Ah, and here's something I think I needed to come up with for Demi, if the previous OOC thread was any indication...<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Background</div><div class="spoiler_body">The unique Devil known as Demi-Fiend was originally 'born' in the Nine Hells as an Erinyes named Telphousia, a direct descendant of the original angelic legion that fell alongside Asmodeus in primeval times.  Intelligent and ambitious, she learned everything she could about anything that could help her to better her position in the diabolic hierarchy she had been born into, and rose quickly through the ranks.  Proud of her Erinyes form and heritage, she refused many promotions into higher forms of Devil throughout the centuries, until she was eventually offered a direct promotion up to the form of a Brachina, a unique promotion available only to Erinyes, which would make very few physical changes, but would increase her power greatly.<br/><br/>Filled with pride at her accomplishments and ambition to climb up the ranks towards the eventual goal of Pit Fiend, Telphousia took the promotion offered to her without a second thought, and made the dangerous mistake of only reading the fine print after her promotion had already taken place.  During her fast rise among the ranks, the newly-minted Pleasure Devil had made a number of enemies among her more slowly-ascending sisters, and as revenge they had secured for her a promotion to a position with no further chances of upward mobility.  Bound to a mid-level Pit Fiend as a trophy consort and with no further hopes of advancement, Telphousia languished for decades before finally hitting upon a solution.<br/><br/>In the Nine Hells, a combination of personal and political power dictated how strictly one was bound by the rules.  The lowest ranks held the least freedoms and those of higher ranks were free to flaunt the higher amount of both power and freedom that they displayed over those in lower ranks, while simultaneously forbidden from doing anything about the same actions coming from Devils of a higher rank than them.  Those at the lower ends were required to follow the most inane of rules, while those at the upper ends were free to ignore even the most essential rules, all as part of the twisted society of lawful evil oppression favored by Devils.  Mirrors of this oppressive order were founded amongst entire civilizations on some worlds of the prime material plane, and those lawful evil societies made for excellent soul harvests for the devils responsible for them.  Yet, even amongst those societies of absolute law and pervasive evil, there were still individuals who existed outside of the natural order, and for whom special exceptions were made in many laws.<br/><br/>I speak, of course, of adventurers.  Often pesky, irritating, and prone to wrecking even the most carefully-laid of schemes, the freedoms enjoyed by even the most devoutly-lawful of adventurers were a great source of inspiration to a Brachina who had now found herself shackled by the laws of her home plane.  Using the connections of her 'husband' to obtain a set of forged travel papers, she left the Nine Hells for Sigil, the City of Doors, and has not looked back since.<br/><br/>Obsessively studying among a wide variety of fields and engaging in the occasional bit of adventuring along the way, Telphousia's first step on the road to her eventual apotheosis was the uncovering of a ritual that would transform her into the type of undead being commonly known as a Lich-fiend.  The added layer of immortality was a welcome one, and set her to searching for many similar such rituals, in search of one that would bring her to the heights of power she was sure she had been destined to reach.  Eventually, after centuries of research, she uncovered the exactly the sort of ritual she had been searching for and, performing it, managed to strip away the infernal ties that bound her and shed her cookie-cutter Brachina form in favor of the truly unique power and beauty she would have achieved as a proper Duchess of Hell.<br/><br/>Having picked up a healthy sense of paranoia in her many adventures amongst the planes, and having already shed her true name and obscured it as best she could along the way, the devil formerly known as Telphousia decided to rename herself to something more appropriate on the day she completed her apotheosis.  Taking inspiration from her new, diminutive form and the demilich-like powers she now possessed, she chose the name Demi-Fiend for herself, and has used it exclusively ever since.</div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Goals</div><div class="spoiler_body">Demi-Fiend's motivations now that she has achieved her goal of transforming herself are the same as those of most adventurers who find themselves without a set goal to strive for.  She desires to increase her power, wealth, and fame in equal measure, and may just end up finding some new cause to occupy her attentions along the way.</div></div>