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of devil flesh. The night hag stitched the parts together toform a pair of stitched devils to guard her and carry outher will. She can be found in Sigil (Manual of the Planes151), brokering for more petitioners in the shadowy alleysof that city.EcologyDevils are part of the cosmic order, if outside natural ecology,but stitched devils are apart even from the hierarchyof the infernal realms. Sewn together from the pieces ofdismembered fiends, stitched devils live in constant misery.Though they are, in a sense, constructed, as soon as theyare pieced together they fuse into their distinctive forms,becoming new creatures with their own personalities,motives, and pain.Environment: The twisted pets of nighthags, stitched devils are native to the GrayWaste of Hades. However, since night hagsprowl the planes, stitched devils can be foundjust about anywhere.Typical Physical Characteristics: Ungainlyfiends assembled from whatever hunks offlesh the night hags can acquire, stitched devilsnever look the same. All are patchworkcreatures of fiendish flesh.A typical stitched devil standsjust over 10 feet tall. It weighsabout 800 pounds.Alignment: Stitched devilschannel their pain into others,cackling madly at the torment they inflict.Despite their tendency and desireto hurt other creatures, they are intenselyloyal and obedient to theirnight hag creators. Stitched devils arealways lawful evil.SocietyWhen a devil fails and isdestroyed, its essenceis reabsorbed into theplane to be spawnedanew in the belching vatsof Hell’s breeding pits. This is the waythe process is supposed to work, but the baatezuare famous for bending the rules to advance their statusin the rigid hierarchy of their dreadful home. Kocrachons(Book of Vile Darkness 175) are particularly noted for sellingparts of their victims in exchange for valuable larvae andlost souls, which they then use to procure more interestingsubjects. Stitched devils are therefore abominations in theeyes of the baatezu.From the moment they awaken, stitched devils bearthe agony of the disjointed parts that make them up,as well as the sinew piercing their hides. These crafteddevils have every reason to despise their makers, but theydon’t know that they should, so they simper and whine totheir night hag mistress for affection and mercy. Stitcheddevils nurture the vain hope of somehow escaping theirlowly lot and attaining importance, freedom, or—failingthat—final death.Night hags whisper false promises of relief to their pets,goading them to commit audacious acts of villainy. The hagsdispatch their stitched devils for all sorts of purposes, usingthem as guards and hunters, soldiers and gladiators.Typical TreasureStitched devils search for treasure, taking valuablesfrom those they slay, much of which they give totheir mistress. Generate standard treasure fortheir Challenge Rating, but put most of itinto the mistress’s hoard.Stitched Devils in EberronNight hags of Eberron deal with fiendsand other outsiders, and through theirtransactions, they come into possessionof rare and unusual materialsand items. Some hags know how toimbue the body parts of fiendswith life, creating stitcheddevils or “hag dolls.” Thesecreatures resemble thestitched devil presentedhere, except they are usuallylawful neutral.Stitched Devils in FaerûnStitched devils in Faerûnare typical for theirkind. A Red Wizardnamed Alabrast Ruestole the techniquefor making them from anight hag he imprisoned andStitched devilsubsequently slew. By trading theformula with other night hags in exchangefor a steady stream of extraplanar reagents, Alabrast hasmanaged to create six of these fiends. The devils serve asprotectors of his hidden redoubt in the city of Sefriszar,where Alabrast harbors ambitions of becoming Delhumide’snext tharcion.Illus. by A. SwekelDEVIL37