Devils (Earth-2165)

Devils are powerful and malevolent entities that are often mistaken for demons by mortal-races but are a unique species in their own right and have a much different agenda: namely the replacement of all life with a twisted form of unliving - to this end they have created many servant-species and inspired numerous cults to further their influence. In order to classify as a Devil a being must have the following traits:
* Immortal (all Devils are immune to ageing, disease or conventional injury - thus are virtually immortal by mortal-standards)
* Able To Survive In The World Of The Unliving (all Devils can survive indefinitely in the World Of The Unliving but as a result are often stuck within that realm)
* Supernatural Power (all Devils have vast supernatural power exceeding demons but not deities - this makes them a sort of in-between against the powers of the infernal and the powers of the divine)
* Animalistic Physiology (all Devils have animalistic traits such as fangs, claws, hooves or paws - the degree varies by individual but no Devil exists that doesn't have some animal-traits in their physiology)
* Ability To Surpass Physical Existence (all Devils can exist beyond their physical bodies as spirit-like creatures)
==Origin==
Since time immemorable the world of the living has been at war with the world of the unliving - the Devils reign supreme over the world of the unliving and look upon the mortal-world with envious eyes, seeking to take it over and share the twisted "gift" of undeath with the mortal races: they are fiercely opposed by the Demons due to their own interest in humanity and the Chaos-Gods, who also have interest in the mortal world and this great conflict is sometimes referred to as the Invisible War and is truly cosmic in scale with the three "Great Powers" struggling for position and the fate of the mortal universe dependent on the outcome.
Seldom seen outside their native realm of unliving the Devils have shown themselves on rare occassions to dedicated followers and have become a symbol of evil in the human mind, yet for some reason they have become associated strongly with the realms of Hell: this angers the Devils considerably but some of them have been known to play on it and actually pretend to be Demons in order to gain more influence in the human world.
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