Post by PHAROS on May 23, 2020 19:59:59 GMT -6
ANGELS
Angels which have manifested in the world amalgamate with an existing human. That form may stay the same or be physically altered to some degree. This is entirely open to the writer to decide. While some Angels manifest into a physical representation of a Human being we do not allow these to be played as characters. The two different methods exist because their are Humans that possess blood-ties to Angels which allow for an amalgam to be created. We use this method because it provides a character with a Human background which is essentially for our setting. The Angel possesses no memories of it's celestial life, other than knowledge of what it is and anything pertaining to Angelic and Biblical lore, as well as Enochian magic.
The Angels that once walked upon the Earth were always male, but as Celestial Beings they have no gender. The amalgamation of their manifesto on Earth can be with a female Human, and this will define their gender. Angels will, however, completely lose all Human instincts after they merge. They will have to re-learn what it means to be Human through experience and the reinterpretation of their Human memories. They are viewing their own life through the lens of a stranger who is no longer Human. It should then come as no surprise that Angels will struggle with Human emotions.
Angels are bound to serving the word of God as defined by the 'Old Testament' and are incapable of exercising 'free will' as Humans. Realistically, this is a species best written by those who are familiar with Angelic lore and Christian Fundamentalism, as we DO NOT cater to pop culture depictions, especially those of any TV series that has aired in the last decade. Our Angels are NOT twenty-somethings dealing with twenty-something issues. We cannot stress how opposed we are to such an adolescent portrayal.
Angels have no 'free will'. They are bound to a strict sense of rules in accordance with the 'Old Testament' of Christianity. They adhere to absolutely nothing pertaining to new world Christian regions, especially Evangelism. Angels are disgusted by these 'fake' religions. 'Old Testament Angels', are particularly vicious, even torturous if their actions are considered just. Theirs is a very black and white world. You break the rules, you pay for it. They must ALWAYS tell the truth, that is the truth as they are able to perceive it. They cannot outright lie. They can only choose not to speak.
They CANNOT sin as Humans can and MUST observe the laws as set by the SEVEN DEADLY SINS: pride, envy, gluttony, greed, lust, sloth, and wrath.
PRIDE: the excessive belief in one's own abilities, that interferes with the individual's recognition of the grace of God. It has been called the sin from which all others arise. Pride is also known as Vanity.
ENVY: is the desire for others' traits, status, abilities, or situation.
GLUTTONY: is an inordinate desire to consume more than that which one requires. Angels cannot become drunk.
It is not that they are forbidden, they simply can't. They cannot be gluttons.
GREED: is the desire for material wealth or gain, ignoring the realm of the spiritual. It is also called Avarice or Covetousness. Angels do not desire material wealth.
LUST: is an inordinate craving for the pleasures of the body. Angels do not crave such things. Angels are abstinent, they do not partake in sexual relations nor desire carnal pleasures. They are not the Grigori, the Eighth Choir who lied with women, the Angels that exist upon Earth have no physical desires toward Humans, thus physical relationships cannot exist.
SLOTH: is the avoidance of physical or spiritual work.
WRATH: is manifested in the individual who spurns love and opts instead for fury. Angels carry out the Wrath of God, releasing his fury upon those who sin and break His laws.
No Angelic characters deviating from this description are allowed. There are NO half-angels or fully adjusted Angel characters.
ENOCHIAN MAGIC
All Angel Amalgams, have an Enochian Wheel symbol on their chest or back which is a sigil that binds them to Earth. The large tattoo is not ink, their flesh has been turned black, but the symbol is not always visible, only when they use Enochian magic or exert their inhuman abilities. The Enochian sigil is unique for every Angel and allows those who understand the mystical symbols to decipher their Angelic name and their place in the hierarchy. All Angels can use Enochian magic. This form of incanting is primarily based on the use of sigils and glyphs, the rest is up to the writer's interpretation.
The Enochian tongue can only be uttered by Celestial beings like Angels. The sounds cannot be made by the vocal chords of any other species, and it's why Angels can also produce thunderous sounds with their voices. Some Angels can scream with such volume that the sound can cause earthquakes.
ENHANCED PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES
Angels are strong, the level of which can greatly vary but there are NEVER any who are not stronger than Humans. They are quicker, and more resilient, there durability usually directly proportional to their strength. They heal quicker than Humans, and there bodies will mend just about any amount or form of damage completely if they have proper rest and medical care.
AGING
Most Angels do not age, but as time goes on, there may be some that allow themselves to. For now, this is not a factor in our setting.
