Ekolids were incredibly fast creatures that scuttled, climbed and flew with near-supernatural speed. Though their individual stings and bites weren't particularly deadly on their own, they could strike several times in less than a second, and their injections implanted the enemy with an egg that would swiftly hatch. [1]

Ekolids are a low example of obyrith, creatures too numerous for the tanar’ri to exterminate completely but not trusted enough to actually be used in the Blood War or any other demonic conflict. They were mostly left to their own devices until they were rallied under the banner of Obox-ob, the only remaining obyrith demon lord.

Form of Madness (Su): A creature within 60 feet that observes an ekolid must attempt a DC 14 Will save. Failure indicates the creature begins hallucinating that tiny biting insects are infesting its hair, skin, and clothes.

An ekolid city is a nightmarish mockery of a decadent human city, with marketplaces dedicated to supplying exotic creatures to serve as incubators, vast temples dedicated to Obox-ob, and immense open-air forums where the demons can observe …

Ekolid: Ekolids were demons that, while intelligent, were constantly driven to reproduce by injecting non-ekolids with their eggs before the maggots viscerally burst from their bodies. They embodied the instinctual fear of becoming infested, and caused parasitosis in those nearby.

2021年12月3日 · Ekolid. Driven by a desire to reproduce, ekolids inject their eggs into living creatures to act as incubators until the baby ekolids burst out of their host.

Ekolids serve the obyrith lord Obox-ob on his layer of Zionyn, the 663rd layer of the Abyss. Zionyn is a vermin-infested badlands with vast seas of resin. Ekolids resemble flying, 2-foot cysts with six prehensile stingers sprouting from it.

2015年3月7日 · A creature affected by an ekolid’s horrific appearance hallucinates that tiny biting insects are infesting its hair, skin, and clothes. The victim takes a -2 penalty on skill checks and must succeed on a DC 12 concentration check in order to cast any spells for 1d6 rounds.

2023年10月10日 · Each obyrith species represents a specific phobia, and their physical form reflects this. A great example is the ekolid, which represents the fear of infestation. It has insectoid features, but it doesn't look like any recognizable insect. Instead, it is a mass of spidery legs, wings, and stingers.

Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss is an optional supplemental source book for the 3.5 edition of the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. Explains a number of well known aspects of demons, including their physiology, their interactions on the Material Plane, the roles they fit into, and how possession works.