Note: This section is still under development.
Background:
Supernatural beings are organized in the following way: The most powerful are the Gods, under them exist Angels and Arch Angels (or demons and Arch-Demons) and finally there are Immortals. The Gods are extremely powerful supernatural forces whose powers keep the universe in existence.
The Gods (Bythos and Samael) are like the forces that bind the universe together -- they are intelligent but have no real physical manifestation. They do not speak human languages (they don't directly talk but their thoughts and intentions are understood in a special language of the Gods). Their existence is all encompassing. People understand that they exist but they have no personal connection to them. They use their symbols to illustrate general ideas (order, chaos) but do not pray directly to these gods. All power in the world is derived from either of these gods, either creative powerful (from Bythos), or destructive power (from Samael). They generally have no interest in the day to day lives of people or events in one particular world. Both Gods effect the existence of the entire universe (although only Gnostaria is known to have intelligent life).
Under the Gods exist many Angels or Demons. Angels and Demons are the same type of supernatural beings and only distinguished by where their power comes from (Angels take their power from Bythos and Demons from Samael). Angels and Demons come in two forms, Arch-Angels / Arch-Demons, and regular Angels / Demons. The Arch Angels/Demons are generally far more powerful and giant in size. Regular Angels and Demons are much smaller, but many are still large compared to animals in nature.
Most Angels and Demons have the power to manifest themselves as humans or other human-like beings in order to disguise themselves when trying to influence regular mortals.
Angels and Demons hold sway over different forces of nature or people's minds. The Gods and Angels / Demons cannot be killed although the balance of power between them can shift. Angels and Demons cannot be harmed by regular mortals or immortals but they can harm each other. Angels and Demons can never be killed but their powers can be weakened temporarily by other Angels and Demons.
The final category of powerful beings is the Immortals. These are special people, beings, giants or creatures of legend. They don't hold world-altering powers like Angels and Demons but they have special powers that normal mortals do not. If an immortal is killed (they do not die from old age) their spirit will remain in Gnostaria and they can eventually be resurrected back into a physical body.
Moons
The moons of Gnostaria can be seen in the sky but they are not like the moon that goes around the Earth. Gnostaria has two moons: The Black Moon and the White Moon. These are manifestations of domains where the angels and demons exist.
White Moon:
The white moon looks like the moon that revolves around the earth. It is a large white sphere that looks to have grey craters on it. It is glowing bright white. Part of the moon has been damaged by an ancient battle of Angels and Demons and a small field of white meteors floats around it. This is the realm of angels and archangels (servants of Bythos).
New Black Moon:
This moon looks like it is made of black obsidian (very dark and smooth) with a strange red glow around the edges. It is difficult to see in the sky at night because it is solid black. This is the realm of demons (minions of Samael). It is directly opposite the White Moon in the sky.
First Black Moon:
The first black moon existed as the realm of demons millions of years ago. The First Black Moon looks like a smooth black obsidian sphere with giant intersecting gold rings around it (one ring is vertical and the other is horizontal so that they form an X or + when they intersect). The gold rings have demonic runes written on them. After a major event that has been lost to history (there is no recorded evidence) the first Black Moon crashed into Gnostaria and submerged into the core of the world. Occasionally a ghost image of the first Black Moon can be seen in the night sky.
Gods:
Bythos - "The Guiding Light" - glowing falcon, light streams from his eyes - God of truth, order
Samael - "The Blind Eye", "Lord of Fools" - giant cobra, no natural eyes, X slashed across his face - God of deception, chaos
[Under Bythos]
[Arch-Angels]
Phoenix Illuminus - giant phoenix (100 feet tall or more) - light and fire, the morning sun, lord of summer
Tridus - a giant man with the lower body of a sea serpent and upper body of a man, has a long flowing white beard and hair, and a row of large fins down the center of his back - lord of the seas
[Angels]
Crescentia - large female owl, about 3x larger than a normal owl (3-4 feet tall) - lady of the moon, guardian of the night
Justina - a beautiful, young but stern looking girl, long straight hair and flowing robes - lady of laws and justice
Arel - a teenage boy (appears 15 to 17 years old) with gold skin (like a person covered in gold paint), short blond hair, blue eyes, bright happy smile, a simple white tunic or white cloth around his waist and small white wings on his back - ruler of love, patron of children
Harvest - a young man in farmers clothing that carries a small hand scythe and a large canvas sack that contains an unlimited amount of grain and corn - lord of farming
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[Under Samael]
[Arch-Demons]
Dae Ur'Serpentia - giant black snake (boa constrictor) [very big, 80 or 90 feet tall] - lord of death, devourer of souls. Strong ally of Forticus Rampart and Skell.
Forticus Rampart - a giant, hulking black suit of armor with a huge flaming sword - lord of war, violence
[Demons]
Pan - male satyr (creatures with two goat legs instead of human legs but the chest, arms, upper body and head of a human) with small fangs and makeup like a clown (black and white) - demon of mental illness, obsession, brother of Pinia
Pinia - male transgender satyr [he is male but looks like a female], feminine breasts with no nipples, clown-white face with heavy women's makeup on eyes and lips - demon of hallucinations, sexual immorality, brother of Pan
Obulous - giant, disgustingly fat man with grotesque long, fat arms (proportions similar to a gorilla) - gluttony, greed
Frostasia - Naked woman with long blue hair, entirely made of ice, has large wings made of dead tree branches coming out of her back - demon of winter, cold, famine
Arach - giant tarantula with a man's body coming out of its front torso, human-like head with 8 eyes - lord of spiders and nightmares
Ramela - a pale vampire-like woman with small black bat wings coming out of her back and a pointed black tail - mistress of broken hearts, scorned lovers
Skell - a pale but muscular man with parts of his body rotting off, revealing the skeleton beneath, long, unkempt dirty white hair, a rune-etched gold or silver ring on each finger with a large gem in each ring. Wears severely damaged metal armor on his chest and legs with shreds of torn cloth and leather. lord of the undead, tragic deaths, early deaths, suffering. Skell often competes with Dae Ur'Serpentia for the souls dead, seeking to bind the souls of murder victims or those who die with unfinished business to his ever growing army of undead. Dae Ur'Serpentia has an insatiable hunger for the souls of the dead and seeks to feast on them at every opportunity. While both are competing for the same resources Dae Ur'Serpentia will often allow Skell to work unimpeded as the carnage brought by hordes of the undead often result in more souls to eat than natural death or waiting for wars among men.
Note: This is not a complete list of all Angels and Demons.
[Immortals]
Relthazean - undead lich lord, skeleton with black armor and gold crown, carries a special weapon called "Midnight Star" (a magical black morning star that glows red), resurrected from the dead every few hundred years. Minion of Skell. Relthazean holds the title of Lich Lord, the personal servant of Skell.
Kalahan - giant bearded man with a magic hammer - king of mountains
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