Mighty foes, intricate plans

Demons are powerful spiritual entities, capable of great and terrible things in their own right. Mortals, however, have souls. This fragment of the true divine trapped within their corporeal forms allows them incredible power, albeit fettered and blinded by the chains of their own belief in the illusion. 

While most mortals live out their lives in ignorance of the greater truth beyond consensus reality, some devote themselves to esoteric traditions, learning fractions of occultic truth and working a portion of their true potential free of the illusion. These elite few are the magicians, demonologists, and exorcists who grow in power as they draw closer to the truth, their abilities structured by the illusion and powered by the awesome might of their divine birthright. 

Such individuals make powerful allies and formidable enemies. Demons hoping to lay waste to such a mortal must do more than simply launch intrigues and assaults at the foe - they must be methodically stripped of their layers of protection, deprived of their tricks and talismans, and robbed of their allies. 

These grand operations are known as Malum Consilium; they represent a perilous journey towards glory or destruction. In the next update to Fiat Nox, the Malum Consilium will be explained in detail, as will the difference between mortal magic and demonic malediction, the true nature of human supernatural power, and examples of adepts of three major esoteric traditions. 

Additionally, a sample Malum Consilium will presented for your use and enjoyment, showing how this system works in play, giving player cabals the opportunity to grapple with a potent demonologist who has broken his twenty-year pact with a demonic patron.