Maurezhi The maurezhi are horrifying demon s that consume the souls of mortal creatures and have the ability to take the forms of those they ' ve consumed . Thus , they make perfect spies and assassins , usually . Unfortunately ( or fortunately ) , most maurezhi never make it out of the Abyss and never get a chance to feed on any hapless mortal creatures , thus most of them never get a chance to become the perfect spy or assassin before the babau or the molydeus ship them off to the Blood War frontlines . Those maurezhi that do manage to get out of the Abyss to eat some mortals , usually return to become small abyssal powers or specialized servants of the Blood War effort . Maurezhi are 6 foot tall and weigh 180 pounds . Physical Description . In its natural form , a maurezhi strongly resembles an ordinary ghoul . Its hunched and gaunt body has the pallor of death . Its ears are long and pointed , and its mouth is full of serrated teeth for rending flesh . Its elongated fingers end in wicked claws , and its muscular legs , which resemble those of a big cat , allows it to run quickly and pounce on its prey . Combat . In its natural form , maurezhi prefer to slay an opponent as quickly as possible so that it can escape to feed . When it assumes the form of creatures it has devoured , it seeks to maintain its disguise as long as possible until it has the perfect chance to strike . However , most maurezhi are simply too stupid to keep up anything but a fairly simple disguise . Abilities . A maurezhi can assume the form of any creature ' s corpse that it has consumed and can remain in this form indefinitely . When a maurezhi consumes the corpse of a living creature with animal intelligence or higher , it gains additional powers . The maurezhi can only gain these additional powers if it begins eating the creature ' s corpse within 10 minutes of its death . The process takes 30 minutes to complete . If the maurezhi is interrupted before it can complete this process , it can ' t completely consume the corpse and gain the additional benefits . Feeding in this manner destroys the victim ' s body and prevents any form of raising or resurrection that requires part of the corpse . Any creature struck by a maurezhi ' s claw or bite attacks may be paralyzed for up to ten minutes . Spell - Like Abilities : blur , chill touch , command undead , darkness , detect good , greater teleport ( self plus 50 pounds of objects only ) , invisibility ( self only ) , scare . Once per day a maurezhi can attempt to summon 3 - 12 manes or 2 - 8 dretches . Once per day , a maurezhi can automatically summon either 1 - 6 ghouls or 1 - 4 ghasts . The undead remain for 1 hour before returning from whence they came . A maurezhi is under the constant effect of a deathwatch spell . Advancing a Maurezhi . The maurezhi only advances by consuming the corpses of creatures at least as powerful as itself . A maurezhi advances in power by consuming corpses in this fashion . For every suitable corpse a maurezhi devours , it increases slightly in power , and its Strength , Intelligence , and natural armor also improve . Additionally , the maurezhi gains the memories of the creature it consumed , including the ability to speak any languages the creature knew . It also gains the ability to assume that creature ’ s shape . If a maurezhi consumes the corpse of a less powerful creature , it still gains the creature ’ s memories and the ability to assume its shape , however it gains none of the other benefits .