Demonic Compendium - Vile
Demon Alignment |
Light-Law | Light-Neutral | Light-Chaos |
Neutral-Law | Neutral | Neutral-Chaos |
Dark-Law | Dark-Neutral | Dark-Chaos |
Unique/Unfusable/Unrecruitable (Black) |
Glossary |
Affinity | The demon can start with up to three skills of its affinity's type. |
Ailments | A blanket term for mind, nerve, and curse skills. |
Destroy | A blanket term for skills that strike the target or targets dead instantly. |
Drain | The demon is healed by skills of this type. |
Immune | The demon cannot be affected by skills of this type. |
Magic | A blanket term for fire, ice, force, and lightning skills. |
Reflect | The demon reflects skills of this type back to the caster. |
Resist | Skills of this type are less effective against the demon. |
Start | The demon automatically starts with this skill. |
Tier | The demon's starting tier. |
Weak | Skills of this type are more effective against the demon. |
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Powerful demonized deities. Rare and reclusive, Viles are extremely effective spellcasters and fighters, marred only by their general weakness to Expel attacks. |
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A shapeshifting demon or unrighteous spirit. They are man-eaters or cannibals, sometimes even feeding on spoiled meat, and their fingernails are said to be highly venomous. They are often known for desecrating and robbing graves, possessing humans, harassing priests, disturbing sacrifices, and other hateful acts. | ||
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An idol originating in medieval times. It was first used in transcripts during the Inquisition of the Knights Templar. Its description at the time changed from confession to confession, making it quite clear that it was an elaborate slander campaign. Later, it was seen as a symbol of unity (the Sabbatic Goat) by Eliphas Levi, then again as a demon by the Satanist Anton LaVey. | ||
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A giant elephant monster of Sri-Lankan mythology. It is typically portrayed as the mount of the demon of temptation, Mara. Whoever looks into its evil eye is said to met with misfortune. Because of religious conflict between the Buddhist Sri Lankans and the Hindu Indians, Girimehkala might be a demonized form of Ganesha. | ||
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The god of the wind known for bringing famine during dry seasons, and locusts during rainy seasons. Pazuzu was said to be invoked in amulets which combat the powers of his hated rival, the malicious goddess Lamashtu, who was believed to cause harm to mother and child during childbirth. Although Pazuzu is himself an evil spirit, he drives away other evil spirits, thus protecting humans against plagues and misfortunes. | ||
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The seventh spirit listed in the Goetia. He is a Marquis of Hell with forty legions of demons under his command. He is depicted as a wolf with a serpent's tail, a man with dog's teeth in the head of a raven, or a man with the head of a raven. He also had the ability to breathe fire in most of his forms. He knows of all things past and future and is able to fix broken bonds between friends. | ||
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A general of Hell who keeps watch over lesser demons. He is said to be a great necromancer and can control the souls of the doomed, or resurrect the corpses of the dead to do his bidding. His mount is said to be the sergeant of Hell, Glassia-labolas. | ||
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A mysterious angel known as the 'Poison of God', often depicted as a serpent. Opinions differ on whether or not he is fallen, but either way, he is associated with death. | ||
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The Egyptian god of the desert, chaos, and evil. He murdered his brother Osiris and tried to become chief god, but was castrated by Osiris's son, Horus. |
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