With all the information that came can we now assume that demonhood is a condition that you become after dealing with fel and demonic magic? So any race can become demon like being undead. And no race is actually demon itsel even the nathrezim.
With all the information that came can we now assume that demonhood is a condition that you become after dealing with fel and demonic magic? So any race can become demon like being undead. And no race is actually demon itsel even the nathrezim.
Nope...there are Demonic Races...Felguards, Imps, Infernals, Shivarra etc....all demonic races, born of fel, not something afflicted with it. I suppose you could call them Fel Races too.
Beings born in the Twisting Nether are natural demons like the Pitlords and the Succubus, and imps.
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it depends i guess, there are races that are probably demon in origin like the annihilan, but there are cases in some races, where if you absorb enough fel energies you could get turned into a demon, like the nathrezim and the eredar
"Demon" is a term used on Azeroth for the creatures that are native to the Twisting Nether (who are chaotic and tend to traffic in powerful and corrupting Fel magic), but it's not really a precise taxonomy, and it's more a blandishment than a category. The natural demonic races are those born in the Nether: Annihilans, Sayaad, Nathrezim, etc., but a species from another realm like ours can become a demon if they are sufficiently mutated by Fel down to their very souls, linking them to the Twisting Nether in the same way the natural demons are. The Eredar are probably the foremost example of a mortal race who become demonic through Sargeras' powerful Fel magic - but the Satyr, Felblood Elves, and the Ered'ruin (who were once creations of the Titans) are all species turned into demonic variants.
Not all demons are manifestly evil, either - the Observers consider themselves entirely neutral, but are willing to serve anyone who allows them to see new sights and devour different forms of magic. The deeper reaches of the Nether could contain demonic beings wholly unconcerned or uninvolved with the Legion or conflict in the physical universe.
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"We're more of the love, blood, and rhetoric school. Well, we can do you blood and love without the rhetoric, and we can do you blood and rhetoric without the love, and we can do you all three concurrent or consecutive. But we can't give you love and rhetoric without the blood. Blood is compulsory. They're all blood, you see." ― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
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Or working against the Burning Legion, for that matter. If I'm not mistaken, we don't know where the Aldrachi homeworld is/was located. One could perhaps speculate they were in the Twisting Nether and maybe that allowed them an inherent resistance to the corrupting force of Fel energy, preventing the Legion from converting them. This seems less likely given the seemingly rigid hierarchy of their society, considering the demons' predilection for disorder. But Sargeras proved demons are capable of organization so it isn't far-fetched that the Aldrachi could have been "demons" themselves. And of course as you said "demon" is a blanket term, so we can't necessarily rely on the stereotypical chaotic behavior of demons to describe all of the beings that may fall under the category. Furthermore, considering the Twisting Nether is the in-between formed between the Light and the Void, it is possible that some species born in the Nether could be closer to the realm of Light or Void, causing undoubtedly drastic variation between species depending on location. Of course that's speculation based on the hypothetical that the Light and Void may take up distinct locations in the universe, with the Twisting Nether as the buffer between the two.
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"We're more of the love, blood, and rhetoric school. Well, we can do you blood and love without the rhetoric, and we can do you blood and rhetoric without the love, and we can do you all three concurrent or consecutive. But we can't give you love and rhetoric without the blood. Blood is compulsory. They're all blood, you see." ― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
I think Legion archaeology hints that Imps may have been turned into demons as well, but I could be remembering wrong. I’d love if that were in fact Grell and originated from the mystery Life Realm.
Illidari Elves and Eredar are demonised versions of their races. Satyr is a fuller version.
There was that one Satyr in Ashenvale I think in Cata who Elune cleanses of being a demon. In most cases though it seems to be a one way street, I can't think of any other beings turned into a demon and then turning back off the top of my head.
the Jailors also seem to have originate from Niskara and therefore not originally demons
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It seems a lot, possibly most demonic races, were races born from other worlds, corrupted to become demons. It's unclear which race, is "the" original demonic race, if any such race exists. Over time, a lot of suspects have dropped off. It's not the Sayaad/succubi. It's not the Dread Lords. It's not the Annihilan/Pit Lords.
Honestly the only two likely suspects left are Imps and Mo'args.
My theory is that it's the Mo'arg. This type of demon includes the Felguards, Gan'args, Brutes and Fel Lords. So they have the most shapes. They also have massive numbers, and are said to be among the first demons the Titans fought.
While it could be an interesting twist if it all started with the most diminutive demon, the imp, that's generally not how it goes in a place like WoW. I think the Felguard works best for holding the banner of Prime Demon.
Also apparently Daglop the Imp mentions a legend that hints at Grell from Azeroth were the first Imps.
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Avrus Illwhisper in Ashenvale was a Satyr who sought redemption and was turned back into a Night Elf after successfully getting it. Priestess Driana is Aszuna is another Satyr who was restored back into a Night Elf, albeit after her death and in the form of a spirit. Interestingly, Sensiria is an example of a female Night Elf who was transformed into a Succubus as opposed to a Satyr.
"We're more of the love, blood, and rhetoric school. Well, we can do you blood and love without the rhetoric, and we can do you blood and rhetoric without the love, and we can do you all three concurrent or consecutive. But we can't give you love and rhetoric without the blood. Blood is compulsory. They're all blood, you see." ― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead