Divine Blood Minor Races Bad Ass Set 3

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This is in contrast to the "civilian" versions of these same races here:


Left to Right:

Wolfen Channeller
Female Vampyr Exorcist
Seraphim Soldier
Female Gorgon shapeshifter
Male Chiang shih web-weaver
Troll soldier

Genders were chosen as a flip side to the genders shown in the civilian picture where possible.  For the wolfen, there's no real visual difference between male and female that immediately stands out.  Trolls are always male and seraphim usually have no gender.

Wolfen are one of the few non-humanoid left in Divine Blood.  They normally appear as common wolves but can grow or shrink in size as necessary.  They communicate via telepathy and commonly use mentally controlled small animals rather than hands.  There are a few small communities in wild places that still have wolfen, as well as a number of wolfen that have adapted to living in the city.  Many families have developed a knack for shapeshifting into different sorts of dogs.  Usually through the Community, city-dwelling wolfen obtain jobs in various positions such as service-dogs, guard animals and the like.  Therianthropes and wolfen evolved from the same ancestors, the primary difference being the wolfen have not yet evolved to take human form the way therianthropes did.  As seen above, with the bronze glow of this wolfen's "Heart", wolfen are a source of many hellhound stories.  However, they aren't the only source of that well-named myth.

The red eyes on this woman are a dead give away that she's a death-seer, which means her hair is likely dyed to be that sort of reddish-brown.  Vampyrs have a rather high proportion of death seers.  This one is drawing a circle and filling it with her "Breath", that gray-green energy that is somewhat similar to human "Chi".  Of all the minor races, even those that regularly mate with humans, vampyr are the most closely related, hence the similar appearance of human and vampyr Life-Forces.  This one is most likely a shaper of some sort, possibly a full sorcerer, but not likely.  She's most likely not as dangerous in a fight as she is in setting things up.  And her friends among the dead likely keep her well-informed about what is going on around her.  Vampyr are vampires and have little to no tolerance for solid foods, though most live off of prescription health supplements rather supping directly on the blood of animals. 

The seraphim here is a soldier making use of zer "Grace", the gold colored energy.  The wings are likely a cultural affectation, but seraphim are the source of many angel stories.  For the last 1500 years or so, seraphim have ranged from scarce to extinct.  Recently, however, explorations by the US Naval project known as Socrates Group found extradimensional communities of both humans and many species that were thought long extinct.  As such, they have slowly been repopulating the Earth.  Many of them work for the US Navy in some form, occasionally as marines assigned to the Socrates Group.  They often serve the role of an SG "Expeditionary Psychic" which is equivalent to a Psyche Secretary.

The gorgon is either very pissed or very scared.  Gorgons are emotional shapeshifters.  They literally wear their emotions in their faces.  Anger, fear, sadness and the like draw out disquieting and even horrifying appearances while cheer, peace, good will and so on draw out very beautiful faces.  Also during the extremes of shapeshifting they are able to alter much of their body to achieve some rather dangerous shapes.  Only a few have the legendary ability to turn a person into stone with a look, fortunately.  Many, however, do have the ability to drain away life with a touch, or to heal people at a cost of their own health.  The silver glow in her hands is her "Entity" which may indicate such an Exchange Health sort of power.

The chiang shih are a spider descended species similar and distantly related to the jurougumo.  Like the jurougumo, they are a vanishing breed though in there case it is more due to their reclusive natures and small populations.  Chiang shih have an appearance that is remarkably similar to that of a thin, human corpse.  They are vampiric with the same inability to stomach solid foods that vampyr have thus often the same diet.  Chiang shih occasionally are born with the ability to spin webs and of course some learn channeling and shaping.  This fellow seems to be one such person.  The brownish-yellow glow in his eyes is his "Shengji" which is how they refer to their Life Force.

Trolls were bred as warriors by the Demons, or at least a faction within the Demons.  Like with the succubi, they were also at least partially intended to eliminate humanity via breeding them out.  As with succubi, that didn't really work out.  Trolls are incredibly tough, almost as tough as gargoyles in fact, and often quite strong as well.  However, there is no one set of Talents that the majority of trolls have.  Their small population seems to have a large variety of Talents.  This one might have an energy related Talent, or he might simply be a channeller or full sorcerer.  The reddish-violet energy is his "Potence".





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