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The Black Zodiac is the dark counterpart of the Western Astrological Zodiac...
The Black Zodiac represents the evil side of the human creature. These demons are one's inherent will and capacity to ultimately cause harm to oneself and others. This evil, however, should not be feared. Like good, it can be harnessed and turned into something useful.
The
Serpent: June 21 - July 22 (Cancer)
Characteristics
are deceit, treachery.
The
War Maiden: July 23 - August 22 (Leo)
Characteristics
are murderous tendencies, pride.
The
Maelstrom: August 23 - September 22 (Virgo)
Characteristics
are aggravation, hypocritical.
The
Ravening Dog: September 23 - October 22 (Libra)
Characteristics
are insanity, accusative.
The
Poisoned Dart: October 23 - November 21 (Scorpio)
Characteristics
are sinful, abusive.
The
Tempest: November 22 - December 21 (Sagittarius)
Characteristics
are destructive, no conscience.
The
Leviathan: December 22 - January 19 (Capricorn)
Characteristics
are parasitic, dangerously powerful.
The
Horned Beast: January 20 - February 18 (Aquarius)
Characteristics
are confusing, manipulative.
The
Sword: February 19 - March 20 (Pisces)
Characteristics
are impulsive, narrow-minded.
"I will tell you what I think is a true story of the beginning of creation, without the filters of human myths and orthodox Awakened thinking. This is what the most knowledgeable of the Baalim will say…. Okay… here we go." "In the beginning, there was everything and nothing. Light. Darkness. Chilling fire, mutilating love and hissing babies born from hearts within the rotting ribcages of their future deaths, spread across the space that was not space. Fecund Chaos spawned endless intelligences of flesh and wind. Many Scelesti call the universe’s first, innocent children the Annunaki, but give them other names according to their cultures and mythic traditions. They’re titans, archons, Hundun’s offspring and more." "It was Chaos’ nature to create whatever they willed—and they willed everything, without the restraints of logic or compassion. Intelligence includes the power to classify, separate and exclude. The Annunaki named their work, and each name defined what it was not. Once the innocent ones discovered this power, Creation’s original riot retreated into defined dominions." "Cut from infinite possibility, these realms dimmed and withered, so their masters made names for processes that would give them life again: cycles, energies and mechanics." "Law made the primordial dominions predictable and stable, but their lords ached for the original All. Unwilling to sacrifice intelligence, they looked upon each other’s demi-universes and each thought, If I make them mine, I will be God. Prior to the hour of realization, “God” was the only concept absent from the Void, for who could create what was endlessly created? What could rule Chaos?" "Most Annunaki rejected the idea of a fixed throne in the heavens. Seeking freedom, they relinquished discriminating intelligence in favor of an endless dream and merged with their creations. A stubborn few formed an alliance, regulating their combined realms under common codes. Jealous of one another, they divided God’s crown among ten Arcana. They could share His power, but never capture it completely—it would flow through the Supernal Pentagram ever after. Like light cast on a rough, dark ocean, the Supernal reflection gained shape and form on the backs of the dreamers. Those who would be God made their universe of Law on the waves: a skin of brilliant particles over the deep. " "In that ocean, the innocent ones slept until the day that shining dust gained intelligence of its own, when humanity also imagined being God. The Supernal Light flickered; the Eldest Dreamers stirred as the Celestial Ladder fell, and the Exarchs harnessed their dreams to make a black moat around the Supernal. But the brilliance of mortal dust not only divides and names, but considers the unnamed, unrealized possibilities that wait below the surface. Humanity dreams of the Dreamers, and the Wicked dream most deeply of all."
