Race: Greater Demon

Conceptual Reality Tier: II (Grades 4-6) | III (Grades 1-3)

Other Name(s): High-Ranking Demons, Greater Daemons, Tanar'ri

Power Level (Minimum): 6,000+

Semi-Unique Attribute(s): Nine-Tailed Fox, Mask of Empowerment, Polymorphism, Sorcery Mastery

Basic Attribute(s): 

(Inclusive to all Ranks) Glyph Balls (Two)

(Exclusive to Ranks III and above) Blueflame

Dominion(s): Scarlet Rose Garden

Special Aura Transformation(s): Dark Form, Chaotic Form

Gods are but greater demons, the Cishaurim said, hungers across the surface of eternity, wanting only to taste the clarity of our souls. Can you not see this? (R. Scott Bakker)

Greater Demons is the term used by the Gods to refer to the successors of the Great Demons, demons of significant power and intelligence compared to their lesser counterparts. They are greater servants of the Gods of Chaos, the guardians of their god's realm and the executors of its will. Some of them even come across as deific in their own right.

These Greater Demons are born when Lesser or Great Demons amass enough bloodshed. A demon’s status grows with the blood it manages to spill, so sufficient lives reaped can eventually cause a breakthrough to a new rank.

Such demons command shrieking mobs of lesser demons (including the Black Demons), because it can destroy any lesser demon that dares to refuse its commands, and can even forcibly cast portals to send them to their location. Their ability to release and shape their Dark Aura is also much greater than their lesser counterparts.

Additionally, they have telekinetic powers and can perform pyrotechnics and phototechnics, beguile all those of insufficiently strong willpower, and most importantly, are polymorphic, able to change shape and assume various forms, such as a gaseous form, or dark spheres, or even creeping liquids of negative energy. Their polymorphic abilities also mean that they have no critical regions and so they do not sustain critical damage in combat. As such, even a decent handful of normal Angelic weapons cannot permanently vanquish them, with only the specialised Ten Commandments swords being able to do so.

Inevitably, their might makes them a desired summon for many nefarious mages, and yet due to their nature, there is inevitably a high price to make them achieve corporeality in the material universe. The price is always a sacrifice, either the death or possession of a living being, which will act as a gateway from the Immaterium into the material realm.

Ultimately, however, they are still some of the weaker Races, and like their predecessors, possess no unique attributes. However, their proficiency in semi-unique attributes are surprisingly high.

(In descending order from strongest to weakest Grade)

<Grade 1 - Abyss>

Greater Demons who directly exist in the deepest depth of the Abyss (also called the Formless Wastes), parts of the Warp untainted by even the Chaos Gods. The most powerful of the Greater Demons, having been directly quenched in true, formless, pure Chaos itself.

• Gaelmarath, Greater Daemon of the Abyss

<Grade 2 - Amaanturis>

Stronger Greater Demons who bear an audience to the Warp, with an affinity for all four branches of Chaos.

• Dalmenaa, Incarnation of Pity

• Kratz, Warmaster of Chaos

• Ramatha, Herald of Chaos

• Shaatrixia, Breeder of Chaos

• Vastisaa, Queen of Chaos

<Grade 3 - Immaterium>

Greater Demons who are able to directly access the Warp, the very pool and source of their power, granting them higher concentrations of power to siphon off. Each of them are aligned with one of the four Major Chaos Gods, the Great Unclean Gods for Nurgle, Keeper of Secrets for Slaanesh, Lords of Change for Tzeentch and Bloodthirsters for Khorne.

• Great Unclean Ones (Botchulaz, Bolothrax, Gul'gulm'ga'tol, Ku'gath, Rotigus, Scabeiathrax, Septicus Seven, Slogoth Poxbelly, Thing in the Walls, Ulkair)

• Keepers of Secrets (Amnaich, Heartslayer, K'alith, Kanathara, Kruult, Kyriss, Lesh'Jae'Thi'Hah, Manushya-Rakshasi, Mnay'salath, Queen of Suffering, N'Kari, N'Kisha, Rhug'guari'ihlulan, Shalaxi Hellbane, Sl'eth'kryphyr, Sssair Gleamling, Ses'tesh, Sidroh, Yria, Zarakynel)

• Lords of Change (Aetaos'rau'keres, Kairos Fateweaver, Ix'thar'ganix, M'Kachen, M'katchnar, Malfallax, Marabas, Sar'tir, Skra'Kalichaust, Shim'dre'lex'kazar, Tarkh'ax, Tyrant of Blueflame, Keriath)

• Bloodthirsters (An'ggrath, Skarbrand, Anark'ad'nron, An'kha'arak, Ax'akhan, Bellanoth, Ghalh'kra, Gore Lord, Ka'bandha, Khan'zhar, Kha Ak-Lash Kha-Aksha, Khulzhar, Storm Prince, Vangash'hagash)

<Grade 4 - Arn>

Greater Demons taking residence in Arn. Slightly more powerful than those in Dūlun, having clearer Domains in their possession.

• Khazra, Greater Demon of Conquest

• Maraketh, Queen of the Bakazu

<Grade 5 - Dūlun>

Average Greater Demons taking residence in Dūlun. Slightly more powerful than those in the Northern Lands, able to realise a clear Domain for themselves.

• Cyzla, Greater Demon of Jealousy

• Maris, Greater Demon of Lost Innocence

• Orkothus, Greater Demon of Pain

• Razrin, Greater Demon of Luck

• Syrren, Greater Demon of Fear

<Grade 6 - Northern Lands>

Average Greater Demons taking residence in the Northern Lands.

• Macht, The Golden Land

• Aura, The Guillotine

• Solitär, The Nameless

• Grausam, The Miraculous

• Böse, The Immortal

• Rivale, The God of War

• Tot, The End Saint

The Greater Demons are based on those from World Anvil, Warhammer, Frieren and World of Arn.