Possession

Possession is when a Demon occupies a corporeal vessel. This vessel can be an inanimate object or a living being.
== Methods of Possession ==
=== For a Living Body ===
The most common method for a living being to become possessed is to make a deal with a Demon or Eldritch being. There are many reasons that an individual would accept such a deal, chief among them being the psionic powers that a demon can grant its host. This almost always ends badly for the host. See: #On a Living Body
=== For an Inanimate Body ===
The most common method for an inanimate object to become possessed is for the demon to be bound to it during a Summoning ritual.
== Effects ==
=== On a Living Body ===
Depending on the willpower of the individual possessed, a demon may completely take over the body or may be simply relegated to influencing the individual's actions indirectly. If the host does not lose their self to the demon, they typically gain some portion of the demon's power as per the deal made with the demon. The effects can be relatively minor, such as sensing surface-level emotions, or much more impressive, such as levitation.
=== On an Inanimate Body ===
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