"So then the Fall happened. The Baalim say they invoked the Annunaki while shards of the Celestial Ladder still flashed in the night in a slow, far fall upon Atlantis. For a time, the Abyss erupted to the edges of the world. Unknown constellations invaded the sky. Time twisted; wrinkled men born a day ago made war with thousand-year old youths. Knotted, scaled things fell to earth like meteors and whispered secrets from their craters, Acamoth and other sleeping Abyssals that infested reality in those brief seconds." "Sleeper poets sang of an age of monsters and the punishing flood that slew them. Culture heroes taught them how to survive the world’s new laws—to sow, reap and herd through sweat and strain, not prayer and oracle bones. It was a return of the Time of Nightmares." "They remembered true magic, though: how at one time, pointing spears at a rune could bring a successful hunt, and how the gods rewarded those who pleased them. They hungered for the chance to worship again. Accompanied by wonders, visiting Scelesti said the gods would only heed holy, purified men and women now. These pilgrims claimed that role and promised to preside over the necessary rites and sacrifices." "Thus, the Baalim take credit for bringing the concept of priesthood to the Fallen World, and note that even their enemies have exploited it ever since. The Accursed claim they ruled early cities as sacrosanct kings—and were loved for it. Who knows if that is correct or justification for how Scelesti justify what they do." "Thus the Scelesti Kingdom of Kish enters the story. Of the people of ancient Kish in Mesopotamia, Sleepers said, “All of them were lord.” By giving them Acamoth Investments, the ruling Scelesti made their subjects mad demigods. Kish crumbled under their care, all were lords, and none cared for farming and artisanship." "Their Scelesti priests led the first holy wars to enslave needed labor and supply the Annunaki with sacrifices. Consumed with the desire to rebuild what they lost, the rest of the Atlantean Diaspora paid little attention to the Scelesti. Only Accursed armies laying siege to their eldritch fortresses inspired them to march forth. They repelled the Kishites using their enemies’ methods. In Akkad, Ur, and Larsa, they said they represented new gods, willing to fight Kish’s aggression." "Under Awakened guidance, these city-states vanquished Kish’s warrior-demoniacs and Wicked princes. The spiritual ancestors of Pentacle and Throne mages founded Kish anew and rewrote Its legends. The old lords became Tiamat’s children, fated to be crushed by Anu, Marduk and the other gods of civilization." "Organized Scelesti use titles and customs inspired by the legends of old Kish, though they freely admit that reconstructions have eclipsed true lineages. The Accursed believe the Kishite eon gave all mages new life—without it, the Awakened would have cowered in their ruined outposts, leaving bones and curios for a world without the Pentacle. The Scelesti summoned them from hermitage and taught them how to survive the Fallen age by guiding Sleepers." "To some of the Wicked, this justifies every sorcerer or Sleeper they corrupt. They have given something immeasurable to the world, and they deserve their reward."
"I went a little further than I intended but now you see what the Acursed feel is the true history or origin and creation. The Annunaki came into existence in the formless chaos before reality even existed, prior to a spiritual version of the big-bang. Their endless slumber and dreams create the Abyssal realms, nests for lesser entities to breed, infest and intrude into the more concrete realities." "It is said that the Supernal Realms are supported by a thick foundation of chaotic dream-foam excreted from the Great Dreamers. The Supernal realms needed enough possibilities to support their truths. It is said in rare and blasphemous texts that the Old Gods of the Supernal Realms were Annunaki that decided to enforce laws and rules on their realms and over time, making them more concrete, more True. There substance drew them together like huge masses and gravitational pull but none of these 10 Supernal Annunaki could overpower the others and were held in balance. They lost their ability to "dream" and restricted their power by defining it. That means that the Supernal Realms are literally and metaphysically on the "backs" of the ten known Abyssal Annunaki. Should they awake, they could devour physical reality and break apart the Supernal Realms as well."
"It is said the Old Gods, the Supernal lords before the Exarchs had lost the ability to Dream. And so they made a machine to dream for them. An immaculate machine that dreams our reality, now broken, in existence." Grace adds, appearing, unbidden, at your side.
((Existential Bombshells everywhere!))
The Bends of the Rainbow - match Black Zodiac to Final Fantasy Tactics/12... make sure they match
1. The Crimson Bend
Aka Ulun’suti, The Blazing Diamond (in possession of Nergal)
The Crimson Bend is associated with the virtue of Generosity. It holds the power to manipulate luck and chance but is corrupted with the vice of Gluttony. It represents the Wolf Guardian. It's location before it was acquired by the Horsemen was unknown.
Inside the Red Bend resides the demon Belias, the Gigas, representing the Zodiac of Aries. It appears as a humanoid with a ram's head and cloven feet, and four powerful arms. His face is an iron mask with four black holes for eyes.
