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Like in the previous thread we will be discussing our theories and share our ideas in a healthy enviroment about the Demons of Arkain.
Let's begin.
Unlike the rest of the races that populate the world, the Demons aren't native to Arkain. Demons are formidable foes in a fight, are able to overpower multiple foes and be more than a challange to the strongest of chapions or heroes. They posses great phisical strength and endurance, a cunning mind and show a ferocity like no other race on Arkain. They originate from the Void that is no longer hospitable and set their sights on dominating Arkain or conquer it for their own. Their first arrival sparked the Voidwar that shook the foundation of Arkain and were nearly successful in conquering the world untill the Empire beat them back and were forced to use artifacts of great power to create an impassable/impenetrable barrier to keep out the denizens of Arkain. Thus the Demons have established a forced domain on Arkain that seems to be tolerated and watched carefuly.
Recently the Demons have begun emerging through the world of Arkain once again, as fierce as ever and set on bringing the lesser races to their knees.
1) What happened to the Void?
It is difficult to see the Void as a lush and fertile world filled with life. Aparently wherever Demons go fire and destruction follow. It is known that the Void is no longer hospitable and that the Demons need to conquer Arkain.
It is possible that the Void isn't a world or a place that simply exists inbetween planes of existence. The Void could be a "space" that the Leader(s) of the Demons are able to expand with each conquered world (like a person expanding the size of his yard by moving the fence line further out), adding the targeted world to the Void until all life is scoured from it and a new one must be added for the Demons to continue as a race.
2) How powerful are the Demons exactly?
It is difficult to say though each time they arrive they bring enough forces to bring a region to its knees.
In a fight, a Demon is rarely alone (unless he/she is powerful or confident enough to stay alone) and is usually accompanied by several other Demons as a personal escort or small strike force. Demons are more than a challange for even the strongest of heroes (such as the mysterious Demon Champion from the cursed swamp that took a small army, Blen Greymoore, General Bloodclaw and a Wizzard to bring him down; or the Demonic Guardians in the final mission of the First Human Book that were capable of killing a few heroes).
They are able to arrive in droves and almost anywhere in an area (although the process of summoning takes time) thanks to the flexibility of their summoning portals, thus turning unprotected areas of a base or city into a severe defensive weakness where a flank attack can spell your doom.
Their "technology" and spells are based on unknown and poorly studied origins, thus granting them a great advantage in defense (strong chaos damage towers) and offense (high HP units with chaos damage and sometimes abilities) as well as being able to poke holes through dimentions (summoning Demons, Demonic Beasts or Infernals from the Void through portals or using their own power).
Demonic relics or items from the Voidwar hold great power as well, some of which is equal to the ones that created the imbassible barrier.
3) Are the Demons potentially immortal?
Its safe to say yes, they have a limmited imortality. As life-span a Demon could potentially be several hundred of years old before even showing the slightest sign of weakness from age; if destroyed they lose all of their acumulated strength and power, suffering a serious rank demonion as they are reborn again in the Void (if memory serves well, I remember from the First Human Book someone mentioning that Demons are always reborn if killed).
4) Are the Demons truly leaderless?
It's safe to say that the Demons are actaully not in the slightest bit leaderless. There's always someone pushing the orders or pulling the strings behind shadows and almost never reveal themselves. But these are just higher ranking Demons in the legions or armies that sometimes have their own agenda set as a priority.
It is possible that the True Leader(s) of the Demons doesn't (don't) exactly care how the job is done. If the Demons are nearly immortal or countless in number, it doesn't matter how long it takes to subvert a world or conquer it since in the end the result is the same and in the favor of the Demons.
5) How deep does the Demon's manipulation of key characters?
We all know that Demons can use manipulation tactics through the use of their abilities, tempting promisses or cunning wit. As a simple example we know that under Aridon's wishes there were several interferences of Demonic nature to direct key characters into desired positions yo furter his plans to restore the "ballance". Even prestigious veterans of the Voidwar from the Empire were secretly executing the will of the Demons and weeding out possible thorns. But how deep does this manipulation truly goes? Could it be possible that the tragedy of Redfist's first family was in fact orchestrated but didn't play out correctly in the end? Could the Emperor himself be a victim of this manipulation that made him question Bloodclaw and send Van Durce after him? Could Bloodclaw himself be a victim to the Demon's orchestration without him knowing?
6) Could the bulk of the Demons' legions be on its way to Arkain?
As we've all experienced Demon foes in the campaign they are formidable on their own, but they aren't backed up by something else that's potentially a game changer (ex.: Airships in the last mission of the First Human Book, though this example is poor since the Airships weren't that powerful I wanted to point out that the Demons could have had such support). Considering the warning given by the mysterious Demon Champion in the cursed swamp there could be something great or someone truly formidable coming to Arkain from the Void to finnish the invasion.
