Demons (Seven Devils)

=Becoming a demon= People only become demons automatically when a demonic dagger is used to burn the humanity out of them. This bypasses the heaven/hell/limbo thing, or needing to corrupt and rip the wings off of an angel.


 * The King of Hell is the highest ranking demon. Perhaps not necessarily the most powerful, but the one who's clawed their way to the top and now sits upon the throne.


 * Lords of Hell are the next highest ranking demons. They are (typically) very old and possess a primal demonic form along with the human skin that they usually prefer to parade around in. Lords are not to be messed with or underestimated; they are very powerful, more than any other demons who rank below them. Following tradition, there are seven of them. They have a dagger with their true name carved into the blade.


 * Spot for Princes of Hell. They have a dagger with their true name carved into the blade.


 * Middle-class demons are the most common ones. They look human or mostly human and possess decent abilities. They have a dagger with their true name carved into the blade.


 * Lower-class demons include succubi and lamia; demons that are either not entirely physically human due to the weakness of their soul or will, or those who don't have very much power.

=Abilities=

Lords of Hell

 * Telekinesis: They can manipulate and move objects with their mind. Limitations: They can't manipulate magic-based matters/energies. Their power is stronger than a Prince's, and unrivaled by all but the King.


 * Teleportation: Walls can't hold a demon, nor is distance any sort of hindrance. There are no limitations to this, aside from the fact that they can't use teleportation to travel from one plane to another, ie, from earth to hell.


 * Hell Portals: Can be opened from earth with demonic blood, spilled with a demonic knife, with which a complex ruin must be drawn to open a portal. It generally doesn't stay open very long to prevent unwanted followers. When a portal is being opened from the hell side, a demon can simply use their knife to create a tear in midair.


 * Demonic Form: They are capable of a complete shift in physical appearance, including size and shape. They're stronger and (typically) faster in their true demonic form, and there is no limit to how much they use it.


 * Unique Ability: In addition to their other powers, some Lords each have a special ability, which can either be passive, defensive, or offensive. For example, Belphegor affects the tempers of those around him when his own rises, Tallis saps the hope and happiness out of people, and Leviathan is eternally envious.


 * Eternal youth.


 * High superhuman strength and enhanced endurance.

Princes of Hell

 * Telekinesis: They can manipulate and move objects with their mind. Limitations: They can't manipulate magic-based matters/energies. Their power is stronger than a middle-class demon's, and their physical strength doesn't limit their mental powers as much.


 * Teleportation: Walls can't hold a demon, nor is distance any sort of hindrance. There are no limitations to this, aside from the fact that they can't use teleportation to travel from one plane to another, ie, from earth to hell.


 * Hell Portals: Can be opened from earth with demonic blood, spilled with a demonic knife, with which a complex ruin must be drawn to open a portal. It generally doesn't stay open very long to prevent unwanted followers. When a portal is being opened from the hell side, a demon can simply use their knife to create a tear in midair.


 * Demonic Form: They are capable of a slight shift in physical appearance, such as morphing fingernails into claws, growing horns, changing their eyes and teeth, growing a tail, and other small things. They cannot change their physical size and grow larger in general, but it's possible if they continue to grow stronger and reach towards a Lord's level of power.


 * Eternal youth.


 * Considerable superhuman strength and enhanced endurance.

Middle-class Demons

 * Telekinesis: They can manipulate and move objects with their mind. Limitations: They can't manipulate magic-based matters/energies. Their psychic strength is proportional to their capacity, meaning an opponent with physical strength stronger than their mental strength may break free, or even be immune to the ability altogether.


 * Teleportation: Walls can't hold a demon, nor is distance any sort of hindrance. There are no limitations to this, aside from the fact that they can't use teleportation to travel from one plane to another, ie, from earth to hell.


 * Hell Portals: Can be opened from earth with demonic blood, spilled with a demonic knife, with which a complex ruin must be drawn to open a portal. It generally doesn't stay open very long to prevent unwanted followers. When a portal is being opened from the hell side, a demon can simply use their knife to create a tear in midair.


 * Eternal youth.


