Sand Bride

''As you stumble through the sand, you spot the shimmer of water ahead and your heart leaps with hope. Looking closer, you see a comely figure bent by the side of the pool, apparently refilling her waterskins.''

Combat
Sand brides prefer to use their spell-like abilities to create illusions of a verdant oasis to lure in unwary travelers. They then cloak themselves to appear as a beautiful human or elven female, attempting to draw their victims into a position were they can attack with surprise.

Description
A sand bride is a creature from the Negative Energy Plane that has become trapped on Athas. It feeds on the lifeforce of living beings, using illusions to lure them to their deaths.

Solitary and stranded, sand brides exist in a state of constant suffering – an experience they are only too glad to pass onto their victims. Sand brides roam across a considerable area, but are loathe to leave areas of open sand.

Some sand brides eventually develop into far more powerful entities known as Sand Mothers. These creatures are detailed hereafter.