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Demons

Demons are evil entities native to the Burning Hells. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes and can wield a wide range of magical powers depending on their type. They propagate and serve to spread pure chaos, making them diametrically opposed to the Angels of the High Heavens (who stand for Order and fight for the Light). The neverending war between Angels and Demons is known as the Great Conflict. The Demons of the Burning Hells are ruled by the seven greatest demons, the three Prime Evils and the four Lesser Evils.

Presence in Sanctuary

Demons cannot exist naturally in Sanctuary and must be summoned through a magical ritual. Their spirits cannot usually manifest itself, so they require mortal hosts in order to take shape. Dark Cultists often summon up demons from the Burning Hells to serve them in battle. Thralls, after killed, are banished back to Hell after they have been defeated.

The Sin War

During the Sin War, when Mephisto and the renegade angel Inarius sought to lure man to the forces of dark and light, demons battled the High Heavens relentlessly to gain control. This kept on until Uldyssian made the factions have a brief truce, for the sake of humanity.

Diablo I

During the events of Diablo I, when the Lord of Terror had possessed the King of Tristram, Leoric, demons were attacking the small town and hopefully to gain entrance to the Tristram Cathedral. He then later gains control of Prince Albrecht, after Archbishop Lazarus impales him with Diablo's soulstone. Diablo then summons countless hordes of demons, making the town a outpost for the Demonic Legion. He doesn't stop there, and summons demons to attack the town, as well as freeing his brothers, Baal and Mephisto. The hero then kills the demons and traps Diablo by shoving the soulstone of Diablo into his forehead.

Diablo II

In Diablo II, the Dark Wanderer leads a group of demons upon a tavern, in which Marius, the narrator of the story sees and decides to follow him. When Baal is freed, Diablo begins to wrest control of Sanctuary. The player kills endless hordes of demons, as well as the demon lords Andariel and Duriel.

Diablo II: Lord of Destruction

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Baal, now having his soulstone and in control of his demonic army leads it to Sescheron. He kills a barbarian guarding it, and the demons storm the fortress and raze it. He continues to lead his army on a murderous rampage across the land to Mount Arreat, and lays seige to Harrogath. The Lord of Destruction leads his army into the mountain, where he hops to corrupt the Worldstone and end the Great Conflict.

Diablo III

Twenty years after the destruction of the Worldstone, Sanctuary is preparing for a full out invasion from the Burning Hells. But it never happened, attracting the intrest of Deckard Cain to find out why. Belial, the Lord of Lies, leads his Dark Coven and a portion of the Demonic Legion and beseiges Caldeum. Belial is later killed and trapped in the Black Soulstone by a group of nephalem. Azmodan, the Lord of Sin, then realizes the power of the Black Soulstone and breaks the Demonic Legion from Arreat Crater to obtain it. He is later thwarted by the same group of nephalem that killed Belial. The victory is short lives because Adria the Witch is revealed that Leah, her daughter, is also the daughter of Diablo. Adria then absorbs the Black Soulstone into Leah, and she open a portal to Heaven. Diablo, now the Prime Evil, then proceeds to wound Archangel Imperius and destroy the Diamond Gates, leading the full force of the Demonic Legion into the Silver City. Diablo is killed later by the group of nephalem, ending the Great Conflict forever.

History

Demons originate from the Black Abyss or are spawned within the Hells themselves. It is not known how the first demons came into being, but it is revealed that other entities - even humans - can eventually become demons (see the Goatman article for instance). Demons have been in creation ever since Tathamet was killed and his body became the foundation for Hell. Demons are enlisted in the Demonic Legion, serving their masters with a bloodthirsty appetite for battle and blood. The demonic armies usually greatly outnumber the opposing force, but are very unorginized because of their bloodthirsty behavior.

Powers

Most demons can only use weapons to fight, but other demons, like Demonic Hell-Bearers, can scale walls and spew out more forces to combat enemies. Many larger demons are used to decimate forces so smaller troops can get into enemy lines. Demons like The Butcher are very skilled in different weapons, such as chains or swords. Some demons, like Serpent Magi, are gifted in magic and can teleport and cast spells.

Great Evils

The Great Evils are manifestations of the beast Tathamet, and they lead demons into battle against the High Heavens. The Triune worships these demons as gods, along with the Dark Coven. The evils can only be killed if they are trapped in a soulstone and it is smashed. There are seven evils in all, the three Prime Evils and the four Lesser Evils.

