Environment any (Abyss)
Organization solitary or cult (1 seraptis plus 1–2 glabrezus and 2–6 succubi)
Treasure double (+1 wounding scimitar, other treasure)

Statuesque and hauntingly beautiful (at least, until the toothy wounds on their arms gape open), seraptis demons are formidable combatants and typically function as bodyguards or lone champions for their masters, but many of these demons have achieved greater glory on their own as rulers of subdomains in greater Abyssal realms.

A seraptis demon stands 7 feet tall and weighs 230 pounds.

Ecology

Seraptis demons form from the souls of those who, in the act of committing suicide, caused an unusual amount of despair, destruction, or mayhem. A quiet death in a dark room might result in the soul becoming a seraptis if the victim was a well known and beloved political figure whose suicide compelled his followers to riot and murder. A plunge from a high tower into a crowded marketplace might result in a small amount of collateral damage if the jumper lands atop a passerby, but this would not normally doom the suicide to existence as a seraptis. Suicide by detonating a necklace of fireballs in the middle of a wedding, on the other hand, would likely result in the dead soul becoming a seraptis.

With one exception, those who deliberately commit suicide in an attempt to have their souls transform into seraptis demons instead find themselves manifesting upon the Abyss as larvae—the Abyss does not reward deliberate suicide with such power as a seraptis wields. The ritual by which such a worshiper can transcend mortal life and transform into a seraptis is one of the cult’s most closely guarded secrets, and one that is only revealed to the most heretical and deviant of the faithful. Seraptis demons formed in this manner always retain their previous life’s personality and memories, although they lose all class-based abilities in the transition.

Habitat & Society

Although the seraptis champions and assassins are well feared, the true terrors of their kind are those who have broken free from servitude to more powerful demons and, in so doing, have established themselves as ruling forces. These demons are all advanced serapti with several class levels, ranging from CR 19 to CR 22. These seraptis demons have undergone a secret suicide ritual to transform into demons. None have yet ascended to the vaunted rank of nascent demon lord, for they hope to someday transcend as a group into a full-fledged demon lord by undertaking a hideous suicide pact, bypassing the convoluted and dangerous step of nascence most demon lords must endure.