The Demonica Compendium (2 page)

Judicia
—Justice demons. Humanoid in appearance, with
dark hair, green skin, and white antlers. Males always
wear long beards. Females shave theirs. Some Justice demons work within the Sheoul penal complex. Others
are summoned by private individuals or species and breed
councils for matters of justice. Justice demons possess the
power of mind to inflict painful punishment as they see
fit.
Ufelskala Score: 1

Khilesh Devil
—Looking like a cross between an alliga
tor and a gorilla, this predatory species hunts in packs,
often killing more than necessary. Their favorite food
are Umber young, but they will kill any helpless demon
unlucky enough to cross their paths. Khilesh devils live
in Sheoul, but usually hunt in forests aboveground.
Ufel
skala Score:3

Khnive
—Summoned demon tracker bound by its mas
ter to do his bidding until the spell times out. They smell
strongly of decay and resemble giant, skinless opossums.
When not being forced to track, khnives roam Sheoul in packs, scavenging for other species' leftover kills.
Ufel
skala Score: 1

Lava Beast
—Elephant-sized demons that live within vol
canoes. They are the only known species that can survive
exposure to hot lava. Orange/red and black in color, they
can blend into cooling lava flows. Thought to be the phys
ical incarnation of evil humans killed in natural disasters,
lava beasts feed on the negative energy produced by a vol
cano's destruction.
Ufelskala Score: 3

Leonine Beast
—Believed to be the first demons created as
a cross between humans and animals. Some demon schol
ars are certain leonine beasts are the result of a failed
attempt at creating lion shapeshifters. Whatever their
origins, they resemble lions but are capable of walking
upright. None exist in the wild—these creatures are kept
only as pets by the most wealthy and powerful demon
lords.
Ufelskala Score: 2

Mamu
—An Australian desert-dwelling species of man-
eating, shapeshifting demon. These tall, pointy-headed ugly
demons hunt for solitary humans. They either attack with
large clubs or they wait quietly, disguised as an inanimate
object, small animal, or another human.
Ufelskala Score: 5

Nebulous Demon
—These rare, malevolent spirits suck
souls out of humans. They are shapeless, appearing as
patches of fog or steam. Some breeds take only the souls
of those who are comatose, while others prey mostly on
children, the mentally ill, and the elderly, leaving them with no sense of right and wrong. The human souls are
stored within the demon, providing it energy for as long
as the human body lives. The souls can only be freed by
killing the demon.
Ufelskala Score: 4

Neethulum
—An extremely intelligent and cruel race
who breed, raise, train, and sell other species as slaves
and food. Their uncommon beauty has given rise to the rumor that they are descended from fallen angels. They
reside wherever they want to within the vast confines of
Sheoul.
Ufelskala Score: 5

Nightlash
—Humanoid, with clawed feet and sharp teeth.
Very tall, often topping seven feet. They will eat anything they
can catch, and they hunt in family packs, mainly because they
are all inbred. There are no social taboos with these demons.
They reside only in Sheoul, usually the colder regions, but they
consider all of earth their hunting ground.
Ufelskala Score: 4

Obhirrat
—Among the most hideous, vile demons in exist
ence. At around seven-and-a-half feet tall, these snouted
beasts have foot-long claws they click together when agi
tated, beady, red eyes, and snakelike tongues. Their skin
is transparent, revealing their primary means of defense:
live-flesh-eating maggots that squirm constantly beneath
the skin. Few can look upon an Obhirrat without becom
ing nauseous.
Ufelskala Score: 3

Oni
—These rather stupid demons are troublemakers.
The party animals of the underworld, they eat, drink, and
have sex to excess. Onis may live in the human realm or
the demon one, but they are always present at the sites
of natural disasters, and they love to hang out in places
where diseases reach epidemic proportions. Ranging in
size from half the size of a human to three times the size,
they also vary in color, from pale peach to bright pink to
blue. Their three fingers and toes on each hand and foot
end in sharp talons. They boast three eyes, a flat face, and
a gaping mouth full of fangs.
Ufelskala Score: 3

Ramreel
—Rumored to have been created from human
and goat stock, these burly, small-eyed demons with
curled horns tend to make their living by hiring them
selves out as guards. As small kids, they train with blade
weapons, giving them a head start in the crowded but
lucrative security market.
Ufelskala Score: 2

Rusalka
—Freshwater species that can shapeshift into
fishes and frogs. Rusalkas are female, pale green in color,
with green hair. They are perpetually lonely, and they
lure human men into the water to mate with them. Unfor
tunately, their partners always drown after they give up
their seed, leaving the Rusalkas lonely once more—that
is, until their eggs hatch nine months later. Despite the
fact that they always kill their partners, Rusalkas are not
evil; they never intend to drown their partners, and they
always forget that it happened, so they can't learn from
their mistakes.
Ufelskala Score: 1