 * Moderate superhuman strength and enhanced endurance.

Lower-class Demons

 * Hell Portals: Lower-class demons are unable to open their own hell portals, as they aren't given knives, and must rely on 'public transportation' instead, ie, hell portals opened by demons who ferry others back and forth as their job.


 * Eternal youth.


 * Mild superhuman strength and enhanced endurance.

=Weaknesses=

Lords of Hell

 * Silver: A demon can't touch silver without its skin burning. Effectiveness varies depending on the rank of the demon. For Lords, silver is not fatal, and can cause only mild damage that heals quickly.


 * Blessed/holy objects: They essentially have the same effect as silver. They burn demons, but demons are not otherwise repulsed by them. They're not fatal for Lords, and are more of an annoyance than anything else.


 * Holy water: It burns demons that come into contact with it, like acid. Effectiveness varies depending on the tier of the demon. Low-ranking demons are the most vulnerable against it, while higher level demons are more resistant. It causes very mild damage to Lords.


 * Consecrated ground: Demons cannot set foot on consecrated ground, such as churches. They are physically repelled and only the highest level demons are able to overcome this. Lords are able to enter consecrated ground without any side effects.

Princes of Hell

 * Silver: A demon can't touch silver without its skin burning. Effectiveness varies depending on the rank of the demon. For Princes, silver is not fatal, and can cause only mild to moderate damage that heals fairly quickly.


 * Blessed/holy objects: They essentially have the same effect as silver. They burn demons, but demons are not otherwise repulsed by them. They're not fatal for Princes, and are more of an annoyance than anything else.


 * Holy water: It burns demons that come into contact with it, like acid. Effectiveness varies depending on the tier of the demon. Low-ranking demons are the most vulnerable against it, while higher level demons are more resistant. It causes mild to moderate damage to Princes.


 * Consecrated ground: Demons cannot set foot on consecrated ground, such as churches. They are physically repelled and only the highest level demons are able to overcome this. Princes are able to enter consecrated ground, however they feel vaguely ill and uneasy, and slightly weakened.

Middle-class Demons

 * Silver: A demon can't touch silver without its skin burning. Effectiveness varies depending on the rank of the demon. For middle-class demons, silver is not fatal, but it can cause severe damage that heals slowly.


 * Blessed/holy objects: They essentially have the same effect as silver. They burn demons, but demons are not otherwise repulsed by them. They're not fatal for middle-class demons, but they can cause moderate damage that heals slowly.


 * Holy water: It burns demons that come into contact with it, like acid. Effectiveness varies depending on the tier of the demon. Low-ranking demons are the most vulnerable against it, while higher level demons are more resistant. It causes moderate damage to middle-class demons.


 * Consecrated ground: Demons cannot set foot on consecrated ground, such as churches. They are physically repelled and only the highest level demons are able to overcome this. Middle-class demons are unable to enter consecrated ground.

Lower-class Demons

 * Silver: A demon can't touch silver without its skin burning. Effectiveness varies depending on the rank of the demon. For lower-class demons, silver is fatal, causing severe damage that heals slowly if a demon survives.


 * Blessed/holy objects: They essentially have the same effect as silver. They burn demons, but demons are not otherwise repulsed by them. They can be fatal for lower-class demons, causing moderate to severe damage that heals slowly.


 * Holy water: It burns demons that come into contact with it, like acid. Effectiveness varies depending on the tier of the demon. Low-ranking demons are the most vulnerable against it, while higher level demons are more resistant. It causes severe damage to lower-class demons.


 * Consecrated ground: Demons cannot set foot on consecrated ground, such as churches. They are physically repelled and only the highest level demons are able to overcome this. Lower-class demons are unable to enter consecrated ground.

=Special Items= Each higher ranking demon has a knife with their true name engraved into the blade. This knife is both their most powerful weapon and their greatest weakness. It is not only a way to burn the humanity out of whomever is stabbed with it, but it's the easiest way to kill the demon it belongs to, by stabbing them with it. Whoever holds the knife and says the demon’s name will end up summoning the demon, no matter what they were doing before that.