The Prime Evils

Commonly known as "The Three", they were the most powerful demons in Hell until the Dark Exile. Mephisto is the oldest brother, followed by Baal, and then the most powerful, Diablo.

Diablo, Lord of Terror - Youngest of the Evils but the most powerful
Mephisto, Lord of Hatred - Eldest of the Three
Baal, Lord of Destruction - Middle brother, demons he leads are more stupid than his brothers'

The Lesser Evils

These evils are very powerful, but not as powerful as the Prime Evils. They were the demons who revolted against the Prime Evils and banished them to Sanctuary during the Dark Exile.

Azmodan, Lord of Sin - Greatest military tactician in the Burning Hells, last Evil to be trapped in the Black Soulstone
Belial, Lord of Lies - Likes to hide in the shadows, beseiges Caldeum until a group of nephalem kill him
Duriel, Lord of Pain - Has the appearence of a bug, killed by a group of heroes
Andariel, Maiden of Anguish - Sided with Diablo to protect him from the heroes, killed shortly after

The Khazra

The Khazra, or "Goatmen" are a lesser form of demon. They were once human, until the powerful Vizjerei turned them into satyrs during the Mage Clan Wars. They now serve under the seven lords of Hell, and inhabit many areas around New Tristram. Some Khazra, like Serpent Magi, are gifted in magic and the spiritual arts.

Other Demons

There are no ranks in Hell, except for the Great Evils. However, there are many important demons worth mentioning.

Assur - Leader of demons in Demonsbane, Diablo's favorite
Astrogha - Fought in the Sin War
Gulag - Servant of Baal; killed by Uldyssian
Lilith - Daughter of the Prime Evil Mephisto and brother of the demon Lucion. Led demon rebels into the void and created Sanctuary with the Worldstone. Mother of the Nephalem.
Lucion - Son of Mephisto and brother of Lilith. led the Triune into the world and was killed by Uldyssian
Xazax - Transforms an army of mortals into demons. Diablo kills him because of his power.
Thonos - Summoned by Lilith to kill Achilios and Uldyssian, killed by Achilios
Hephasto - Works at the Hellforge
Kabraxis - Extreamly powerful demon; rivaled the Three
Shenk - Commander of Baal's seige of Sescheron

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 In Diablo II, the [[Dark Wanderer]] leads a group of demons upon a tavern, in which [[Marius]], the narrator of the story sees and decides to follow him. When Baal is freed, Diablo begins to wrest control of [[Sanctuary]]. The player kills endless hordes of demons, as well as the demon lords [[Andariel ]]and [[Duriel]].
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-Baal, now having his soulstone and in control of his demonic army leads it to [[Sescheron]]. He kills a [[barbarian]] guarding it, and the demons storm the fortress and raze it. He continues to lead his army on a murderous rampage across the land to [[Mount Arreat]], and lays seige to [[Harrogath]]. The Lord of Destruction leads his army into the mountain, where he hops to corrupt the [[Worldstone]] and end the [[Great Conflict]].
+[[File:The_Barbarian.png|thumb|300px]]Baal, now having his soulstone and in control of his demonic army leads it to [[Sescheron]]. He kills a [[barbarian]] guarding it, and the demons storm the fortress and raze it. He continues to lead his army on a murderous rampage across the land to [[Mount Arreat]], and lays seige to [[Harrogath]]. The Lord of Destruction leads his army into the mountain, where he hops to corrupt the [[Worldstone]] and end the [[Great Conflict]].
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 Twenty years after the destruction of the Worldstone, Sanctuary is preparing for a full out invasion from the [[Burning Hells]]. But it never happened, attracting the intrest of [[Deckard Cain]] to find out why. [[Belial]], the Lord of Lies, leads his Dark Coven and a portion of the Demonic Legion and beseiges Caldeum. Belial is later killed and trapped in the [[Black Soulstone]] by a group of [[nephalem]]. Azmodan, the Lord of Sin, then realizes the power of the Black Soulstone and breaks the [[Demonic Legion]] from [[Arreat Crater]] to obtain it. He is later thwarted by the same group of nephalem that killed Belial. The victory is short lives because [[Adria]] the Witch is revealed that Leah, her daughter, is also the daughter of Diablo. Adria then absorbs the Black Soulstone into [[Leah]], and she open a portal to [[Heaven]]. Diablo, now the [[Prime Evil]], then proceeds to wound [[Imperius|Archangel Imperius]] and destroy the [[Diamond Gates]], leading the full force of the Demonic Legion into the [[Silver City]]. Diablo is killed later by the group of nephalem, ending the Great Conflict forever.