Demon

Demon is a wide, multicultural term, for a species of inhabitants within Capellus. These people are recognized for their demonic aether, horns, tails, and chaotic nature. The demon race are all descendants of Peppercorn, who still remains the de jure ruler of Hell. There are three major groups of demons, those descendants of the demons from Hell, the sea-demons of Quarium, and the demons of Glacies. Sea-demons are descendants of Hellish demons, however, after the Great Isolation Period of Hell, they fled to the ocean and adapted there. Similarly, some demons escaped to Glacies and became friendly with the spirits there. Besides these two major groups of demons, there are various sub-species, such as Vampires, who through mutations or due to environment genetically changed from the other demons. The demons originally had two forms: a humanoid form and a beast form. During the early history of Capellus, demons typically stayed in their beast forms, while their humanoid forms were for formal meetings. However after the start of the Isolation, demons used their beast forms less and less and became drastically weaker than the original. Eventually, the vast majority of demons forgot or lost access to transforming into this form. The very few that can access this form is normally reserved for royalty, however, even their beast form is a drastic far cry from their ancestors.

### Current Demons on Record

* Phantom (Half-Demon, Felinian)
* Ika (Sea-Demon)
* Endie (Vampire)
* Elise  (Demon Possessed)
* Angel  (Half-Demon, Half-Human)
* Sieben  (Born from negativity)
* Azrael  (Half-Demon, Half-Human)

## History

The original demons have lived in quiet isolation for centuries, until one day out of boredom, greed, or the pure joy of killing, the demons invaded the surface territories of Capellus. The demons, compared to the new aether users, where masters at aether. Their sheer size, abilities, and strength laid waste to countless towns and villages and even started their own settlements in the rumble. The races of Capellus was quickly put into a constant state of panic, with Palstrine as the closest to the epicenter of the invasion and was hit the hardest. However, as sudden as they came, they left. Retreating back to Hell, they left thousands of civilian **demons**, who eventually became the ancestors of the majority of the demons living in Capellus today. Those demons, depending on where they went, would be treated harshly or welcomed and gained the trust of the inhabitants there. In the current era, with the universally applied loss in power for the demons, they on average are slightly stronger than the humans in basic form.

## Abilities

All demons that focus on practicing their aether abilities will eventually have access to demonic aether, usually a sign of puberty if they start practicing at a young age. Demonic aether is the telltale sign of demonic origins. Demons have a lost beast form, exclusive only royalty and their children. It increases their strength and can convert some weaknesses into strengths. Their size and aether proficiency would increase as well. Similar to demonic aether, each beast form is unique and personalized to that person.

## Additional Information

* Hell
* Quarium
* Glacies