Seminus
—A rare, specialized breed of incubi. Members
of the breed are exclusively male. As a
ter'
taceo
species,
they appear human. As incubi, they are always attractive,
and their sexual pheromones can loosen up even the
most prickly females. At one hundred years old, Semi
nus demons gain the ability to shapeshift and impregnate
females of other species. Because individual Seminus
demons are raised by different species, their Ufelskala
scores vary wildly. In addition, after their second matura
tion cycle at the age of one hundred, they often lose any
sense of compassion and rationality they might have had before the
s'genesis.
Ufelskala Score: Varies

Sensor
—
Ter'taceo
demons who live and work with
humans in order to seek out and destroy the infant half-breed offspring of humans and demons. Though their
natural form is humanoid, their skin begins to deterio
rate after too much time in the human realm. They must
return to Sheoul every six months to endure a two-week
regeneration ritual.
Ufelskala Score: 2

Shapeshifter
—Shapeshifters (as their own distinct spe
cies, as opposed to a demon who can shift his shape) dif
fer from weres in two main ways: shapeshifters turn into
true animals, not human-beasts, and shapeshifters can
shift at will and are not affected by the full moon. All
true shifters have a telltale birthmark, a red, star-shaped
mole behind the left ear. According to the Daemonica, the demon bible, shapeshifters, like weres and vampires, have
human souls.
Ufelskala Score: Varies

Silas Demon
—The mercenaries of the underworld. These
pale white, eyeless demons live in Sheoul, in large com
munities where no other species is allowed. They sell
their war services to the highest bidders as groups, not
individuals, and they will destroy anything and anyone
they are paid to kill. Their clothing is made entirely of the
hides and skins of their victims.
Ufelskala Score: 4

Slogthu
—Apelike demons with long, tufted ears. They
often have exaggerated underbites, overgrown lower
fangs, and patchy fur. A cold-weather species, they live
high up in mountains or in icy regions of Sheoul. They
are extremely dexterous, famous for their finely woven
garments and rugs. Omnivores, they prefer their meat
cooked.
Ufelskala Score: 1

Sora
—Red-skinned, attractive, black hair, and tiny black
or white horns that change shade with their mood. Often
described as looking like cartoon devils. Very sexual
beings, they rarely form pair-bonds and usually have mul
tiple partners composed of several species, though they
can only breed with their own kind.
Ufelskala Score: 1

Soulshredder
—Both feared and respected through
out Sheoul, Soulshredders are vicious even by demon
standards. They feed off pain, misery, and terror. They
rarely kill outright, instead spending years, even decades,
haunting and torturing their victims. They resemble
skinned gargoyles, with membrane-thin wings, serrated
talons on red, scaly paws, and barbed penises.
Ufelskala
Score: 5

Spiny Hellrat
—Similar in size to muskrats, these scaven
gers populate Sheoul by the millions. Supposedly tasty,
they are considered by many demons to be food only
"poor demon trash" would eat. Their spines, about as long
and thick as a hedgehog's, are venomous, as is their bite.
Ufelskala Score: 1

Trillah
—A sleek, catlike species. Tall, toned, and grace
ful, they have bronze skin in the summer and a velvety coat of golden fur in the winter. One of the few non-
ter'taceo
species visible at all times to humans, they were
forced into Sheoul when the human population grew too large for Trillahs to remain out in the open. Though Tril
lahs are not evil, they resent mankind for their banish
ment to Sheoul.
Ufelskala Score: 1

Umber
—Humanoid bodies with gray skin, charcoal hair,
and gunmetal eyes. Very gentle, cave-dwelling species.
They are good judges of character, having a natural abil
ity to sense evil and good inside someone, and depending
on their level of skill, Umbers can lessen or even remove
the darkness/guilt that weighs an individual down.
Ufel
skala Score: 1

Vampire
—It is believe that vampires were created from
fallen angels. Any vampire may turn a human into a vam
pire, but after a population explosion in the Dark Ages,
followed by a vampire civil war, the Vampire Council was
formed, and rules were created to regulate not only turn
ings, but behavior in general. Many of the popular vam
pire legends are true, but vampires do not believe that their
souls are doomed. They live with the belief that if they
willingly walk into the morning sun, their souls will be
carried to Heaven for judgment before God. However, any
vampire killed in any other manner is doomed to suffer
eternal torment in
Sheoul-gra.
Ufelskala Score: Varies

Viper Ghoul
—Ill-tempered, nasty, man-sized reptile that
resembles a cobra that has been dead for a month. Viper
ghouls are easily controlled by sorcery and are often
summoned by humans who play with black magic with
out fully grasping its power. The results can be deadly.
Ufelskala Score: 2

Were-Beasts
—Weres are humans who shift only during
the three nights of the full moon. They turn into large,
two-legged, furry beasts with both human and animal features. Only a few species of were-creatures exist.
Werewolves (who call themselves wargs) werebears, and
wereleopards, though werewolves are the most common.
There are two classes of were-beasts: those who are born
weres, and those who are turned after being bitten. Born
weres, especially wolves, tend to live in packs, while
turned wolves usually lead solitary existences. There are
rumors of a rare breed of werewolves called dark weres,
who change during the new moon instead of the full
moon.
Ufelskala Score: Varies