Gidim

Gidim

(Creature)

Type

Outsider
(devil, evil, extraplanar, incorporeal, lawful)

CR

6 (lesser) or 15 (greater)

Environment

Any (Hell or Ethereal Plane)

Alignment

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Images of gidims

Source: Mother of Flies, pg(s). 82–83

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Gidims, also known as possession devils, are among the most malevolent spirits in Hell. Restricted from entering the Universe, they can often be found watching mortals from the Ethereal Plane.

Appearance

Gidims are little more than invisible spirits.

Habitat and ecology

Gidims are not considered true devils by other devils, but rather the foulest of Hell-trapped souls transformed into a Hellish weapon through infernal magic; consequently, they are outside the traditional infernal hierarchy. Although they are barred from entering the Universe since they are damned souls, gidims wait in the Ethereal Plane for volatile mortals to experience moments of rage, anguish, pain, or death, which allow gidims to break into the Universe. Once there, gidims seek to possess the bodies of mortal creatures. As long as they possess a material body, they can remain in the Universe indefinitely to inflict suffering on mortal creatures. Once in the Universe, their incorporeal claws can inflict real wounds.

There are two types of gidims: lesser gidims, who typically act on their own, and greater gidims, who are crafted from the souls of legendary evil creatures to destroy the mortal enemies of Hell.