Thalis the Stygian

Thalis the Stygian
(circa "The Slithering Shadow")

Medium Human Female
5th level Aristocrat

Hit Dice: 5D8 + 10 (HP 32)
Inititiative: +2
Speed: 30 ft
Armor Class: 12 (dex)
Attacks: Dagger +4 Melee; Whip +6 Ranged
Damage: Dagger 1d4, Whip 1d3+3
Face/Reach: 5 ft/5 ft
Thalis the Stygian Saves: Fort: +3, Ref: +3, Will: +4
Attributes: Str 12, Dex 15, Con 14, Int 12, Wis 11, Cha 16
Skills: Appraise +5, Bluff +8, Diplomacy +8, Gather Information +8, Innuendo +8, Intimidation +4, Sense Motive +4
Feats: Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Whip), Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot

Climate/Terrain: Xuthal
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 4
Treasure: None
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Advancement: By Character Class

Thalis the Stygian Descended from the giant-kings that founded Stygia, Thalis is of the ruling caste of that dark nation, ivory-skinned, tall, lithe and dark-haired. As part of that insular group, she shares Acheronian and Stygian traits. She is the daughter of a king in Luxur and when she was fourteen she had been led through the temples of Derketo, initiated into her sexual mysteries. She was abducted by a rebel prince when she was a young girl of about fifteen. With an army of Kushite bowmen, the Stygian and his kidnapped girl traveled south until they all died. She was placed on a camel and the camel wandered until it came to the city of Xuthal, where she was revived with their golden wine. She is pretty much a sexual plaything for the men of Xuthal now, just about the only reason they will forgo their lotus sleep for a space. She knows more about sensual pleasures than even the priestesses of Derketo now.

Wearing distinctive perfume, Thalis is tall, lithe, and clad in a narrow girdle crusted with jewels. A burnished mass of night black hair sets off the whiteness of her ivory body. Her dark eyes, shaded by long dusky lashes, are deep with sensuous mystery.

Combat
She can fight with a dagger, and is very good with a whip, which she can use masterfully as a form of torture.

"The Slithering Shadow" by Robert E. Howard was first published in Weird Tales in Sept. 1933.

The story be found in the Ace/Lancer "Conan the Adventurer" and the Gnome Press "The Sword of Conan" as well as the more recent "Conan Chronicles Volume 1: People of the Black Circle".

This Conversion was by Vincent N. Darlage. .

The cover, again by Margaret Brundage, features a nude Natala being tortured by Thalis in a scene from "The Slithering Shadow" from the September 1933 issue.

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