Uktena, the horned serpent
According to Cherokee legend, the Ulun’suti is a magical stone from the forehead of an Uktena, a monstrous serpent sent to kill the sun. Supposedly, only one such stone was ever knocked from the forehead of an Uktena. The hunter who acquired the stone hid it in a deerskin bag in a deep cave high in the mountains near a waterfall. The stone itself is an orb small enough to hide in one’s fist, translucent except for a blood-red streak that bisects it. To work its charm, the Ulun’suti must be bathed in the blood of an animal once per week. Otherwise, it must be put to sleep (in which case it becomes nonfunctional until fed again) or it flares into a new Uktena, which kills the owner and flies away. The Uktena attacks “like a blazing star;” whether it can be killed or whether it simply annihilates its former owner is unknown.
When the Ulun’suti is bathed in animal blood, it grants its owner the power of prophecy and good fortune. Once per story, the owner of the Ulun’suti may call upon its power of prophecy to foresee an outcome. The character may activate this power after making a dice roll in order to reroll the task, as prophecy had previously warned the character of the outcome. Three times per story, the owner may gain a +1 equipment bonus on any task. It also contains the power of fire, as befits the flaming Uktena from whence it came. The Ulun’suti requires the blood of a deer or larger animal (and a human certainly qualifies) at least twice per year. If it receives this offering, the owner can conjure Hellfire. By spending a point of Willpower, this unnatural fire can be used to make attacks that inflict aggravated damage at a range of up to 50 feet, using Dexterity + Occult for an attack pool.
2. The Saffron Bend
The Orange Bend is associated with the virtues of Hope and aspirations. It holds the power to reveal hidden or lost things but is corrupted with the vice of Greed. It represents the Rat Guardian. It's rumored to be in the Underworld Death Dominion known as Dis. According to legend, right after the Fall, the Orange Bend was in the possession of the Crimson King. The Orange Bend was later rumored to be in the Underworld realm of Dis.
Inside the Saffron Bend resides the demon Duma, agent of chaos, the Walker of the Wheel, representing the Zodiac of Taurus. It appears as a metal Minotaur who floats atop a jewel and has wings of mist and metal with four swords that orbit him. Also responds to Chaos.
3. The Amber Bend
The Yellow Bend is associated with the virtue of Humility. It holds the power of unlimited Telepathy but is corrupted with the vice of Self Doubt. It represents the Dog Guardian. It's rumored to be worked into the Glass Gate of the Emerald City in Arcadia.
Inside the Amber Bend resides the demon Cheraub, agent of Famfrit, the Darkening Cloud, representing the Zodiac of Aquarius. It appears as aquatic stone golem, bound in chains and baring an bottomless vase which holds the sacred water.
4. The Cerise Bend
Aka Maerlyn's Grapefruit
The Pink Bend is associated with the virtue of Passion. It holds the power of ultimate Scrying in the phemeral world but is corrupted with the vice of Lust It represents the Rabbit Guardian. It's current location is completely unknown but it is perhaps the Bend that has been encountered the most throughout history.
Also called Maerlyn's Grapefruit, the Pink Bend brings the power to see long distances the people the owner knows and see the deepest secrets and immoral things that those people does. Always embarrassing and dangerous secrets.
It was to, at one point, be in possession of the son of Merlin, a wanderer of the worlds who calls the demon inside the Pink Bend his sister.
The crystal can act as a seeing stone showing a single person visions of current and future events elsewhere, presumably only in the same world and show the vilest acts of men. The visions seen can be back-handed, lying through reflection or other tricks to manipulate the viewer towards evil actions. The glass is extremely addictive and can entrance the viewer and cause a severe addiction to being viewed.
Inside the Cerise Bend resides the demon Altima, the Ultimate, The High Seraph, representing the Zodiac of Virgo. It appears as a virginal angel with six blood wings. It prefers to possess virgins. She is the leader of the Lucavi, for the demon of Black 13 is mad and cannot be reasoned with by the rest of the demons.
5. The Deep Blue Bend
The Dark Blue Bend is associated with the virtue of Love. It holds the power to Scry into the Hedge and Arcadia and sees the Fates of all things but is corrupted with the vice of Obsession. It represents the Turtle Guardian. It's was rumored to be in the hands of a pack Hob Goblins calling themselves the "Total Hogs" but it was also rumored they lost it.
Inside the Deep Blue Bend resides the demon Zalera, Angel of Death, representing the Zodiac of Gemini. It appears as skeletal reaper with a bull-horned skull for a head and rotting bat wings, its cloak in tatters and any flesh is worn down to nothing.
