Post by Xander on Apr 28, 2009 15:25:29 GMT -5
Daimons (what modern-day humans would call "vampires") cheat the twenty-seven-year death sentence by taking human souls into their bodies. Once an Apollite has a foreign soul, it turns them into something other than they were, something evil and uncaring. Any Apollite that takes a human soul into his or her body is instantly classified a Daimon. There's no real gray area there.
I suppose it's a bit like being pregnant—either you are, or you’re not.
This, too, goes back to Apollymi—she was the one who adopted Stryker, Apollo's accidentally ill-fated son, and taught him how to take souls into his body in order to elongate his life. It was a lesson Stryker gladly shared with others of his race, legions of others who became Apollymi's grateful and willing servants.
As long as they maintain a soul, they live. But the human soul fades, so Daimons must feed every few weeks. The stronger a soul is, the longer it lasts, but even the strongest of souls can only last at most five to six months. The only soul that does not wane is that of an unborn child—it can sustain a body until that body dies.
Not surprisingly, Daimons prize the death of a child or pregnant woman above all else.
Apollites are not born instinctively knowing how to take a soul into their body. There are certain things that have to he learned. For instance, there is a coagulating gel in Apollite saliva, which is why they must continue to suck after opening a wound (And let me tell you—you don't want an Apollite to spit in your eye. Hoo-boy. Kiss your vision good-bye after that one.) It's a significant education. A newly turned Apollite has to be trained, and so must find a Daimon willing to mentor them.
When a Daimon takes a soul, it takes all the powers with it, which is why it is very dangerous for a Were-Hunter to fall prey to a Daimon. However, the Daimon population does warn its brethren to be wary of the Weres, since they tend to have large, powerful families with long lives and long memories... who can also hunt in daylight.
If a soul is eaten by Daimons and it dies within his body, that soul is lost forever. And yes, some of us are constantly aware of how incredibly many are lost. I know for a fact that whenever a Daimon takes a soul, it screams... and Ash can hear it.
Think about that the next time you consider letting a Daimon out of your sight alive. If you kill them before the soul dies, the soul is freed and is then able to go to its eternal rest.
Daimons and vampires are not exactly synonymous. There are four kinds of vampires: soul-suckers, bloodsuckers, energy- or dream-suckers, and Slayers. (Slayers destroy simply for the sake of destruction.) Similarly, there are also different types of Daimons—they are listed in the following glossary. Beware of Spathi Daimons especially; they are the warrior Daimons that can and will put the most hurt on you. Even worse, you don't kill a Spathi Daimon. You release his essence, but if one of his brethren or children want to bring him back, they can. And have.
The one element all Daimons have in common is the shadowy "birthmark" that forms in the center of their chests when they cross over. This mark is where all the souls they have consumed gather. If punctured, it will release the captured souls and end the Daimon's life.
Which is pretty much what we're going for here.
Daimons can also die from exposure to sunlight, or from blood loss—like, say, if you ripped out one's jugular. (Ah, the things we learn from trial and error.) Dark-Hunter blood is poisonous to Daimons. Blood is important. Blood is life.
But it's best to always go for a Daimon's heart.
Strike at its most vulnerable spot.
I suppose it's a bit like being pregnant—either you are, or you’re not.
This, too, goes back to Apollymi—she was the one who adopted Stryker, Apollo's accidentally ill-fated son, and taught him how to take souls into his body in order to elongate his life. It was a lesson Stryker gladly shared with others of his race, legions of others who became Apollymi's grateful and willing servants.
As long as they maintain a soul, they live. But the human soul fades, so Daimons must feed every few weeks. The stronger a soul is, the longer it lasts, but even the strongest of souls can only last at most five to six months. The only soul that does not wane is that of an unborn child—it can sustain a body until that body dies.
Not surprisingly, Daimons prize the death of a child or pregnant woman above all else.
Apollites are not born instinctively knowing how to take a soul into their body. There are certain things that have to he learned. For instance, there is a coagulating gel in Apollite saliva, which is why they must continue to suck after opening a wound (And let me tell you—you don't want an Apollite to spit in your eye. Hoo-boy. Kiss your vision good-bye after that one.) It's a significant education. A newly turned Apollite has to be trained, and so must find a Daimon willing to mentor them.
When a Daimon takes a soul, it takes all the powers with it, which is why it is very dangerous for a Were-Hunter to fall prey to a Daimon. However, the Daimon population does warn its brethren to be wary of the Weres, since they tend to have large, powerful families with long lives and long memories... who can also hunt in daylight.
If a soul is eaten by Daimons and it dies within his body, that soul is lost forever. And yes, some of us are constantly aware of how incredibly many are lost. I know for a fact that whenever a Daimon takes a soul, it screams... and Ash can hear it.
Think about that the next time you consider letting a Daimon out of your sight alive. If you kill them before the soul dies, the soul is freed and is then able to go to its eternal rest.
Daimons and vampires are not exactly synonymous. There are four kinds of vampires: soul-suckers, bloodsuckers, energy- or dream-suckers, and Slayers. (Slayers destroy simply for the sake of destruction.) Similarly, there are also different types of Daimons—they are listed in the following glossary. Beware of Spathi Daimons especially; they are the warrior Daimons that can and will put the most hurt on you. Even worse, you don't kill a Spathi Daimon. You release his essence, but if one of his brethren or children want to bring him back, they can. And have.
The one element all Daimons have in common is the shadowy "birthmark" that forms in the center of their chests when they cross over. This mark is where all the souls they have consumed gather. If punctured, it will release the captured souls and end the Daimon's life.
Which is pretty much what we're going for here.
Daimons can also die from exposure to sunlight, or from blood loss—like, say, if you ripped out one's jugular. (Ah, the things we learn from trial and error.) Dark-Hunter blood is poisonous to Daimons. Blood is important. Blood is life.
But it's best to always go for a Daimon's heart.
Strike at its most vulnerable spot.