Obey Me Background Lore I’ve Thought up Over the Years
Obey Me made me world build like nothing else and I feel like sharing it. These are kinda-sorta headcanons, but it's more like the stuff I've imagined outside of stuff even relevant to the games.
Immortality Lore:
Demons are immortal, but previously could die when killed (meaning if the body/spirit is destroyed enough, they would stop recovering). Under Diavolo's reign, death is not allowed without his permission. Yes, he can do that.
This is another of his staple well-intended decrees that cause many downstream issues. Murder becomes torture, assassination is now very, very difficult (though not impossible).
Nobility exists (princes, dukes, presidents, etc as per the Ars Goetia) but it's not necessarily a flex bc like. Pre-Diavolo, you inherit your title when your predecessor dies. When your whole family is fr immortal, the generational wealth/power stretches thin
Because of this, somewhere between 2/3 and 3/4 of demons can claim nobility. Hell will always have some flavor of aristocracy because even if all Duchess Eisipho claims is a tiny apartment shared with three roommates, she doesn't really want to give up that title.
The richer nobles with families that carefully curated which offspring can share their title are always whining about title bloat and demanding the king legalize death again. We need to start killing people so everyone knows I'm a Prince and I matter 😤
