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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tallifer" data-source="post: 5170057" data-attributes="member: 84661">As an aside. Many mediaeval writers asserted that the world is full of devils. Although there was the acceptance of the angelic nature of Lucifer, most stories (and indeed the Bible) did not state explicitly that the other devils originated as a fallen host of angels. They were conceived of as embodiments of particular sins, maladies, natural disasters and curses. The best example I can immediately think of is the stories written about the early monks of Christian Egypt (3rd and 4th centuries A.D.) Demons of lust, greed, sloth, gluttony, et cetera would assail the monks in visions and manifestations, hoping to tempt them away from their calling. On the one hand, these ideas support the fantastic notion of Alignment, since each devil can be conceived of as an undeviating obsession with a sin. On the other hand, the same sin could be lawful or chaotic: pride could make a a haughty and abusive magistrate or a proud and unrepentant rebel. (Forgive my laziness and haste for not finding citations.) Now I am curious about other cultures' and religions' views of devils.</blockquote>