Demon



Demons are magical beings motivated by evil. These beings are the main antagonist during the series that the Charmed Ones have had to fight and vanquish since they seek out to kill innocents and spread evil.

Most demons live out in the Underworld, although straggler demons live amongst mortals. They mostly appear to be vaguely humanoid, some demons resembling actual humans ie. Zankou, while some appear to be nothing like them (eg. Manticores, Abraxas, etc...). Almost all demons possess some kind of teleportation power, notably shimmering, and an active offensive power such as Energy balls.

Demons are unable to feel human emotions (Prue vanquished Vinceres by forcing him to feel the world's emotions), and do not have souls. However, demons are not always inherently evil, although they are susceptible to it. Notable demons who have been good include Cole (for a time), the Manticore baby, Kira and Drake.

The Demonic Hierarchy


There is a demonic hierachy set out in the Underworld, with the Source Of All Evil and The Triad at the top of it.

The Tribunal
Next to the evil leaders at the top of the demonic hierarchy are two demons who are part of The Tribunal. They have power over all demons but must act neutrally.

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Four Horsemen are demonic beings who are empowered directly by the Source. No spell or potion can destroy them and they are invincible unless they fail to start the apocalypse then they only can be vanquished and then replaced by another set of Horsemen.

Upper-Level Demons
Also called high-level demons, are demons who possess a great amount of power. They often hire Low-Level demons to do their dirty work and are often affiliated to The Source of All Evil or The Triad. Some of these demons are the Seer, Belthazor, Litvack, Raynor, and other Upper-Level Demons that only owe allegiance to themselves, for example, Zankou.

Most Upper-Level demons have an entry in the Charmed Ones' Book of Shadows, including information of their origin, specific motivation, and a complicated method of vanquishing them, which usually requires a potion made from their own flesh to work or a Power of Three spell. Most Upper-level demons are said to have a demonic form but the main characters who have shown this are Belthazor and Sykes. In this state all of their powers are enhances since they are giving in to their demonic nature.

Low-Level Demons
Next to nothing in the hierachy are low level demons. Also called base-level demons, these are demons with basic powers and often little intelligence. These demons often are minions of Upper-Level demons or hired assassins such as Scather Demons, the Imp Master and his Imps, etc... . Though there are Low-Level demons who prefer to act alone, such as the Water Demon.

Banished Demons
At the very bottom of the demonic hierachy are banished demons who have been exiled further into the underworld unable to leave such as Vampires, Kurzon and Xar. Despite their strength they are the vermin of the underworld for failed coup de'tats. They are considered to be the 'untouchables' of the demonic realm.

Powers and Abilities
Lower level demons have basic demonic powers whilst upper level demons have more powerful abilities such as Flaming instead of basic shimmering, fireballs instead of energyballs. The more powerful a demon is, the more powers they have. (Zankou was imprisoned by the Source, because he posed a threat to him).

Some demons have unique powers; Tempus could manipulate time, Shax and the Water Demon were both elemental demons (Wind and Water respectively), Chameleon demons can shapeshift, Oracles and demonic Seers can foresee the future, as well as the past, and so on and so forth.

Appendices



 * (Book of Shadows text:)

Demons

 * Observations upon the
 * Nature, the Number, and the
 * Operations of the Devils.

Vanquishing
Low-level demons are vulnerable to almost all spells and potions, and can be easily vanquished by offensive active powers but Upper-Level demons are harder to vanquish. Sometimes there is a specific Power of Three spell but if often requires a specific potion. Depending on the demons power, they can also be vanquished by powers such as Molecular Combustion.

Upper Level Vanquishing Potion
Ingredients:
 * Cockleshells
 * Crickets
 * Pig's feet
 * Mandrake root
 * Toadflax
 * Cardamum
 * Carrot seeds
 * A piece of the demon's flesh

Mix these ingredients together to make a vanquishing potion.

Warning: Add the piece of the demon after all the other ingredients are added, and remember to stand back a bit, otherwise the potion will explode in your face ("Sleuthing With the Enemy"), ("Black as Cole").

Trivia

 * The Demon entry in the Book of Shadows is an actual quote out a book about witchcraft from the 17th century. Although this quote was used for demons, it was actually a description of a witch.