Demon

Demons (悪魔) are a species of malevolent monsters that appear in Xostya.

Background
Demons are considered by Xostya inhabitants to be otherworldly beings that hailed from the Demon World. Apparently, demons have been a prevalent part of the ancient history left within Xostya to be told by its inhabitants.

Types of Demons
These beings are regarded as atrocious monsters originating from the Demon World. In Xostya, they exist solely for the extermination of all sentient and good living beings. They are also synonymous with the word 'evil' and were described to be the kind of creatures that tormented the living. Thus far, demons have been classified into two major categories:


 * Demon: Those who use violence to bring about destruction.
 * Devil: Those who use their intelligence to bring about depravity.

Though there are various sub-types ranging from beast to humanoids:


 * Abyssal Lord
 * Dead Tree Demon
 * Silk Hat Demon
 * Crown Demon
 * Circlet Demon
 * Corolla Demon
 * Gazer Devil
 * Hellhound
 * Hell Scythe
 * Hood Demon
 * Imp
 * Inferior Demon
 * Light-Fingered Demon
 * Overeating
 * Rotting Demon
 * Scale Demon
 * Shadow Demon
 * Succubus
 * Supplicant
 * Torturer
 * War Devil

Appearance
Demons come in a myriad of forms and appearances. Befitting of creatures that exist solely to feed off the suffering of others, they appeared as grotesque-looking monsters.

Abilities
As with their appearance, demons possess a variety of unholy abilities although these depend on the ranking of the demon itself. On the other hand, many demons alike are known to be resistant to the fire element. Also, even the likes of hazardous environments would have no negative effects on them. Demons, in general, do not have a maximum lifespan. They have no need to eat or drink to survive. However, it was said that the buff effects from eating food do not work on devils.

Nevertheless, high-level demons had very high elemental resistances. While their exact resistance varied between type, electricity was one of the more effective energy types. Holy-type magic is known to be especially effective against those of evil alignment, which demons fall under. Certain extremely high-level demons could also use skills that could prevent the use of teleportation in their vicinity.

There are devils who can steal the souls of people through forming contracts with them. Tradition told of demons disguised as beautiful women to tempt men in making a contract with them so they can obtain their souls.

Culture
Demons seem to follow a hierarchy of sorts in Xostya. According to some humans, if a demon wants to show up or make its presence known in Xostya, it has to engrave its true name into the world. Therefore, they cannot use false names as their identity. Experiments suggest that demons going by a false name might even cause them to disappear on the spot.

Demons are even more worse to control than Angels, with their tendency to go berserk at the worst possible moments.

Known Demons

 * Neo