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AABN:  47796
Title: a book titled, "Second Tier Demons"

This book by Gisco the Necromancer details what the author refers to as
"second tier demons". The listing includes entities commonly known as Demon
Lords by other scholars. These creatures are only surpassed in power by
true deities. Most of them are not beneath using their substantial
abilities to masquerade as gods of the High Pantheon, the Demon Pantheon or
even one another. They cannot be summoned, but if called they may choose to
send an astral projection known as an Avatar to deal on their behalf:

Mother Anichith - the Broodmother, she is a hideous blend of female parts
and arthropod sea monster, encased in chitin and armed with pinching claws.
She is said to reside deep beneath the seas of the Demon Realm, filling the
darkness with her progeny. At least two of her children, Carahade and
Muug'vl Tal, are third tier demons in their own right. Few worship her
directly, but Carahade is held in high esteem by the drow. Anichith's
worshippers typically poison their sacrificial victims.

Ils - called Ils of the Thousand Eyes by his worshippers, this Demon Lord
ruled over a small portion of the material plane milennia ago. He is most
often depicted as a monstrous, demonic beholder with innumerable eye
stalks. When he was defeated, Ils was banished into Chaos, where his
material form was scavenged by the lesser demons there to be fashioned into
items of power. Various artifacts have arisen over the years claiming to be
eyes of Ils, the most famous of which is the Eye of Takar.

His small cult of worshippers was dominated by beings with irregular
numbers of eyes, such as cyclopses and beholders. Sacrifices to Ils would
have their eyes gouged out prior to being slain.

Magmos - Magmos the Demon King is a powerful fire demon that lords over
substantial holdings in the Demon Realms. He has a long history of
impersonating fire deities such as Shadowfax and Xael to gather followers.
He has even been known to subvert human supremacy cults and circles of
druidic sun worshippers. Sacrifices to Magmos are always burned,
preferrably alive.

Magmos has in his service vast numbers of imps and magma fiends. He also
freely associates with fire elementals. The rare fire-breathing dragon or
fire-wielding warlock has also been known to pay homage to Magmos. The
third tier demon Kultan has served Magmos in the past as an enforcer and
bodyguard.

Pyrenius - another fire demon and rival of Magmos, Pyrenius the Demonlord
takes the form of a black humanoid with bat-like wings, glowing yellow eyes
and a mane of white hair. He well known as one of the most lawful of the
second and third tier demons, and thus is more likely to abide by the
spirit of his contracts rather than trying to exploit any but the most
obvious loopholes. His latest abode is on the prime material plane world of
Gaseous Gosades.

Except for an army of mephits, Pyrenius keeps few true demons in his
retinue. He views himself as a deity of "pure" fire, preferring to deal
with elementals of fire, plasma and exotic types of matter.

Umtos - called the Harbinger of Chaos, this demon has transcended his
physical form using shadow magic. He manifests as a sphere of darkness that
annihilates everything it touches. He is rumored to currently reside within
the plane known as Chaos.

The few worshippers of Umtos are generally insane, and many are afflicted
with the chaos sickness. Umtos worshippers suffocate their victims, to
symbolically consign them to the airless, lightless void of Primordial
Chaos.

Asranth - this mighty demonlord is an enormous winged, horned humanoid with
red skin and handsome features. He had few dealings with mortals, prefering
to focus his efforts on elevating his status amongst his fellow demons.

Once lord of a massive domain in the Demon Realms, it is rumored that he
was deposed and exiled to the material plane with the aid of a mighty
dragon.

Seth - Seth the Serpent God appears as a giant serpent with a human torso
and many arms. He helped orchestrate the incursions from the plane of
elemental darkness during the Great Wars. He was defeated and bound in a
prison of eternal shadow somewhere on that plane.

Seth had substantial cults among mortals, with worshippers ranging from
trogdolytes to elder wyrms. The nagas of the Naginag Combine worship a
seemingly more benign aspect of Seth. (footnote 1)

Magar - Seth's chief rival, Magar the Fallen, apppears in form like a giant
humanoid crocodile. Also known as Magar the Many-Colored, he is a child of
the dragon-god, Tempus and an unknown female demon. A good-natured rivalry,
he was known to have cooperated with Seth during the Great Wars. It is said
he was defeated by the Aztec imposter god Tezcatlipoca, a contest that cost
the false deity his left foot.

Though slain, Magar's chief temple remains near the Swamps of Sorrow, where
it is guarded by various foul creatures and undead monsters. It is believed
that all chromatic dragons can trace their lineage back to Magar.

Chalchiuhtotolin - thought to be an outcast from the Demonic Pantheon, this
powerful demon aligned himself with the false gods of the Aztecs. His
domains are disease and poisons. It is said he is avian in appearance. He
has famous rivarlries with Glorida, as he favors the domestication of
turkeys over geese, and Valront, as Chalchiuhtotolin believes the
corruption of the body through illness to be superior to corruption of the
soul. As the Aztecs abandoned their pantheon, this demon has no known
worshippers and is actively trying to reassert his influence in the world.

(1) Some scholars have postulated that Seth is in fact a weak First Tier
Demon, or, in other words, a lesser member of the Pantheon of the Demon
Realms. There are several reports of him surviving a direct smite by a
member of the High Pantheon.