1) I always thought that the Demons and Spirits were two signs of the same coin, meant to be the opposing symmetry reflecting the duality of human emotion and possibility, our baser reactions over our higher potentials. That being said, if Demons are corrupted spirits, I imagine that a Desire demon might come from a spirit of Justice or Knowledge. A spirit that is seeking truth corrupted into a demon that deals primarily with the lies or half-truths the seeker desires.
2) The stacking of Demons based on their power has to do with their power in The Fade. In the Fade, spirits and demons can create whatever they have power to mold over, the more powerful you are the more you can effect. (It also is a reference to Catholic Dogma and the Cardinal Sins but meh). Sloth(Broken Circle) is far more powerful than desire, rage, hunger demons that guard the inner sanctum because he controls the largest sector of the Fade and subjugates them to operate in his realm through little realms that they can control, so long as they bow to his power. Not only that, but I think that the power in Demons also has to do with what they can do for you. The more powerful ones (Desire and Pride) seek to tempt you into giving into their will willingly, while the less powerful (Rage, Hunger, Sloth) seem to rely on ensnaring you against your will and then through force possess you.
This is best evidenced by the test in the Magi Origin where, I believe, Mouse is a Pride Demon whose offer is insidious but is an attempt to get you to willfully accept him where the Rage demon just wants to jump your bones and take a walk in your skin Buffalo Bill style. The danger and power in those stronger demons is that they gain power over you because you have to want them to.
3) Blood Mages, from everything that is told to us, are supposed to be extremely powerful. When they control minds, they can cause civil wars without the nobles even realizing they're being controlled (Avernus) and even relatively weak and untrained ones like Jowan floored 5 templars and the First Enchanter with a single wound. A single blood mage can propel you into the fade to do an exorcism, something that requires more than 4 mages who were available at the time (Jowan, Myself, Wynne, and Morrigan) and a buttload of lyrium to accomplish The drawback from this power is of course that if youre using your own blood as Mana you'll probably kill yourself.
In order for Blood Magic to come off as non super powered and story breaking, it needs to have those drawbacks. When Ven used blood control, it should have debilitating effects on him atleast until he sees a healer and knocks back a potion or three (and yes, I refuse to call things I drink a poultice)
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. I figure it worked so well on Zathrian because it was completely unexpected. Plus Ven did open a vein to get the necessary blood. Also, when he then tries it on the Warden he completely fails to control her. All he does is slow her down, and it's implied she would have eventually broken out of his control if Alistair hadn't interrupted them both. In fact the Warden's mental feedback (memories of Arl Howe's attack) almost kills him. Anyway, the main drawback is Ven's on a slippery slope. If he uses his powers he slides a little further towards full possession. 
. I also remember the Alienage stuff - especially how they popped when you killed them D:
Templars are a military order that is dominated by two principles. 1) If it looks abominationy or bleeding, cut off its head. 2) Lyrium is the bomb-diggity. Mages are far more versatile than Templars, especially if one considers the reliance on lyrium *and* the fact that if the mages go Abomination or Maleficar, there is nothing in the Templar training that effectively stops them beyond what Alistair called "Plan B"
I was just attacking the points. I can never resist a good bout of Chantry bashing (see my sig)
