Environment any (Abyss)
Organization solitary, pair, or flight (5-10)
Treasure none

Whenever a creature makes a deal with a demon, the hatethrall acts as an advisor. It serves its new client whom the greater demons sees as a potential asset. The hatethrall seldom takes action itself. Instead, this demon prefers to whisper to its client, suggesting whom to kill or what territory to overtake. While the creature may see itself as the one in command, the hatethrall is actually the one with the power. Should the creature choose to ignore a hatethrall’s suggestion, the demon will charm the creature and order it to do its bidding.

Several warlords and would-be dictators in the River Nations have a hatethrall lurking in the shadows. A few are even aware that the previous warlord of the land they now rule was advised by the very same hatethrall. These warlords know that the same could happen to them on a whim of hatethrall and eagerly strive to keep it pleased. When a hatethrall is forced to fight, it prefers to use its ray of fire attack as its main weapon alternated with darkness and doom to keep other creatures at bay. If the fight looks bad, it will summon in another hatethrall or a shadow demons to aid it. When the hatethrall loses more than half its hit points it will use either teleport or planeshift to remove itself from the fight.

A hatethrall is about 1 ft. tall, weights about 10 pounds, and appears like a human skull engulfed in flames.