Demons

A Demon, is an intelligent and usually malevolent being that is a living embodiment of our different emotions. Demons are collectively the greatest servants of the Ruinous Powers and who are not so closely bound with the galaxy of Chaus. They are born when a Ruinous Power expends a portion of its own power to create a separate being. This psychic power binds a collection of senses, thoughts and purposes together, creating a personality and consciousness that can move within Chaus. A demon's appearance and intrinsic character reflect the Power's own nature. These demons may be reabsorbed into the Power's own psychic signature at its whim, this being the only way a demon will truly die. As minions of the Ruinous Powers, most demons lack self-will instead, they serve only to spread the aims of their masters.
When a demon is "killed" in the physical universe, it is banished back to Chaus. If not simply re-absorbed by its Ruinous Power, it must remain there to regain its strength that it eventually might manifest itself again. Legend has it that a demon banished in this way cannot return for a thousand years and a day, though it is of course impossible to prove such a belief through study, and the concept of time itself is meaningless within Chaus. The slight to a "slain" demon's pride is considerable, however, and the demon is forced to endure the mockery of its fellows until it can return to corporeal form and avenge itself. The most powerful demons will call upon any servants and tributary lesser demons to help them achieve their revenge. If it has many allies, it may also request their aid, though all demons are cautious in doing so. Such favours must inevitably be returned, and no demon welcomes the dominion of another creature, be it mortal or demonic.
== Demons in the Physical universe ==