"Idle hands are the Morning Star's tools, the idle mind his workshop, the idle soul his clay."

Sloth [+]

Acedia Timeless Anthropomorphic Embodiment of Self-Annihilation

Abilities [+]

Sloth, unlike the other Sins, is too devoid of any sense of self to create an avatar of its own. Instead, it may possess the bodies of the sleeping, the absent, and the dead - only resting on consecrated ground or being watched over by a divine guardian can protect the restive soul from the grasp of Sloth. Alternatively, Sloth is unable to possess the bodies of those resting within structures or sites that Sloth's essence is not currently occupying. Existing more as a force than as an entity, Sloth may possess as many individuals at a time as are available within any single structure (Sloth and the individuals it possesses may freely move between sites regardless of this limitation). Those possessed by Sloth, along with the essence of the sin itself, cannot trespass upon holy ground. The sleeping mind alone does not define the limit of Sloth's reach, and it may additionally possess the bodies of individuals who have entered a trance-like state or similar form of stupor, and even corpses devoid of life. Those possessed by Sloth move with unknown drive and purpose, but all appear to have heightened sensory awareness beyond what the host body would normally be capable of. Possessed individuals can only be awakened by fire, intense heat, or electrical shocks (even in the case of possessed corpses, though these will momentarily recover as there is no consciousness to awaken - only destroying the body or else burying it in consecrated ground will prevent it from rising) - mere physical injury, loud noises, and bright light will fail to awaken the possessed. All possessed hosts will naturally awaken after a regular allotted time spent sleeping as is normal for them, depending upon their particular sleeping habits. Those possessed by Sloth experience uneventful, dreamless, timeless stasis. Assuming they are not injured while possessed, they will awaken fully rested and without any physical fatigue.

Personality and Description [+]

Sloth, lacking a personality per-se, is still a malevolent abyssal force which actively works to damn human souls and disturb the fabric of the world. In keeping with its nature, Sloth uses highly arcane, indirect, and subtle machinations to punish any who are foolish enough to follow the path of least resistance while also sowing weakness and frailty. Its foremost tool in the corruption of human purity is suicide, manipulating and distorting the circumstances and environments of its chosen victims in order to coerce them into giving up in despair, destroying the work, effort, and potential inherent in their mind, body, and soul. Sloth has been known to use poison, drugs, blackmail, and lies in order to weaken the wills of its victims. Although it has no intelligence of its own that would enable others to pursue such tactics, Sloth has an intrinsic affinity for sources of despair and doubt that it automatically exploits, occasionally without context, which even enables it to sometimes attack the resolve of Humans with fears and doubts they never knew they had.

Edgar/(Bradford) Pennyworth [+]

Name: Edgar Pennyworth (Real Name: Bradford Pennyworth) Age: 23 Role: Sinner/Envy Personality: Distant, and even rude to others, Edgar has a cold demeanor that is hard to approach, showing arrogance wherever he goes. This is only an act, however, as Bradford is only mimicking his brother's mannerisms. His true self is that of a weak, hateful man, forever standing in the shadow of his superior brother. Bio: Born as identical twins, Bradford and Edgar were the heirs to a great business empire, and were destined to become the tycoons of a new generation. While the two of them were impossible to differentiate by simply looking at them, there is a clue only known by the family: Bradford has a hidden birth mark on his back Edgar dors not have. As the day their father died and it was time for the twins to take over, the brothers were not content to share the wealth. The conflict resolved, however, when Bradford was betrayed by his twin Edgar as he stole his inheritance, and cast him out of the Pennyworth estate. Edgar spread vile lies and gossip of Bradford, tarnishing his name irreparably. Bradford had to continue living with his small fortune he amassed before his exile, while Edgar grew in fame and glory. Bradford was puzzled after having received the invitation to a mysterious masquerade: no friend or relative should have known where he was now living, he made certain of that. However, this gave him an idea. Bradford decided to take an additional mask with him: the identity of Edgar Pennyworth, his famous and oh-so popular twin brother. After all, extravagant balls require the attendance of extravagant people...

W.I.P Sin - Pride [+]

"I don't know how to put this but, I'm kind of a big deal."

Name:

Naomi Phillips

Age:

Naomi appears to be in her twenties.

Role:

Sin - Pride.

Abilities: W.I.P. Personality:

At first glance, Naomi made seem very shy and innocent but she is not like that, at all. She is very arrogant and cocky with herself and is sometimes overconfident. She is a blunt female that will bash others with a few choice words and make them feel absolutely low about themselves. Overall, Naomi doesn't really care about no one but herself and when she opens up her mouth, she'll let it be known.

History: W.I.P.

Hider [+]

Name: Lust Age: 30 Role: Sin/Lust Abilities: Can sense/know the level and type of desire in someone, gradually tap into their well of fantasies; transform into whatever physical body the victim wants and produce vivid illusions/reality of the kind; whisper words of temptation that sound irresistible; every touch is undeniably pleasurable. Personality: Lust has no gender, psychologically or physically, although, depending on what’s in season in the age it’s in, or the type of crowd it’s in, it can take on a stunning male or female form or any kind of creature necessary. It melds into whatever kind of personality the chosen victim most desires; Lust is the most well-liked and sociable even by and among its siblings. Lust is a person only in relation to someone else. There’s no sharply defined and constant personality and as such is more akin to Sloth in essence despite appearing more like its other siblings. It is cultured and knowledgeable only to the degree of necessity, to what’s needed to seduce and entrap its victim. Bio: Born out of a frenzy of carnality as old as the first soul, Lust loves the dance of life and the sick, twisted, hellish - exciting, grand, heavenly - pleasures the world has to offer. It has no morals, no judgment, no boundaries. It delights in what the chosen mortal enjoys, it indulges the willing victim by taking them farther than the fringes of their wildest fantasies; it teases wickedly, locking the mortal in a vicious spiral of wanting and having, inching closer and closer to the climax when they scream and beg in tears and sweat for Lust to have their soul. But Lust is never satisfied by the soul(s) it takes, its gratification is always just a hair’s breadth away and never reached, so it’s ever onwards preying for the next life. It has one of, if not the, highest number of souls count. Lust enjoys the game, the more seemingly difficult it is, the more enticed it is to corrupting their soul.