HALLOWED GROUND
Holy ground replenishes them. It allows them to heal quicker, but an Angel can never spill blood on consecrated ground. They simply can't. An irresistible force prevents them from causing physical harm. They can only physically move a person if they are committing an act of injustice.
SIGHT
Angels have amazing vision. Able to see in low lit conditions better than a cat. They also possess the ability to see great distances and hear what they can see. This telescope sight can traverse miles, only hindered by obstacles and curvature of the Earth. They have a very slight eye-shine, but nothing a person might definitively find peculiar unless they're allowed to study the anomaly for a while which Angels will not allow.
RESONANCE
Everything resonates 'sin' and 'reverence'. This ability allows them to become attuned with the 'Resonance' and sense the frequency of evil and goodness around them. This ability also allows them become in tune with beings they've met before, able to sense their presence and even track them over long distances. This requires a great amount of concentration and the frequency of people are a factor, making this ability unreliable over great distances. (There are of course ways to hide from this).
DETECT LIES
Angel's can sense lies. They won't know specifically what a person may be lying about, but they'll know that they are. One might consider this an amazing ability, but it's one that comes with a consequence in that they cannot ignore the lie. They have to address it in some manner, either by stating it or doing something to rectify the sin. To Angel's, sins are injustices that they have no choice but to address. It is a strict moral code they MUST live by.
OTHER ABILITIES
Angels will have other powers, usually stemming from their Enochian Magic, but Writers are also welcome to expand upon and embellish their natural abilities. They're not a 'cookie-cutter' race, their powers can vary.
Like all preternatural beings the powers of an Angel are reliant upon the level of magic and the belief around them. In some situations they can be an extremely powerful, in others no more so than a Human. It all depends on the situation.
APPEARANCE
Many Angels possess an androgynous look to them which is because they are always muscular be they feminine or masculine in appearance, and they never have overly masculine facial features. Female Angels will be unusually muscular, like a fitness model without the plastic surgery. Men are doubly so. We are non-negotiable on this. There are no slender, un-athletic looking Angels.
They do not have actual wings. Angels use a form of Enochian magic to generate wings to allow them to fly. These wings can appear on their back, single or multiple pairs, their arms can even become wings. This magic is heavily reliant on the power of a gloam and very few witnesses. Angels do not commonly fly around.
Angels which have manifested in the world amalgamate with an existing human. That form may stay the same or be physically altered to some degree. This is entirely open to the writer to decide. While some Angels manifest into a physical representation of a Human being we do not allow these to be played as characters. The two different methods exist because their are Humans that possess blood-ties to Angels which allow for an amalgam to be created. We use this method because it provides a character with a Human background which is essentially for our setting. The Angel possesses no memories of it's celestial life, other than knowledge of what it is and anything pertaining to Angelic and Biblical lore, as well as Enochian magic.
The Angels that once walked upon the Earth were always male, but as Celestial Beings they have no gender. The amalgamation of their manifesto on Earth can be with a female Human, and this will define their gender. Angels will, however, completely lose all Human instincts after they merge. They will have to re-learn what it means to be Human through experience and the reinterpretation of their Human memories. They are viewing their own life through the lens of a stranger who is no longer Human. It should then come as no surprise that Angels will struggle with Human emotions.
Angels are bound to serving the word of God as defined by the 'Old Testament' and are incapable of exercising 'free will' as Humans. Realistically, this is a species best written by those who are familiar with Angelic lore and Christian Fundamentalism, as we DO NOT cater to pop culture depictions, especially those of any TV series that has aired in the last decade. Our Angels are NOT twenty-somethings dealing with twenty-something issues. We cannot stress how opposed we are to such an adolescent portrayal.
Angels have no 'free will'. They are bound to a strict sense of rules in accordance with the 'Old Testament' of Christianity. They adhere to absolutely nothing pertaining to new world Christian regions, especially Evangelism. Angels are disgusted by these 'fake' religions. 'Old Testament Angels', are particularly vicious, even torturous if their actions are considered just. Theirs is a very black and white world. You break the rules, you pay for it. They must ALWAYS tell the truth, that is the truth as they are able to perceive it. They cannot outright lie. They can only choose not to speak.
They CANNOT sin as Humans can and MUST observe the laws as set by the SEVEN DEADLY SINS: pride, envy, gluttony, greed, lust, sloth, and wrath.
PRIDE: the excessive belief in one's own abilities, that interferes with the individual's recognition of the grace of God. It has been called the sin from which all others arise. Pride is also known as Vanity.
