Demon

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Demons are the most widespread race of fiends. They are usually, with the exception of yugoloths, chaotic evil by nature, and are native to the Abyss. Demons have no true rulers, though powerful demon lords and deities are able to gain enough power and influence to gain control over sizeable armies of demonic creatures. They are also the sworn enemies of the devils, though their ageless Blood War came to a cool upon Asmodeus' ascendance to godhood.

Subcategories of demonsEdit

There are five subcategories of demons:

LoumaraEdit

Main article: Loumara

The loumara are a relatively new demonic race, much younger than the tanar'ri.

ObyrithEdit

Main article: Obyrith

The obyrith are so ancient that they predate mortal life, and even the gods.

Tanar'riEdit

Main article: Tanar'ri

The tanar'ri are a race of numerous demons originally created by the obyriths as slaves.

YugolothEdit

Main article: Yugoloth

The yugoloths are amoral mercenaries who spread into the Blood Rift and throughout the planes.^[1]

Other demonsEdit

Not all known demons fit into one of the above races. Such non-typed demons include:

• Abyssal drake
• Abyssal eviscerator
• Abyssal maw
• Abyssal ravager
• Abyssal rotfiend
• Abyssal skulker
• Ankashar
• Artaaglith
• Bebelith
• Blood fiend
• Bloodseep demon
• Broodswarm
• Deathdrinker
• Draegloth
• Ghour
• Gnaw demon
• Lilitu
• Malgodemon
• Nashrou
• Needle demon
• Neldrazu
• Piscodemon
• Pod demon
• Quasit
• Retriever
• Ruin demon
• Runespiral demon
• Rupture demon
• Shadow demon
• Skulvyn
• Soul demon
• Wastrilith
• Whisper demon
• Yochlol
• Zovvut

Elemental demons also exist, beings spawned from the broken souls of Blood War casualties and resembling the elemental material that spawned them. Known types include:

• Air demon
• Ash demon
• Earth demon
• Fire demon
• Ice demon
• Water demon

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