Demigod

The archdevil Dispater is a demigod.

See also: Deity, quasi deity, and godling

Demigods are a vast collection of divine beings of incredible power somewhere between quasi deities and deities. Like deities, demigods can grant powers such as spells to worshipers and to oracles.

Known demigods

See also: Category:Demigods

Below is a list of some of the known types of demigods:

• Apocalypse Riders: These powerful daemons rule Abaddon, and are served by harbingers.
• Archdevils: These powerful devils each rule a layer of Hell and all acknowledge Asmodeus as their ruler.
• Asura ranas: These fiends are born from divine mistakes and try to lead pious folk astray.
• Demon lords: Each of these powerful demons rules a layer of the Outer Rifts.
• The Eldest: Powerful entities from the First World, the Eldest pay little attention to their mortal worshipers.
• Elemental lords: The capricious rulers of the elemental planes.
• Empyreal lords: Champions of holiness, empyreal lords can be found on the planes of Heaven, Nirvana, and Elysium.
• First arbitrators: Pieces of the Monad which broke off and formed powerful aeons.
• Goblin hero-gods: Barghest gods worshiped by goblins who serve Lamashtu.
• Great Old Ones: Dwelling in the Dark Tapestry and long pre-dating Golarion, these inscrutable cosmic beings may be seen as high priests of the Outer Gods.
• Infernal dukes: Subordinate to the archdevils, infernal dukes each rule a small portion of one of the layers of Hell.
• Kami lords
• Primordial inevitables: First created by the axiomites, these powerful creatures still battle the forces of chaos throughout the Great Beyond.
• Protean lords: These beings reshape the structure of the Maelstrom at their whim.
• Psychopomp ushers: These entities serve Pharasma in guiding souls through the afterlife, but have their own agendas as well.
• Queens of the Night: These demigoddesses have built up power structures that transcend any one layer of Hell in spite of Asmodean hierarchical patriarchies, though they also ultimately further the ends of Asmodeus and Hell as a whole.
• Rakshasa immortals: Even though rakshasas normally hate the divine, some become powerful enough to achieve a level of divinity themselves.
• Velstrac demagogues: Rulers of the velstrac race on the Plane of Shadow, they once dwelled in Hell.

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