Atop their heads are two horns, while coarse brown fur covers their legs. Daemons are bipedal creatures with mottled and scaly skin, sporting sharp claws and talons. Those consumed by flame, either in life or death, or are slain by another Daemon, become servants and warriors for the Lord of Flame and his followers. from Beyond the Serpent Pillars ( Ultima VII Part Two) They call themselves "Gargoyles," but a change in name is not a change in disposition.
These evil, red-hued beasts hold even less love for mankind then we do for them. Being already undead, the daemon has little fear of death. Possessing magical powers rivaling the most powerful of mages, the daemon can summon hordes of his brothers to assist him in killing or possessing his victims. Overwhelming strength, skill and intelligence make daemons nearly unbeatable. This most wicked and formidable of foes is not to be underestimated. When daemons possess another creature, they disappear into that soul, leaving neither trace nor treasure. Daemons fly and can easily manage to cross rivers or shallow waters, although they are seldom encountered in mid ocean. They are extremely hardy and difficult to kill even if incapacitated. Very strong, agile, and smart, daemons have repertoires of magic that include summoning other daemons and possessing their opponents. They can hurl powerful magic attacks across the arena at thee, inflicting great damage. from The Second Age of Darkness ( Ultima II)īe very careful dealing with these minor daemonic legions. The right magical item can thwart the powerful daemon - sometimes. It looks like it's shrugging, this creature of minor hells, but its pleasure is to stop you in your tracks by magic. from The First Age of Darkness ( Ultima I) Drinkers of human souls, Daemons are said to relish the screams of tortured humans above all else. To defeat the daemon, it is necessary to kill the hell hound first.įierce, bat-winged horrors armed with cruel talons and barbed tridents, Daemons were unknown in Sosaria hitherto the advent of Mondain. In Ultima IX, daemons can gate in a hell hound to assist them in battle, giving the daemon invulnerability while the hound is alive. Destroyers were black-hued daemons, and the most powerful variety available.Despoilers were green-hued daemons that were visible around swampy areas.In at least one instance, a hordling disguised itself as a Human. Hordlings were the classic red-hued daemons that hang around pits of fire.In Ultima Underworld II, more varieties of daemon were seen: These infernal lords wield the most power, and are next to impossible to defeat.
Never seen after Ultima IV are the balrons, kings among daemons.They are powerful, and dangerous opponents. Then come the normal daemons, which are met the most often.These small beings are easily vanquished. In the core series, daemons can be divided into three classes: It's hard to know whether we were meant to think they are indeed the same race or not.įurther clouding the issue is that daemon variants known as manes and gargoyles were seen in Ultima III. Daemons and gargoyles appear as two separate races/monsters in Ultima VI, so the lack of daemons in Ultima VII and Ultima VII Part Two is curious.
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After their first appearance in Ultima I, daemons appeared in every installment of the series except Ultima VII (with the exception of Arcadion in the Forge of Virtue expansion).
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