Blood Demon
The Memory Eaters
Blood demons are a species of Demon in the Underworld.
Basic Information
Anatomy
Blood demons are shape shifting creatures made out of blood. They often take on human form, but they have no true form. Blood demons can merge with each other and become larger creatures, the more that fuse, the more monstrous in appearance they become.
They typically have large white eyes which increase or decrease in number depending on size. The look visually similar to Shadow Demons with similar horns, claws, tail and general body shape.
Genetics and Reproduction
Blood demons reproduce asexually. Blood demons are not one true organism, rather a bunch of tiny organisms that form together into one mass. As they feed more of these organisms will be produced, making the demon even larger.
Budding
A large demon can split into two or three or more at will. The smaller the demon gets the blobier it will look and the less human memories or intelligence it will retain. When reduced to the size of a small puddle, it only has enough brain power to perform basic instinctual actions, like searching for food or a host. Any smaller it will not be able to sustain itself and it will shrivel up and die. On the opposite end of the spectrum, too many demons merged together will cause too many brains and memories to be jumbled together into one being, which will reduce the being into a psychotic, animalistic mess. In the heart of the Flesh Caverns exist a very large version of this known as the Blood Abomination. It's said to be the source of all blood demons.Dietary Needs and Habits
Blood Demons are also known as 'memory eaters', as they consume and absorb the memories of humans. When a blood demon feeds, it will enter a person's body, through any means necessary, (though this is often through the mouth) and nessle itself inside their body, ejecting out the person's actual blood in the process. This doesn't kill the person, however.
The demon will then use the human's blood stream to access the brain where it will start to consume the personality, memories, and soul of the person. This will be what kills the person in the end. When the soul is consumed, the demon will then wear the body like skin suit, and look for their next meal.
Thankfully blood demons only need to feed once every several months, or if they aren't at a substantial size.
Possession
When a blood demon has completely possessed a body, they can walk around on the surface under the protection of the human body. Because the demon has recently eaten their memories, they can accurately recreate their personality and behavior, as to not draw alarm from other people. Blood demons can continue conversations, return to the host's job or school, recall memories and do everything necessary to convincingly play the role of that person. When they which to switch bodies this usually involves holding the person down, and then vomiting themselves into the body of the other person. This leaves their previous body a dry, shrived up husk, which they will dispose of immediately. On a rare occasion the blood demon may grow attached to the personality the have consumed, and will wish to continue living as that person forever, or even become that identity entirely. However they still need to eat, so they will usually eat smaller memories from people around them, more often, to make up for the difference.Additional Information
Average Intelligence
The average intelligence varies from demon to demon. It's highly debated if blood demons are even sapient, as the one who act sapient can only do so if they have the right arrangement of memories are in place.
The organisms that make up the demon themselves don't even have a brain, and behave more like a mold.
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
Blood demons are effectively blind and deaf, and instead sense the world psychically. When they take over a body, they can use the senses of that creature.
Symbiotic and Parasitic organisms
Blood demons are considered parasitic to humans. They also have a symbiotic relationship with Shadow Demons as shadow demon blood is technically made of corrupted, dark magic infused blood demon organisms.
Comments