The Postman is my friend as I received two new box from the office today. Expeditionto the Demon-Web Pits and Drow of the UNderdark. And thumbing through the page, I had a fit of insight as to how I could harass the party with untypical monsters, especially demons.
Using the standard Marilith (MM-I, Pg. 41) from the Monster Manual One, I would change her lower torso from that of a serpent or serpent-like abomination to that of a large hairless ebon-skinned spider. These maraliths in the service of Lolth would be taken directly from loyalist Drow stock and all would be female. They would retain all racial abilities and those would stack with abilities and skill from the base Marilith template. However, I would imbue such war-like creatures with a Lolth-touched template (MM-IV, Pg. 93) followed by the Anarchic template from the Planar Handbook (PlH, Pg 107-108). Seriously, I like to keep my demon that way, in regards to the nature of the planes they inhabit and in regards to the Demon Princes and Queens they serve. Second, I like the feat, the Abyssal Bound Soul, and the art from Fiendish Codex I (Pg. 83). That picture alone opened door to designing base demons in the servitude of particular Lords and Queens. Personal, most should have physical and psychological attributes detailed after their particular Patron. All Mariliths in the service of Lolth should be drawn heavily from the fighter or cleric classes. The former over the latter preferred.
And just a side note, I’m not using the Abyssal Bound Soul Feat per rules, but it’s given me a source of inspiration and creativity. I’ll need to do block stats sometime soon.
Anyone care to add to this little topic?
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I don't know if it helps or not -- WotC had an article on a Drider template that you might be able to use as a starting point as well. It was for 3.0, but could easily work for 3.5 stuff. The article can be found --> here