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Gershon: Causation question generalised under Affliction

2026-09-05T22:59:47Z

Causation question generalised under Affliction

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	== See also ==		== See also ==

			The sleep pattern noted above may not be incidental. [[Dream Invasions]] holds that sleep is the universal aperture, which would make short and broken sleep the ordinary condition of anyone being reached nightly.

	The causation question argued in the competing accounts above — whether the daemon makes the wound or arrives at one — is generalised under [[Affliction]], which holds that it cannot be settled in principle and that the pairing is by kind.		The causation question argued in the competing accounts above — whether the daemon makes the wound or arrives at one — is generalised under [[Affliction]], which holds that it cannot be settled in principle and that the pairing is by kind.

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Gershon: Causation question generalised under Affliction

2026-09-05T22:23:47Z

Causation question generalised under Affliction

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	\| wanted = Any account of a daemon that fed and then left of its own accord. Any sighting of the Elder Cult tome quoted above, in the original.		\| wanted = Any account of a daemon that fed and then left of its own accord. Any sighting of the Elder Cult tome quoted above, in the original.
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			== See also ==

			The causation question argued in the competing accounts above — whether the daemon makes the wound or arrives at one — is generalised under [[Affliction]], which holds that it cannot be settled in principle and that the pairing is by kind.

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Gershon: Moved the practical section from instruction into record

2026-09-05T21:22:44Z

Moved the practical section from instruction into record

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	We have no account of an Archdaemon from anyone who claims to have met one. Every version of this reaches us at two removes or more, and the story is structurally identical each time, which is either corroboration or the signature of a story that travels well. {{R\|contested}}		We have no account of an Archdaemon from anyone who claims to have met one. Every version of this reaches us at two removes or more, and the story is structurally identical each time, which is either corroboration or the signature of a story that travels well. {{R\|contested}}

	== ~~If you believe one has you~~ ==		== What the accounts have in common ==

	~~This section~~ is ~~practical~~ and it is the ~~reason the entry exists~~. {{R\|warning}}		The record here is thin and the wiki will not turn it into instruction. What follows is what recurs across the accounts we hold, set down as observation and nothing more. {{R\|warning\|note=a record of what people reported, not a method; none of it has ever been checked by us}}

	* '''Do not attempt to name it.''' The naming rituals in circulation are inherited, unverified, and several of them ~~are known to have preceded~~ a collapse. ~~Naming is~~ a ~~cult practice that assumes a taxonomy~~ we ~~do not have~~.		; Naming : The naming rituals in circulation are inherited and unverified, and several of them appear in the record immediately before a collapse. Whether reaching for a ritual caused the collapse, or the collapse was already underway by the time someone reached, no account we hold can say.
	* '''Sleep~~, first and before anything else.'''~~ Every firsthand account ~~we hold, without exception,~~ comes from someone who was badly short of it. That may be the door. It may ~~also~~ be why the account is unreliable. ~~Both readings point~~ the ~~same way~~.		; Sleep : Every firsthand account in our possession comes from someone who was badly short of it. That may be the door. It may equally be why the account is unreliable. Nobody has produced a case that separates the two.
	* '''Do not go alone and do not go quiet.''' Tell someone in this circle. A daemon is described everywhere as patient and solitary in its method; the ~~one condition every source agrees~~ is hostile to it is ~~being watched by~~ a second person.		; Company : A daemon is described everywhere as patient, and solitary in its method. The single condition the sources agree is hostile to it is a second person who is paying attention.
	* '''Consider [[Psychiatry]] seriously, and know what you are trading.''' [[Soma]] ~~severs~~ the connection~~. The~~ hollowing ~~described~~ under [[Hylics]] is the price ~~and we do not pretend otherwise~~. ~~Some of us have paid it~~ and are still here~~. That is a real option~~ and ~~this wiki will~~ not ~~shame you for taking~~ it.		; Severance : [[Soma]] is described as cutting the connection entirely, with the hollowing set out under [[Hylics]] as the price. The wiki records two things about this and declines to weigh them: that some who took that path are still writing here, and that not one account of it is neutral.

	Nothing above is a cure. There is no account in our possession of a daemon being driven off, only of daemons that left.		Nothing above is a cure. There is no account in our possession of a daemon being driven off — only of daemons that left.

