Mephit

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For Mephit (skunk), please see Skunk.

In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, mephits are extraplanar creatures similar to imps. They are not native to the material plane, and are usually only on the material plane when they have been summoned, as they are somewhat linked to various elemental or quasi-elemental planes of existence.

They are roughly humanoid in appearance and somewhat small (approximately 4 feet in height). Their disposition depends on their plane of origin, though they are rarely endearing. Each type of mephit has some form of breath weapon, which can usually do minor elemental damage, though it is mostly intended (much as a skunk's spray) to ward off would-be attackers.

Mephits are all extraplanar outsiders.

[edit] Types of Mephit

Fire mephit Water mephit Air mephit Earth mephit Salt mephit Ash mephit

Steam mephit Ooze mephit Magma mephit Lightning mephit Ice mephit Dust mephit

Smoke mephit Mist mephit Radiant mephit Mineral mephit Glass mephit Sulfur mephit

[edit] External links

• Mephits: Outsiders or Elementals?

[edit] References

• Cook, Monte. Monstrous Compendium Planescape Compendium III (TSR, 1998).
• Cook, Monte and William W. Connors. The Inner Planes (TSR, 1998).
• Cordell, Bruce, Jennifer Clarke-Wilkes, and JD Wiker. Sandstorm (Wizards of the Coast, 2005).
• Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual (TSR, 1977).
• Stewart, Doug, ed. Monstrous Manual (TSR, 1994).
• Williams, Skip, Jonathan Tweet, and Monte Cook. Monster Manual (Wizards of the Coast, 2000).
• Turnbull, Don, ed. Fiend Folio (TSR, 1981).
• Varney, Allen, ed. Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix (TSR, 1994).
• Williams, Skip, et al. Monstrous Compendium Fiend Folio Appendix (TSR, 1992).