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The Fallen are, well, Fallen Angels that became demonic vampire-like creatures.

The Founder

Moloch was the fallen angel who declared war on mankind. Moloch made a vicious attack on the Archangel Michael in the final battle but was burnt to death in divine lightning. After his hideous rebirth, he came upon all he saw in great wrath and slew them for pleasure.

The Progeny

Moloch show no Belial-style remorse or the greed of the Ba'al. They simply kill. They display a bull-like head, hooves and claws in battle. Also, they often neglect their appearance. They most often shapeshift into bears and dogs. The Moloch can not resist blood and the only method of destruction is to drain it of blood and scatter the ashes into running water.

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The Founder

Ba'al was the fallen angel who, unlike Belial and Moloch, worked his way into the hearts and minds of men. In the final battle, he cut into the Archangel Michael's side before being decapitated. After his remains were used to restore his original form, he stayed with the tribespeople to corrupt them.

The Progeny

The Ba'al, though ugly, have great amounts of charm and wit. They have bestial, goblin-like, true forms and are compulsive gamblers. The Ba'al enjoy taking the shape of owls, but find it hard to resist valuables and the sight of blood. The only way of truly killing them is to remove the head and bury it far away from the body. Many were revived after being reunited with their heads.

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The Founder

Belial, along with Ba'al and Moloch, was a fallen angel with a thirst for blood. He attacked the Archangel Michael and could have killed him, but his hesitation meant that he met his end and was drained of blood. He was brought back from the dead by wandering tribes and left to the dark places of the earth where he could conceal his grief. No more is told of him.

The Progeny

The Belial, uniquely, feel remorse and often go mad with grief, though they are strongest in abstaining. In their base form they have three horns and possibly wings. This bloodline has the greatest shapeshifting power and can even turn into Dragons and Gryphons, though they prefer big cats such as leopards and jaguars. The only sure way of killing a Belial is to drain it of blood with a silver blade.

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Ghouls are corpses of recently-killed prey reanimated by Vampires. They have little independence and are merely an extension of a true vampire's senses. They are not of the Fallen bloodlines.

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Vampires are blood-drinking demons expelled to Earth by Michael's host of Angels. They have since evolved three "bloodlines", the best known being the Belial, the others being the Ba'al and the Moloch.

The Making of Vampires

The Chosen Human is selected, based on qualities admired by its vampiric Maker and forced to do its bidding by mind control. At the first feed, a storm must rage. The enfeebled Chosen may still recover if the vampire is slain. After the second feed, the Chosen will become anaemic and lose skin pigmentation. At the third feed, the vampire transfers its own blood into the Chosen, and it becomes a vampire forever. Each vampire may only Choose three humans to be its progeny.

Anatomy

Little is known. They do not have a pulse, a heartbeat or normal organ functions. They recover quickly from wounds, do not require food and have an insatiable lust for blood. They are immortal and are thus virtually impossible to destroy. They may also shift form into beasts, though taking the form of animals smaller than themselves causes them great discomfort.

Identification
■ If starved, their reflection appears faint.
■ Animals fear and hate them.
■ They fear those with true religious faith.
■ Vampires dislike these plants: almond, aloe vera, bay, catnip, chive, iris, garlic, mustard, nutmeg and star amise.

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Common Vampire
They do not possess the great powers of the Bloodlines, but are more common and can co-exost with humans. They have two-colored iris with a thick ring around the iris and a gold band around the pupil called a lions mane. They do not have glowing purple eyes in their true forms, like the Bloodlines do. Their True Form is different from others, it appears as a bat-human monster.

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Fallen Dhampyr
They DO NOT have a "true form" or any type of glowing eye. They have hightened sinses, some kinetic abilities and rare human eye colors. They do not fly, but levitate.

Drudges
Drudges mean someone who does tedious, menial, or unpleasant work. A Drudge is a human who had a vampire drink their blood, they are vampire's slaves, similar to the undead Ghouls, but are alive and CAN rebel.