Sinspawn


 * Shadowghoul.jpg"Human? They're something of the sort. The only difference between them and us is that they know true nature of the seven sins."
 * ― Naberius

Commonly referred to as 'Shadow Ghouls', the sinspawn are a race clouded in mystery. While little documentation is available to the public, it's been established over various events that they're direct servants of Naberius. These ghastly monsters take the form of black demons and have displayed a range of peculiar abilities, which seem to vary depending on the power of the ghoul. They're commonly mistaken for Demons, but can be identified by the shadowy mist that seems to loom over their forms.

Origin
In 4790AC, the half-angel Naberius and a small force of loyalists took refuge within the Empire's Capitol, Convincing a small elderly shop-keep to allow the trickster Angel take refuge in her sharp for his nefarious planning. Using peasants and the homeless around the city, kidnapping them to create what had seemed to be a small army of ~1500 Sinspawn. The Empire's Magi were soon to catch onto this, having soon slain most of these dastardly creatures as the Angel had attempted to make his escape with them. Very few remain now.

The sinspawn were created within The Empires Capitol, through a process where humans (mostly unwilling) were overloaded with the essence of sin. The process mutates and transforms any survivors, stripping them of their physical form and instead providing a 'body of shadow' to house their soul in. The ritual can be compared to things such as elemental golems, albeit far more unstable and even less predictable. Sinspawn were typically produced in bulk, but more powerful ones could be created if given extra attention.

Abilities
A typical sinspawn is a mindless creature that has little control over its powers, but the more refined ones have been known to display a range of abilities. The average sinspawn can:
 * Shapeshifting. A sinspawn can take any form it desires, but when in battle it's unable to keep its mold and will return to its original shape in high adrenale situations. An eerie mist, even when attempting to be hidden, may unconsciously fall from its form as well.
 * Lacking a physical body, only enchanted blades and magic can harm them, blades forged from a magical metal. This makes the sinspawn extremely effective soldiers, with even the lesser ones being completely invulnerable to anything that isn't a magi.
 * Intelligent and manipulative. A sinspawn is able to peak into the desires of those around them, being completely attuned to sin magic. They've been known to stalk nightmares and even use weak-willed humans as hosts.
 * Long-lived. Without a body to decay, it's unknown how many centuries a sinspawn can survive for. There are rumors that many from the original Empire still lurk to this day.