The Watchers
The Angels assigned to watch over and protect humans during their early years. They joined Humans on the planet and lived among them for generations, eventually teaching them forbidden secrets.
History
As the Watchers lived among men, they watched them make their families. The angels gathered and asked their leaders if they could take wives and have families of their own. Semjaza, highest among them, was hesitant to agree. His heart longed for the same things, but he feared he alone would bear the consequences if their sin was found out. They answered that they were swear an oath and bind one another with curses that none of them would be found innocent, but go forward together in their plan.
Upon Mount Hermon, two hundred gathered and carried out their oath, binding themselves to one another with curses. The Watchers settled in the Desert of Altecca, finding wives and beganning their families.
The children born were giants called Nephilim. The giant's great apetites soon caused food shortages for the humans and themselves and the Nephilim began to eat the humans. In time, their corruption spread and monstrous beasts were born from the Nephilim.
Azazel saw what had become of the humans and sought to fullfil his original assignment, protecting the humans. To do this, he taught them to make weapons of their own and how to fight with them. He also showed them how to make jewelry, work with fine gems, and colored dyes and make-ups.
Amezarak taught humans how to use herbs and trained those who had a natural affinity with spells. Those who could read the stars refined their craft with Baraqiel, those who could not trained under Tamiel to learn Astrology and the path of the moon from Asradel. Reading portents was taught by Kokabiel. Humans without an affinity for spellwork were taught how to release the magic from within by Armaros.
The Watchers efforts helped little. War and bloodshed ruled the land.
Disbandment
The dead cried out to Paradise and were heard by the archangels who took their case to the Holy One. They asked the Holy One why he who knows everything before it happens had said nothing to them about the events taking place on Earth.
The Holy One the archangels to warn the the Watchers that he was going to destroy everything they had created with a flood. He ordered them to split open the Desert of Altecca and cast Azazel, bound hand and foot, onto the jagged stone of Dudael beneath. Azazel would remain there until the day comes for him to be cast into the Pit. It was also decreed that the ruining of the Earth be held solely against Azazel and his teachings.
The Desert of Altecca itself was cast into the Spirit realms beneath the Earth and called Purgatory. The remaining Watchers were sent to Purgatory for seventy generations. To oversee their punisment the Holy One created Demons and gave the rule of Purgatory over to them.
DISBANDED/DISSOLVED
Type
Religious, Divine Host
Leader
Location
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