Cherubim

The Cherubim are tiny celestial lights of many colors depending on the type of cherub they were, & a single eye on it's small incorporeal body. Tear cherubs where blue, cradle cherubs where green, & passion cherubs where orange.

The Cherubs have the ability to connect others to grace and are required to maintain the link no Cherub means no more grace.

The Cherubs don't reproduce the same way other races do, they come from the Terra-Sphere as it wishes the light that it shines becomes the little sprites. Once born the Cherubs have memories of being part of the shining core of the Terra-Sphere calling it a celestial egg.

The Cherubim once born will go out into the cosmos and seek a host to imbue with grace. These beings will spend a long time searching for their perfect host, being able to scan the personality of the living or dead to see if they would be a good match for them. Once they find their perfect match they form a bond with that mortal, gifting them with the All-Mother's grace. Cherubim have a preference to choose hosts who have celestial genes as most Cherub hosts where celestial beings although cases of Cherubs choosing hosts that lack celestial genes do occur. The Cherubs choose celestials as hosts due to their innate affinity to the grace and the fact that upon being gifted with the grace they retain their memories while others would not keep their memories being a complete new person. The Cherubs look down on their kind who chose hosts who aren't celestial as their hosts aren't what was designed for them.

Cherub Soul Bonding Process

  When Cherubs choose their host their souls become bonded they become the other half of their whole sharing their souls and minds. This process can affect the personality of the cherub & their host, corrupting them with someone else's influence. Cherubs are fiercely loyal to their host due to this their autonomy is compromised, still feeling like free will when it's just strong, nearly unavoidable urges. Resurrection can be refused by the cherub although with a feeling of emptiness and longing as well as their host from beyond the grave urging them to resurrect them the Cherub can either go with its design or spend eternity ignoring its strong longing and emptiness.

The Cherubs occupy the cosmos looking for their host although they typically look for their host on Zodia.

Cherubs have the ability to see in the dark as well as invisible creatures. They possess the ability to sense the locations of others in 300ft. of themselves and be able to pinpoint the specific type of creature as well as the specific energy signature they hold.

Cherubs are named by their host, usually named after some aspect of themselves.

The Hostless: A faction of cherubs who are unpartnered with any host working tirelessly to find their host.

Cherubs don't choose hosts who don't possess celestial genes as they aren't part of their creators' conflict or plan those who do are looked down on.

The Cherubim were born during the Old War at the will of Zelgius as he controlled his mother's Terra-Sphere to make his seraphim stronger through grace. These beings worked tirelessly to appease their creator bonding with seraphim to be mighty engines of war and destruction. As the years went by many cherubim perished during the war as the swarm used their dark rituals to siphon their essence leveling only a handful of Cherubs left looking for hosts some even sought out hosts that weren't celestial these cherubs where looked down on by their peers for choosing other hosts. It wasn't until eons later that the Terra-Sphere was brought back to them resting above the city of Gardenia and mass produced trillions of new cherubs that brought back the seraphim race. This brought major discord across the cosmos as the seraphim began to abuse their new powers to "bring back true order" this sparked the "Lumen Hunts" on Midgard as nephilim would hunt down risen slaying their cherubs. Many cherubs now remain in hiding looking for other homes and to destroy those who would purge them.

Ancients

 

The Terra-Sphere

The creator of the Cherubs born from its light and radiance. The Cherubs are fiercely loyal to the Terra-Sphere as it's their mother and who gave them life.

Zelgius, God Of Order

The god was commanded by the Terra-Sphere to make them and given the order to bond with the seraphim. Zelgius is beloved by the cherubs being seen as their father in a way since their creation wouldn't be done without him.

Mavis Penderghast, The Raven Queen

The asgardian nephilim empress & disciple of All-Mother. After seeing the devastation that comes from All-Mother's grace being used against her will she during the Old War hunted Cherubs and their hosts being responsible for the permanent deaths of hundreds of risen during the war. Even in Midgard she never stopped hunting them down, hoping to eradicate all who abuse All-Mother's power, sparking another Lumen Hunt when the Terra-Sphere returned to Zodia.

Hosts

Yharim, The 2nd. Power Of Destruction

A well known seraphim general who was brought back during the Black Garden War chosen by his cherub war cry for his ferocity, brutality, and devotion to the cause.

Nevena Frostflower

In life she was the last winter sage who fought tirelessly to end the threat of the darkin but was killed by her ex-husband Absalon. As a risen she was very similar to her past self remaining introverted, silent, and determined and reunited with a risen Absalon. She may not have been a celestial; she was bound to the cause fighting Swarm during the Black Garden War sacrificing herself to end the swarm goddess of lies.

Absalon Grimaldi

In life he was a virtuous paladin who fell to darkness after a great betrayal becoming a monster who slaughtered thousands. As a risen he was much like his original self, a virtuous warrior who aided the weak and punished the wicked. He and the risen Nevena fought tirelessly against the Swarm, dying permanently to end the swarm goddess of lies and deception.

Cherubs

War Cry

The Cherub that bonded with Yharim after the Terra-Sphere returned choosing him for his history among the seraphim as a devout and powerful warrior. War Cry was famous among other cherubs for being the first to bond to such a renowned warrior; it was sad for all cherubs when he died fighting the swarm god zegrath.

Blizzard

A Cherub who instead of bonding with a celestial, chooses the dead Nevena Frostflower to be her host. Blizzard was looked down on and ridiculed by other cherubs for her choice of host but she remained devout to the cause. Blizzard, despite being unloved by her people, was loved by her host and the two sacrificed themselves to end the threat of Velorina.

Glint

A cherub who chose to bond to the human paladin Absalon Grimaldi instead of a celestial. Glint was ridiculed by his people for his choice of host but he remained loved by Absalon. Glint & Blizzard as well as their hosts remained on the goal of the light and perished stopping Velorina.