Daimoi

Each level of the Hollowdepths is ruled by one of the nine Daimoi, entities once mortal but who gorged on the essence of fallen Protogons, becoming eternal beings fascinated with power. Their single-minded obsessions and incalculable might make them living embodiments of different aspects of Vaala, twisted by an existence in darkness and an insatiable hunger. Daimoi use Vaala to grow in power and unnaturally extend their lives. This corruption of Vaala taints not only the Daimoi themselves but everything around them, shaping their domains according to their nature, power, and desires, and twisting their followers into grotesque, sycophantic servants. Within these realms, mortals both willing and enslaved worship their masters in eternal sacrifice. The Daimoi have grown to be godlike entities in the realms they rule, their essences deeply entwined with those of the realm itself and its inhabitants.