CON catches a plague-like illness that kills within 24 hours unless treated. On their own plane larvae are nearly always found in groups, and the other demons feed on them.