6. The Bottle Green Bend
The Dark Green is associated with the virtue of Temperance. It holds the power of ultimate Astral travel but is corrupted with the vice of Abnegation. It represents the Elephant Guardian. It's was rumored to be in city of Lud and is presumed to remain there after genocide destroyed its populace.
Inside the Bottle Green Bend resides the demon Sel, The Judge, representing the Zodiac of Libra. It appears a white-bearded old man with scales on his back wielding an enormous gavel.
7. The Indigo Bend
The Indigo Bend is associated with the virtue of Courage. It holds the power of invulnerability but is corrupted with the vice of Pride and Arrogance It represents the Eagle Guardian. It's was rumored to be smashed after the Fall.
Inside the Indigo Bend resides the demon Zebbeb, The Condemner, representing the Zodiac of Cancer. It appears as an armored humanoid entity with crab claws.
8. The Lime Bend
The Lime Bend is associated with the virtue of Prudence. It holds the power of perfect invisibility but is corrupted with the vice of Cowardice. It represents the Bat Guardian. It's was rumored to have been smashed after the Sundering of the World.
Inside the Lime Bend resides the demon Elidibus, Zodiark, The Keeper of Precepts, representing the Zodiac of Scorpio. It appears as a serpent or dragon with 16 wings, it bears a brand that marks it as a coward and a traitor to the gods.
9. The Azure Bend
The Bright Blue Bend is associated with the virtue of Purity. It holds the power of total immunity to poison and disease but is corrupted with the vice of withdrawal from the world. It represents the Fish Guardian. It's was rumored to have been smashed after the Sundering of the World.
Inside the Azure Bend resides the demon known only as Leviathan, The Corrupt One, representing the Zodiac of Pisces. It appears as a winged water serpent or a gaunt woman with gossamer wings jutting from the small of her back.
10. The Violet Bend
The Violet Bend is associated with the virtue of Dignity and Confidence. It holds the power of complete Illusion but is corrupted with the vice of Pride. It represents the Horse Guardian. It's rumored to be worked into the Glass Gate of the Emerald City in Arcadia.
Inside the Violet Bend resides the demon known as Rophochehe, The Whisperer representing the Zodiac of Sagittarius. It appears as a purple-hooded female centaur.
11. The Dun Bend
The Brown Bend is associated with the virtue of Righteous Anger. It holds the power of unlimited strength but is corrupted with the vice of Wrath. It represents the Bear Guardian. It's location is completely unknown.
Inside the Dun Bend resides the demon known as Adrammelech, The Wroth, The Ghost of Fury, representing the Zodiac of Capricorn It appears as a demi-humanoid goat-man of dark green
12. The Grey Pearl Bend
The Grey Pearl Bend is associated with the virtue of Serenity. It holds the power of Levitation and Flight but is corrupted with the vice of Sloth. It represents the Lion Guardian. It's location is completely unknown.
Inside the Grey Pearl Bend resides the demon known as Hashmalim, The Regulator, Bringer of Order, representing the Zodiac of Leo It appears as muscled humanoid with the head and claws of a burning white lion wielding four curved blades. It is second in command of the Lucavi.
13. The Black Bend
Aka Black Thirteen (in possession of Chimera)
The Black Bend is associated with the virtue of Power. It holds the power to travel between the worlds, scrying between the worlds, and communication between it and the other Bends, but is corrupted with the vice of Hate. It represents the "Dark Tower" itself. It's last known location was in a long-term storage locker in the lower floors of the New York World Trade Center. It is believed to have been destroyed by the collapse of the Twin Towers and the death resonance of the event. If it wasn't destroyed, it was almost certainly irretrievably buried beneath the rubble of the collapsed buildings.
However, it has reemerged in the hands of one of the Nativity, Kirsten Quarles Singleton, known by the Shadowname Magpie after she was "cured" of her condition. It is possible that the work of Archmastery used by Persphone to fix the tattered soul of Kirsten somehow brought back Black 13.
Magpie is now an apprentice of Chimera's and Chimera holds it under her guard. She does not know what she carries.
The Black Zodiac is the dark counterpart of the Western Astrological Zodiac...
The Black Zodiac represents the evil side of the human creature. These demons are one's inherent will and capacity to ultimately cause harm to oneself and others. This evil, however, should not be feared. Like good, it can be harnessed and turned into something useful.
