Category:Ahriman

Ahriman

Family Information Type: Demons Subfamilies: Shadow Eyes, Akoman Common Behavior: A, L, S, H Uncommon Behavior: {{{Uncommon Behavior}}} Weak against: Strong against: Immune to: Healed by: Common Job(s): Warrior/Black Mage Uncommon Job(s): Red Mage Traits: Magic Defense Bonus +25% Charmable: Pankration: Aspir: Drain: EXP Bonus: Notes: These floating demons are often referred to simply as floating eyes, since their head is dominated by their one massive cyclopean eye (given their life-span, it is assumed that this does not represent cyclocephaly). Possessing the abilities of both warriors and black mages, these eyes can be dangerous to attackers. As large eyes, it is not surprising that their main body part, the lens can be recovered from a defeated ahriman. The primary use of the lenses is to make Prism Powder, a powder that can render its user essentially invisible. A number of residents of Vana'diel are also looking for these lenses. Tears can also be collected from a defeated ahriman – although their use is generally limited to its inclusion in a cure for blindness. Of final interest to those attacking these demons, is the Ahriman Wing, which is used exclusively by expert alchemists.

Special Attacks

Notorious Monsters in Family

Monsters in Family

Name	Level	Zone
Floating Eye	34-36	Ranguemont Pass (34-36)
Bat Eye	40-42	Beaucedine Glacier (40-42)
Evil Eye	45-48	Xarcabard (45-48) Castle Zvahl Keep (46-48) Castle Zvahl Baileys (48)
Morbid Eye	52-55	Castle Zvahl Keep (52-53) Castle Zvahl Baileys (52-55)
Deadly Iris	55-56	Castle Zvahl Keep (55-56)
Ahriman	63-65	Castle Zvahl Baileys (63-65)
Fachan	73-75	Uleguerand Range (73-75)
Smolenkos	79-80	Uleguerand Range (79-80)
Enhanced Ahriman		Central Temenos - 1st Floor
Vanguard Eye		Dynamis - Beaucedine Dynamis - Tavnazia Dynamis - Xarcabard

Historical Background

Angra Mainyu (Avestan) or Ahriman (Middle Persian اهريمن) is the Evil equivalent of the deity Ahura Mazda in Zoroastrianism.

The name does not occur in the Old Persian inscriptions. In the Avesta he is called the twin-brother of the Holy Spirit, and contrasted with Spenta Mainyu. He is the all-destroying Satan, the source of all evil in the world and like Ahura Mazda, existed since the beginning of the world. Ahriman chose evil consciously, and created disease in order to bring death early. He did his greatest evil deed by adding colour to fire, which was pure when created by Ahura Mazda, and gave it the harsh character of smoke. Thus it is said he polluted the holy fire made by Ahura Mazda. On Judgment Day he will be defeated by Spenta Mainyu and will disappear from the present world forever. The later sect of the Zurvanites held that both were visible manifestations of the primeval principle zruvan akarana (infinite time).