Daeva

The daeva are a species of demons in The Known World.

General Information
The daeva are a group of seven creatures that were created by the Faceless leader Hollow Knife with death magic so complicated that not even asha know how to recreate them. They were born dead, and even dormant, the Dark constantly replenish their bones. The Five Great Heroes discovered the means to kill the daeva — and slew six of the seven. Yet, every few years, they must be forcibly raised, divested of their bezoars, and sent back to their graves. For Taurvi, harvesttime means visiting this mound once every ten years. There is an Akvan a hundred leagues away in Daanoris's Sea of Skulls that must be put down in four years' time, and along the Kion borders, one must retrieve a green stone from the tail of a Nanghait every seven years. Their bezoars slowly decay as the day of their resurrection draws near, and when they disappear, the creatures rise, and we repeat this cycle all over again. It is important that we raise them within a specific time frame—seven days before they revive, at the least. They are dormant before that and do not respond even to the Dark.