Demons are conduits of chaos. But unexpected events force them not to introduce chaos into human worlds, but to smooth out the one that already rules there. Perhaps building a duchy, clashes with new invaders, helping allies, and finally a journey to another continent with a move to a neighboring planet—these are just segments of the path along which an invisible guide leads a demon. The backstage director’s goal is unclear, but wherever his adepts appear, there remain invisible links of a chain that, in the future, may tie together the hotspots of a new force’s manifestation.