Seraphlings

Seraphlings

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AT A GLANCE:

Welcome, weary traveler, to the monastery of spirits, angels, and Seraphlings. Millenia have passed since the Old Gods have last spoken, but the Seraphlings - who have dedicated their life for their return - are steadfast, vigilant, and eager for even a mere whisper...

OVERVIEW:

Seraphlings are half-seraph and half-mortal, distinguished by their back and head wings and glorified stick figure anatomy. It's common to see a great variety in types but more rarely some have Blessed and Cursed traits.

LORE:

The Sanctuary:

The halls of the sanctuary are old and weary marble and glass, but the old magic still lingers hopefully, blessing those who choose to follow the Old Gods or cursing those who turn their back on them, or sometimes mixing the two in a cacophony of confusing virtues and sins? No one is quite certain what each blessing or curse truly means, and can only speculate. Great magicians have managed through great effort to distill the magic of blessings and curses into rare and expensive potions for purchase or trade of those daring to drink them.

Seraphlings are distinguished by their inky black ichor, or blood of the Old Gods. All Seraphlings are either half Seraph, half another mortal race, or born of two Seraphlings. If a Seraphling procreates with another mortal, the godly blood is quickly diluted and turns a mortal red in the offspring. All Seraphlings are blessed with great magical powers and ageless immortality, but some say they can be killed... But good luck to the hunter with a death wish seeking to test that hypothesis.

Despite the era of peace that befalls the earth, Seraphlings still often commission or forge their own ceremonial armor and weapons, displaying great craftsmanship and attention to detail. These ornate instruments of war have rarely touched the battlefield, and pray to the Old Gods they never have to.

The Fallen:

The Fallen are Seraphlings who have turned their back on the Old Gods and have sworn away their return, or banished from or voluntarily leaving the Sanctuary to seek meaning elsewhere in life.

Common Blessed Cursed

TRAITS:

TRAIT:

All Seraphlings (should) have two sets of wings, one on their back, and one on their face, neck, or head. Sometimes They are ripped off, sometimes they come in uneven sets of one or three, but all of them are initially avian in nature.

Avian wings can come in many shapes and styles, as long as they resemble some kind of living bird and contain a feathery texture. Abstractions are allowed and you are encouraged to get creative.

Bat wings are rare and only occur if a Seraphling has been cursed in their lifetime, none are ever born with that mutation.

TRAIT:

All Seraphlings must have a major color dominating their body. It can be covered with clothing or armor, come in different tones and shades, and it's very common to have all sorts of multicolor markings, but it should be clear what is their color.

Dichromatic and twin Seraphlings are a very rare mutation that only appears once in a blue moon. Some say it is because the old Creation Gods argued while weaving the Seraphling in its egg.

the 70% rule is very flexible, but if you are unsure, you can always check with a mod in our discord server!

TRAIT:

All Seraphlings have clawed hands, although they come in great variety of styles and colors.

Clawed hands are a reminder of how Seraphlings should always handle situations with great care since they are very powerful and capable of great destruction.

TRAIT:

Bioluminescence is a Blessing from the goddess of the night. Glowing eyes, halos, sparkles, or markings are a sign of her touch.

While you can have blurry, anti-aliased, or speckled markings, it should be clear from the visual composition whether the marking is truly emitting light or not.

TRAIT:

Multiple arms, legs, halos, or tails is a sign of bountiful plenty from the Harvest God.

While it is common to have Seraphlings with standard tails, split or multiple tails falls under the Blessed trait. Multiple legs can also include centaur and centipede bodytypes.

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Miscelaneous blessings include botanical parts from the Nature Goddess, Great magic fromm the Magic God, and transparant and metallic bodyparts from the God of the Forge.

Great Magic is a vague catagory. All Seraphlings come with a natural aptetude for magic, and can often becomem very formidable with their craft, but some stand a head and shoulders above the rest in power, threatening entire nations with a flick of the hand. These great practitioners are extremely rare and often timid for fear of hurting others.

TRAIT:

Hooves, horns, and spikes sprout from the disobedient's skin like an infection. the hard chitin is said to be a desensitization from the Old God's touch, according to legend, but curses have dispersed among the population, and cursed Seraphlings are allowed to stay in the sanctuary.

The cursed and fallen are distinguished by their hooves and horns, but since the trait is genetic and sometimes even random, to have horns is not a stigmatizing scarlet letter it once was a few centuries ago.

Horns and spikes include any chitinous or sharp potrution from the body, this includes antlers. Hooves are any kind of hard two toes, and can be stylized any way. if they are one, it is a common stick leg, if it is three, it is a common clawed foot. Two is an unlucky number, perhaps

TRAIT:

While common scars like stretch marks, top scars, and little bangups and bonks aren't too worrysome, sometimes the deterioration of the body is too great to ignore.

Wrap-around scars, autopsty scars, cut wing scars, fresh wounds, or zombie-like rot are all signs of the Death God's touch.

TRAIT:

Curses don't always afflict the body, sometimes it afflicts the mind.

Driven mad and feral, the curse of quadrepedalism strips away the dignity of a Seraphling to make them act like a mortal animal. This can be diagnosed when a Seraphling is depicted with their center of gravity hunched forward and resting on all four limbs more often then two. This does not include centaur anatomy.

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