- For the warlock minion, see Imp (warlock minion).
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- Turn your back on these tiny terrors at your own risk.[1]
Imps are small, cackling demons[2] that possess powers and a cleverness that serve warlocks well despite their lack of physical strength.[3] The simplest of the summoning spells a would-be warlock can learn is that of the imp. Before they are imparted to this, they must prove that they have the necessary magical and physical ability.[4] All imps are afraid of rainbows.[5]
Background
An imp who is phase shifted into the Twisting Nether.
There isn't much information about the imps' history but the forest spirits known as grell do resemble them.
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- Imps might have been grell infused with, and mutated by, fel energy. Grell resemble imps[6] and the ones on Teldrassil are tainted by fel moss[7] while the grell in Darkshore possess the same
[Foul Ichor] that demons known as satyrs possess.
- Imps also bear a resemblance to homunculi, demons[8] that can be created/constructed.[9] Imps might be constructed homunculi, not truly living things.[10]
Fel Imps
Fel imps, though very similar to normal imps, are a more powerful demon. Although normal imps have fel energy, they are not fel imps, which are more common in the Twisting Nether and in Outland.
Powers/abilities
- Imps can [Phase Shift] into the Twisting Nether[11][12][13]
Named Imps
Named Fel Imps
A Fel imp
As a warlock minion
Imp
- Main articles: Imp (warlock minion), Summon Imp
[Summon Imp] is a warlock ability used to summon a controllable Imp to be your minion. It is learned automatically upon character creation. The Fel Imp is a demonic Minion, available at level 75. It is unlocked by the talent 
[Grimoire of Supremacy] and replaces [Summon Imp].
Fel Imp
- Main articles: Fel Imp (warlock minion), Summon Fel Imp
The Fel Imp is a demonic Minion, available at level 75. It is unlocked by the talent [Grimoire of Supremacy] and replaces [Summon Imp].
Trivia
- [Molten Corgi] loves to herd imps.
- To the untrained eye Flamekin, a brand of fire demon, will look exactly like imps.[14]
- Corefire Imps roam the Molten Core in large swarms and can replenish their numbers rapidly.
Myth
An Imp is a mythological being similar to a Fairy or Demon, frequently described in folklore and superstition.
Gallery
The mischievous looking imp Gakuri.
Imp art by Samwise.
- Imp Hulk TCG.jpg
An "imp hulk".
Terestian Illhoof and his imps.
An imp riding a felhound at the Grand Tournament.
References
- ^ TCG Reign of Fire, 133
- ^ Tides of War, pg. 569
- ^ Quest:Piercing the Veil
- ^ Quest:Beginnings
- ^ Quest:Open Their Eyes
- ^ Quest:Breath of Mist
- ^ Quest:Fel Moss Corruption
- ^ Jeremy Feasel on Twitter
- ^ Grubb, Jeff. The Last Guardian, 30-1. ISBN 978-0-6710-4151-9.
- ^ The Sundering pg. 46 - They revealed that the beast had been a construct, not a true living thing.
- ^ [Phase Shift]
- ^ Quest:See the Invisible
- ^ TCG card: Rulrin
- ^ Quest:Latent Demons of the Land
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