Deus in Machina (a Warhammer 40K-setting inspired LitRPG)

DEMON LORDS BY RANK OF POWER

Beelzebub

Baal

Asmodeus

Mammon

Ravana

Mara

Moloch

Belial

Leviathan

Ahriman

Lucifuge Rofocale

Paimon

Abaddon

Kumbhakarna

Ornias

Aciel

Belphegor

Vassago

Eurynomos

Astaroth

DEMON LADIES BY RANK OF POWER

Lilith (equivalent in power to Mara)

Kali

Naamah

Agrat bat Mahlat

Eisheth Zenunim

Mahishi

Lamia

Echidna

Onoskelis

Taṇha

Raga

Arati

INVASIONS RATING

1: Minor (1 Gateway) - A giant half-circle of glossy, bone-like material.

2: Lesser (2 Gateways) - Two towering arches of pitted, obsidian-like stone, etched with faint, writhing runes.

3: Moderate (3 Gateways) - Three massive triangular frames of blackened iron, pulsing with a sickly crimson glow, its edges writhing like living flesh

4: Serious (6 Gateways) - Six colossal hexagonal portals of molten bronze, carved with grotesque, eyeless faces twisted in torment.

5: Major (9 Gateways) - Nine serpentine gateways of polished black bone, their coiling forms encrusted with pulsing, vein-like ridges.

6: Severe (12 Gateways) - Twelve monolithic dodecagonal frames of rusted, flesh-like stone, pocked with oozing sores and bony protrusions.

7: Critical (18 Gateways) - Eighteen jagged, star-shaped gateways of blood-red obsidian, their edges lined with gnarled, claw-like barbs.

8: Dire (24 Gateways) - Twenty-four towering gateways of gilded, fractured voidstone, their warped surfaces crawling with petrified, screaming skulls.

9: Cataclysmic (36 Gateways) - Thirty-six massive ringed portals of molten, gem-encrusted iron, their twisted frames throbbing with tumorous growths.

10: Apocalyptic (50+ Gateways) - Fifty or more gargantuan gateways of cracked, star-flecked voidstone, their grotesque, maw-like forms studded with writhing tendrils and eyeless, gnashing faces.

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Demon Lord Gate or Hellgate - Separate

GATEWAY AND EXAMPLE SPAWNS, GATEKEEPERS, AND DREADFIENDS

(This will be added to and updated as more specific details and information is needed. Listed spawns, in many cases, are placeholders to give an idea of relative power.)

Level 1: Minor Gateway

Hellspawn: Reavers, Fiends, Imps

Gatekeepers: Gnawer (Reavers), Dark Whisperer (Fiends), Scorcher (Imps), Revenant

Rare Gatekeeper (Dreadfiend): Succubus

Level 2: Lesser Gateway

Hellspawn: Hellhounds, Wraiths, Gargoyles

Gatekeepers: Pack Leader (Hellhounds), Specter (Wraiths), Stone Warden (Gargoyles)

Rare Gatekeeper (Dreadfiend): Something like Cerberus maybe

Level 3: Moderate Gateway

Hellspawn: Brutes, Boneguards, Infernals

Gatekeepers: Basher (Brutes), Spinerender (Boneguards), Ashenus (Infernals)

Rare Gatekeeper (Dreadfiend): Harmongulan

Level 4: Serious Gateway

Hellspawn: Marauders, Flamewraiths, Shadowfiend, Blight

Gatekeepers: Marauder Chief, Flamewraith Lord, Shadowfiend Master, Blob (Blight)

Rare Gatekeeper (Dreadfiend): Minotaur-type thing

Level 5: Major Gateway

Hellspawn: Warfiends, Pyroclasts, Nightstalkers, Bloodwraiths

Gatekeepers: Warfiend General, Pyroclast Overlord, Nightstalker Prince

Rare Gatekeeper (Dreadfiend): Orthrus (or Orthus-like thing)

Level 6: Severe Gateway

Hellspawn: Ravagers, Pyromancers, Umbral Stalkers

Gatekeepers: Warbringer (Ravagers), Flamecaller (Pyromancers), Nightshade (Umbral Stalkers)

Rare Gatekeeper (Dreadfiend): Andras

Level 7: Critical Gateway

Hellspawn: Soulreapers, Inferno Knights, Phantom Assassins, Duskfiends

Gatekeepers: Soul Harvester (Soulreapers), Blazer (Inferno Knights), Wraithion (Phantom Assassins)

Rare Gatekeeper (Dreadfiend): Flauros

Level 8: Dire Gateway

Hellspawn: Abyssal Commanders, Flame Tyrants, Shadow Sovereigns, Voidwalkers

Gatekeepers: Abyss Lord, Inferno Overlord (Flame Tyrants), Shadow King (Shadow Sovereigns), Vladgon (Voidwalkers)

Rare Gatekeepers (Dreadfiends): Agares, Barbatos, Malphas

Level 9: Cataclysmic Gateway

Hellspawn: Demonic Warlords, Hellfire Archons, Dark Overlords, Nightmare Lords, Chaos Bringers

Gatekeepers: Warlord General (Demonic Warlords), Archon of Flames (Hellfire Archons), Overlord of Darkness (Dark Overlords), Lord of Nightmares (Nightmare Lords), Bringer of Chaos (Chaos Bringers)

Rare Gatekeepers (Dreadfiends): Gaap, Sitri, Ipos, Typhon (maybe Fenrir)

Level 10: Apocalyptic Gateway

Hellspawn: Archfiend Generals, Infernal Overlords, Abyssal Sovereigns, Pit Fiends, Elder Demons, Demonic Titans

Gatekeepers: Archfiend Marshal (Archfiend Generals), Infernal Emperor (Infernal Overlords), Abyssal Monarch (Abyssal Sovereigns), Pit Lord (Pit Fiends), Elder Fiend (Elder Demons), Titan of Demons (Demonic Titans)

Rare Gatekeepers (Dreadfiends): Mephistopheles, Satanachia, Azazel, Aamon, Buer, etc.