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[rebelarchivist]

[Ideally, Dorian would have preferred that his first network post be something a little more dignified and witty, but well that's just not happening. Maybe he should have done one before now if he was hoping to make a better first impression.]

[Right now he just looks annoyed and exasperated, a bit of light sparkling off his piercings from the lightning that he just used to kill a despair demon. Don't mind the frost that's coming off the wound on his shoulder, he'll be fine]

Alright, so demons in the city. Wonderful time, yes? I'm sure everyone is going to have a grand time with this.

Firstly, yes these things can be killed by normal means. Do enough damage and they will die just as well as anything else. That having been said, they take quite a lot of damage. I would advise against taking them on by yourself. Find some friends who are good at murdering things. Murdering demons is always more fun with friends, right?

Secondly, if you can use magic, or have any sort of... [he waves a hand] abilities, or even a particularly active imagination that tends to leak out into the rest of the world, do not talk to them. At all. They are not your friends, they will not give you whatever it is they are promising you. Even if you've the magical ability of a rock I would advise against listening to a single thing they have to say. They can and will possess you, and there is no cure for it. It's either kill you or let you kill everyone around you while a demon takes your body for a joy ride.

Thirdly, the large green tears in the air. Those are where they're coming out of. I would suggest avoiding them until they can all be closed. Yes, they can be closed, it is being worked on.

[He pauses, looking thoughtful]

I think that's everything. Try not to die, alright?

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[unitas]

How can we tell if someone is possessed? [ The people here gave in easily to the gods of this place, she knows better than to assume people are intelligent enough not to make deals with demons. ]

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[rebelarchivist]

Unfortunately the only definitive way is if they become an Abomination which is... very obvious. Monstrous appearance, trying to kill or possess anything around them, things like that. The rules also... may be different here, I'm not sure. We've never had a rift react to being closed by opening up more rifts.

[He pauses, because he doesn't want anyone that's not possessed to get killed or hurt, so he wants to phrase this carefully]

You are most likely to encounter a demon in your dreams, that's where it will bargain and try to wheedle it's way into getting control of you. Someone under the influence of a demon... will behave differently than normal, stop talking to people they might normally be close to. So if you don't know the person then you might not be able to tell if they are being influenced by a demon or not.

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[unitas]

This is just fucking great. [ Because, let's be honest, it's the very opposite. She knows it's not Dorian's fault, so her ire isn't aimed directly at him, but it's there. ]

Do you have suggestions if we suspect possession, but can't be certain? This could end with a lot of bodies. [ Not that she won't do what needs to be done when it comes down to it, but she'd rather not. ]

[bheidh]

Perhaps some may listen to you.

( You can hope anyway )

[rebelarchivist]

I highly doubt it, but at least this way I can say "I told you so."

[If people can still get possessed in Thedas where it's very well known that you don't talk to fucking demons he doubts that it's going to be much better here.]

[bheidh]

You would at least draw some to our cause. We can use the help.

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[iustitiae]

Dragons and then demons, what an exciting month.

[there's a beat because sarcasm aside]

Is there somewhere you should hit them specifically? Like in the head? With a baseball bat?

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[rebelarchivist]

Absolutely thrilling, and here I thought I was going to be bored for a blessed minute.

[Goodie, someone who speaks Sarcasmian almost as well as Dorian]

The head is as good a place as any. There are some that a certain type of damage will do more good, but those are rather easy to figure out, a demon that looks like it's on fire won't be too fond of ice, one that shoots ice from it's hands doesn't like fire, but other than that any grievous amount of damage should do the trick.

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[iustitiae]

Works out well if you're a magic user, not so well if you're not. Lighter and a can of hairspray maybe.

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[devilsavocado]

These demons wouldn't happen to sound any different from normal people, would they?

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[rebelarchivist]

Other than the roaring, shrieking, and laughter from the throats of the mad and damned, no.

[devilsavocado]

I figured that part. Kind of hard to miss, even for me.

[ And heard them, too. ]

But the ones that talk. Can they pretend to be other people?

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[strangelic]

These things are from your world?

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[rebelarchivist]

Unfortunately, yes. I spent a year or so killing scores of the damned things.

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[strangelic]

I meant the tears. Other worlds have demons--although I am pleased to see that yours follow much the same rules as ours. Perhaps the same magic will work on them as well.

Is there any pattern to their appearance?

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[skelebro]

[So there's a skeleton on your video feed, pal. Don't worry, this ain't a recent development or nothin' - this is just his face.]

No way to ward 'em off or anything?

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[rebelarchivist]

[Dorian is going to blink and just sort of... look at him for a moment. because yeah, that's a skeleton. And here he thought he had seen everything.]

Ah, well no. Other than being boring and uninteresting. Which I ah, don't think is a problem for you.

[Okay yeah he has to ask]

Do you always look like that?

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[feelslikeimspilling]

[ What was Will watching? He had to take a moment before he even thought about responding. This could have been a trick of his mind, he'd experienced that a lot lately. Determining that he was, in fact, awake and not asleep, Will took a breath, digested what was being said.

Zombies, dragons and now demons? He sighed and shook his concerned, tired head. ]

What do they look like, these demons of yours?

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[rebelarchivist]

[Is that skepticism he hears? Dorian raises an eyebrow]

Well, that depends on what type of demon you're encountering. Rage, Despair, Desire, Fear, Pride, all of them look and behave in different ways.

Though I'd hardly call them mine, that's taking far too much credit.

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[survivethis]

Well, it's good to know they can be killed. Thanks.

[So she can help someone if she needs to. And being Jill, she'll probably engage in combat.]

Before there were zombies here and some were infected, but after a couple of weeks, the infected are cured. Maybe the same will happen to anyone who's possessed, so... try not to kill them, alright?

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[rebelarchivist]

They can, but it takes quite a bit of damage. I wouldn't suggest trying to take down most of them without allies. A lot of allies.

[He's seen Pride demons take out whole squads, he doesn't want some normal person with delusions of badassery to get killed]

[The sound he makes is... unimpressed]

And what precisely do you propose we do with them? The possessed are strong, and if they've magical abilities they can do quite a lot of damage. They're not going to leave us alone if we ask nicely.

Especially given that the dead resurrect here, I'd much rather be put down than have to watch while some demon kills my friends with my body.

[His jaw is set in that stubborn way that his friends know]

Even without the guarantee of resurrection, I would hope to be put down before I could kill innocents.

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[keep_smiling]

I'm not a fighter, and I'm not a magician. It's always tough for me to figure out what I'm going to do to help in these situations when they arise. Well, besides keeping people smiling, that is. [Elmer's smiling himself as he says this, so he's apparently not too worried about the situation yet.]

How are those tears being handled? Magic, I'm assuming?

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[rebelarchivist]

Well, if you are not a mage or a warrior, the best thing you can do is to stay out of the way. Do you have any sort of small magical ability? Anything special about you? Because the demons may try and force their way in through your dreams, and anyone that is anything other than dirt normal might be at risk.

[He nods]

After a fashion. A... friend of mine has the ability to close and re-open them at will, though we've never had this same result.

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[fulcra]

Since you seem to know what you're talking about, is there any sort of damage in particular that stops them faster than the rest? I'd love to know where to aim.

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[rebelarchivist]

It largely varies depending on the type of demon. A demon that looks as though it's on fire doesn't like ice, one that shoots ice does not appreciate being set ablaze.

But, as with most things, if you do enough damage, it will die. I haven't met a creature yet that appreciated getting it's limbs hacked off.

If I might offer some more advice, they tend to come in groups. I suggest you do the same.