Demons

Demons are creatures who dwell in the Realm of Chaos, formed from the souls of dead mortals. Typically, demons resemble how they looked as mortals to some degree, but the more corrupt a demon is (as in, the more forbidden personality traits they embody), the further their appearance would stray from their living bodies. Sometimes, the physical appearance of a demon also reflects subconscious desires or traumatic memories a soul had while they were still living, such as a demon resembling a pregnant woman because she felt guilt over causing her friend's miscarriage.

## Demonic Magic

Demons, being purely made of souls, can wield the power of magic even if they could not do so in life. In fact, most demons can use warped version of magical spells that are stronger than their regular counterparts used by living mortals.

Demons become inexplicably stronger the more they embody one or more of the seven forbidden traits listed by the Church, and those whose personalities are completely defined by these negative traits would gain unique magical powers like nothing anyone had ever seen.

Should a mortal attempt to use demonic magic by imitating demons, or should demons attempt to wield magical power too strong for them to completely control, their personality would become corrupted and begin to embody the seven forbidden traits more and more.

## Demonic Society

Demons live mostly in complete anarchy, operating as rogues and mercenaries doing odd job for each other to survive and pass the time in their desolate afterlife. However, some demons became figures of authority and respect amongst their peers by gaining tremendous power, either through embodying the seven forbidden traits, or by eating other demons. These powerful demon leaders are known as devils, and they are treated as celebrities and characters of legends in the demonic community.

As mentioned above, demons eat other demons sometimes because of how desolate and empty the Realm of Chaos is. Since demons are mutated souls and thus made up of pure Essence, anyone who eats a demon will gain tremendous amounts of power. It is theorize that demonic cannibalism would eventually become a necessitated measure for population control in the future, seeing as demons can be killed but cannot die of old age, and the Realm of Chaos has a limited size despite being bigger than the other realms.

Below is a list of the current seven strongest devils:

1. **Omnia:** As the devil embodying pride, Omnia has no last name or titles because he believes that there is no name greater than his own. Omnia's identity as a mortal is unknown aside from the fact that he was once an owlkin, and still takes the form of an anthropomorphic owl even as a demon. Because he is the embodiment of pride, he developed the unique magical ability to compel others to fear him, even when they have no reason to.
2. **Somno Sempiterno:** Somno Semptierno was once a bearfolk scholar working for the Miasmian royal family, who took the position as a means to avoid talking to others as much as he possibly could. However, one day, he was killed when an earthquake buried him in a cellar, and he had no friends to help him escape. As the devil of sloth, Somno's desire to continue avoiding work and social interactions let him to surround himself with a mass network of automatons, built from materials and theoretical technologies stolen from Miasmia 500 years ago. His army of machines is so vast and powerful that nobody is able to penetrate it and reach him, not even fellow devils. Somno is in fact so lazy and apathetic that he never bothered to use his unique magical ability, so not even he himself knows what it is.
3. **Multo Amplius:** Multo, in life, was known as just Multo, and served as a slave to the House Tieton nobles in Astrea. He was a kobold bred for servitude, and constantly desired attention and praise from his wealthy masters, whom he admired and secretly wished to imitate. One day, when Multo saw his master's daughter drowning in a river, he dove in to save her, only to drown himself and disobey the Sovereign's law against suicide. In his last dying moments, he lamented how he never became a wealthy noble himself no matter how much he worked and how hard he tried, and his powerful desire for glory and riches transformed him into a devil embodying greed in death. During the demonic invasion on Miasmia 500 years ago, Multo and his band of other kobolds (who are actually quite rare in the Realm of Chaos seeing as most enslaved kobolds are taught the Sovereign's laws) stole as much gold as they possibly could and later showed it off to other demons as proof of their "nobility" and wealth. Multo's unique magical skill as the devil of greed allows him to control gold with his mind.
4. **Tua Mea:** In life, Tua was a mortal parrotkin of House Crowen, who became afflicted with a strange condition that caused her to lose her feathers, leaving her with nothing but dull, grey skin. Throughout her life, she became jealous of her siblings' beautiful feathers, and developed severe self-loathing along with a fear to be seen. Tua eventually suffered a mental breakdown, defected from her noble house, and killed her brother, plucking out all the feathers from his corpse in a fit of envious rage. When she was pursued by paladins for her crimes, she took her own life in desperation, and became the devil of envy. Tua's demonic form finally has all the colorful feathers she's always wanted in life, and she gained the unique magical ability to copy the physical appearance and bodily traits of anyone she sees.
5. **Libidine Ebrius:** Libidine was once a foxkin living in Miasmia, who was abandoned by her lover after they both found out her womb was barren. She became a prostitute out of despair, and spent years on the street until she was killed by a gang of muggers who believed that she wouldn't be missed. Libidine's soul became the devil of lust, and she gained the unique magical ability to instantly impregnate anyone (even males) by touch, allowing her to amass an army of demonic children who obeyed her every command using the very bodies of those who dared to oppose her.
6. **Venter Adipem:** Venter Adipem was known by a different name in life, which he refused to share with anyone in his effort to build a new image for himself as a devil. However, he did share his story to anyone who would listen: Venter was once a goatkin, and a successful Miasmian merchant known for underpaying his workers so he can use the money he saved to throw extravagant feasts for his wealthy friends. Eventually, this behavior led him to his death after one of his servants poisoned him, and his soul became the devil of gluttony. Venter's unique magical skill allows him to transport things into the stomachs of others by eating them himself.
7. **The Black Phantom:** The Black Phantom was a donkeyfolk, enslaved by the Miasmian crime organization known as the Beach Club. She managed to escape from one of the slavers' transport caravans, and killed her captors in a fit of vengeful anger. However, she was found when the Beach Club sent backups to investigate why their caravan never arrived at its destination, and she was killed in the ensuing battle to recapture her. Her soul became the devil of wrath in death, and she was the one who led the demonic invasion 500 years ago. Her unique magical ability is simple, and grants her supernatural strength and physical endurance.

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