Tom will be caught in a web of lies that those around him told. For some reason everybody think most of what he says is a lie. A ploy to lull them into a false sense of security. He will be so confused and use improvisation to work his way out of many situations. Also could he use his linkamancy to complete unbind or reverse his blackbar so that he will control the wizard, or so that a wizard won't be able to bind him even with his true name. Sounds like valuable knowledge that can make him wealthy and not on a demonic hitlist. Even if disliked people will tolerate you for benefits and the possibility of being unbound or in control of a wizard sounds like something a demon might value.

Also even without a link to Astlan a demon with enough astramancy or spaciomancy would be able to travel to Astlan even without a proper connection, so demons could still visit. Tom clearly has some skill as he could hijack a summons, so he could expand on that, and Len can obviously do it with ease. Tom displays signs of being either a genius, prodigious, or really desperate mana wielder. You can do what you believe you can and panic tends to either make you reach for more or shatter you. Tom is proactive and goes further when pressured. For some reason I think people will question his true age because of his skills, actions, and Rupert. He should probably just steal the book at some point just because I want to know what it says. It will then either give him great power, or he will just burn it to solve the problem. I really want to read the beta and I am currently thinking of 3 main progressions in my head with various deviations. The book was really addictive. You have great ideas Tizzy.

Edited by user Thursday, July 17, 2014 4:45:26 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Yahhhh! Tom with really like to vanish at some point or another. Such a jumble of chaos isn't really good for a person's mental health, demon or not. Why does trying to stay out of trouble lead Tom to it?

Tom might need to kick some ass again. Talarius' would have some followers that would like to save him from Tom's grip. Which means, maybe, more knights in shining armor. Well, at least, if that happens, boredom wouldn't be a problem for Tom. Time for him to practice his martial arts skills, doing katas and so.

Being Tom's master, Lenamare might be gathering rather unpleasant attention from everyone especially the other master wizards. People would like to know more about the demon and would likely drill Lenamare for that. They might even force him to summon the demon. Really, the demon brings more problem than anything else. Poor Lenamare.

Damien and Gastrope might also be also in a great deal of distress. They know Tom/Edwyrd's secret and seeing how dangerous a demon Tom really is (or so they thought), great deal of imagined punishment would terrorize them for fear of breaking that promise of secrecy.

As for the book, I had a suspicion as I stated in another topic. It is very likely.

There really a lot of interesting things going on with this book. You can read it many times and not be bored. Great book.

People want war when at peace, and they want peace when at war. The twisted minds of humanity.

I feel blessed that my life isn't in the either end of the exciting spectrum but I know it won't last.

It seems we aren't capable of balance and satisfaction. We don't seem to get content. Sad thing really. I had read a lot of stuff about this but the ideal just seems imposible to achieve.

So what instincts do a Demon have?

They really don't have any real needs so are they controlled entirely by human desire unconstrained from a human body that would constrain them with physical emotions and limitions, or does their demonic body have certain behaviors hard wired within it.

I will point you to Tom's adaptations so far

Envy: Seems to envy those who aren't in mortal peril.

Greed: He doesn't have much...yet

Gluttony: Hasn't messed with this much as he doesn't need to eat, but appreciates that he now eating most things without dying.

Lust: Still a virgin and not looking yet, but he has displayed pride in his new manhood or his third leg as he first called it.

Pride: He's young and this will grow with time and experience.

Sloth: He got bored of his cave within a week and seems to enjoy practice, as it gives him something to do, increases his odds of survival, and he only sleeps when he has to.

Wrath: Fits of rage/anger/destruction, he has adapted to his new found lack of conscience with surprising gusto and seems to enjoy his power. He dwells on it from time to time,but has viewed it as a non-issue.

I know, but I just felt like stretching things a bit. The demons seem to be devoid of most of these sins, and wrath is typically acquired from being ripped from their body and forced to submit to the will of a wizard that uses them as a tool and punishes them if they resist.

They indulge so rarely in the activities needed for the other sins that in comparison to humans they might be on the less sinful side. The lack of sleep and dreams does lead them to try to do something as seen by their ever shifting city.

The demons do posses some similarities to humans, but their like humans that were distorted. I am curious as to how the humans can compare to the demons. The demons have eternity to polish their skill, and yet are still not capable of standing up to humans in some instances despite the fact that they should grow over time, while humans will die at the age of 200 if they are really good tops.

Going back to the question, I got the impression that Demons dont have built in instincts.
Only aquired behaviour.
The Lv. 1-3 are violent because of the almost constant torture they are under from their wizard masters.
4+ are scheming because they are old and bored, etc.

Well, I hope it would be, you know that thing about sequels.

I'm kinda not interested in that character in Book II your talking about. That character seems 2 dimensional and overall unpleasant. Well, at least the others should compensate for that.

Still looking forward to it.

Ditto. Who?

Although, I'm not sure I'd call them "characters"...many of them are my friends after all.

I can assure you they are multi-dimensional when you are standing next to them.

If they seem flat, it's that loser of a writer I hired doing a crappy job.