Demons, Spirits and Abominations

According to The Chantry, the spirits of The Fade are the first children of the Maker. He turned his back on them because they lacked a soul—they could twist the Fade to their liking, but lacked the ability to imagine and create, and thus emulate their creator. The Maker created a new realm, separated from the Fade by The Veil, and this realm would be one that his new children could not alter at will. These new children had the spark of the divine within them, and the Maker was pleased. Supposedly, ever since the Maker created His new children, the spirits from the Fade have watched humanity with curiosity and, in the case of the more malicious spirits, envy and desire.

The malicious ones among the Maker's first children were jealous. They called out to the mortals, drawing their sleeping minds across the Veil and saw the land that the Maker had created for them in their dreams. They coveted the spark within them, but did not understand it. They shape the Fade to create the land that they see in the minds of men, and seek to draw the spark from them without truly understanding where it might actually come from. A spirit cannot comprehend a world that is static and immutable and is not familiar with the concept of time. It cannot comprehend what it means to be within a body of flesh. Some spirits cross the Veil because they desire something they can never have.

## Types of spirits

* Demon is one name for destructive spirits from the Fade. They can abuse the minds of dreaming mortals, possess living or dead creatures and turn them into an Abomination, or even animate rubble or suits of armor.

* Spirits without demonic attitudes may be considered benevolent (or at least not malevolent). Such spirits characteristically do not wish to cross the Veil. They may instead comfort visitors of the Fade by dreams that strengthen the soul, or visions that promote epiphanies. Spirit healers maintain close relationships with spirits of compassion.

Not all spirits represent a distinct virtue or vice. The weakest spirits, wisps, are shimmering orbs of light with no distinct consciousness to speak of. While in some cases they appear to be benign and can aid mages who summon them both in the mortal realm (by distracting foes or boosting spellpower) and in the Fade (as guides), the nature of wisp wraiths is clearly demonic.

## Demons

The stronger demons are those who more easily possess a mage and are more powerful in the Fade. The lesser demons are represented by the indent.

* Apathy
* Desire
	+ Jealousy
	+ Lust
* Despair
* Envy
* Fear
	+ Fearlings
	+ Terror
* Hunger
	+ Gluttony
	+ Need
* Obsession
* Rage
	+ Anger
	+ Vengeance
* Sloth

## Other types of demonic devices and Malevolent Spirits

* Abominations
* Arcane Horror
* Possession
* Shambling Corpse
* Revenant
* Shade
* Skeleton
* Sylvan

## Benevolent Spirits

* Compassion
* Courage
* Faith
* Fortitude
* Hope
* Integrity
* Joy
* Justice
* Loyalty
* Love ( unlike desire demon it is connected to self-sacrifice more than lust)
* Mirth
* Trickster Spirits (like to play innocent pranks on mortals, feed of happiness and festive mood )
* Valour
* Vigilance

> Note on Spirit Healers: Spirit Healers generally befriend a Spirit of Compassion but they are not limited to this type of Spirit, they can bond any kind.
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