>What is a "local daimon" in this sense? How is it
>different from the
>landscape deities and daimons described as giving
>localized feats?
The difference is that a daimon is essentially an entity of the Otherworld that is brought to the ordinary world through worship. A landscape entity is like a human eing, in that they live in the Middle world.
And the greater deities have existence in both world.
Sincerely,
Greg Stafford
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