Name:
	Imp  (Magical Creature)

Stats:
	No. Appearing  : 1
	Climate/Terrain: Any
	Frequency      : Very rare
	Organization   : Solitary
	Activity Cycle : Any
	Diet           : Carnivore

Description:
	Imps are diminuitive creatures of an evil nature who roam the world and
	act as familiars for lawful evil wizards and priests. The average imp
	is a 2' humanoid with leathery, bat-like wings, a barbed tail, and
	sharp, twisted horns. Its skin is a dark red and its horms and jagged
	teeth are a gleaming white.

	The imp can polymorph itself into two other animal forms. The most com-
	monly encountered alternate forms are those of a large spider, raven,
	giant rat, or goat. In such forms the imp is physically identical to a
	normal animal.

Combat:
	In its natural form, the imp attacks with the wicked stinger on its
	tail. In addition to inflicting 1-4 points of damage, the stinger in-
	jects a powerful poison which is so deadly that those who fail their
	save versus poison are instantly slain by it. When it is polymorphed,
	the imp attacks with the natural weaponry of its adopted form, though
	the goat and raven forms lack damaging attacks.

	The imp can use its special magical abilities no matter what its form
	is. All imps are able to detect good, detect magic, or become invisi-
	ble at will. Once per day than can use a suggestion.

	Imps are immune to attacks based on cold, fire, or electricity and re-
	sist all other spell attacks as if they were 3 times as powerful. They
	can be harmed only by silver or magical weapons and are able to rege-
	nerate one hit point per melee round.

Habitat/Society:
	Imps are beings of a very evil nature who originate on the darkest of
	evil planes. Their main purpose on earth is to spead evil by assisting
	lawful evil wizards and priests. When such a person is judged worthy of
	an imp's service, the imp comes in answer to a find familiar spell.

	Once they have contacted their new 'master', imps begin at once to take
	control of his actions. Although imps maintain the illusion that the
	summoner is in charge, the actual relationship is closer to that of a
	workman (the imp) and his tools (the master).

	Although an imp's body can be destroyed on earth, it is not so easily
	slain. When its physical form is lost, its corrupt spirit instantly
	returns to its home plane where it is reformed, and, after a time,
	returned to our world to resume its work.

	While they are technically in the service of their master, imps retain
	a basic independence and ambition to become more powerful someday. They
	may acquire treasure from those they slay, and will often pilfer valu-
	ables encountered during their travels.

	The imp confers some of its power upon its master. A telepathic link
	connects the two whenever they are within one mile of each other. This
	enables the master to receive all of the imp's sensory impressions, in-
	cluding its infravision. The master also gains the imp's inherent 25%
	magical resistance and is able to regenerate just as the imp does. If
	the imp is within telepathic range, the master acts as if he were one
	level higher than he actually is. Conversely, if the imp is more than a
	mile away, the master acts as if he were one level of ability below his
	actual rank. If the imp is killed, the master instantly drops by four
	levels, though these can be regained in the usual manner.

Ecology:
	Imps are the errand boys of the powerful evil beings who command the
	darkest planes. They often act as emissaries and agents, but their pri-
	mary task is to enhance the spread of evil in our world.