Let's begin.
Unlike the rest of the races that populate the world, the Demons aren't native to Arkain. Demons are formidable foes in a fight, are able to overpower multiple foes and be more than a challange to the strongest of chapions or heroes. They posses great phisical strength and endurance, a cunning mind and show a ferocity like no other race on Arkain. They originate from the Void that is no longer hospitable and set their sights on dominating Arkain or conquer it for their own. Their first arrival sparked the Voidwar that shook the foundation of Arkain and were nearly successful in conquering the world untill the Empire beat them back and were forced to use artifacts of great power to create an impassable/impenetrable barrier to keep out the denizens of Arkain. Thus the Demons have established a forced domain on Arkain that seems to be tolerated and watched carefuly.
Recently the Demons have begun emerging through the world of Arkain once again, as fierce as ever and set on bringing the lesser races to their knees.
1) What happened to the Void?
It is difficult to see the Void as a lush and fertile world filled with life. Aparently wherever Demons go fire and destruction follow. It is known that the Void is no longer hospitable and that the Demons need to conquer Arkain.
It is possible that the Void isn't a world or a place that simply exists inbetween planes of existence. The Void could be a "space" that the Leader(s) of the Demons are able to expand with each conquered world (like a person expanding the size of his yard by moving the fence line further out), adding the targeted world to the Void until all life is scoured from it and a new one must be added for the Demons to continue as a race.
2) How powerful are the Demons exactly?
It is difficult to say though each time they arrive they bring enough forces to bring a region to its knees.
In a fight, a Demon is rarely alone (unless he/she is powerful or confident enough to stay alone) and is usually accompanied by several other Demons as a personal escort or small strike force. Demons are more than a challange for even the strongest of heroes (such as the mysterious Demon Champion from the cursed swamp that took a small army, Blen Greymoore, General Bloodclaw and a Wizzard to bring him down; or the Demonic Guardians in the final mission of the First Human Book that were capable of killing a few heroes).
They are able to arrive in droves and almost anywhere in an area (although the process of summoning takes time) thanks to the flexibility of their summoning portals, thus turning unprotected areas of a base or city into a severe defensive weakness where a flank attack can spell your doom.
Their "technology" and spells are based on unknown and poorly studied origins, thus granting them a great advantage in defense (strong chaos damage towers) and offense (high HP units with chaos damage and sometimes abilities) as well as being able to poke holes through dimentions (summoning Demons, Demonic Beasts or Infernals from the Void through portals or using their own power).
Demonic relics or items from the Voidwar hold great power as well, some of which is equal to the ones that created the imbassible barrier.
3) Are the Demons potentially immortal?
Its safe to say yes, they have a limmited imortality. As life-span a Demon could potentially be several hundred of years old before even showing the slightest sign of weakness from age; if destroyed they lose all of their acumulated strength and power, suffering a serious rank demonion as they are reborn again in the Void (if memory serves well, I remember from the First Human Book someone mentioning that Demons are always reborn if killed).
4) Are the Demons truly leaderless?
It's safe to say that the Demons are actaully not in the slightest bit leaderless. There's always someone pushing the orders or pulling the strings behind shadows and almost never reveal themselves. But these are just higher ranking Demons in the legions or armies that sometimes have their own agenda set as a priority.
It is possible that the True Leader(s) of the Demons doesn't (don't) exactly care how the job is done. If the Demons are nearly immortal or countless in number, it doesn't matter how long it takes to subvert a world or conquer it since in the end the result is the same and in the favor of the Demons.
5) How deep does the Demon's manipulation of key characters?
We all know that Demons can use manipulation tactics through the use of their abilities, tempting promisses or cunning wit. As a simple example we know that under Aridon's wishes there were several interferences of Demonic nature to direct key characters into desired positions yo furter his plans to restore the "ballance". Even prestigious veterans of the Voidwar from the Empire were secretly executing the will of the Demons and weeding out possible thorns. But how deep does this manipulation truly goes? Could it be possible that the tragedy of Redfist's first family was in fact orchestrated but didn't play out correctly in the end? Could the Emperor himself be a victim of this manipulation that made him question Bloodclaw and send Van Durce after him? Could Bloodclaw himself be a victim to the Demon's orchestration without him knowing?
6) Could the bulk of the Demons' legions be on its way to Arkain?
As we've all experienced Demon foes in the campaign they are formidable on their own, but they aren't backed up by something else that's potentially a game changer (ex.: Airships in the last mission of the First Human Book, though this example is poor since the Airships weren't that powerful I wanted to point out that the Demons could have had such support). Considering the warning given by the mysterious Demon Champion in the cursed swamp there could be something great or someone truly formidable coming to Arkain from the Void to finnish the invasion.
