Lemures

Rank 0 in the Infernal Hierarchy 
A mortal soul that arrives in the Nine Hells via the Styx typically crawls out onto the river's banks in the form of a lemure. So lowly are these creatures, they do not have a place on the infernal hierarchy. They are simply a resource: meat and flesh. When a devil is killed outside the Hells, it reforms back in its household. Lemures provide the meat for such a reformation. When infernal cattle need to be fed, they are fed with the flesh of lemures. When the plants thirst, lemures may be ground up and scattered among the roots.  
While all greater devils, those of rank 5 and above, have the power to transform lemures into lesser devils, few are keen to do so. A wretched soul capable of becoming a lemure is unlikely to make a good imp. It is far more favourable to have mortal souls under contract spawn as imps or better on their death, after they have proven their worth during their mortal life. Still, when the infernal ranks need to be filled quickly, those in the Upper Hells have been known to transform scores of lemures at a time. 
Category:Fiends