Demons

Demons are vile beings of pure sin, sometimes referred to as sin elementals. While they are believed to have existed for as long as Ib, it was not until the Advent of Sin that they truly began to crawl out of the bowels of the Abyss and invade the world of Aum en masse.

## Greed Demons

### Hoarders

Hoarders are intelligent Greed Demons that are capable of disguising themselves as Ib, usually taking on the personas of merchants or entrepreneurs. When in their genuine form, they still retain a generally humanoid shape, but their metallic skin clearly indicates their unnatural being. The composition of their flesh alters depending on the size of their personal wealth, with the poorest of hoarders being dingy tin and the richest being pure platinum. While Hoarders tend to avoid overtly violent behavior, their commitment to nonviolence is more so a business strategy rather than a moral obligation as at the end of the day they are still Demons through and through. While the businesses they run are successful, they only operate within the confines of the law so long as they view it as profitable, and their inherent greed almost always leads them to some form of malpractice or cruelty through abuse or neglect of their employees' rights as workers. Hoarders may come into business arrangements with one another so long as they find that such terms are to their mutual benefit, but they always remain wary that the other may get the upper hand on them; indeed, there have been many a story of a greater Hoarder's business being usurped from a lesser one they hired to manage their affairs.

Unfortunately, the existence of Hoarders in the world has led many successful businessmen to ruin as workers who have perceived themselves as being abused may be quick to plan uprisings against their possibly demonically greedy bosses in hopes of uncovering a legendary Hoarder's Hoar. Even so, many would argue that the existence of Hoarders is actually a blessing as it ensures that decent businessmen must treat their workers with respect or risk financial disaster.

## Wrath Demons

### Berserker

Berserkers are intelligent, red-skinned Wrath demons capable of disguising themselves as Ib. While many lesser Berserkers cannot resist attacking whatever is in front of them when they spawn into the world of Aum, as they grow in strength and refinement, they may end up joining armies to fight in massive battles and truly experience the rages of war. Such Berserker soldiers are typically appreciated by their generals and comrades, provided that they can be coaxed out of their battle fury once all their enemies have been slain and they do not continue to take up the fight against their allies. Such controlled Berserkers are typically quick to rise through the ranks of the army due to their innate martial prowess, though most do not have the patience for the intricacies of maintaining proper supply lines or the delicate maneuvering of troops and still prefer to engage their enemies in hand to hand combat right on the frontline, leading them to be little more than overly decorated infantrymen.

### Ragebeasts

Ragebeasts are savage Demons of Rage who do little more than thrash about wildly and destroy everything in their paths. There is quite a fair deal of variety among individual Ragebeasts but, in general, they tend to resemble Demonically warped Dire Beasts.

### Ragebehemoths

Ragebehemoths are Demons very similar to Ragebeasts that are truly only categorized differently due to the immense disparity in their size and power. While a Ragebeast may be capable of decimating a village, a Ragebehemoth wields the potential of leveling an entire city if its rampage is left unchecked.

## Lust Demons

### Lubi (Omnibi, Succubi, and Incubi)

Lubi are intelligent pink-skinned Lust Demons capable of disgusting themselves as Ib, generally preferring to take on sexualized roles in society such as those of prostitutes and certain kinds of models. Many use their unnatural beauty and innate charm to lure in members of royalty into to get themselves into the nobility through marriage, but it is almost certain that they will have no intent to keep in line with their marital vows. They seek to experience exotic pleasures for themselves and enjoy sharing their erotic art with as many mortals as possible. While they certainly prefer consensual partners for their depraved acts, in the case that a particularly beautiful yet exceptionally unwilling Ib has caught their eye, they will likely resort to mind-controlling magic and, under extreme circumstances, physical assault.

### Fleshmelts

Fleshmelts are Lust demons whose bodies have been deformed into a bizarre, almost fluid masses of flesh. They seek to embrace Ib and embrace them in sickening carnal pleasures.

## Sloth Demons

### Sloths

Sloths are intelligent, blue-skinned Sloth Demons capable of disguising themselves as Ib. They are often found resting out in the countryside in idyllic and scenic areas, or just in whichever soft pile of dirt happened to catch their fancy. Most Sloths will never harm anybody unless they have been disturbed first, and even then they will only use violence as a last resort. More sinister Sloths are known to actively hunt for sick, wounded, or vegetated Ib and use their abilities to remove them from their beds which they will then take over in disguise, fooling family members into caring for them while their real loved one suffers. The unfortunate victims of such life-swapping will sometimes find themselves lost in far off lands, but the most vicious of Sloths will murder them outright and bury their bones beneath their very home.

## Gluttony Demons

### Gourmets

Gourmets are intelligent brown-skinned Gluttony Demons capable of disguising themselves as Ib. Many take on professions as chefs and food critics, but often their pallets are not quite picky enough to truly be suitable for the job. Less refined Gourmets will eat crops and dirt straight from the field, but those who do grow powerful enough to acquire discerning taste will often make goals for themselves to sample all the finest dishes throughout the land or learn the flavor of one of every kind of creature they encounter. The most sinister of Gourmets tend to develop an obsession with the taste of Ib and will spend most of their infernal existence in search of the perfect recipe to dine upon it.

