Demons of the Circle of Despair serve Dimitr the Drowning. Their plane is stuck in a murky drizzle or snowfall, fog, rivers of acid, and barkless trees that bleed red on cracked black earth. Despair is covered in deep valleys, broken cliffs that rise like massive waves, and rolling plains of blood red grass. Shadows bend in strange ways, and the rains leave black puddles from which silhouettes watch the world above.
Numb Demon: These demons have soft grey skin; black hair runs down their feminine forms bound in tattered white clothes. Red eyes burn visibly beneath the curtain of hair, and they shamble forward, horns of ice rising from their brow. They attempt to drain all sense of purpose and contentment, and slowly leave you as empty and numb as they are.
Despair Demons: These demons are pale, androgynous creatures backed by shadowy wisps that cast their face and bodies in shadow, leaving only pale hands reaching out for anything to pull down to give them a moment of breath. Each knuckle is bloody and oozing. They speak in scratches of black boards, a feedback screech that drives those who hear their terrible voices towards turning their weapons against themselves.
False Smile Demon: These beautiful demons have ebony skin, dressed in delicate white and ice-blue clothes, with snow-white hair and wings of ice. They have a shaky smile, mournful cold eyes, and do their best to appear just fine. They use their thin icy wings as bladed weapons when pressed into combat. They can lie to themselves so deeply that they can shrug off wounds and drain social batteries when in contact with people.
Self-Loathing Demon: These demons could be beautiful with white skin, inky hair that runs down from their heads, coating their eyes and backs in black ooze. They stalk about, clawing at their own skin that they can never feel content in. Their eyeless gaze drains the life force of those they see and can infuse in a victim the same sense of ugliness these demons feel. They will make you wish to tear off this hideous skin, that you’ll never matter, that you’ll always be less than those around you. They are repulsed by their own reflection and flee from mirrors in terror.
False Hope Demon: These demons are neatly dressed androgynous creatures with pale skin and eyes like embers. A small blue fire burns in a carved hole where their heart would be if they were mortals. They manipulate energy, granting their foes a second wind before ripping the granted energy back with interest. They bolster the power of every movement an enemy takes while making it fatigue them far faster. They are deal makers and enjoy making their foes feel like the tides of battle have turned in their favor and then crush them.
Lost Innocence Demon: These greater demons are young, beautiful, with hair like autumn leaves bleeding pink or blue. They have golden brown skin and bright pink or blue eyes. They drain the youth of those they touch, making it harder to move and act. Summons and magic that have duration end when coming in contact with them, as nothing lasts forever. They amplify the sense of obligation, emotion, and hormones, and tear away the sense of experience and control, drowning their victims in inadequacies or amplifying traumatic memories to extreme degrees.

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