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Gershon: Rebuilt as the reference entry: entity box, tagged claims, competing accounts, sourcing

2026-09-05T12:03:02Z

Rebuilt as the reference entry: entity box, tagged claims, competing accounts, sourcing

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	We have no account of an Archdaemon from anyone who claims to have met one. Every version of this reaches us at two removes or more, and the story is structurally identical each time, which is either corroboration or the signature of a story that travels well. {{R\|contested}}		We have no account of an Archdaemon from anyone who claims to have met one. Every version of this reaches us at two removes or more, and the story is structurally identical each time, which is either corroboration or the signature of a story that travels well. {{R\|contested}}

	== ~~What the accounts have in common~~ ==		== If you believe one has you ==

	~~The record here~~ is ~~thin~~ and ~~the wiki will not turn~~ it ~~into instruction. What follows~~ is ~~what recurs across~~ the ~~accounts we hold, set down as observation and nothing more~~. {{R\|warning~~\|note=a record of what people reported, not a method; none of it has ever been checked by us~~}}		This section is practical and it is the reason the entry exists. {{R\|warning}}

	~~; Naming :~~ The naming rituals in circulation are inherited ~~and~~ unverified, and several of them ~~appear in the record immediately before~~ a collapse. ~~Whether reaching for~~ a ~~ritual caused the collapse, or the collapse was already underway by the time someone reached, no account~~ we ~~hold can say~~.		* '''Do not attempt to name it.''' The naming rituals in circulation are inherited, unverified, and several of them are known to have preceded a collapse. Naming is a cult practice that assumes a taxonomy we do not have.
	; Sleep : Every firsthand account ~~in our possession~~ comes from someone who was badly short of it. That may be the door. It may ~~equally~~ be why the account is unreliable. ~~Nobody has produced a case that separates~~ the ~~two~~.		* '''Sleep, first and before anything else.''' Every firsthand account we hold, without exception, comes from someone who was badly short of it. That may be the door. It may also be why the account is unreliable. Both readings point the same way.
	~~; Company :~~ A daemon is described everywhere as patient, and solitary in its method~~. The single~~ condition ~~the sources agree~~ is hostile to it is a second person ~~who is paying attention~~.		* '''Do not go alone and do not go quiet.''' Tell someone in this circle. A daemon is described everywhere as patient and solitary in its method; the one condition every source agrees is hostile to it is being watched by a second person.
	~~; Severance :~~ [[Soma]] ~~is described as cutting~~ the connection ~~entirely, with the~~ hollowing ~~set out~~ under [[Hylics]] as the price. ~~The wiki records two things about this~~ and ~~declines to weigh them: that some who took that path~~ are still ~~writing~~ here, and ~~that~~ not ~~one account of~~ it ~~is neutral~~.		* '''Consider [[Psychiatry]] seriously, and know what you are trading.''' [[Soma]] severs the connection. The hollowing described under [[Hylics]] is the price and we do not pretend otherwise. Some of us have paid it and are still here. That is a real option and this wiki will not shame you for taking it.

	Nothing above is a cure. There is no account in our possession of a daemon being driven off ~~—~~ only of daemons that left.		Nothing above is a cure. There is no account in our possession of a daemon being driven off, only of daemons that left.

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Gershon: Moved the practical section from instruction into record

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-Daemons are a class of immortal ethereal beings that are quasi-physical. They're in a liminal space between the Otherworld and human reality. Lacking flesh and the ability to consume matter, they instead feast on the spiritual emanations put off by the suffering of human souls. These dark spirits are the fundamental cause of much, if not all, mental illness suffered by human beings.
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 == Varieties ==
-== Associations with Cults ==
+Although all daemons are in a certain sense vampiric, this by no means makes them alike in their method of feeding. There are as many types of daemon as there are mental illnesses, and those daemons differ in temperament as much as a manic does from a non-verbal autistic. {{R|inherited}}

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Daemons are a class of immortal ethereal beings that are quasi-physical. They're in a liminal space between the Otherworld and human reality. Lacking flesh and the ability to consume matter, they instead feast on the spiritual emanations put off by the suffering of human souls. These dark spirits are the fundamental cause of much, if not all, mental illness suffered by human beings.

== Varieties ==
Although all daemons are in a certain sense vampiric, this by no means that they are alike in
their method of feeding. There are as many types of daemons as there are mental illnesses and
those daemons differ in their temperament as much as a manic does from a non-verbal autistic. For example, a melancholic sadist daemon is a solitary creature, slowly whispering poison into the ear of a vulnerable girl until she cuts herself differs from the rowdy swarms of schizophrenic daemons infesting a young man, shouting abuse at him until he loses touch with reality and sinks into an existence defined by suffering.

== Associations with Cults ==

Although many deny their existence, some of the gnostic mystery cults hidden in the shadowy underworld are rumored to be headed by powerful Archdaemons, who have managed to organize people much like a shepherd organizes his flock of sheep, subsisting off the suffering of the many poor souls who have fallen under their sway.