Demons (all types)

@edit: This RP thread should soon be moved to the Lusio Partis Community. The newer threads will be able to be viewed in the Demon species threads listed here: [link].

As for now, however, this thread is most likely more elaborate.



Demoniacal Possession


Demon possession - that is, a human who has become inhabited or "taken over" by a demon and who cannot, consequently, exercise his own will - is noted in the New Testament, specifically in Mark, Chapter 5, ver. 12. Josephus also mentions a method of exorcism prescribed by Solomon, which had "prevailed or succeeded greatly among them down to the present time." Unfortunately, Josephus does not describe the method used.
There is little doubt that most of what was described in older times as "demon possession" would today be diagnosed as some sort of mental illness, and treated accordingly. Nevertheless, a few cases of possession do seem to crop up from time to time, and the Roman Catholic Church does continue (sparingly) to perform exorcisms.

Periods of Increased Demon Activity


Some historians of times past believed that there were cycles during which demonic activity increased, and used this theory to explain various occurrences, much in the same way as today's economic historians might explain historical events in terms of trade, productivity and other factors. These older historians saw a rise in demonic activity accompanying such occurrences as the destruction of Jerusalem, the fall of Rome and the French Revolution, and would in all likelihood also have viewed the demonic theory at work in relation to the rise of Nazism and World War II.

Demoniacal Prophesy


Ancients also had a sort of faith in the prophetic words spoken by those whom they believed to be possessed by demons, and this was sometimes a component of ancient oracles. In connection with this, it is worth pointing out that a respected modern-day professor of psychology once witnessed a friend, who was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia make a specific and surprising prophecy that turned out to be perfectly accurate. The professor had no explanation for this event. although one is tempted to hypothesize that there is a link between altered mental states and psychic ability. Some also associate the ouija board with demoniacal prophesy, and those who have seen Linda Blair in The Exorcist will recall that this was how her character's problems began.

Species of Demons, as Described by Alphonse de Spina (1467)

• Fates, who alter destiny
  
• Poltergeists, who cause mischief
  
• Incubi and Succubi, who stimulate lust and perversion
  
• Marching Hordes, who bring about war
  
• Familiars, who assist witches
  
• Nightmares, who disturb sleep through bad dreams
  
• Demons formed from Human Semen
  
• Disguised Demons
  
• Demons who Assail the Saintly
  
• Demons who Instigate Witchcraft
  

Correspondence of Demons to the Seven Deadly Sins


(According to Peter Binsfield, a Jesuit, 1589)

Lucifer	Pride
Mammon	Avarice
Asmodeus	Lust
Satan	Anger
Beelzebub	Gluttony
Leviathan	Envy
Belphegor	Vanity and Sloth

List of Demons

• Acham - the demon of Thursday.
  
• Alrinach - demon of shipwrecks.
  
• Alocer - demon in astrology.
  
• Any - the presiding demon of Hell.
  
• Anamalech - the demon of bad news.
  
• Andras - the demon of discord.
  
• Aquiel - the demon of Sunday.
  
• Arachula - evil spirit in the air.
  
• Ardad - demon that leads travelers astray.
  
• Ascaroth - demon of spies and informers.
  
• Asmodeus - mentioned in the Book of Tobias; Asmodeus (aka Abaddon) is "The Destroyer."
  
• Astaroth - one of the Chief Devils, sometimes spelled as Ashtaroth. Astarte is its female.
  
• Baal - one of the Great Demons. Also given as Baalim.
  
• Bechard - the demon of tempests.
  
• Bechet - the demon of Friday.
  
• Behemoth - the demon of animal strength.
  
• Belial - demon of the Sidonians.
  
• Beelzebub - one of the Princes of Hell. Also given as Beelzeboul.
  
• Belphegor.
  
• Braathwaate - demon of Ignorance.
  
• Bucon - the demon of Hatred.
  
• Byleth - one of the Kings of Hell.
  
• Cheitan - demon born of Smoke.
  
• Chemos
  
• Lanithro - demon of the air.
  
• Legassa - demon of Hypocrisy.
  
• Leviathan.
  
• Lucifer - "Light-bearer."
  
• Mammon.
  
• Mastiphal - one of the Princes of Darkness.
  
• Moloch
  
• Saalah - demon that entices into the woods.
  
• Satan.
  
• Tenebrion - Spirit of Darkness.
  
• Verdelet - demon who carries witches to Sabbath.
  

Beelzeboul

And I summoned again to stand before me Beelzeboul, the prince of demons, and I sat him down on a raised seat of honour, and said to him: "Why art thou alone, prince of the demons?" And he said to me: "Because I alone am left of the angels of heaven that came down. For I was first angel in the first heaven, being entitled Beelzeboul. And now I control all who are bound in Tartarus . . . "
I Solomon said unto him: "Beelzeboul, what is thy employment?" And he answered me: "I destroy kings. I ally myself with foreign tyrants. And my own demons I set on to men, in order that the latter may believe in them and be lost. And the chosen servants of God, priests and faithful men, I excite unto desires for wicked sins, and evil heresies, and lawless deeds; and they obey me, and I bear them on to destruction. And I inspire men with envy, and murder, and for wars and sodomy, and other evil things. And I will destroy the world . . . "
I said to him: "Tell me by what angel thou art frustrated." And he answered: "By the holy and precious name of the Almighty God, called by the Hebrews by a row of numbers, of which the sum is 644, and among the Greeks it is Emmanuel. And if one of the Romans adjure me by the name of the power Eleêth, I disappear at once."


Catholic Church Statement on Fallen Angels (Demons)


"These beings, because of pride, did not return God's love. God did not destroy them, but permits them a limited scope of activity. Their condition is permanent for no creature can turn away from the perfect good of the beatific vision once he has come to enjoy it, and no additional reflection could change the mind of a purely spiritual being who has turned away."
Edited by Vlade

(Future editing is required.)