### Plague Grazers

Plague Grazers are minor Gluttony Demons that take on the form of swarms of locusts or deers and sweep through areas en mas, grazing away all vegetation and leaving a trail of famine in their wake.

## Envy Demons

### Covetous

Covetous are intelligent, green-skinned, green-eyed Envy Demons that are capable of disguising themselves as Ib. They are known for skulking and sulking in the shadows as they watch the lives of ordinary Ib whom they hold uncontrollable jealousy towards. They often take the precious belonging and baubles from Ib whom they hold in particular envious admiration, and will, in extreme circumstances, murder these individuals and then disguise as them in an attempt to steal their very lives. However, even if they are successful in their dark endeavors, the Covetous will never be satisfied and will always encounter somebody who they believe is leading a life in some way superior to their own and try to replace them as well. Covetous always keep the eyes of their victims on their persons at all times and it is worth noting that their disguises are usually flawed with their own demonic eyes being the most obvious deviation from their target Ib.

## Pride Demons

### Alphas

Alphas are intelligent, purple-skinned Pride Demons that are capable of disguising themselves as Ib. They are known for taking on important leadership roles in society with a particular penchant for politics and courting with nobility. They use their demonic influence to aid them in their own quests for personal glory and sometimes extraodinary infamy, often at the expense of those they promised to protect as they rose to power. Notably, Alphas' Ib disguises are usually imperfect and while they may be able to make their faces take on the qualities of legendary beauty, the surfaces of their backs will tend to be ghastly and horrific.

### Mirror Drowners

Mirror Drowners are Pride Semons that lurk within reflective surfaces, especially mirrors or reflective pools. While their presence prevents the surface of whatever they are contained within from reflecting normally, they are able to control what the surface shows. The images that they present tend to portray the world mostly normally, albeit as if one were staring through a visually enhancing and beautifying lens, but when they display the "reflection" of Ib, they mask all blemishes and present only the image of the utmost majesty. If the affected Ib becomes too captivated by their own "reflection" and stare too deeply into the mirror, the Drowner will drag them inside. If they are residing in pools of water, the water will still function as ordinary water, but if they are residing within an ordinarily solid object such as a mirror, it will take on the thick consistency of Mercury until the spark life has been completely snuffed from their victim.

## Opium Demons

### Burrowers

Burrowers are Opium Demons that known to travel the world in packs, ever flailing around and digging about in random directions in some vague hope of finding gold. Unfortunately, they possess absolutely no sensory organs and have no means of becoming aware of the presence of any gold even if they do happen to burrow straight into a treasury reserve. While they are not actively hostile towards Ib, those who find themselves in the path of a pack of Burrowers would be wise to make some distance lest they risk being rent to pieces, and those who notice their home in the way of a Burrower pack should do their utmost to defeat or redirect the Demons lest they wish to give up upon their worldly belongings.

## Splendor Demons

### Cacophony Demon

Cacophony Demons are Splendor Demons that possess bodies formed from a twisted amalgamation of instruments. Each and every movement that they make creates an ear-grating, cacophonous dissonance which the vile creatures themselves seem to relish but will disturb most ordinary beings and irk the most vulnerable to the brink of madness.

## Thievery Demons

### Grabblers

Grabblers are Thievery Demons known for snatching away fine jewelry along with whatever part of the body it was on. The first known Grabbler was found terrorizing the trails near the mining village of Shenken and is the focus of the tale of the three Necklaces. The tale tells of three travelers who passed through the village: a fool, a wise man, and a hero. The first to come was the fool who drifted through village as he wandered the world. The villagers saw his beautiful necklace and warned him of the monster in the woods who would snatch it away along with his head. Believing that they were trying to deceive him, he refused to heed their words and went on his way through the old forest trail. As he walked, he heard leaves and branches rustling nearby. He grabbed his necklace in fear and held it close to his heart, but that was probably the worst thing that he could have done. In moments, the grabbler leaped down from the trees and caught hold of the necklace chain. The fool tried desperately to hold on, but the creature's greed was greater than his strength and it ripped his necklace off, taking his head with it. The second to pass through the village was a wise man on a journey. When the villagers saw his wonderful necklace, they warned him of the beast lurking in the shadows. He thanked them for their warning and went on his way, unsure if what they told him was the truth, or if it was just the babble of nervous peasants. Regardless, he was weary as he walked through the woods. When he heard the rustling of branches and leaves, he quickly grabbed for his necklace, unhooked his necklace and threw it to the ground. The beast then swooped down and snatched the necklace away, disappearing into the forest. The wise man went on his way. The last to come to the village was a hero on a quest. When the villagers saw his magnificent necklace, they warned him of the demon that stalks the forest. He took heed of their words and ventured along the trail. When he heard the rustling of the leaves of branches, he grabbed not for his necklace but for his sword's hilt. When the grabbler dove toward him, in one motion he unsheathed and swung the blade, slicing the demon in two. Around its neck he found the other two necklaces and claimed them as his own.

## Ravish Demons

Tentacle Beast - Lust demons with entire bodies composed of erogenous tentacles.

