Demi

Demis are the mysterious inhabitants and staff of The Augurium. They are so named by Naran and Ayse because many of them appear to be smaller versions of Læmsi, and all work below him. They make many appearances in the series Halfbreed.

Appearance
Demis are not all of any particular species, although some are more numerous that others. The one thing they have in common is their uniform. All of them wear some sort of dark purple cloak with bluish trim around the hood, armholes, and bottom. Each cloak is shaped differently to accommodate the species physiology. Also, their bodies are cast in perpetual darkness that hides their features and extends even beyond the shade of the cloak, as shown when they remove their hands from their sleeves and they look like tangible shadows.

Common species seem to include Kinecelerans, Arburian Pelarotas/Vulpanic Tortugas, Geochelone Aerio, Bio-Sevartians, and several unnamed humanoid races. The most numerous is smaller members of the same species as Læmsi.

Behavior
Demis are highly secretive and reserved. It is rare to hear them speak at all, and if they do, it is in Nelvthe, a language that seems to be unique to The Augurium. They are very devoted to Læmsi and carry out any orders he gives. When dealing with prisoners, they seem to have no problem with personal space, often handling and manipulating others to get them to do what they need without social interaction. But at the same time they have no urge to go out of their way to further discomfort or harm the prisoners. On their own, most Demis have been observed to spend their times in pursuits of knowledge, often skimming through the expansive libraries that The Augurium houses and spending hours or days deep in thought. They also seem fond of writing; a single Demi often produces more than four hundred thousand pages of written material in his or her lifetime.