ENVY: is the desire for others' traits, status, abilities, or situation.
GLUTTONY: is an inordinate desire to consume more than that which one requires. Angels cannot become drunk.
It is not that they are forbidden, they simply can't. They cannot be gluttons.
GREED: is the desire for material wealth or gain, ignoring the realm of the spiritual. It is also called Avarice or Covetousness. Angels do not desire material wealth.
LUST: is an inordinate craving for the pleasures of the body. Angels do not crave such things. Angels are abstinent, they do not partake in sexual relations nor desire carnal pleasures. They are not the Grigori, the Eighth Choir who lied with women, the Angels that exist upon Earth have no physical desires toward Humans, thus physical relationships cannot exist.
SLOTH: is the avoidance of physical or spiritual work.
WRATH: is manifested in the individual who spurns love and opts instead for fury. Angels carry out the Wrath of God, releasing his fury upon those who sin and break His laws.
No Angelic characters deviating from this description are allowed. There are NO half-angels or fully adjusted Angel characters.
ENOCHIAN MAGIC
All Angel Amalgams, have an Enochian Wheel symbol on their chest or back which is a sigil that binds them to Earth. The large tattoo is not ink, their flesh has been turned black, but the symbol is not always visible, only when they use Enochian magic or exert their inhuman abilities. The Enochian sigil is unique for every Angel and allows those who understand the mystical symbols to decipher their Angelic name and their place in the hierarchy. All Angels can use Enochian magic. This form of incanting is primarily based on the use of sigils and glyphs, the rest is up to the writer's interpretation.
The Enochian tongue can only be uttered by Celestial beings like Angels. The sounds cannot be made by the vocal chords of any other species, and it's why Angels can also produce thunderous sounds with their voices. Some Angels can scream with such volume that the sound can cause earthquakes.
ENHANCED PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES
Angels are strong, the level of which can greatly vary but there are NEVER any who are not stronger than Humans. They are quicker, and more resilient, there durability usually directly proportional to their strength. They heal quicker than Humans, and there bodies will mend just about any amount or form of damage completely if they have proper rest and medical care.
AGING
Most Angels do not age, but as time goes on, there may be some that allow themselves to. For now, this is not a factor in our setting.
HALLOWED GROUND
Holy ground replenishes them. It allows them to heal quicker, but an Angel can never spill blood on consecrated ground. They simply can't. An irresistible force prevents them from causing physical harm. They can only physically move a person if they are committing an act of injustice.
SIGHT
Angels have amazing vision. Able to see in low lit conditions better than a cat. They also possess the ability to see great distances and hear what they can see. This telescope sight can traverse miles, only hindered by obstacles and curvature of the Earth. They have a very slight eye-shine, but nothing a person might definitively find peculiar unless they're allowed to study the anomaly for a while which Angels will not allow.
RESONANCE
Everything resonates 'sin' and 'reverence'. This ability allows them to become attuned with the 'Resonance' and sense the frequency of evil and goodness around them. This ability also allows them become in tune with beings they've met before, able to sense their presence and even track them over long distances. This requires a great amount of concentration and the frequency of people are a factor, making this ability unreliable over great distances. (There are of course ways to hide from this).
DETECT LIES
Angel's can sense lies. They won't know specifically what a person may be lying about, but they'll know that they are. One might consider this an amazing ability, but it's one that comes with a consequence in that they cannot ignore the lie. They have to address it in some manner, either by stating it or doing something to rectify the sin. To Angel's, sins are injustices that they have no choice but to address. It is a strict moral code they MUST live by.
OTHER ABILITIES
Angels will have other powers, usually stemming from their Enochian Magic, but Writers are also welcome to expand upon and embellish their natural abilities. They're not a 'cookie-cutter' race, their powers can vary.
Like all preternatural beings the powers of an Angel are reliant upon the level of magic and the belief around them. In some situations they can be an extremely powerful, in others no more so than a Human. It all depends on the situation.
APPEARANCE
Many Angels possess an androgynous look to them which is because they are always muscular be they feminine or masculine in appearance, and they never have overly masculine facial features. Female Angels will be unusually muscular, like a fitness model without the plastic surgery. Men are doubly so. We are non-negotiable on this. There are no slender, un-athletic looking Angels.
They do not have actual wings. Angels use a form of Enochian magic to generate wings to allow them to fly. These wings can appear on their back, single or multiple pairs, their arms can even become wings. This magic is heavily reliant on the power of a gloam and very few witnesses. Angels do not commonly fly around.
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