S’lisses are three-headed imps; there are two kinds of S’liss in West Virginia: a fire imp, known as a Blazing S’liss, and a tri-imp (having three different essences), known as a Tri-S’liss. Though differing in nature, each shares several similarities; these S’lisses have short, stubby horns, slitted eyes, rotund bodies, wings, and smooth skin. As all imps, they have short lives filled with violence and destruction, living only for a year or two. S’lisses reproduce through cursing organisms; those who fall victim to the fae’s evil, death-magic have their bodies bulge and erupt after a few days; when the form ruptures, tiny imps are spewed into the world. Young S’lisses are less than 1 cm. tall and may be eaten by carnivorous fae and animals. For both kinds of West Virginian S’liss, it takes 3 months to grow to their full size. S’lisses eat other fae, insects, tadpoles, and eggs smaller than themselves. Imps are not visible to any creature, aside from fae.

Death Comes in Threes: Tri-S’liss

The three heads of…