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Dalili was a woman from Zothique. At some point, she sailed from Oroth, and ended up on the Isle of Na'at along with the crew of the vessel.
She sired two sons with her husband, the necromancer Vacharn. Wokal and Uldulla both became necromancers as well. She was killed by Vacharn who resurrected her to preserve her youthful beauty and faithfulness for his lusts.
It is unclear whether she gave birth to Vacharn's sons before or after her death.
Like others of the undead servitors of Vacharn, Dalili was sent diving in the unleashed sea to harvest pearls, the source of the necromancers' wealth.
When Conan's ship crashed on the shores of Na'at, Dalili was sent by Vacharn and his sons to rescue the Cimmerian from drowning, for him to serve as a blood sacrifice for his demon-familiar Esrit.
Conan later learned from Wokal and Uldulla that Dalili was their mother, a walking dead dedicated to serve Vacharn's lusts forever. After the necromancers and demons were all killed, Conan gathered the undead servants, including Dalili, and had them build a pyre to destroy the necromancers' bodies. Before he ordered Dalili to enter the fire, Conan witnessed a tear in her eyes, as her husband's and sons' bodies were burned.[1]Notes
- Dalili was created by Clark Ashton Smith in "Necromancy in Naat" (Weird Tales; July, 1936), adapted by Roy Thomas in "The Necromancers of Na'at" (Conan the Savage #10, May, 1996).
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- ↑ Conan the Savage #10 ; The Necromancers of Na'at