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[[Image:Cherubael.jpg|thumb|right|A bound daemonhost]]
A '''Daemonhost''' is a living mortal body used as a receptacle to bind a [[daemon]], differing from a Possessee in that the creature has no control over the mortal body, but is "wielded" by another mortal - often in order to use Chaos to fight Chaos.
==Origins==
The source of such bodies varies. [[Chaos Cults|Chaos cultists]] will often sacrifice themselves for "the good of the cause" so their patron daemon can lead them personally. Other times an endsend-justifies-the-means type [[Inquisitor]] of the [[Ordo Malleus]] will sacrifice inconsequential individuals so that they can bring forth a daemon that can be interrogated for information on Chaos. Or even more diabolically, they create daemonhosts to fight other daemonic creatures. The creation of a daemonhost is considered heresy, and is enough for an Inquisitor to be declared ''excommunicate''.
The bound daemon can be released, leaving the individual free, but usually mentally and physically scarred by the experience. Sometimes, such a mark is made that the individual is more susceptible to future daemonic possession, so that a freed individual should be executed. Examples of organisations that specialise in exorcism include the [[Illuminati]] and the [[Exorcists]] [[Space Marine]] [[Chapter]].