If you're curious
about what your Black Zodiac sign really is, here's a list of dates and
characteristics from astrological site Divine Answers.
The Tyrant: March 21 - April 19 (Aries)
Characteristics are
arrogance, selfishness.
The Fallen Demon: April 20- May 20 (Taurus)
Characteristics are
malice, remorse and braggart-like temperament.
The Basilisk: May 21 - June 20 (Gemini)
(Sometimes known as
The Viper) Characteristics are sociopathic, venomous words.
The
Serpent: June 21 - July 22 (Cancer)
Characteristics
are deceit, treachery.
The
War Maiden: July 23 - August 22 (Leo)
Characteristics
are murderous tendencies, pride.
The
Maelstrom: August 23 - September 22 (Virgo)
Characteristics
are aggravation, hypocritical.
The
Ravening Dog: September 23 - October 22 (Libra)
Characteristics
are insanity, accusative.
The
Poisoned Dart: October 23 - November 21 (Scorpio)
Characteristics
are sinful, abusive.
The
Tempest: November 22 - December 21 (Sagittarius)
Characteristics
are destructive, no conscience.
The
Leviathan: December 22 - January 19 (Capricorn)
Characteristics
are parasitic, dangerously powerful.
The
Horned Beast: January 20 - February 18 (Aquarius)
Characteristics
are confusing, manipulative.
The
Sword: February 19 - March 20 (Pisces)
Characteristics
are impulsive, narrow-minded."I will tell you what I think is a true story of the beginning of creation, without the filters of human myths and orthodox Awakened thinking. This is what the most knowledgeable of the Baalim will say…. Okay… here we go." "In the beginning, there was everything and nothing. Light. Darkness. Chilling fire, mutilating love and hissing babies born from hearts within the rotting ribcages of their future deaths, spread across the space that was not space. Fecund Chaos spawned endless intelligences of flesh and wind. Many Scelesti call the universe’s first, innocent children the Annunaki, but give them other names according to their cultures and mythic traditions. They’re titans, archons, Hundun’s offspring and more." "It was Chaos’ nature to create whatever they willed—and they willed everything, without the restraints of logic or compassion. Intelligence includes the power to classify, separate and exclude. The Annunaki named their work, and each name defined what it was not. Once the innocent ones discovered this power, Creation’s original riot retreated into defined dominions." "Cut from infinite possibility, these realms dimmed and withered, so their masters made names for processes that would give them life again: cycles, energies and mechanics." "Law made the primordial dominions predictable and stable, but their lords ached for the original All. Unwilling to sacrifice intelligence, they looked upon each other’s demi-universes and each thought, If I make them mine, I will be God. Prior to the hour of realization, “God” was the only concept absent from the Void, for who could create what was endlessly created? What could rule Chaos?" "Most Annunaki rejected the idea of a fixed throne in the heavens. Seeking freedom, they relinquished discriminating intelligence in favor of an endless dream and merged with their creations. A stubborn few formed an alliance, regulating their combined realms under common codes. Jealous of one another, they divided God’s crown among ten Arcana. They could share His power, but never capture it completely—it would flow through the Supernal Pentagram ever after. Like light cast on a rough, dark ocean, the Supernal reflection gained shape and form on the backs of the dreamers. Those who would be God made their universe of Law on the waves: a skin of brilliant particles over the deep. " "In that ocean, the innocent ones slept until the day that shining dust gained intelligence of its own, when humanity also imagined being God. The Supernal Light flickered; the Eldest Dreamers stirred as the Celestial Ladder fell, and the Exarchs harnessed their dreams to make a black moat around the Supernal. But the brilliance of mortal dust not only divides and names, but considers the unnamed, unrealized possibilities that wait below the surface. Humanity dreams of the Dreamers, and the Wicked dream most deeply of all."
