And yes, Rupert is not bound since no one knew he was a demon.

His father would most likely have given him his true name. I doubt he knows it, but not sure, never asked, that's a rather sensitive subject as you might imagine.

Yeah, that's very sloppy terminology, but is quite common among demons, and wizards for that matter.

Technically, bound means you have a binding link to an Accursed Master.

Boggy was a bound demon, his AM screwed up and he's now unbound.

Demons can have multiple masters, anyone who knows your name can bind you. In conflict the stronger binding spell usually wins, caveated to the strength of the AMs.

The very first time you are bound you are incarnated, and they almost always bind you at the same time.

Lenamare mentions this and glosses over it. He was trying to summon a previously bound demon. One that had been bound/incarnated but wasn't currently bound to him (or least I think that's what he said)

He was surprised to find a new completely unbound/never bound demon.

So technically there are three states

Never been bound (unbound/un-incarnated)
Not currently bound, but previously bound (unbound/currently unbound)
Bound to one or more AM's. (bound)

I suppose in theory, you could have Never Been Bound Demon who has been incarnated, just not familiar with that happeing.

But in theory, a wizard could conjure and summon a previously never before bound demon, incarnate them and let them go.

Although, thinking on it, I don't think that would work with the current spells they use. I am pretty sure all the incarnate spells have implied bindings in them, because why else would you do this?

So perhaps an Animage Summoner might be able to do this. Or a Demon Prince....

Oh dear god...

Understand I don't ever use that term lightly....

It's for this very reason we don't tell them the truth!

I am sure someone like Tom with all his silly ideals of demon rights might want to tell the truth to the wizards, but we demons have purposefully stayed silent for just sort of reason. Plus, they really wouldn't believe us, and any that did, would probably figure out exactly how to do this and then become the overlord demon of the demon that told him/her.

I don't think you'd find a demon summoning a necromancer very often.


Necromancy is a bastardization of a lot of other forms of magic. But in particular they do have to know summoning/conjuring spells to call the dead back from beyond. All the summoning and conjuring stuff is related, whether you are summoning the dead, a demon, a djinn or bunnies from the forest.

So, pretty sure there are necromancers who can summon demons. Almost positive.

And...well, on this other plane, there was that one Necromancer (who used to be here) that was playing around with a Balrog...but that was in a cavern and I'm not sure it was the Necromancer that put the Balrog in the cavern to try and stop the old wizard.

It did scare the wizard pretty bad, turned his hair from grey to white. And his clothes too. Now that's what I call a scary demon!

I don't think so...at least not as a major character.

The author has another book he's working on (still early) that happens on another plane with very similar magic rules.
Necromancers are running around in that book, all over the place.

You shouldn't listen to his lies.

No the story is being dictated by me.

It just isn't over yet. I'm currently writing to you in book 3. I'm just not sure I'm going to tell the author the backstory on the necromancer to include in book 2.

So: spoiler alert: I live until book 3!

Actually, I plan to live through all the books! and then on for the rest of eternity.

Well, if it helps, The Author Guy promises the next book will be out before George RR Martin releases his next book!

Just doing my job, I'm a demon remember?

Well to get the affect you want, demons really don't have to do anything more than march together.

Nothing like a Demon Horde, or a Demon Army to send people screaming.

However, remember, brute force only works in certain controlled circumstances....if there are "good clerics" around a demon horde then an avatar host is likely to show up and things can get nasty.

Yep.

That's one place the gods have a big advantage. God's in a pantheon pool their resources to make really cool mountains/mountain top palaces, etc. And they share mana with their avatars and priests.