Nihiloi
(extraplanar)
Nihiloi,1 also known as devashades or shadow lords, are alien creatures native to the Netherworld who have only recently begun to make themselves known to the velstracs, shadow-walking wizards, and other invaders to their empires there. The nihiloi seek to defend their realm from intruders and actively close or destroy portals to the plane. Nihiloi can sculpt and twist the shadowstuff of their home as easily as creatures of the Universe can affect the material world.2
Appearance
Nihiloi resemble vaguely humanoid creatures veiled in shadows and shadowy tentacles. Nihiloi are nearly seven feet tall and raise themselves higher on shadowy tentacles, although they weigh only about 65 pounds. They often hold their tentacles aloft like large wings, but also wrap them around their meals to suck up food. Although they cannot speak, they communicate with a gestural language and through a powerful form of telepathy.2
Habitat and ecology
Nihiloi form tightly-knit communities in the depths of the Netherworld, where they draw lesser shadow beings such as shadowgarms, shadows, and fetchlings under their command into large towns and cities that are a gloomy reflection of cities on the Universe.2
References
- ↑ The singular and plural forms of nihiloi are the same.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 . “Pathfinder's Journal: Hell's Pawns 5 of 6” in Mother of Flies, 86–87. Paizo Inc., 2010