In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the lamia noble is a type of monstrous humanoid.
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Publication history
The lamia noble first appeared in the original first edition Fiend Folio (1981), credited to Phillip Masters.
The lamia noble appeared in second edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons in Monstrous Compendium Volume Two (1989), and appeared under the "lamia" entry in the Monstrous Manual (1993).
The lamia noble appears in third edition in the adventure Expedition to the Demonweb Pits (2007).
Description
A lamia noble is a rarer type of lamia. These beings rule over other lamias and the locations they inhabit. Unlike normal lamias, they have the lower bodies of serpents. Males fight with curved swords and magic, while females only with magic. Lamia nobles are also capable of venturing further from their lairs than other lamias, and prefer to go into urbanized areas in the guise of a human to infiltrate human and demihuman societies. Lamia nobles are given to outbursts of senseless violence. They can speak all forms of human and demihuman language.