Demon and Horned Demon
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NOTE: The term 'Demons' is sometimes used to refer to the Kreegans and other demon-like creatures.
Demons and Horned Demons are level 4 creatures of Inferno. They are recruited from the Demon Gate. Demons can also be summoned by Pit Lords from dead allied stacks.
"Both types of demons are capable hand-to-hand attack units." RoE manual
"A pair of sharp, crescent-shaped horns appeared above the hole's edge. Then two huge red paws followed, and finally, their owner got out of the pit with a mighty leap. Straightening up, he inhaled gurglingly and let out two streams of smoke. Huge in stature, with lumpy skin the color of fresh meat— or with no skin at all?—here, in the middle of the village, he looked infinitely alien. The eyes of the weird guest were fiery spots, and the air around his figure was churning like it does above a frying pan. I felt a wave of heat and a strange, iron-like odor or taste on my tongue—and then it was as if a chemical reaction had stopped, like at Frederick's, when he’d let me drop some "im-ge-be-tor" in a flask. The monster's eyes became dim, its skin turned brown, the heat around it subsided, and I could finally get a good look at it. If one were to imagine a huge wild boar growing horns, losing its bristles, standing up on two legs like a man, and growing big humps on its back and chest... that would still be a very rough and flattering description of the being I saw. Its ugliness was striking.
The creature wiggled its huge head around and looked at the crowd. Its snare-like mouth opened, and a disgustingly long tongue fell out. With a loud clang, the monster took its first step on the land of Eeofol. Funny, I thought, as if some good farrier had already shod him..."
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They are very cost-effective units, although quite slow and rather weak. You can gather large numbers of them using the Demon herding tactic (see Pit Fiend). Not upgrading them makes more room for your hero's army, since you can't stack demons generated by pit lords with horned demons, unlike skeletons and skeleton warriors with Necromancy. This can work well with Marius, since she not only improves demons' strength and speed to make them more effective in combat, but also makes them less penalizing to transport on the adventure map.