Demonology (Dalmer)

Demonology is the practice of research into the biology of demons, with some practical applications being the management of saccharomyces demonica.

## Demons and the animal kingdom

The study of Demons and saccharomyces demonica has concluded that it is considered a yeast in the Biosphere of Welt. Its long lasting existence on the world causes debate as to its endemia to Welt, especially when their origins can effectively be traced to the moon prior to Powers arrival.

### Demons and monsters

*Main Article: Monsters*

Demons are often confused for monsters, this is only partially true as monsters are in reality a codependent symbiosis of saccharomyces demonica and an animal. the result is a brand new lifeform.

### Demons and the Dalmer

*Main Article: Demonic Dalmer*

Demonic Dalmer are dalmer possessed by the yeast entity from the moon.

Due to the yeast, Demonic Dalmer cannot use the Medbay system, as they are no longer considered full dalmers. The Demonic community rebelled against this prejudice. Nowadays, Demonic Dalmer are hunted with extreme prejudice by the empire.

## Types of demons

There are two broad types of demons. Yeast demons, that are made exclusively of yeast colonies and Host demons, that are yeast colonies that have possessed a living being.

The latter composes the great majority, but not the entirety, of demons found in the weltan system outside of the moon. Host demons are organisms who have taken control and can fuse with living things or inanimate objects to gain many abilities and powers from what they've fused with, taking them over completely. Thus they look like the chimerical creatures from ancient texts and local superstitions. “Pure” and “Impure” racial tensions tend to flare up in cosmopolitan demonic societies, each staking a claim to the right to the moon.

### Yeast Demon

A yeast demon is a colony of saccharomyces demonica that is tens of trillions strong, enough for it to compose a body with specialized cells, organs and an internal structure. These demons are extremely resilient, to the point that they can be summoned with only marginal damage to the colony and do not require a host to survive.

### Host Demon

A host demon is generally a demon summoned to take possession of a living entity upon which it will have control. the yeast feeds upon the host in order to survive. The host Demon will often seek to keep the body in working condition by feeding as much as possible, once its appetite is sated, it can resume a normal eating cycle.

The disadvantage of summoning a demon via a host is that the chance of the colony being damaged to the point of changing the demon's personality is very high.

### Essence

*Main article: Essence*
Essence is a type of domesticated yeast used by the Dalmer.

## Yeast Magics

*Main article: Yeast magic*

Naturally, a part of demonology includes the use of saccharomyces demonica for magical purposes.

## Tools

From the study of demons came the development of many tools and machines using demonological principles.

### Demon worshipping tools

The propagation of demon worship and usage in the cosmopolitan society led to several inventions that help with demonology.

#### Yeast machines

Objects used by demon worshippers to project the influence of their object of worship.

#### Yeast generator

A device that incubates and births new yeast colonies. Requires intense heat and humidity.

#### Devil lettuce

A weed that once smoked unlocks magical talents. Prolonged consumption allows communication with demons.

#### Yeast device

Helps with the propagation of yeast. Illegal, and the Dalmer fund their destruction. Defended by beast men, chaos worshippers and others who follow demons. These devices are emitters for yeast generators.

### Tools made using demons

#### Devilbone dice

Made from demons they are kept in sealed canisters as ammunition.

#### Demonic figurines

A demonic figurine is a yeast colony kept in an hollow insulated statuette. Once broken the yeast will act accordingly and feed on whatever it can, either possessing a host in order to feed even more, or simply consuming anything in front of it in order to create a colony that can sustainably become a yeast demon. Statuettes are also used to open portals to yeast constructs or demons that must be captured before use.