User:Vertend/Races

Despite the many advantages that other races have over humans and other mortal races, there are many others who see their existences as important, like how cows and chickens are viewed by humans.

Devils
Devils, or the Children of Naamah, are a race of primarily nocturnal beings that are native to a sealed region of the Hollows named Gehenna. They were originally created as a daimon race by the god Eleon, with Naamah being his prototype before she was considered a failure. After having been exiled eventually discovered by Melkira, Naamah was corrupted to use as a template for the devil race.

Overview
By using the knowledge he had gained from his studies, the fallen angel Melkira produced the first generation of devils by conducting a variety of rituals on Naamah who, at the time, was a willing participant. When he had mixed the essence of various other beings (dragons, spirits, gods, daimons, angels, etc) into the rituals, Melkira had managed to produce a wide range of devils with different abilities, however many of the first generation died early, with only a few surviving.

Over time as the devils built their own society and culture deep within the Hollows, the god Eleon began to become fearful of retribution from his former creation (unknowing of her true fate) and started a war against the devils.

Characteristics
Devils were originally magically growths and malicious intentions that plagued both humanity and the gods near the beginning of the Primeval Age. To better themselves, the gods removed the evils from themselves and their creations and placing them in isolation. However, these evils coalesced into the devils and achieved sapience. After a devastating war, the gods decided to cease the practice of removing evils and instead tried to keep the balance through the regulation of themselves and their creations, leading to the creation of the first laws. 1. Bael 2. Asmodai 3. Balaam 4. Belial 5. Valefar 6. Barbatos 7. Abigor 8. Pheynix 9. .... 10. Savnock 11. Raym 12. Forcas 13. Caym 14. Valic

Ghosts
Energies can seep into the bodies of humans, resulting in their souls becoming ghosts or other spectral creatures after their death. Souls are delicate and only through the bones method can a certain ghost be born without transforming them into an all-around different creature.

Whispers
Whispers were originally a magically enhanced pets to humans until they eventually evolved to the point of using magic to shapeshift into a human form. They are adaptable and originate from a region where they are forced to at a constant basis, but not so much in most other regions.

Daimons
Daimons are the demi-divine servants of the gods. They are divided into separate categories that depend on what their classification and tasks are.

Daimons, also known as divine spirits, are a wide classifications for the entities that were created by, and serve the gods in some form or manner. They were first created as warriors and assistants for the First War during the Primordial Age, new types were later created to assist in the creation of Erdyn following the war. At the beginning of the Primeval Age and afterwards, most daimons have been assigned to maintain the natural order of Erdyn.

Centuries into the Modern Age, many have confused daimon (DAY-mon) with demon. Most now refer to daimons as "divine spirits" instead.

Overview
Ancient daimons were specifically crafted to fight against the creatures of chaos and are the most powerful of all daimons to be created by the gods. Possessing power that resembled minor gods, the ancient daimons were produced en masse at the beginning of the First War, with successful generations created by the mingled souls of defeated enemies, allowing the gods to preserve their power to fight. Following the war many daimons were granted full godhood to up for their losses.

After the birth of Erdyn, lesser daimon variants were created to act as the world's caretakers and the servants of their creators.

Characteristics
Unlike their later creations, daimons were not initially given souls, instead they had fragments of divine essence from the gods themselves. Since the beginning of the Primeval Age, daimons have been created by a mixture of divine essence and their own special souls, along with physical bodies that would help them interact. Daimons become mortal should they lose access to their powers, but particularly powerful mortals.

Demons/Daevas
Demons, called Daevas, are a collective name for the denizens of the Infernal Hells. They are born from the corrupting influence that originated from the corpse of the ancient dragon Falak

The dragon Falak escaped from his prison soon after the death of Elraen, whom imprisoned him beneath the Underworld. After being freed, Falak began to consume the souls of the dead and corrupted them.

After the great dragon's death, the corpse gave form to the Infernal Hells as it fell into the Void. From within came the first demons.

The first few Damned Kings sought straight forward war against the living to conquer all they saw as their enemies. Each time however they were pushed back through the combined efforts of those who opposed him. The gods tasked the angels, whose master is responsible for Falak to keep the demons contained.

Through the machinations of the new Damned King, the power of the elves were corrupted, forcing their numbers to become divided into two warring factions. The undead that lived within the Hollies were given life once again and marched against the dwarfs. At a tremendous cost, the new Damned King gained possession of some divinity, which he quickly began to enhance and raise up those were loyal to him. Together, Six Archdemons served underneath him Anger, Laziness, Grief, Greed, and Gossip.


 * Anger: the hate the devil's felt for their abandonment at the hands of Elraen. Along with angels who hated the devil's for the death of their creators.
 * Laziness: the inaction many gods had towards the problems of their followers.
 * Grief: bringing back the dead to be risen within the Hollow by using the prayers of greaving loved ones. They battled against the dwarfs.
 * Greed: the greed among elves to become more powerful after sabotaging their power source, dividing them.
 * Gossip: the distrust humans had for each other and other races through lies and rumour.

With many occupied, the demons began their assaults on the Purgatory to claim the vast lands

Alban
Creations of {Evil God} and used as basic foot soldiers against {Good God} for their war in {World}. Created through enchanted clay that forms into place along with magical stones and hardens significantly. Uses a mixture of Divine, Light, Dark, and Chaos magic in their attacks that allows them to damage nearly all life forms, even gods and dragons.

They are 9'3" tall.