"And there was a great battle in heaven. Michael and his angels fought with the dragon, and the dragon fought and his angels: and they prevailed not, neither was their place found any more in heaven. And that great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, who seduceth the whole world; and he was cast unto the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him." (Revelation 12: 7-9)
"Yes, our leadership did fall from Heaven. No, we're not out to conquer the world. Have you ever heard the saying "there's two sides to every story"? We're not out to enslave or corrupt or destroy. We're trying to save you-all of you-from the tyranny of a Primordial gone mad with power and his obsessed slaves! Look, don't worry about it for right now. The important thing is that I can keep you safe from those giant flaming wheels that keep stalking you. You just need to have a little faith is all."
-Amanda Brighton, Scion of Asmodeus
In the beginning there was the Word, and the Word was with El, and the Word was El. The shaper of Heaven and the World was the Primordial who came before all. He created the cosmos within a week, and created legion upon legion of spiritual beings, the Angels, to oversee and maintain his creation. For a time, all was as El had ordained it, and he deemed it good. Humanity was created as El's crowning achievement, the living proof of his mastery of Creation. But then the unexpected happened. One of his angels, Lucifer, led a rebellion against El's management of the human species. It grew to encompass a third of the Angelic hosts, and sparked a war in Heaven that is still spoken of in the World. Lucifer and his followers became Gods in their own right, fighting a Titanomachy against El and his Titanic angels. But unlike other Titanomachies, here the Gods lost. They were defeated by the Titans and cast out of the Overworld of Heaven, down into the Underworld of Hell. But they fight on to this day.
The Demonic pantheon is in a unique position compared to other pantheons. The Primordial they oppose and his Titan servants have built three entire world religions that wield an enormous amount of power in the World, and have for centuries. These religions have cast Lucifer and his rebels as demons and monsters, painting an entire pantheon of Gods as the figures humanity should fear and revile. It has only been in recent times that this has changed somewhat. While a great many across the World still hate and fear the Demons, there have been some who have been attracted to their cause in the last few decades. But it is still a far cry from the worship one would expect of a pantheon, and there is still a great ways to go if the Demons and their Scions are to be ready to bring the fight to El and his followers.
Principal Members
While the Demons are myriad in their numbers and rankings, and mortals have made several classifications of their ranks over the centuries, the pantheon is led by a small group known as the Inner Council, or the Princes of Hell. The Inner Council is made up of those former angels who fell with Lucifer in his rebellion, as well as some who fell later in the second great Fall. First among the Fallen is of course, Lucifer, the God of Light and Darkness. His Queen Lilith at his side, he presides over the rest of the Inner Council and the legions they command. Mammon the Treasurer, Belial the General of Hell, Astaroth the Demonic Inqusitor, Leviathan the forgemistress, Behemoth the slothful juggernaut, Azazel the Spymaster, Semyaza the Prince of Pleasure, and Asmodeus the God of Wrath make up the rest of the Inner Council. Beelzebub the Traitor Prince is no longer of the Council, but rather is their prisoner and pawn.
"Yes, our leadership did fall from Heaven. No, we're not out to conquer the world. Have you ever heard the saying "there's two sides to every story"? We're not out to enslave or corrupt or destroy. We're trying to save you-all of you-from the tyranny of a Primordial gone mad with power and his obsessed slaves! Look, don't worry about it for right now. The important thing is that I can keep you safe from those giant flaming wheels that keep stalking you. You just need to have a little faith is all."
-Amanda Brighton, Scion of Asmodeus
In the beginning there was the Word, and the Word was with El, and the Word was El. The shaper of Heaven and the World was the Primordial who came before all. He created the cosmos within a week, and created legion upon legion of spiritual beings, the Angels, to oversee and maintain his creation. For a time, all was as El had ordained it, and he deemed it good. Humanity was created as El's crowning achievement, the living proof of his mastery of Creation. But then the unexpected happened. One of his angels, Lucifer, led a rebellion against El's management of the human species. It grew to encompass a third of the Angelic hosts, and sparked a war in Heaven that is still spoken of in the World. Lucifer and his followers became Gods in their own right, fighting a Titanomachy against El and his Titanic angels. But unlike other Titanomachies, here the Gods lost. They were defeated by the Titans and cast out of the Overworld of Heaven, down into the Underworld of Hell. But they fight on to this day.
The Demonic pantheon is in a unique position compared to other pantheons. The Primordial they oppose and his Titan servants have built three entire world religions that wield an enormous amount of power in the World, and have for centuries. These religions have cast Lucifer and his rebels as demons and monsters, painting an entire pantheon of Gods as the figures humanity should fear and revile. It has only been in recent times that this has changed somewhat. While a great many across the World still hate and fear the Demons, there have been some who have been attracted to their cause in the last few decades. But it is still a far cry from the worship one would expect of a pantheon, and there is still a great ways to go if the Demons and their Scions are to be ready to bring the fight to El and his followers.
Principal Members
While the Demons are myriad in their numbers and rankings, and mortals have made several classifications of their ranks over the centuries, the pantheon is led by a small group known as the Inner Council, or the Princes of Hell. The Inner Council is made up of those former angels who fell with Lucifer in his rebellion, as well as some who fell later in the second great Fall. First among the Fallen is of course, Lucifer, the God of Light and Darkness. His Queen Lilith at his side, he presides over the rest of the Inner Council and the legions they command. Mammon the Treasurer, Belial the General of Hell, Astaroth the Demonic Inqusitor, Leviathan the forgemistress, Behemoth the slothful juggernaut, Azazel the Spymaster, Semyaza the Prince of Pleasure, and Asmodeus the God of Wrath make up the rest of the Inner Council. Beelzebub the Traitor Prince is no longer of the Council, but rather is their prisoner and pawn.
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