"So then the Fall happened. The Baalim say they invoked the Annunaki while shards of the Celestial Ladder still flashed in the night in a slow, far fall upon Atlantis. For a time, the Abyss erupted to the edges of the world. Unknown constellations invaded the sky. Time twisted; wrinkled men born a day ago made war with thousand-year old youths. Knotted, scaled things fell to earth like meteors and whispered secrets from their craters, Acamoth and other sleeping Abyssals that infested reality in those brief seconds." "Sleeper poets sang of an age of monsters and the punishing flood that slew them. Culture heroes taught them how to survive the world’s new laws—to sow, reap and herd through sweat and strain, not prayer and oracle bones. It was a return of the Time of Nightmares." "They remembered true magic, though: how at one time, pointing spears at a rune could bring a successful hunt, and how the gods rewarded those who pleased them. They hungered for the chance to worship again. Accompanied by wonders, visiting Scelesti said the gods would only heed holy, purified men and women now. These pilgrims claimed that role and promised to preside over the necessary rites and sacrifices." "Thus, the Baalim take credit for bringing the concept of priesthood to the Fallen World, and note that even their enemies have exploited it ever since. The Accursed claim they ruled early cities as sacrosanct kings—and were loved for it. Who knows if that is correct or justification for how Scelesti justify what they do." "Thus the Scelesti Kingdom of Kish enters the story. Of the people of ancient Kish in Mesopotamia, Sleepers said, “All of them were lord.” By giving them Acamoth Investments, the ruling Scelesti made their subjects mad demigods. Kish crumbled under their care, all were lords, and none cared for farming and artisanship." "Their Scelesti priests led the first holy wars to enslave needed labor and supply the Annunaki with sacrifices. Consumed with the desire to rebuild what they lost, the rest of the Atlantean Diaspora paid little attention to the Scelesti. Only Accursed armies laying siege to their eldritch fortresses inspired them to march forth. They repelled the Kishites using their enemies’ methods. In Akkad, Ur, and Larsa, they said they represented new gods, willing to fight Kish’s aggression." "Under Awakened guidance, these city-states vanquished Kish’s warrior-demoniacs and Wicked princes. The spiritual ancestors of Pentacle and Throne mages founded Kish anew and rewrote Its legends. The old lords became Tiamat’s children, fated to be crushed by Anu, Marduk and the other gods of civilization." "Organized Scelesti use titles and customs inspired by the legends of old Kish, though they freely admit that reconstructions have eclipsed true lineages. The Accursed believe the Kishite eon gave all mages new life—without it, the Awakened would have cowered in their ruined outposts, leaving bones and curios for a world without the Pentacle. The Scelesti summoned them from hermitage and taught them how to survive the Fallen age by guiding Sleepers." "To some of the Wicked, this justifies every sorcerer or Sleeper they corrupt. They have given something immeasurable to the world, and they deserve their reward."
"I went a little further than I intended but now you see what the Acursed feel is the true history or origin and creation. The Annunaki came into existence in the formless chaos before reality even existed, prior to a spiritual version of the big-bang. Their endless slumber and dreams create the Abyssal realms, nests for lesser entities to breed, infest and intrude into the more concrete realities." "It is said that the Supernal Realms are supported by a thick foundation of chaotic dream-foam excreted from the Great Dreamers. The Supernal realms needed enough possibilities to support their truths. It is said in rare and blasphemous texts that the Old Gods of the Supernal Realms were Annunaki that decided to enforce laws and rules on their realms and over time, making them more concrete, more True. There substance drew them together like huge masses and gravitational pull but none of these 10 Supernal Annunaki could overpower the others and were held in balance. They lost their ability to "dream" and restricted their power by defining it. That means that the Supernal Realms are literally and metaphysically on the "backs" of the ten known Abyssal Annunaki. Should they awake, they could devour physical reality and break apart the Supernal Realms as well."
"It is said the Old Gods, the Supernal lords before the Exarchs had lost the ability to Dream. And so they made a machine to dream for them. An immaculate machine that dreams our reality, now broken, in existence." Grace adds, appearing, unbidden, at your side.
((Existential Bombshells everywhere!))
The Bends of the Rainbow - match Black Zodiac to Final Fantasy Tactics/12... make sure they match
1. The Crimson Bend
Aka Ulun’suti, The Blazing Diamond (in possession of Nergal)
The Crimson Bend is associated with the virtue of Generosity. It holds the power to manipulate luck and chance but is corrupted with the vice of Gluttony. It represents the Wolf Guardian. It's location before it was acquired by the Horsemen was unknown.Inside the Red Bend resides the demon Belias, the Gigas, representing the Zodiac of Aries. It appears as a humanoid with a ram's head and cloven feet, and four powerful arms. His face is an iron mask with four black holes for eyes.
