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[[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 monsterwho resides in the [[Heart of Sin]] in [[Act III]].
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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.
Much like Azmodan, Cydaea will taunt the player as they decent the [[Tower of the Damned]] with her silky voice, descending from the ceiling into the player's view from a web. She is the "mother" of the [[succubus]] [[monster]] type and shows great affinity towards them.
===Spells and Boss Abilities===* '''Explosive Projectiles''' - projectiles that disperse in a cluster around the player.* '''Sticky Silk''' - slows player movement
Cydaea has a small handful of abilities, and the fight is more about attrition than all-out melee combat, as seen in a fight like [[Rakanoth]] or [[Izual]]. A basic melee attack is listed for her in the game's files, but she doesn't appear to use it.
Her abilities are as follows:
* '''Spider Pits''' - Cydaea will fire a green projectile on the ground which erupts into a pool of green acid. Small spiders, low in damage and health but high in number, will continuously spawn from the pit. She often casts this before fleeing from the player.
==Background==
Besides the fact that she originally was portrayed to live 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 Maiden of Lust. 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 speculate.
===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.
The Mistress of Pain was originally removed from the game over time constraints, but after a fan created a cosplay costume of her for BlizzCon, the development team decided she needed to be put back in. They then changed her name to the Maiden of Lust, and chose her as a lieutenant for Azmodan's army.
==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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