Gluttony Devils - Closed Species

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Gluttony Devils

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Gluttony Devils are a sort of demons that feast of other people's laziness and gluttony, as well as they can cause such. They're good at manipulating people. They'd decide on a victim and drive them into dependence. It's recommended to visit a doctor when possessed by one of those devils. Often, a simple change of your diet will help to drive them away and no exorcism is needed.

Common symptoms of possession (sorted after urgency):
-laziness-lethargy
-weight gain
-either too high or low blood pressure
-diabetes mellitus
-ulcers and tumors
-death

Every devil is born with an affection to a certain type of food. The most common foods are heavily salty and greasy ones, especially fast-food and sugar bombs. Not only food includes their likings but also sweet and soft drinks.

Gluttony Devils are divided into two groups. Savory and Sugary. Savory includes mostly salty and spicy foods. Sugary includes everything that's sweet. Grease and Glucose devils normally don't get along well. Grease devils cannot stand sweet food and vice-versa.

Anatomy

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Horns
The horns of each Devil are unique. They're mostly very colorful and some resemble food. They're not edible however.
The horns store a limited amount of magic and are mainly there to impress others.

Eyes
The eyes of each Gluttony Devil are bicolored. One exception are the Blessed Gluttony Devils of type legendary B.
The eyes store the largest amount of magic within the Devil's body. The pupils are made out of a diamond-like material and are almost indestructible. When a Gluttony Devil uses its magic the eyes glow bright. For Demon Hunters the Devils' eyes are the most desired treat. They're used in magical devises and amulets and are one of the most expensive goods on the black market. When losing one or both eyes a Gluttony Devil's magical ability decreases enormously. Gluttony Devils with a missing eye usually do not reach the average lifespan of ~3000 years.

Ears
The Devils' ears are always pointed. Any size or form is possible. Some ears are pointed more than others and some only differ a bit from human ears.
Small ears are considered more beautiful than big ones.

Claws + scaling
The Devils arms/legs are covered with scales up to the middle of their upper arm and upper leg. The scales are extremely small, almost like grains of sand, and very smooth. They offer protection from extreme outer forces. The fingertips end in claws. The claws are made out of those small scales as well. They're not like finger nails since there is no transition from hand to claws! They are extremeley sharp and cut through almost everything. The claws are very rarely used as weapons and a Devil would only resort to physical force if they do not have the opportunity to use their magic. When using magic the scales glow just as the eyes do. Depending on a Gluttony Devil's food preference the scales can either heat up or get very cold.

Wings
The Devils levitate and do not fly with their wings. Since levitating is as tiresome for a Devil as is running for a human they usually prefer to stay on the ground and only levitate for shorter distances. The wings are used to stabilize and accelerate the flight. They're covered with the same scales as the arms/legs and thus have the same abilities. In fact the wings are just as hard and sharp as the claws. They could cut metal with them.
There are no bones in the wings. Between the scales is a very thin but strong layer of muscles. They cannot bend their wings too much but they can stretch and tighten them, influencing their size by that. When levitating the wings are usually stretched.

Patterned wings and especially wings with symbols on them are seen as very beautiful and desired by many Devils. Bicolored wings on the other hand are considered ugly.
Devils with rotten and even with feathered wings are normally avoided by others. First is considered to be sick and contagious, second to be snotty.

Tail
The tail of the devil is the only edible of their traits and it's actually tasty! Blank tails are either meaty, fishy or sweet tasting with a texture of gummy. If the tail is cut it will regrow but take a rather long time to do so.
Veggie tails grow all kind of edible plants on them. The plants can be plucked and eaten or used for tea. They regrow fast.
Puff tails are mainly reserved for the Glucose type of Devil but they have been seen on the Savory type as well. They're soft to the touch and furry but can be eaten and digested.

Under no circumstances would a normal, healthy Gluttony Devil eat their own or someone else's tail! It is considered cannibalism. But beast hunters or people who have summoned a Devil as their familiar would do so. The taste of the Devil's tail is said to be unbeaten by any food in the entire universe.

The Devils also use their tails for communication. Young Devils would wag them when they're happy but it's a habit they unlearn when they got older.
When being hostile the Devils move their tail from one to the other side very slowly in a hypnotic manner. Devils with short tails usually do not show any such behaviours.

Specialties

Their Secret: The One and Only Recipe

Gluttony Devils are born with Their One and Only Recipe. It's a recipe that is given to each Gluttony Devil and is unique to them. The meals cooked with this one recipe turn out fabulous and cannot be outdone by any other recipe or cook. The Gluttony Devil would guard their recipe like a treasure and wouldn't tell it to anyone.
It's a sign of utmost appreciation and love if a Gluttony Devil tells one their One and Only Recipe. Many take their recipe to the grave.

Alchemy | Cooking

The practicing of alchemy is more common among older Gluttony Devils who do not have that much magic left inside of them. There are younger ones practicing it as well of course. Gluttony Devils have extremely sensitive smelling and tasting. They're excellent cooks. Many of them dedicate their life to cooking and those who don't like to grant at least themselves a extensive meal a day. Aside from cooking they have a good track of ingredients and recipes which also comes in handy when looking for new potions.
(Fun fact: Gluttony Devils are said to be the tidiest devils down in hell.)

Other Abilities

Magic

Gluttony Devils can use magic. All types of magic they use derive from Black Magic. Their magic is very attack-based and rarely focusses on healing or supporting others. They can cast it without needing any magical instruments like staffs, wands or spells. That makes them very dangerous fighters. Usually, a Gluttony Devil would focus on a certain type of magic. Most common are elemental types; like fire, water etc.

When they're using magic their scales and eyes start glowing. Their eyes glow because it's the part of their body which contains most of the magic. Losing an eye would mean a loss of remaining life time for them. Their scales glow because it's the part their magic is released through. The scales protect their body from their own (and foreign) magic. E.g. a Gluttony Devil using fire magic won't get burnt when using it because the scales protects it's body.
That's why their arms/legs/wings also get really hot or cold (depending on what type of magic it is) when using their powers.

They do not have to learn how to achieve magic. It's within their bodies and comes naturally. That's why it's that important to educate young Gluttony Devils appropriately. Otherwise they might set things on fire. It's harder to teach a Gluttony Devil not to use magic rather than using it.
When they're angry it can happen that they lose a bit of control over their magic but especially older Gluttony Devils would have themselves pretty much under control.

They are unable to learn a special type of magic deriving from White or Holy Magic. They feel disgust when they hear or sense White Magic and would have even problems to say out loud a spell deriving from it. One exception make the Blessed Gluttony Devils.

Levitation

Gluttony Devils can levitate. They use their wings for balance and levitation. They are extremely agile when in the air and can reach high speed (around 100 km/h). They cannot keep this speed over long distances however. Levitating is to them what running is to humans. If they're not used to it they won't be able to stay in the air for too long.

Transformation

Gluttony Devils can transform into a demon form. Their demon form is actually a weaker version of their true self but it's usually easier for them to approach people in this form. A Gluttony Devil's demon form is rather small, usually of the size of a bunny but there are also cases of smaller or bigger versions.

Legendary Gluttony Devils' demon forms resemble dragons a lot and are usually bigger.

Older Gluttony Devils are also able to conceal their demon traits. They make their wings, horns, tail and the scales invisible. They don't have any influence on their eye color however. This ability mostly comes with the use of alchemy. It's not a power which is given to them naturally but which they have to train actively.