Uktena, the horned serpent
According to Cherokee legend, the Ulun’suti is a magical stone from the forehead of an Uktena, a monstrous serpent sent to kill the sun. Supposedly, only one such stone was ever knocked from the forehead of an Uktena. The hunter who acquired the stone hid it in a deerskin bag in a deep cave high in the mountains near a waterfall. The stone itself is an orb small enough to hide in one’s fist, translucent except for a blood-red streak that bisects it. To work its charm, the Ulun’suti must be bathed in the blood of an animal once per week. Otherwise, it must be put to sleep (in which case it becomes nonfunctional until fed again) or it flares into a new Uktena, which kills the owner and flies away. The Uktena attacks “like a blazing star;” whether it can be killed or whether it simply annihilates its former owner is unknown.
When the Ulun’suti is bathed in animal blood, it grants its owner the power of prophecy and good fortune. Once per story, the owner of the Ulun’suti may call upon its power of prophecy to foresee an outcome. The character may activate this power after making a dice roll in order to reroll the task, as prophecy had previously warned the character of the outcome. Three times per story, the owner may gain a +1 equipment bonus on any task. It also contains the power of fire, as befits the flaming Uktena from whence it came. The Ulun’suti requires the blood of a deer or larger animal (and a human certainly qualifies) at least twice per year. If it receives this offering, the owner can conjure Hellfire. By spending a point of Willpower, this unnatural fire can be used to make attacks that inflict aggravated damage at a range of up to 50 feet, using Dexterity + Occult for an attack pool.
2. The Saffron Bend
The Orange Bend is associated with the virtues of Hope and aspirations. It holds the power to reveal hidden or lost things but is corrupted with the vice of Greed. It represents the Rat Guardian. It's rumored to be in the Underworld Death Dominion known as Dis. According to legend, right after the Fall, the Orange Bend was in the possession of the Crimson King. The Orange Bend was later rumored to be in the Underworld realm of Dis.Inside the Saffron Bend resides the demon Duma, agent of chaos, the Walker of the Wheel, representing the Zodiac of Taurus. It appears as a metal Minotaur who floats atop a jewel and has wings of mist and metal with four swords that orbit him. Also responds to Chaos.
3. The Amber Bend
The Yellow Bend is associated with the virtue of Humility. It holds the power of unlimited Telepathy but is corrupted with the vice of Self Doubt. It represents the Dog Guardian. It's rumored to be worked into the Glass Gate of the Emerald City in Arcadia.Inside the Amber Bend resides the demon Cheraub, agent of Famfrit, the Darkening Cloud, representing the Zodiac of Aquarius. It appears as aquatic stone golem, bound in chains and baring an bottomless vase which holds the sacred water.
4. The Cerise Bend
Aka Maerlyn's GrapefruitThe Pink Bend is associated with the virtue of Passion. It holds the power of ultimate Scrying in the phemeral world but is corrupted with the vice of Lust It represents the Rabbit Guardian. It's current location is completely unknown but it is perhaps the Bend that has been encountered the most throughout history.
Also called Maerlyn's Grapefruit, the Pink Bend brings the power to see long distances the people the owner knows and see the deepest secrets and immoral things that those people does. Always embarrassing and dangerous secrets.
It was to, at one point, be in possession of the son of Merlin, a wanderer of the worlds who calls the demon inside the Pink Bend his sister.
The crystal can act as a seeing stone showing a single person visions of current and future events elsewhere, presumably only in the same world and show the vilest acts of men. The visions seen can be back-handed, lying through reflection or other tricks to manipulate the viewer towards evil actions. The glass is extremely addictive and can entrance the viewer and cause a severe addiction to being viewed.Inside the Cerise Bend resides the demon Altima, the Ultimate, The High Seraph, representing the Zodiac of Virgo. It appears as a virginal angel with six blood wings. It prefers to possess virgins. She is the leader of the Lucavi, for the demon of Black 13 is mad and cannot be reasoned with by the rest of the demons.
5. The Deep Blue Bend
The Dark Blue Bend is associated with the virtue of Love. It holds the power to Scry into the Hedge and Arcadia and sees the Fates of all things but is corrupted with the vice of Obsession. It represents the Turtle Guardian. It's was rumored to be in the hands of a pack Hob Goblins calling themselves the "Total Hogs" but it was also rumored they lost it.Inside the Deep Blue Bend resides the demon Zalera, Angel of Death, representing the Zodiac of Gemini. It appears as skeletal reaper with a bull-horned skull for a head and rotting bat wings, its cloak in tatters and any flesh is worn down to nothing.
