Mammon

*"A prince of promises, denials, and self-serving fortune. What does not bend under his will shall break beneath it."*

**Mammon**, also known by many other aliases such as "Maxwell Galehart", Mauros, and Elias Creed, is a Daevora Prince, member of the Dark Court, and Lord Paramount of the Realms of Fel-Korm. He is a prominent threat to Aeos and its people, orchestrating many wars and conflicts throughout the galaxy as a means of gaining power and influence. Intent on gaining godhood on the level of the Qazzat, Mammon will stop at nothing to see his goal fulfilled.

## Appearance

In his human guise, Mammon appears to be a tall and slender man with pale skin, sleek, black hair, and sharp features. He has cold, predatory dark blue eyes and often wears his hair in a ponytail. He typically wears business-oriented suits or luxurious casual-wear.

In his true, Daemonic form, he appears similarly to his human one with his black hair turns a dark, smokey grey, his irises become yellow and slitted while his schlera turns black, he forms a set of curved horns, and grows significantly more muscular. A pair of leathery, bat-like wings sprout from his back though seem to be able to retract back into his body. His finger tips grow claw-like nails and he forms a long, thin tail tipped with grey fur. His skin becomes a dark, leathery brown and his teeth form sharp canines. A third, vertical eye forms on his head capable of seeing the Mana points in others and how dense their bodies' Mana count is.

## Personality

Mammon is manipulative and cunning as he is ruthless. With a calculative mind and complete lack of morality, Mammon maneuvers others like pieces on a board in ways that benefit him first. While he keeps the public image of a suave businessman, in reality he is a greedy sociopath who has no qualms of betraying anyone he allies himself with in order to get ahead.

While he has made an effort to keep the galaxy of Aeos stable through efforts of manipulating various forces and companies, this is merely to keep it strong for when he assumes rule over it. He has no respect for Mortem, considering them beneath him.

He considers the Keeper to be his main rival and only true equal, with the two at constant odds. While he loathes her for the instrumental parts she plays in foiling his plans, he has come to respect her and her abilities. He holds some respect for the Warden but this is mostly due to her abilities, considering her a brute as opposed to the more strategic Keeper.

His goal is to transcend the Qazzat and their Laws, ascending to "a greater game at a larger table". He asserts that there are forces greater than those of Aeos' conceived "gods" and that they play a game of greater stakes than any of the Daevora or other god-like beings in Aeos. For this reason, he sees all others as pieces to move in order to advance himself closer to achieving his goal of reaching this level of power and omniscience. However, despite this, he will protect his "investments" if only to see them fulfill the purposes and designs he wishes them to. This is demonstrated when he personally saves Arra Sans from a Daemonic band sent by Asmodeus.

While he sees Mortem as beneath him, Mammon's curiosity may provoke interest in talented individuals he deems worthy of notice. After Matt Woods narrowly survived a battle in which he killed over fifty Daemonas, Mammon saw fit to save him and have his Augmentations upgraded with discrete additions made for his purposes.

While superficial and flaunting of his wealth, Mammon holds attachment to little. If it does not serve his goals, he discards or destroys it. Surprisingly, however, Mammon is generally good to his "employees" under the guise of Maxwell Galehart. Whether this is genuine care for his human subordinates or just a part of his disguise is unknown. His workers describe him as genial, friendly, and down-to-earth.

Mammon is cautious in his dealings and usually uses second and third parties to do his work for him, from enlisting the aid of Ork mercenaries and Haktu fanatics to manipulating his rivals into fighting one another. He acknowledges his most dangerous rival on the Dark Court as Amon - a patriarch of the Daemonas who generally sees through Mammon's ploys and schemes.

## Skills and Abilities

### Magick

Mammon's knowledge over the Arcanum is one of the most profound in all of Hell, leading to him becoming the effective Vizier of Demon-King Bael. Capable of summoning Syphirion Shadow Columns, Midnight Spheres, Bone Storms, and multiple massive monstrosities through Conjuration, Mammon boasts a wide array of spells in his arsenal and a deep reserve of Mana with which to use it.

#### Mana Count

It is not clear how high Mammon's Mana Count extends as he takes secretive measures to keep it seemingly fluctuating between very low and immense to throw off others from sensing it. However, the Keeper, having seen into Mammon's *qliphoth*, describes it as being like a deep whirlpool - vast and turbulent. His own Mana, like with other Daemonas, is characterized as crimson in color.

* **Dragon Fire: Legendary** - Capable of breathing a concentrated stream of flames that expands into a wide cone in front of him, Mammon's Dragon Fire spell can grow to colossal and devastating proportions. He has demonstrated the potential to cover an acre of land in front of him in fire and spread the flames by fanning his powerful wings. He can aim the stream of fire like a flamethrower, and utilize Oil Slick to keep the flames burning intensely for several hours.

* **Mind Domination** - One of Mammon's most powerful and effective methods of defeating his enemies was through the use of Mind Domination - forcibly invading the mind of other beings or fauna and overriding their willpower. Mammon has displayed such a talent for Mind Domination that he is even able to shatter minds of those without the Magickal talent and strong enough wills to resist.

* **Syphirion Shadow Columns** -

* **Colossal Conjuration** -

* **Photon Clones** -

* **Magnetic Erasure** -

* **Ceaseless Tundra** -

* **Flash Flood** -

* **Spectral Blades** -

* **Shift Form: Greater** -

* **Gravity Prison** - An invisible square of dense kinetic energy, the Gravity Prison can take many sizes and is usually used to encase a person, item, or area within a see-through wall. Mammon can shrink this prison at will or make the interior have a crushing effect, destroying whatever is inside. This prison has a limited radius, however, and is susceptible to negation Magick.

* **Extinction Spheres** - A black and white ball roughly the size of an adult human's head, the Extinction Sphere is a ball of concentrated, destructive Mana capable of breaking things down to the molecular level. Typically thrown like a projectile, the Extinction Spheres can be telepathically maneuvered by Mammon to track or hunt down mobile targets. Upon coming into contact with something, the sphere expands into a large, dome-shaped explosion that leaves nothing behind but a large crater. Sorcerers typically recognize these craters for their Mana vacancy, implying the Extinction Sphere also breaks down Mana as well as molecules.

* **Sparkfire Bombardment** - Multiple sparkfire bursts fired in quick succession, Mammon is capable of launching entire bombardments of the explosive on targeted areas. Mammon has such a masterful control over the spell that he has learned how to fire off sparkfire bolts that can explode into small volleys, raining down sparkfire on a wide area.

## Quotes by Mammon

*"Fear and desire go hand in hand, Eskarast."* -to the Keeper.

*"All life is one great game, Miss Sans. One of control, power, and gain."* -to Arra Sans.

## Trivia

* His theme song is "Gold" by *Imagine Dragons*.