I’ll keep this brief because the name says it all. This is for writing purposes, of course. I need a little help while I explore my options.
If you were a Lord (let’s say… 16th-18th century based fantasy world), what reasons could you have for summoning a demon. The type of demon is not yet specified, so let’s assume that the demon can do pretty much anything for you. May not be a ‘demon’ in the evil sense, may be a genie, god, spirit, imp, etc.
Options so far:
Vengeance/Revenge (Killing someone or someone’s loved ones, humiliating somehow, destroying someone’s reputation, turning enemy into submissive pet)
Love (Making someone fall in love with you, making two other people fall in love, making people in love fall out of love)
Lust (Banging the demon itself)
Painless plastic surgeon! (Make yourself more appealing, change your appearance or species!)
Promotion (You want to be King or want others to love/obey you.)
Magic/Alchemy (immortality, the act of granting wishes)
Healing (Cure for something incurable, stop a plague, cure for mental illness)
Warfare (creating an army, or winning a battle, or summoning some brilliant strategist?)
Avoiding Warfare (squashing rebellion)
Bodyguard
Confidante/Advisor (Provide information, honesty, loyalty, friendship)
Spy (Also could provide information, play mole in enemy forces, seduce or befriend an enemy)
Knowledge (Investment secrets, business superiority)
Keeping society from progressing/molding society into personal utopia.
Demonic handyman/Maid service
Necromancy
(Thank you for contributing, DirtyAngel, BronxWench, Pippychick, Anesor, and my friends. I removed ‘power’ because it’s vague and could mean all kinds of things.)