6. The Bottle Green Bend
The Dark Green is associated with the virtue of Temperance. It holds the power of ultimate Astral travel but is corrupted with the vice of Abnegation. It represents the Elephant Guardian. It's was rumored to be in city of Lud and is presumed to remain there after genocide destroyed its populace.
Inside the Bottle Green Bend resides the demon Sel, The Judge, representing the Zodiac of Libra. It appears a white-bearded old man with scales on his back wielding an enormous gavel.
7. The Indigo Bend
The Indigo Bend is associated with the virtue of Courage. It holds the power of invulnerability but is corrupted with the vice of Pride and Arrogance It represents the Eagle Guardian. It's was rumored to be smashed after the Fall.
Inside the Indigo Bend resides the demon Zebbeb, The Condemner, representing the Zodiac of Cancer. It appears as an armored humanoid entity with crab claws.
8. The Lime Bend
The Lime Bend is associated with the virtue of Prudence. It holds the power of perfect invisibility but is corrupted with the vice of Cowardice. It represents the Bat Guardian. It's was rumored to have been smashed after the Sundering of the World.Inside the Lime Bend resides the demon Elidibus, Zodiark, The Keeper of Precepts, representing the Zodiac of Scorpio. It appears as a serpent or dragon with 16 wings, it bears a brand that marks it as a coward and a traitor to the gods.
9. The Azure Bend
The Bright Blue Bend is associated with the virtue of Purity. It holds the power of total immunity to poison and disease but is corrupted with the vice of withdrawal from the world. It represents the Fish Guardian. It's was rumored to have been smashed after the Sundering of the World.
Inside the Azure Bend resides the demon known only as Leviathan, The Corrupt One, representing the Zodiac of Pisces. It appears as a winged water serpent or a gaunt woman with gossamer wings jutting from the small of her back.
10. The Violet Bend
The Violet Bend is associated with the virtue of Dignity and Confidence. It holds the power of complete Illusion but is corrupted with the vice of Pride. It represents the Horse Guardian. It's rumored to be worked into the Glass Gate of the Emerald City in Arcadia.
Inside the Violet Bend resides the demon known as Rophochehe, The Whisperer representing the Zodiac of Sagittarius. It appears as a purple-hooded female centaur.
11. The Dun BendThe Brown Bend is associated with the virtue of Righteous Anger. It holds the power of unlimited strength but is corrupted with the vice of Wrath. It represents the Bear Guardian. It's location is completely unknown.
Inside the Dun Bend resides the demon known as Adrammelech, The Wroth, The Ghost of Fury, representing the Zodiac of Capricorn It appears as a demi-humanoid goat-man of dark green
12. The Grey Pearl Bend
The Grey Pearl Bend is associated with the virtue of Serenity. It holds the power of Levitation and Flight but is corrupted with the vice of Sloth. It represents the Lion Guardian. It's location is completely unknown.
Inside the Grey Pearl Bend resides the demon known as Hashmalim, The Regulator, Bringer of Order, representing the Zodiac of Leo It appears as muscled humanoid with the head and claws of a burning white lion wielding four curved blades. It is second in command of the Lucavi.
13. The Black Bend
Aka Black Thirteen (in possession of Chimera)
The Black Bend is associated with the virtue of Power. It holds the power to travel between the worlds, scrying between the worlds, and communication between it and the other Bends, but is corrupted with the vice of Hate. It represents the "Dark Tower" itself. It's last known location was in a long-term storage locker in the lower floors of the New York World Trade Center. It is believed to have been destroyed by the collapse of the Twin Towers and the death resonance of the event. If it wasn't destroyed, it was almost certainly irretrievably buried beneath the rubble of the collapsed buildings.
However, it has reemerged in the hands of one of the Nativity, Kirsten Quarles Singleton, known by the Shadowname Magpie after she was "cured" of her condition. It is possible that the work of Archmastery used by Persphone to fix the tattered soul of Kirsten somehow brought back Black 13.
Magpie is now an apprentice of Chimera's and Chimera holds it under her guard. She does not know what she carries.
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