Daimon

**Daimons**, also called **Divine Spirits**, are beings that had been created by gods during the primordial age to act as warriors in their conflict. Following the end of the first age and formation of Erdyn, new variants of daimons were created to make up for losses suffered and to assist the gods in their endeavours. Many different classes exist to fill a variety of roles that gods wish to be completed, whether to serve as assistants or warriors.

## Overview

Predating the creation of Erdyn, the daimons originated during the Primordial Age where they served the gods of that era as warriors against the creatures of chaos. Primordial daimons were built with special powers that allowed them to fight in small pairs against superior foes and come out on top when working as a team rather than alone. Their odds were boosted against chaos when fighting alongside gods, the more powerful the more effective they become. As most of its dedicated magic was placed to ensure they were powerful, many were largely more independent and traitors soon emerged following the ending of their initial purpose, a flaw that many saught to correct for more critical daimons.

Following their long, and first, war, the gods began the creation of new daimon classes that were designed to assist in the creation process of Erdyn, allowing their masters to focus on larger projects while they focused on the small-scale details.

## Characteristics

As creations of gods, daimons are powerful divine entities that are generally superior to humans and other mortals in magical and physical power. Like gods, their true visage is a mass of sentient energy which will slowly turn a mortal mad, unlike a god who will kill a person and burn their soul. After Erdyn's creation, the daimons were largely given physical forms so they could interact with the world around them properly in ways that fits the role they play. Unlike with mortals, the life force of a daimon is their essence which is essentially a bundle of energy that has been imprinted with the required information to create the daimon.

### Classes

Daimons have been organized into multiple classifications.

* **Proteus**: The Proteus are the eldest of the daimons, having been created before Erdyn and existing since the Primordial Age. Only through extensive process can they be created in the more modern age, but few are willing to go to that length to actually re-create the process.
* **Nymph**: Nymphs are daimons that inhabit locations and act as the area's caretakers and to ensure its freedom from any sort of corruption. They are often the servants of nature gods and seen as beautiful woman.
* **Angels**: Angels are daimons made from divine light that were created the god only known as the Lightbearer. To counter the demons, the Lightbearer carved off fragments of his own divine aura to forge the angels.

* **Darklings**: Darklings are corrupted daimons created by Taiyn Avis.

## Powers & Abilities

Compared to their mortal cousins, daimons are most frequently seen as superior beings in most areas. Similarly to their divine creators, daimons are sorted into various roles that they are assigned along with the appropriate abilities to help them accomplish it. The individual strength of a daimon is largely dependant on the period they were created, by whom, their role, personality and who they presently serve.