Hell

## Types of Demons

### The Prince

The Prince rules a court of Hell, and has territory on earth. They rarely leave Hell and never go to Earth.

### Hound

The Hound is the Prince's representative on earth. They keep the demons and Cambian in their territory protected and make sure they follow the rules.

### Incarnate

An incarnate demon is powerful enough to form their own body on Earth. They have a demon form as well as a human form. When closer to using their powers their eyes turn copper. An incnarnate demon is described by Corman and Bentley as a Terminator.

### Hijacker

Hijackers are demons that don't have the power to make their own body, so they take a human one, pushing the human consciousness down while there. It's possible to hijack dead bodies.

### Cambion

Cambion are the offspring of humans and demons. They have some improved abilities, but not many. However, they're able to pass as human, but when they are pushed or dealing with extreme emotions their eyes turn a runny egg yolk yellow and a blue pattern like butterfly wings appear on their faces. They're looked down on by the magical community and demon courts alike.

### Bargainers

Demons that make deals with mortals, like the demon at the crossroads.

## Demon and Cambion Characters

### Court of Jade Tears

#### Prince Sitri

A prince of Hell. Like Caitlin, he belongs to the Choir of Lust. Sitri is obsessed with games, especially games of wits. It's rumored he's started of most of the plots against him just to have something to do.

* **First Mentioned in**: *The Long Way Down*
* **First Appearance**: *The Living End*

#### Caitlin Brody

Prince Sitri's Hound and adopted daughter. Caitlin lives on earth and is dating Daniel. She has a Scottish accent, and lived there in her when she came to earth. She fights with a magically imbued whip. She is an incarnate demon, and her lineage is a succubi, belonging to the Choir of Lust. When it was revealed that she was adopted by Sitri there was an uproar in the community because she has no noble blood. She is the regional manager of Southern Tropics Import/Export Company, the court's front on Earth.

* **First Appearance**: *The Long Way Down*

#### Emma Lumis

Emma Lumis runs the court's human front, Southern Tropics Import/Export Company. She is a hijacker, though she chose a person who was braindead to inhabit. She has one daughter, Melanie, with a human husband, Ben. She belongs to the Choir of Envy.

* **First Appearance:** *Redemption Song*

#### Melanie Lumis

Melanie is a Cambion, and Emma's daughter. She's in high school, though she frequently rebels. She doesn't like many of the other demons or Cambions she meets.

* **First Appearance:** *The Long Way Down*

### Court of Night Blooming Flowers

#### Prince Malphas

A prince of Hell. He belongs to the Choir of Greed.

#### Royce

Prince Malphas's Hound. An incarnate demon who lives in Chicago.

* **First Appearance**: *A Plain Dealing Villain*

#### Nadine

Grand Matriarch of the House of Dead Roses, a succubus, and a noblewoman. Her daughter, Nyx, works as a Chainman. She's an incarnate demon, and lives in Chicago. She has designs on the position of the Hound. She can be mistaken for Taylor Swift, which pleases her to no end. She belongs to the Choir of Lust.

* **First Appearance**: *A Plain Dealing Villain*

#### Naavaraasi

A Baron of the court. Naavaraasi is a Rakshasah, the last of her kind. Her domain was conquered by Prince Malphas, who left her the only surviving Rakshasah. She is constantly scheming, and frequently takes the shape of other characters or a large tiger.

* **First Appearance:** *Redemption Song*

### Chainmen

#### Fontaine

Fontaine is a hijacker with a New Orleans drawl. He has an apprentice, a young girl with dead fish eyes. He prefers hijacking dead bodies.

* **First Appearance**: *Harmony Black*

#### Nyx

AKA Svetlana Tkachenko. Nyx is an incarnate demon who frequently appears as a tall blonde with a Russian accent. She refers to herself in the third person, and is obsessive about completing hunts. She also works as her mother Nadine's bodyguard. When in the human guise of Svetlana she claims to work for the Sunlight Bail Bond Agency

* **First Appearance**: *Harmony Black*

### Bargainers

#### Calypso

AKA Webster Scratch. Calypso is the classic Demon of the Crossroads.

* **First Appearance:** *The Living End*

## The Courts of Hell

### Court of Jade Tears

The Court of Jade Tears's territory on Earth covers most of the West Coast of the United States. The center of it's operations is Las Vegas. The Court is ruled by Prince Sitri, who is known for his love of trickery and conspiracies. Their territory is the only Court in the US that is welcoming for Cambions, in most territories they are hunted by other Demons. Prince Sitri's hound is Caitlyn Brody, who keeps Daniel Faust as her consort.

### Court of Night Blooming Flowers

The Court of Night Blooming Flowers's territory covers the Midwest, from at least Utah to Chicago, where the courts interests are centered. The Court is ruled by Prince Malphas, and his Hound is Royce. In the past, the Court attacked and absorbed the Rakshasa Domain, killing all of the residents save their ruler, Naavaraasi. She was instead given the title of Baron and allowed to have her own small domain in hell, which she views as a cruel torment.

### Court of Tarnished Memories

Not much is known about the Court of Tarnished Memories other than that it has a nuclear warhead..

### Court of the White Harvest

Mentioned in passing in *Double or Nothing.* Caitlin indicates the members of the court she meets with are there to help strengthen relationships overseas. Both men are Asian and she speaks to them in Mandarin.

### Court of Windswept Razors

The Court of Windswept Razors covers the smallest area in the US, only New York City. However, they control a great deal of the wealth and power that flows through the city. The current hound is Ariel, she replaced Prospero. It is run by Prince Berith.

## The Choirs

The Choirs are a demon's lineage and it strongly influences their powers, lifestyle, and goals.

### The Choir of Lust

* **Members:** Prince Sitri, Caitlin, Nadine

### The Choir of Sloth

The one sloth hijacker encountered caused those nearby to fall into a state of exhaustion.

## Extraneous

* The demon language is Flensetongue
	+ Khelgota is used as a curse