Lamiae

Lamiae A bewitching race of beastmen with an upper body like that of a Hume woman and a lower body resembling that of a venomous serpent. The Lamiae are few in number compared to the other beastmen inhabitants of the Near East. However, they have ensorceled the bones of fallen soldiers, creating an undead army of considerable size to defend their reef settlements. Lamiae are known to sneak into towns in the depths of night, wielding powerful bows and hunting humans to replenish their armies; hence the Near Easterners' dread of sunset. According to rumor, Lamiae are not technically a race of beastmen, but actually a form of organic weapon (also known as a chimera), created by alchemists fusing the parts of multiple organisms. Merrows are a close relation of the Lamiae. The Merrow is a type of amphibious chimera. Although they reside in the Cyan Deep, Merrows occasionally respond to the Lamiae's requests and venture to the scene of battle accompanied by hordes of undead raised from watery graves. Merrows can also use their enchanting voices to draw in even the most experienced sailors.

Family Information Type: Beastmen Subfamilies: Merrow Common Behavior: A, S, L Weak against: Strong against: Sleep Immune to: Common Job(s): Ranger, Corsair, Summoner, Black Mage, Bard, Samurai, Red Mage Traits: Magic Defense Boost (+12.50%) Charmable: Pankration: Aspir: (Mage jobs only) Drain: Notes: Weapon can be broken by a critical hit or weaponskill during a melee swing. Lamiae and Merrows are considered separate families for Sanraku's subject of interest.

Special Attacks[]

Special Abilities	Aht Urhgan Areas
Gusting Gouge: Cone Attack wind damage and Knockback. Only used when wielding one-handed weapons.	Check
Arrow Deluge: Ranged attack, targeted AoE. Only used when wielding a bow.	Check
Pole Swing: Single-target physical damage. Only used when wielding a staff.	Check
Tidal Slash: AoE physical damage? Only used when wielding a polearm.	Check
Grim Reaper: Cone Attack physical damage and Doom. Only used when wielding the special Lamian staff (used instead of Pole Swing).	Check
Hysteric Barrage: Five-fold single target physical attack. Only used when fighting hand-to-hand/the main weapon is broken.	Check
Tail Slap: Cone Attack physical damage and Stun. Absorbable by up to 3 Utsusemi shadows.	Check
Hypnotic Sway: Single-target Amnesia Gaze Attack; Lamiae only.	Check
Belly Dance: AoE charm on foes; Lamia Notorious Monsters only.	Check
Torrent: Single-target, removes all equipment. Merrows only.	Check
Rising Swell: AoE Torrent. Merrow Notorious Monsters only.	Check
Dukkeripen: Randomly casts a buff on itself (10 shadows or HP restore), or a debuff on its foes (Paralyze). Corsairs only.	Check
Calcifying Deluge: Ranged attack, targeted AoE plus Petrification. Medusa only.	Check
Gorgon Dance: AoE Petrification on foes; Medusa only.	Check
Pinning Shot: Ranged attack, targeted AoE plus bind. Medusa only.	Check
Shadow Thrust: Heavy damage to single target. Medusa only.	Check
Note: Notorious Monsters in this family may use all of the above and/or additional unique special abilities.

Notorious Monsters in Family[]

Name	Spawn Information	Level	Zone	Notable Drop(s)
Euryale	Spawns at (I-6)	80+	Arrapago Reef	Lyft Jambiya
Experimental Lamia	Forced Spawn by trading Myrrh to the ??? at (F-7) on map 2		Caedarva Mire	Aurum Cuisses Earth Grip Enkidu's Leggings Mekki Shakki Water Grip
Lamia No.19	Spawns randomly when a character dies between (E-11) and (F-9) on the second map.	78	Arrapago Reef	Exorcist Hose Templar Mace
Lamie No.7	Spawns in the cave in (E-10) on the second map.		Arrapago Reef	Corsair's Scimitar
Lamie No.8	Spawns around the Archaic Mirror at (I-10) of the second map.		Arrapago Reef	Mercenary's Turban
Lamie No.9	Spawns on the island in (J-6) of the third map.	~80	Arrapago Reef	Evoker's Gages
Medusa	Spawns at (G-5) on the third map.		Arrapago Reef	Mercenary's Dastanas
Merrow No.5	Spawns outside of the Ilrusi Atoll Staging Point, by the Ashakkus.	82-85	Arrapago Reef	Volunteer's Nails
Quest NMs: Lamia Deathdancer, Lamia No.27 Mission NMs: Chigoe Breeder, D5J2-MERROW, D5R3-MERROW, D5S1-MERROW, K22B6-LAMIA, K22H3-LAMIA, K22P2-LAMIA, K23H1-LAMIA, Lamia No.13, Lamia No.14, Lamia No.17, Merrow No.16 Battlefield NMs: Lamia No.11 (Lamia Reprisal), Lamia No.18 (Lamia Reprisal), Lamia No.24 (Lamia Reprisal) Besieged NMs: Lamia Commandress, Lamia Freebooter, Lamia Immolator, Lamia Jaeger, Lamia No.2, Lamia No.3, Lamia No.4, Lamia No.9, Lamia No.15, Lamia No.21, Lamia No.34, Medusa, Merrow Cantatrice, Merrow No.11, Merrow No.12, Merrow Seafarer, Merrow Shiranuhi Other NMs: Lamia Exon (Follows and Assists: Medusa), Lamia Palace Guard (Assists: Archaic Mirror), Pandemonium Warden (alternate form), Pandemonium Lamp (alternate form)

Monsters in Family[]

Historical Background[]

In Greek mythology, Lamia was the daughter of Poseidon and Lybie, a personification of the country of Libya and a queen of Libya herself, whom Zeus loved. Hera discovered the affair and stole away Lamia's children, whereupon Lamia in her grief became a monster and began murdering children. Zeus granted her the power of prophecy as an attempt at appeasement, as well as the related ability to temporarily remove her eyes. Either Hera turned her into a monster, she was transformed by grief over the murder of all her children (except Scylla), or she was already one of Hecate's brood. Plutarch heard that Lamia had the gift to be able to take her eyes out and then put them back in. Lamia was cursed with the inability to close her eyes so that she would always obsess over the image of her dead children.

In Scottish and Irish mythology, Merrows (also called Muir-gheilt, Muidhuachán, Samhghubha, Suirce) are mermaids and mermen. They are human from the waist up, but fish from the waist down. They have white webbing between their fingers and long green hair. They play music which can vaguely be heard at the waters' surface. They are said to have a benevolent and affectionate disposition. Some of them even inter-married with and lived among humans for years. They would always, though, feel a call back to their homes beneath the waves. They are said to wear a hat, the Cohuleen Druith, which allows them to dive beneath the waves. If they lose this cap, they cannot return underwater. Merrow derives from the Gaelic murúch