Species Mephisto
Over-race Djinni
Classification Living Soul
Family Fell
Sphere Darkness
Origin Deserel bought the soul of some ifrits and turned them into mephistos
Lifespan 1,000 years
Habitat Desolate and abandoned places in temperate to subarctic mountains and forests
Food Souls
Description Mephistos appear to be human-like beings that mimic the attire and appearance of monks or mendicants, yet having serpentine eyes and fangs. They can take other forms if need be, included black roosters, two-headed crows, and serpents.
Procreation With each other to create more mephistos.
Esoterica As beings of fate and infernum, mephistos have an affinity for the arts of fate and infernum. They also wield shadow energy, damaskian powers, lunar aether, wind aether, rubedian aether, arnum, msawhat, mana, astral aether, mystery, the gates, symbolism, and karma. Heavenly energies and hegnh, flux and fortune are impossible for them to wield.
Special Powers

Mephistos appear to be human-like beings with animal features, but can shape change into certain animal forms (see above). They also have some inherent powers over infernal energies, creating demonfire once per year and vanishing into shadow at will. They can fly, have great strength and speed, and can see souls. They are exceptional liars and have the ability to terrify with their presence when they wish.

Mephistos can create binding contracts with mortals, but only if the mortal is already corrupt. They never corrupt an innocent, for the soul of an innocent would kill them. Instead, they buy and devour the souls of evil mortals who wish for more power or something out of their reach, which they can grant through infernal powers.

Weaknesses Mephistos hate the light and avoid it. Heavenly light, hegnh, fortune, and flux energies can harm them.
Nations As the new Divines of Darkness arose, so too did new nations of mephisto: the original mephistos, who served Deserel; the blood mephistos, who serve Greneja and took to also drinking blood; the spider mephistos, who drink souls, blood, and eat flesh; and the fallen mephistos, who foolishly served the doomed Demon God and eat demon flesh.
Culture Mephistos were created from corrupted ifrits after the war between the Divines and the djinn. They dwell in the ruins of the former nation of Deseria, hiding in its fell forests and mountain caves, or in the broken cities once dwelled in by mortals. They use their dark powers to spread rumors around the world of the treasures within the ruins so that greedy mortals will come there seeking the forbidden. Mephistos live in isolation, mostly, meeting rarely or forming rare duos to procreate. Young mephistos are left to fend for themselves unless they prove useful.
Notables Qvetherin, Mephisto Manifest
Sample statistics

PRO 15
ATH 15 Flight 17
STR 15
AWA 15 Soulsight 15
WIL 15 Intimidation 17
ROG 15 Vanish into Shadow 30 Lying 22

Demonfire (1/year) 22
Binding contract 25

Topic revision: r3 - 19 Jan 2020, SallyJaneBlack
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