(GM Note: Just going to write this because I am pretty sure I am going to forget half of them, also this is written from a member of the Empire of Man that while not fully unbiased is still prejudiced against the tenants imposed by Dracul)
The forces of the Dark Dragon are legion, both mortal and immortal, from dread Necromancers and Magicians wielding the blackest forms of Magic, to Undead legions marching under the cold command of the Dragon wielding weapons, which make even the stubborn dwarfs pause in consideration, and leave Imperial scholars dumbfounded in trying to replicate them. But none of them, not even the dreadful Dragon Knights and their mounts, are more dangerous than the Dragon's own Daemons.
They were created from shadow and death, their essence shaped using the might of the Dragon race, much like the servants of the Great Enemy. Their numbers are legion, and can challenge even the mightiest of mortal and divine empowered champions and win. There are many Daemons in the service of the Emperor of The Dead, but these are just the more notable ones:
Gorighaz The Warrior - one daemon responsible for the defense of Dracul's Realm. Together with other Shadow Lords, Greater Daemons that command entire daemonical hosts, they guard the walls and soaked battlefields, their purpose being to stop any being that may not enter their Lord's realm. Gorighaz is without a doubt among the most powerful of the Shadow Lords, having been created using the raw martial might of the Vampires and the ferocity of the Dragon Race. As his duties are very important, he rarely, if ever, walks upon the Material Realm. To the relief to those who know of his existence, for his martial might is said to be equal, if not mightier, to even the greatest of the champions of Chaos.
Gephax The Warden - The daemon responsible keeping the prisoners of the Abyss in their dark cells, to be tortured for eternity. A cruel daemon even by the stands of the other servants of Dracul. He relishes in the screams of his victims, always using his foul magic or torture methods to inflict the most painful punishment upon the prisoners unfortunate enough to be 'graced' by his attention. It is said that a group of Nightmare Dragons follows him, having won their respect through unknown means, though it is said to be because he inflicted such torment upon a prisoner that even his master was impressed.
Kostan The Forest Keeper - The daemon that rules over the Dark Forest, while initially seeing like a kind and reasonable being, that is a lie as he hides untold cruelty under that veil of kindness. He seems to enjoy the nightmare forest created by his master, tending to it like his own garden. It is said that every single tree in the forest knows of him and alerts him every time an intruder has entered his domain. His favourite punishment is to make so that the intruder starts grow wood from their bodies, slowly destroying their minds until only husks remain, eventually they die and the forest absorbs their essence as a new tree is grown. His most hated enemy are the servants of Nurgle who have always tried to ruin his 'garden'. It is said that the plague bearers themselves hate him just as much.
Lightbane The Hunter of Champions - Without a doubt the most mad of Dracul's daemons. Lightbane is amongst the most dangerous of Shadow Daemons, his insanity making him unpredictable, and his relentless when he sets his eyes on a target, making him the most dreadful being to ever fight against. For once, he sets his eyes on a target. He never stops hunting them, even if he is banished from the mortal realm he will return, though fortunely he willingly returns to the Realm of Souls after he is finished with the prey that banished him.
Yagath The Lord of Magic - A daemon born of magical might of Dracul he is without a doubt the greatest magician amongst the Dark Dragon's forces, both mortal and immortal, possibly rivaled only by a few and surpassed only by his master. His chief interest lies over in perfecting and expanding his magic, and little else. It is said that mages and Necromancers heralding from Wallachia and from even other regions, call upon his expert knowledge of magic so he can teach them his unholy spells. His greatest enemy are those heralding from the servants of the Great Changer, though he is unaware of it and only fights them to further refine his magic in great magical duels.
The Firstborn - A near-mythical being, it is said that he lives in the most inner part of the Dark Dragon domain, though this is disputed among occult scholars that study the forces of the Dragon to better to combat them as the only ones that have ever seen him, are mages who have recklessly attempted to divine the dark realm, and while this has given many amounts of informations, it usually ends with the mage in a catatonical state, especially those that entered the Abyss. With this in mind, it is unknown if this daemon truly is the first daemon ever created by Dracul.
Trivia
- The daemons presented in here are the ones which the Occult Orders of the Empire are aware off, there may very well be even stronger daemons which we are not aware of as they rarely leave the Immaterial Realm.
- Lightbane's greatest summoning was during the Blood Tide invasion of Kislev during 2072 IC.
- Yagath has a great following of mages who have sworn featly to the daemon. As his servants in the material realm, they search for magical tomes and expand their sorcery all to better empower their master and, by extension, Dracul.
- The daemons of Dracul are venerated alongside their master in Wallachia, with the peasantry of the dark empire referring them as their god's messengers and angyls.