Caritas, the Angel Who Unites Us to God [+]

"Everything's gonna be okay."

Name: Caritas Appeared Age: 21 Role: Angel/Charity Abilities: N/A Personality: To use the word 'nice' to describe Caritas is such an understatement, so much so that some would call it a sin, but Charitas would forgive you. The androgynous angel had fully adopted a demeanor so simple and kind that even Christ himself viewed the charity the angel has displayed as admirable. Caritas has a very childlike demeanor and optimism in regards to interaction with the world. Bio: Caritas, unlike Corbel, is not an angel descended from the Divine Being, but instead is an innocent soul ascended to the rank after experiencing a mortal death. Caritas was born with earthly name of Tyler Junius in Louisiana several decades ago. His human life was one filled with hardship, his family was poor, his mother was a drug addict, and his father an abusive narcissist-- he was not baptized, as his father was such a pagan that he worshiped himself. A young Tyler was not introduced to Christ until his 8th year on earth, when a Christian relative gifted him with a children's bible. It was through this single act of kindness and charity that, on Tyler's 9th year on earth, when he perished in a house set ablaze by his father's arrogance, that they young boy's soul was saved. The decades since have seen Tyler cast aside his human name and accept Caritas, a name fitting the angelic qualities of one who was saved through charity and kindness, and now serves as a guardian angel to those who might be known to God through their own selfless acts. Urania, an angel representing the charity of Holy Spirit, sent Caritas to the party, to find and save any souls who might open their hearts to God through the altruism in their hearts.

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James Smith, a Man Who Has All But Given Up [+]

"..."

Name: James Smith Age: 32 Role: Sinner/Sloth Abilities: N/A Personality: A lack of personality best describes James' personality. Be it society, his own depression, or the forces of the embodiment of Sloth acting on his soul, something has numbed him to a point where he doesn't really feel emotions, he just occasionally leaves the state of apathy that his mind exists in 90% of the time. He is a sad, depressed individual-- someone who has been on the edge for too long-- and he acts in stereotypical accordance to this. Bio: What life? The existence James has begun to lead is hardly one worth recounting. After college he began to work-- and that is where James life now remains. Trapped in a purgatory created by his own lack of ambition, he puts little into earning barely enough money to keep himself alive and even less into his own enjoyment when he isn't working. Truth be told, James doesn't know where he got the energy to come to the party-- a certain voice in the back of his head perhaps?

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Marcus Junius, a Proud Soul Tempered by the Fires of Hell [+]

"I ain't gonna mess with THAT"

Name: Marcus Junius Appeared Age: 40 Role: Damned Spirit/Pride Abilities: N/A Personality: Marcus is a bastard. He was the type of person, in life, who became consumed by greed and anger but became an embodiment of megalomania to those around them. Decades spent burning in the fires of hell have only worsened his ego. He has no faults-- he is only in hell because God himself cannot compare to the glory that is Marcus, the fires that scorched his skin black have strengthened his resolve and belief in himself-- and that he embodies his sin so well has only bloated his ego further. He is the best soul to ever be, and others should strive to be like him. Bio: Marcus Junius, the image of perfection and goodness, has been burning in the hottest fires of hell, for, 50 years? It doesn't matter much. The man is too proud to admit his wrongdoing in life. Even the depths of the 9th level do nothing to harm his stubborn resolve. In that way, he is strong. The pain he feels is nothing to admitting that he has sinned, that he was. Marcus Junius was raised on Louisianan Voodoo, and continues to believe and practice his pagan magic. Voodoo, and the deal he made, is what put him in the fire. Quite simply, in a test of vanity, Marcus Junius summoned a pagan spirit and asked to be made more powerful than God himself. It didn't turn out so well. His skin is black from the fires that have only strengthened his belief that he is a god, and the tattoos that adorn his body are to remind him of the false religion he continues to follow.

What a sorry name for an angel.

Corbel Gin Hepper [+]

Corbel Gin Hepper

Age: Older than time, younger than light.

Description [+]

For an Angel, Corbel is something of a massive prick. Unlike Caritas, he does not appear to be associated with the Heavenly Virtues except incidentally. He is an Angel of the First Sphere, operating directly under one of the Archangels themselves. He is an Old Testament Angel, and as such does not conform to modern interpretations of Angelic Beings. His true form is not a winged humanoid, but an eldritch complex that most would mistake as a Horrorterror from the Furthest Ring. He is also decidedly not nice. Or gentle. Or a pacifist. The best words to assign his person would be, 'Merciless, Exigent, Harrowing.' He appears to have been sent to the Manor separately to Caritas in a case of the right hand not knowing what the left is doing. His objectives are markedly different, and the means he is willing to employ more varied...and extreme.