Of Demons and Devas

The Primordials of Gunstar Autochthonia are not Yozis. While a few have suffered fetich death -- which is why it's Adorjan, not Adrian -- they have not been beaten. They have not been turned inside out and trapped in a prison made of their sewn up flesh. They have not bent knee and sworn oaths of submission. They are hateful and spiteful, but unlike Yozi, they still know how to swagger and they can still win. The mantle of victory has never been stripped from their shoulders. They believe, so far justly, that they are the rulers of the Cosmos.

This single, subtle difference can be felt all the way down unto the least of their souls. The first, second, and third circle souls of Primordials are collectively called 'devas', not demons. For many of them, this is essentially a political distinction; Mara is still the defining soul of Erambour. Sondok still stands in doorways. Ligier still dances, and his beauty shines on a thousand worlds.

In other ways, there are drastic changes. Theion still possesses his second fetich; Nihilem Ruvelia, the waters of the deep, who reflects the light of Ligier. All but one of the creatures who would become the Neverborn are still alive within the Primordial host. And, most importantly; devas are not bound like demons to answer sorcery.

Other changes are more subtle. The Erymanthoi of Theion are called Brood Apes, and while their calling is violence, they share the Impyreal Chaos's urge to dominate, rather than simply to destroy. The gilmyne still remember the third great dance; the Dance of Creation. Subtlest of all changes; Neomah love their children.