Of Weeping Blade, of Druids, Demons, Devils & Dragons.

-=- 'Copp', a Copper Dragon. -=-


It happened that Isolde Garibaldi was guarding powerful Ilmateri Relic, a Sword named: 'Weeping Blade'.

Unaware of what's going on, i've entered Peltarch's commons and noticed a Copper Dragon curled under a tree.

It was my duty to shooo him away, before Commoners and other people get scared.

Most eloquent way was to give him something shiny and ask him to leave.

... i did that: gave him Chaos Shard i've had since a while ... while persuading to fly away.

Soon after Peltarch Guard arrived, and 'Copp' went West.

Adventurers & City Officials - including me - followed.




-=- Grove. -=-


To cut a long tale short, we were invited, transported magically, to a druid grove with nature's followers:
- druids,
- rashemi witch,
- rashemi berserker barbarians,
- good noble dragons,
- ...


We talked a while about weeping blade ... saw some visions then were attacked by devils who wanted the sword.


   

-=- Visions. -=-


After a long combat with a Devil ... which we were losing ... more forces arrived, and one witch ... i think she was called 'Maeve' ... did send herself and the devil along to the hells ... so rest of us could escape with sword.




-=- a Return on Dragonback. -=-


After a return, we went to Jonni's 'Witch & Seer Inn' and tried to scry ... we grasped maeve's location ... and tried a rescue mission.


We suffered some lossess, i am still confused who lived, who died, what really happened.

... i hope those who died can return to life on Prime Material Plane.


Then we got from grove's druids a gift, each of us got:

- 1x Heal Potion,
- 10x Cure Critical Wounds Potions,
- 5 000 gold pieces,
- 1x Briarpatch Crystal.

... it was their gratitude for help in defending their grove.

-- Yours, Chea Allin, a Witch, a Cerulean Star 2nd, Adventuress.

About Demons & Devils, About the Blood War.

Dear Journal,

... i was hesistant to write or even think about Demons, Devils & the Blood War they wage across the countless Planes, for Souls, for Feelings, for Minds, for Lives, for Energies ... often causing bystander casaulties & tragedies on the mass scale.




A Succubus Demon.


Demons are Chaotic Evil Outer-Planar creatures of the Abyss & related Planes of Existence.

They are also called Fiends.

They spread fear, tortures, terror & panic, they feed on chaos resulting & the beings' misery & torment.

They feed on Souls & Sins as well.

Examples of significiant Demons are Succubi, Vrocks & Baalors.




An Erinyes Devil.


Devils on the other hand are Lawful Evil Outer-Planars, of the Baator Hell & related Planes of Existence.

They are also called Baatezu.

They seek to enslave & dominate, to enforce their laws, to torture mortals ... they also feed on the suffering resulting from that, as well as on Souls & Sins.

Erinyes, Kyton, Pit Fiend are examples of more significiant Devils.

First contact with Evil Outsiders happens in Mind, it's when it's either fought, summoned, bound or banished. When i have to battle them, i use Protection Mantra & Wisdom Mantra first - so i can - under Protection of Enlightened Energies - learn the Wisdom of how to defeat them ... then i make a Wish to execute what i learn later.

After an initial Mind-contact, duel falls on the Speech & Body levels, more of the battle, rites or service follows externally as well.

Problem is - the more one knows about Evil Outsiders, the more power they have over one as well ... it's a mutual danger escalating, Mind is polluted with presence of related ideas as well, there's more of ego's stiff ideas to defeat.

There are also spells to summon, weaken, bind, kill, or banish the Evil Outsiders.

They cannot enter the mortal planes unless invited or summoned, so they seek that opportunity actively, offering power or other privileges - or scaring into submission.

When an Outsider is killed on the one of the Material Planes, it's spirit returns to Outer Planes, only killing them at their home plane destroys them forever. It's very difficult task, often not as simple as slaying powerful Outsider, often the way is far more complex - other factors have to be considered as well.

Evil Outsiders often use other evil creature servitors or undead as well, more significiant ones are very intelligent at that, using infiltration, illusions & deceptions as well as the Politics.

it's argued that these are not real living beings, that they do not have Mind, that they do not have their own Souls as well - but personally, i do not know if it's so simple or completely true.

-- Yours, Chea Allin, a Witch, a Seeker of Enlightened Energies, an Adventuress,
a Cerulean Star 2nd as well.

P.S. My Master Attentus was for years tortured by a Vrock Demon - he defeated it with power of Compassion & Patience eventually.

P.S.S. Patience is important when fighting Evil Outsiders - not all of Wisdom is revealed instantly, after speaking Wisdom Mantra. Compassion, Honesty & Truth also help in countering Evil Powers & Influence.




A Vrock Demon.