One of the most rare and powerful demons of Hades is the Raksasha. The creature's natural form is that of a large, black skinned humanoid, with claw-like nails and the head of a feline, usually a lion or tiger. The Raksasha are generally arrogant, cunning creatures with a lust for power. They enjoy toying with the lesser beings, including their fellow demons and supernatural monsters, but humans are particularly intriguing because of their resourcefulness and variety.

The shape shifters are attracted by power and therefore, to the political arena where they can influence the fate of nations. They use their shape changing and disquise ablilities, illusions, and psionics to masterfully paint elaborate schemes of deception and tragedy.

Size: 6 to 10 feet tall, and weighs 700 lbs in natural state (can change to as small as one foot)

They possess many of the same skills of a wizard.

Natural Abilities: Nightvison 120 feet, keen normal vision, can see the invisible, turns to mist at will. Tracks by smell. Resistant to fire and cold (magic fire and cold has little effect but will slow him down) and magically knows all languages.

(Metamorph at will) The demon's most frightful power is the ability to shape change at will into the shape of viturally any living creature, no smaller than one foot and no larger than 10 feet. The raksasha can use this skill to disguise himself to look exactly like a specific individual.

(Shape-changing disguise) if the person is being imitated, or if the raksasha knows the person well or is working from a painting or drawing, or he can work from memory and with little personal knowledge of the subject, can imitate the person he so desires. Though the best is when he knows the person on a more personal level, other means do not have the strongest effect but can be pulled off. Only can he imitate the voice if he knows the person very well, otherwise it is most difficult for him.

NOTE: The raksasha's disguise abilities are enhanced by its psionic powers of total recall and alter aura. If the demon has met and studied the person he is imitating, including having seen/studied the subject aura he can alter this own to make the disguise perfect in every way. Also note, that the rasasha can use this shape changeing ability to alter or improve the disguise at any time.

Combat: He can fight with either physcial or psionic means.

Magic: Most have a fascination for magic and are students of wizardry. Raksasha wizards will know the following magic spells; metamorphosis, protection and illusionary spells, including fools gold, heavy breathing, charismatic aura, multiple image, horrific illusion, apparition, hallucination, anti-magic, cloud, protection circle lesser and superior, banish, exorcism, sanctum and sancturary. Illusions, deceptions and subterfuge are the Raksasha's specialties. Plus create magic scrolls, remove curses, healing touch, armor of Ithan, excapte and six other spells selected. Or the demon can study Diabolism or Summoning instead, plus illusionary spells.

NOTE: Occasionally wears armor and uses high-tech weapons depending on the circumstances but tends to rely on his own magic, psionics and intellect. They covet power above all else. Tend to be aloof and arrogant. Raksasha also have a taste for human blood and love to eat raw humaniod flesh.