## Resentment Demons

### Silencers

Silencers are Demons of Sloth and Wrath that despise noises they perceive as being created by living creatures as well as Ibian constructs and seek to make the world as naturally silent a place as possible by any means available to them. Unfortunately for them, their hearing works in supernatural ways and there is no way for them to simply plug up their own ears as they have none, nor any other sensory organs for that matter, and instead hear with their very soul. This quirk of their being grants them immunity to deafness and a sense of hearing that grows or diminishes in acuteness depending on their proximity to sources of sound; if one is in a naturally silent place, they will be able to easily discern the flap of a butterfly's wings from a considerable distance whereas if they are in a noisy environment, they may struggle to discern the screams of their victims from even natural sounds such as wailing of the wind. It is worth noting that regardless of the ambient sound levels, Silencers will never mistake natural noises for creature created ones unless their are creatures within their immediate vicinity.

## Carnivore Demons

### Glut Hunters

Glut Hunters are plump Carnivore Demons that may at first be mistaken for mundane, yet still extraordinary, creatures as at a glance they behave much like a predatory beast. Where they differ is that their ferocity and voracity are without limit and they will never cease in their frenzied hunt to devour all creatures, gnashing every bit of their being between their bloody drenched jaws.

## Malice Demons

### Ember Demon

Ember Demons are Malice Demons with a fascination with fire. They will wander the world in search of flames and once they find a fire of any kind, they will stoke it with their demonic energy. Once the fire has grown into a nigh-uncontrollable blaze, they will then begin to consume it, in the end leaving behind nothing but ash.

## Domination Demons

### Uglies

Uglies are Demons are Wrath and Pride who have forms so hideously revolting that those who gaze upon them will feel an overwhelming urge to engage with them in physical combat. Perhaps worst of all is that they seem to be quite satisfied with, and perhaps even proud of, how horrendously malformed their bodies are and take great offense to the notion that anybody else may think otherwise.

## Masturbation Demons

Knobbies - Lust demons that take on a vile form as suggested by their name. Their "young" which they spawn through unholy copulation with Ib are known as Knoblings.

## Vore Demons

### Puddle Sharks

Puddle Sharks are partially ethereal shark creatures that can partially control their size and jaunt through most solid land, albeit with the caveat that their dorsal fin must be physically manifested and travel along the surface as they move. The rest of their bodies can only physically manifest if they are passing through a liquid, whether it be in the form of a traditional body of water such as a lake or a small source of fluid such as a puddle or bowl of soup. So long as their entire body is capable of being submerged in the liquid, they are able to manifest.

## Exhibitionism Demons

### Corpse Walkers

Corpse Walkers are oozy, skeletal Exhibitionism Demons that wear the corpses of creatures they slay. They have a primal mind of their own, but most of their mental characteristics and individual preferences are dictated by the former mind of the body that they are inhabiting along with minor influence from the minds of their past flesh puppets. Corpse Walkers always seek to make themselves as beautiful as possible, but their tastes morph as they swap through differing and are never quite able to learn that the grass is always greener on the other side. Corpse Walkers also suffer from experiencing a decreased, yet still constant, state of decay as the corpses they inhabit gradually rot around them, providing pressure for them to seek new hosts.

### Voyeur Demon

Voyeur Demons are ethereal Exhibitionism Demons that are capable of selectively controlling their visibility so that they can be either completely invisible or visible only to individuals that they are preying upon. Those that can view the Demon describe its form as an amorphous, vaguely domelike membrane that is covered in countless eyes. Such eyewitness accounts come exclusively from those already enveloped within the dome, and none have ever seen the being's exterior. The Demon grows in strength by witnessing the vile acts of Sin committed by those engulfed within its domish maw, potentially even feeding on their entire bodies once it has become sufficiently glutted from their vice. Even if the Demon is not visibly manifesting itself, Individuals who find themselves within the Voyeur's dome can usually sense its presence through that unshakeable feeling of being watched, but even som they often still find themselves compelled to commit the most heinous acts of debauchery due to the Demon's corrupting influence.

## Vagabond Demons

Starving - Demons with tiny mouths, sometimes even the size of a mosquito's, yet massive stomachs that they cannot ever possibly hope to fill.

Bottom Feeders - Masses of Gluttonous flesh that feed on the detritus of riverbeds and ocean floors. While they are often harmless and can even help to clean their environments, in areas where there is an excess of pollution and they become overfed, they gain the strength to swim to the surface and hunt Ib.

## Inferiority Demons

Dream Eater - Consumes the dreams of Ib by corrupting them into nightmares. It also destroys long term hope by filling those it afflicts with a pervading sense of despair.

Anthrosnail - Snail shelled half men who carry their burdens

## Cannibal Demons

Snuff Demon - Appears during Dark Moon nights, seeking and destroying sources of light.

## Flatulence Demons

Bile Demon - Constantly oozes stream of noxious goo from its pores, can vomit more if threatened.

## Other Demons

Fiend

Poartaur - Fat bellied demonic pig centaurs that revel in chaos and suffering. They are adept at summoning other demons.

Imps - Variants exist for every sin and elemental combination, but they are universally vile