Cydaea

2012-02-26T12:59:43Z

Arafel: /* Diablo III Monster */

[[Image:Portrait Mistress of Pain.png|thumb|right|150px|Cydaea, Maiden of Lust.]]
The '''Maiden of Lust''' (previously known as the '''Mistress of Pain''') is a [[Diablo III]] [[monster]] that likely is a [[Boss]] of some sort. She is likely a [[Demon]] type monster.
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==Diablo III Monster==
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{{Monsterbox
|game= Diablo III
|portrait= Mistress_of_Pain2.jpg
|portrait-width= 230px

|bosstype= boss
|classif= Demons
|family= Bosses
|role= Boss
|life= Unknown
|mana= Unknown
|armor= Unknown
|resist= Unknown
|armament= Frontal Blades
|dps= Unknown
|dmg_low= Unknown
|dmg_high= Unknown
|range= [[Melee]] & [[Ranged]]
|speed= Unknown
|movement= Unknown
|modifier= Unknown
|spells= Explosive Projectiles<br>Sticky Slick
|found= Unknown
}}[[Image:Mistress of Pain.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Concept art with notes.]]The Mistress of Pain is a likely candidate to be a [[Boss]] type [[monster]]. Apart from having a title, a conceptual artwork depicting the Mistress of Pain lists several of her abilities - more than typical monsters have.

The Maiden of Lust is a demon with an upper body of a woman from the waist up and a body of a spider. She walks on six spider-like legs that appear to be made of soft flesh instead of the hard carapace found in spiders. The spider portion of her body also has a pair of bladed mandibles which are used for slashing attacks. Her upper body appears to be that of a beautiful human female but has claws on her hands and many sharp teeth. Her spider abdomen has large spinnerets that produce sticky silk which impedes player movement, as well as explosive projectiles that disperse in a cluster around the player.

Another artwork depicts her hanging by chains attached to her greaves, wearing dress-like attire and a serene expression. The significance of this has not been made clear.

===Spells and Abilities===
* '''Explosive Projectiles''' - projectiles that disperse in a cluster around the player.
* '''Sticky Silk''' - slows player movement





===Related Monsters===
There is no known related monsters to the Mistress of Pain.



==Background==
Besides the fact that she lives in something that looks like a sewer, hanging from chains with skulls dangling around her, in her pretty dress, nothing is really known about the Mistress of Pain. Seeing as she has a nice dress, it might be some corrupted human princess in ages back, who's still very aware of fashion, but no one can do anything besides speculating.

==Lore==
Rumor holds that Archbishop Lazarus loosed a silent terror in the caves near Leoric's Manor before he died. He labored for weeks over a group of unusually large spiders, and many of his servants quietly disappeared during this time... The largest creature led the others into the caves--none who have ventured there have returned.
<div style="text-align:right;">Deckard Cain</div>





==Development==
The Mistress was originally only shown with the chains, and called the "Spider Queen" by the Diablo 3 community, but a few crumbles of information became available when the denoted concept art was released. The first work must have been on July 2003 or earlier, since concept art by [[Peter Lee]] is dated to this time.



==Media==
You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:
* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/ Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures]
* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=all&si=Mistress+of+Pain Mistress of Pain-specific gallery contents]

The Mistress is one of few new monsters that have received great attention by the Diablo 3 community. In this gallery, two pieces of fan art is also included with the official art:

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Image:Mistress of Pain.jpg|Notated concept art by [[Peter Lee]].
Image:Mistress of Pain2.jpg|The Mistress alone in some sort of cellar.
Image:Mistress of Pain3.jpg|Wallpaper version of the notated concept. More chains...
Image:Mistress of Pain fanart.jpg|Fan art by Kaeros[http://www.diii.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=1429]
Image:Delowyn MistressOfPainWIP.jpg|Mistress of Pain 3D model by [[Delowyn]].
Image:Delowyn Durance.jpg|The "Durance of Pain" by [[Delowyn]].
File:COS_Rainyia_MOP.jpg|Mistress of Pain [[Cosplay]] by [[Rainyia]].
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==Related Links==
* [[Peter Lee]] ([[D3 Team]] artist)
* [[Delowyn]] (Fan artist)




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