Meat, souls

Demi-fiends are the lowest of the hierarchy of fiends, & only reproduce with each other, creating more demi-fiends. If a demi-fiend somehow has a child by a more powerful fiend, that child will be a demi-fiend. If a demi-fiend has a child by a non-demon, that child will not live past birth, nor will the mother. Demi-fiends reproducing with non-fiend demons generally do not survive. Any chance children from the encounter will be weaker versions of the mother, or demi-fiends.

Fiends procreate with other fiends. If they procreate with a demi-fiend, it will produce a demi-fiend. Other types of fiend always produce normal fiends. Other demons follow the mother, & non-demons generally have half-demons.

Greater fiends procreate with other greater fiends. If they procreate with a demi-fiend or fiend, it will produce a demi-fiend or fiend. With archfiends, they create greater fiends. Other demons follow the mother, & non-demons generally have half-demons.

Demi-fiends have very few powers, for they are creatures made to be fodder. Anyone looking upon a demi-fiend must roll will power or be overcome by terror, briefly (about 3 seconds). This gives the demi-fiend one round to see if he can survive. Furthermore, demi-fiends have the ability to hurl black darts at will (coming out of strange holes in their arms). These darts are pure unholy energy in solid black spikes. They can tear through chainmail like it was cloth, & make plate mail look like leather armor. If a person is injured by these darts, they will suffer minor soul damage. If they are killed by the darts, their soul will be pinned to the spot until the demi-fiend (or one of his friends) can get to it to devour it. If a demi-fiend devours 1000 pure souls, it will become a normal fiend. Dark magic or faith can be used versus a 10 difficulty to raise or control a demi-fiend. Fiends or more powerful demons can control demi-fiends at will.

Anyone looking at a fiend must roll will power or be absolutely terrified for a full half-minute. Like demi-fiends, fiends have black darts that they can shoot from their arms, with the same power as the demi-fiends' darts. They are immune to mundane fire & have wings. They also have one long black blade for their left arm, which works in the same manner as the darts (thus, when fighting fiends, demon slayers approach the right with large shields & the left with swords drawn). If a fiend consumes 1000 pure souls, it will become a greater fiend. It is a 13 difficulty to control or summon a fiend with dark magic or faith.

Anyone looking at a greater fiend must roll will power or be absolutely terrified for a full minute. Like fiends, greater fiends have black darts that they can shoot from their arms, with the same power as the fiends' darts. They are immune to mundane fire & have wings. They also have hell spars growing out their backs, which they often break off to use as clubs or maces. If a greater fiend consumes 1000 pure souls, it will become an archfiend. It is a 16 difficulty to control or summon a greater fiend with dark magic or faith.

The fiend family of demons are the infantry of the demon armies. Thus, the demi-fiends are the front lines. They are fodder for the foes of Hell. They are generally found in groups of four (units). They are almost always under the command of a fiend, who in turn is under the command of a greater fiend, who is under the command of an archfiend. Demi-fiends are the smallest & weakest of the fiends, & they often get put to work on projects too important for any sort of low demon.

Fiends are the commanders of the demi-fiend units. Four fiends comprise a company. (so that's 16 demi-fiends, 4 fiends). Fiends who are not serving as infantry sergeants are usually seeking souls to gain power. They are brutal & dangerous, using their innate abilities to hunt down the weakest & purest. They are too high ranked to serve as laborers, but they often find themselves running messages or overseeing works.

Greater fiends command companies of 4 fiends & 16 demi-fiends. A group of 4 greater fiends is commanded by an archfiend, & is called a platoon (4 greater fiends, 16 fiends, 64 demi-fiends). They are too high ranked to serve as laborers or messengers, but they often get forced into overseeing important work or working as a kind of greater servant to truly powerful demons. When they are free, they pursue souls, seeking to become archfiends & acquire unique abilities. They are cunning & brutal, never traveling in groups when they don't have to.

demi-fiends). This is a platoon. Groups of 4 archfiends are commanded by more powerful archfiends, eventually comprising the massive armies of the Hells. When not serving the army, archfiends do all the planning for the army, or they pursue souls. Mostly, however, they plan for the glorious campaign that will take place at the end of the world.