Forsaken

(Forsaken are a CA race, and may not be played without making an application or breaking one of the Seven Tenants as an Empyrean.)
((Forsaken older than 900 ages cannot be applied for without a Unique CA requiring higher standards.))

“My once-smooth skin has become a patchwork of bumps and ridges, my golden hair is now as grey and dirty as the cobbled bricks at my feet. My strength, which was once great, fades with every passing day. But I can not, I WILL not, return to the false gods that are my makers and beg for their favor. I will no longer be the puppet of ambivalent beings who delight at the slaughter of babies, even if it costs me my life.”

— Argus the Forsaken

    What happens when an Empyrean repeatedly strays from their sacred oath, or provokes The Celestial Conclave’s ire? What is given may be taken, and those Empyreans who falter in their sacred task while under the gaze of Parabos’ watchful eyes will receive harsh punishment. Thus are the Forsaken made, Empyreans stripped of their immortality and blessings granted to them at birth, forever outcast from their own kind. Comparatively to other mortals, they age quickly, the tides of time held back by their immortality suddenly being released upon them. Very rarely, through performing an extreme task of repentance, Forsaken may be restored their immortality and boons by the conclave, although most Forsaken either do not attempt to do such a task or die trying. Forsaken used to be a rare sight, but, due to the conclave tightening their fingers around the Empyreans to combat an increase in demonic influences, they are becoming far more common.  

Appearance

From the moment a Demi-Celestial is stripped from their immortality, the newly turned Forsaken is considered an egregious exaggeration of disgust and olden age. Whilst not malformed or completely hagged, a Forsaken often are mistaken for elderly widows and not that of their holy counterparts. Just a few inches above their head however would lay their halo, often the only discernable difference between that of a Forsaken and regular human. These halos are devoid of any light which the Demi-Celestial may have previous had, and lays as a stagnant reminder of the grace which the Empyreal-blooded creature has fallen from.   In some extreme cases, a Forsaken may have dark black or grey iris, though this often correlates directly to the magnitude of the tenant which they have broken. Something egregious such as murder of an innocent Demi-Celestial or slander amongst Parabos leaving a Forsaken with dark black iris to try and correlate with their 'monstrous' and 'infernal' standing in Demi-Celestial society.

Body Modifications

While Empyreans typically abhor body modifications, the forsaken often feel otherwise. As they choose to step down and become more human, some Forsaken change their minds on this. It is often found for some Forsaken to take on the body modifications of whatever culture they settle down upon, though some, despite their separation from the Celestials, seek to keep their bodies unmodified.

Racial Abilities

Disconnection from the Light: Having fallen from the grace of the Celestials, Forsaken lose many of their traits they once had. One of the most notable is the loss of light radiating from their halo, and their bright skin and hair. Forsaken’s Halos remain above their head, a dull and otherwise useless disc, unable to be removed except through death. Their skin also becomes more pale or grey, their hair draining of all color, and their eyes following suit.   Unnatural Aging: Not only having their immortality removed, Forsaken have been cursed to age twice as fast as their human counterparts. Regardless of whatever age the Empyrean once was, they are considered to be of 30 ages at the time they become Forsaken. This grants the forsaken 17 ages before they become elderly, and 20 ages afterward before they die of old age.   See Cold Resistance.

Redlines

Forsaken do not have any boons of their original origin, and as such the death of an empyrean will blind them if they’re looking. They also bear normal Gravican strength, it takes effort to be able to lift anything just as it would a normal human. Forsaken are able to feel fear, and to some this may be overwhelming. It is impossible for an Empyrean to no longer fear anything, though they may still act despite feeling fear.