The Edge

The Edge is the barrier between the Land and the Spiritual Realm. It is a wretched hellscape, inhospitable to all living beings. It is the home of all demons, and the source of Fel energy. It is ruled over by the five Edge Lords.

Markelash, the Lord of the Edge
The primary Aspect of the Edge if Markelash, the Lord of the Edge. Unlike the primary Aspects of the Sky and the Spiritual Realm, Markelash is not a father to the Edge Lords, but rather, their ruler. He embodies the bitterness and anger of all denizens of the Edge, and views all other layers of the Tower of Existence with fury and contempt. This bitterness is mirrored in his appearance, a hulking armored monstrosity with no discernable race. He has a special fury for the Spiritual Realm and the Land, and he is constantly working with his demons to see the denizens of the Land falling into sin and despair. Despite this he is vain, and worshippers from the Land are among his most prized possessions, and he gifts them with great power to see those who shun him fall.

Ghrolkar, the Lord of Hate
Ghrolkar, the Lord of Hate, is the aspect of violent and hateful actions. He embodies rage and hatred, vengeance and violence, and the destruction of all that displeases you. He is fueled by senseless violence, and repulsed by peace and reasoned, calculated fighting. He appears as a hulking Troll, too muscular and tall for any other Troll to hope to match him. He elevated the Trolls to amuse and fuel him, compelling them to form violent tribal societies which strike out at each other. As the other aspects elevated races, he intervened with the Trolls, and brought to them the idea of forming warbands to attack the other races.

Saalrenee, the Lady of Excess
Saalrenee, the Lady of Excess, is the aspect of greed and indulgence. She embodies the need to consume and to possess, indulgence in pleasures to the detriment of all other things, and the denial of all pleasure. Anything can fuel Saalrenee, so long as it is taken to an excessive extreme, and she seeks to push everyone into this path of indulgence, and the inevitable self-destruction that awaits at the end of it. Her appearance is fluid, with no particular race or gender being preferred, but regardless of her appearance a few things will remain consistent. She always possesses otherworldly beauty and rejects all clothing, preferring to appear naked in all circumstances. Unlike Markelash and Ghrolkar, Saalrenee has no anger at her existence, but instead delights in her mission of bringing ruin to others.

Wostrem, the Lord of Waste
Wostrem, the Lord of Waste, is the aspect of sloth, gluttony, and the end of all things. He embodies entropy and decay, acceptance of the world and apathy about driving change. He is fueled by the natural decay of things, and the apathy of living beings. He appears as an old diseased man, so wasted away and consumed by his plague that even his race cannot be distinguished among the pustules and lesions on his skin. Among the Edge Lords he is the least driven, though his cults are no less common than the others, and he bestows many gifts to those who follow him.

Ceram, the Lady of Schemes
Ceram, the Lady of Schemes, is the aspect of change and plotting. She embodies lies and deception, ambition and planning, as well as the simple randomness of the world. She is fueled by lies, battles of wit, and abrupt shifts in circumstances. She does not have an end game, or an ultimate mission like the other aspects. Instead, she wishes to see the Great Game of the world continue forever, setting plans into motion that will ultimately clash with each other and create catastrophic fallout. She appears as a human woman draped in gaudy clothing. The appearance of her human form shifts over time, reflecting the human who's schemes she most admires at this time. These schemes are not always the most influential however, and she will appear just as readily as a Queen who schemed her way to the throne as she will a housewife in a small village plotting to see her rival lose the farming festival this year.

Demons
Each of the Edge Lords have legions of demons at their disposal to see their will done in the world. A demon is born when a certain action is taken in the Land. They are tasked with a mission to complete in relation to this action. Demons who fail to complete this mission degenerate into a lesser demon. Those who succeed maintain their form, while those who excel, or steal the success of other demons grow into major demons.

Demons of Markelash
A demon of Markelash is born whenever a member of the mortal races adopts a belief in an Aspect of the Sky or Spiritual Realm. It is tasked with breaking the faith of the individual. Should they die with their faith in tact, the demon has failed its mission, and is cursed with a degenerate form. As the faith of the individual grows stronger, the rewards for breaking it grows, and truly ambitious demons will spend years stoking their marks faith to then try and destroy it. Most demons who do this ultimately fail.

Demons of Ghrolkar
A demon of Ghrolkar is born whenever a member of the mortal races is slighted in some way by another. They are tasked with compelling their mark to seek vengeance. The bloodier, and more disproportionate, the vengeance the better. Should the slight be forgotten, or the mark die, the mission is failed. Ambitious demons love taking on minor slights, as they are far easier to make the vengeance disproportionate, but the majority of demons prefer big insults that linger, and only require a small push towards revenge.

Ghrolkar's Hounds
The lesser demons of Ghrolkar, Hounds are mindless bloodthirsty beasts. Like their namesake, they are loyal to a master, and can be restrained by them, but left to their own devices they will slaughter anything they can. Despite being lesser demons, Ghrolkar loves his Hounds, and many demons see no shame in becoming one, as they still ultimately live in Ghrolkar's bliss.

Demons of Saalrenee
A demon of Saalrenee is born whenever a member of the mortal races decides to exercise self restraint and deny themselves something they desire. Unlike other demons, their mission does not relate specifically to the action that spawns them, but instead, they seek to make their mark indulgent, and ultimately to wear them down to the point they will never deny themselves something again. The demons of Saalrenee for this reason are abnormally cooperative, as many of them are tasked with the same mission, and they all succeed and fail together.

Mistress
The lesser demons of Saalrenee, Mistresses are cursed with dulled senses and a true lack of agency. While they possess the ability to act independently, they submit to the instructions and desires of any who come across them, so long as they do not interfere with the desires of someone more important. They lack the ability to truly tempt mortals, and instead are mere tools to facilitate a morals own collapse into excess. Their dulled senses mean that no matter what is done to them, they cannot taste the bliss of excess, and even the most extreme of sensations is lost to them.