The Keeper of Infinite Earths - Gremlin the Monster Society
Created by Bob Justice
Lamia
Alter Ego: N/A
Occupation: N/A
Known Relatives: none living
Group Affiliation: Monster Society
Base of Operations: Transylvania
Background/History:
According to myth, Lamia was one of the many lovers of Zeus cursed by the
jealous Hera. In addition to transforming her into a half snake creature, Hera
murdered her children before her eyes. Her curse made her envious of other
mothers, so she began hunting down their children and eating them. No mention
was ever made of the eventual fate of the unfortunate creature. In the mid-1980’s,
following some excavation near Rome, there was an outbreak of missing babies and
strange reports of a huge serpent in the area. Fortunately, Insect, ambassador
from Insecton, was touring Europe at the time. Whether she truly was the
creature of legend or not, she matched the description perfectly. Insect
defeated her and she was imprisoned for study until Gremlin and the Monster
Society freed her. More snake than human, she is intelligent, but generally just
eats and coils in comfort until Gremlin has a mission for her. Whether that is
due to something Gremlin did or something that occurred from thousands of years
of imprisonment is unknown.
Personality/Motivations:
She has very little signs of any personality and her only motivation seems to be
obeying Gremlin. She is vicious in battle, usually coiling around an opponent
and crushing them or using her tail to swat them. She does have a noticeable
tendency to target any attractive females first.