Pazadai

Pazadai, also known as the King of Maggots, is a Dark Ascended and one of the Hirokir Demonlords. It is the lord of parasites, both literal and figurative. Pazadai is Hirokiri for "Parasite Demon"
== Appearance ==
Pazadai can take many forms, but not for any great length of time. In its natural form it is a giant horrific mosquito-like bug, with a grotesque and bloated abdomen. It also has a pair of thin withered arms. In this form, it is slightly larger than a horse, and is a sickly green colour. It is often accompanied by insects flying around it, and has dark energy swirling around it.
== Powers and Limitations ==
Pazadai is weaker than the other demons physically, and so relies on its powerful dark magic, control over bugs, and manipulation whenever it needs to fight. Pazadai is a fan of slowly and gradually corrupting a group, and then by the time they can stop it it's too late.
Pazadai's biggest weakness is that it must constantly be drinking blood. It can never rest for it is always busy finding new victims. The blood that its demonic insects drink goes back to itself, sustaining it. If this stops for even a few seconds, Pazadai will wither and die.
Pazadai naturally has the greatest reach, being the demon of infestations. It has power wherever its demons and its bugs travel. It can control its bugs with its mind, but only to a certain range.
== Demons of Pazadai ==
Pazadai’s process of creating demons is long but reliable. As its bugs feed, they also plant eggs in a human’s brain, which fill their mind with dark thoughts as the eggs grow. The only symptom of a corruption is a small pain the human’s head, and dark desires gradually increasing in intensity. The human will find themself becoming greedy and selfish. As the eggs finally hatch, the human undergoes a terrible transformation, becoming a hive for Pazadai’s Parasites. Their skin becomes sickly and filled with holes which maggots crawl in and out of. Many of these demons can transform into giant insects.
Pazadai is unique in its capabilities to directly control these demons, through the dark bugs that infest it. However, if they are too far away, Pazadai will assign a Hive-Queen/King. These are demons who have been given the ability to control a group of Pazadai's special demonic bugs. Pazadai has many of these across Hirokir, to extend his reach.
== Worshippers ==
There are few who revere Pazadai, the Maggot King. Within the heretical city of Uum'Brox, Pazadai has a pyramid and a representative, like any other demon. The Priests of Pazadai in Uum'Brox run the spy network of the city.
Most Vampires in Hirokir, and a few across the rest of the world, pay some respect to Pazadai, as fellow bloodsuckers.