Hellfire and flesh

With each other. Follows the mother with other thex.

The malthex absorb hellfire. In order to survive, they must patrol the Hells, attracting hellfire with their bone-mane (called a conductive plate). If they are completely charged, they are able to grab hellfire instead of absorbing it. Female malthex have the ability to see sins if they close their eyes. Male malthex have in childhood the ability to speak to demons. They lose this ability in adolescence, but gain the ability to planewalk once they are grown. The malthex are immune to soul damage.

The malthex are one of the only non-demonic denizens of the Hells. They live in scavenging groups, hunting for untended souls caught in hellfire. Their role in the Hells is almost janitorial, and the demons usually leave them be. They have no souls, but instead restore their metaphysical presences with the hellfire they devour. The children are generally taken care of, but they will be cast off as bait to an attacking demon because they can communicate with it. The women guide the group toward particularly damned souls, and the men travel to other planes to lure in bait.