Tayl
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Lore
Tayl is rarely visually depicted, but on the occasion that he is, it is usually under the guise of a wise, old, humble looking man.
Tayl is one of the more reclusive Daemons, considering himself a being of calculation and rational thought. He excludes himself from other Aenguls and Daemons to the point where his existence is but mere rumour in the Seven Skies itself. Millennia ago, Tayl was the first to abandon his brothers and sisters due to Tayl believing the other Aengudaemons to each be blind fanatics, consumed entirely by their own desires. He looked upon his brethren with disappointment, but all attempts to convince them of the error of their ways was met with a reply of ignorance. And thus, disappointment slowly festered to hate, but Tayl being a calculative being, knew that to directly take an offensive stance towards his more powerful brothers and sisters would ultimately end in his downfall and demise. This is when Tayl’s great plan began to form - he would wipe himself from existence, for centuries going into hiding, allowing his name to be forgotten with time. And after a significant amount of time had passed, Tayl sought to work against his brethren’s actions on the mortal world without them ever knowing of his interference. For you see, Tayl is a thinker, and being a particularly philosophical Daemon he had deduced that the mortals of the world exist for each other - companionship is in itself the meaning of life. By joining alongside others in cooperation, it was evident to Tayl that even the mortals of the world could achieve mighty and wondrous things. So with his own ‘purpose’ in mind, to protect and invoke companionship, his hatred for the Aengudaemons deepened.
To Tayl, Aengudaemons interfered not for the greater good of mortal kind, but instead for their own selfish beliefs. He saw the effects of Iblees, the conflict brought by Xan, the fanatical killers of Metztli, and he was disgusted. Conflict and war seemed to almost always stem from Aengudaemonic interaction. If companionship amongst the mortals were to thrive, then the responsible Aengudaemons would need to perish. Tayl’s depicted as a Daemon not for his good intention of companionship, but instead for his methods of achieving it - Tayl would take the lives of the wicked, the good and everything in between if it meant rallying mortals together. But Tayl was no fool, and did not consider himself to be a fanatic. He purposely performs each action with careful intent and precision, calculating the risks and outcomes. Tayl understands the variety of circumstances in which mortals rally together, but unfortunately for the mortals, most of these circumstances are instigated through fear of a common enemy. Tayl whispers in the ear of influential figures, often recruiting mortals as ‘Patrons’ onto his cause with the intent of both establishing companionship and destroying the works of Aengudaemons. He is known to bargain power, wealth and knowledge with mortals that align with his careful mind or arguably extreme beliefs, but unlike other Aengudaemons, under great secrecy.
Tayl looks upon the concept of ‘morals’ as a means of manipulation to achieve his own ends. He would not favour a group of innocent people co-operating as companions over a hive of cannibals - as long as companionship exists, he views all mortals under the same light. A moral compass is irrelevant to his work ethic, although being the calculated thinker he is, Tayl understands what it means to own one. He understands that people with a similar compass tend to align together to oppose those of a differing one. The Daemon selects individuals as Patrons with various moral opinions, and even those with no moral compass at all in attempt to rally as many people together as possible. Naturally when such groups appear, conflict would occur. To remedy this, the Daemon is prone to betraying or favouring certain Patrons in order to entirely wipe out a group by supporting another, removing the conflict and leaving the companionship of the victors intact.
