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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kaodi" data-source="post: 5729038" data-attributes="member: 1231">I was looking back at a recent thread that discussed how most monsters were just not that scary of mysterious at all, and while there was some disagreement as to what the problem or solution was, it got me thinking about a couple of different takes on standard monsters.I thought it might be interesting to post it as a thread and maybe put together a whole bunch of ideas. So without further ado...1. Gracechild (Half-Celestial): While mortal priests may be able to wield the holy power of the gods, when the essence of the the gods angelic servitors is borne directly within the flesh of a mortal, the raw energy can be too much to bear, breaking mind and body. A gracechild is something like the more tragic celestial counterpart of alu-demons and cambions: the offspring of a mortal and an angel. They tend towards being both sickly and insane, but possessing strength beyond that of their fully mortal counterparts and amazing natural charisma. They also possess some of the sense and powers of their angelic parents.2. Souleaters' Plague (Zombie): No one is quite sure how they accomplish it, but some of the most powerful and wicked demons discovered they could cause a mass possession event in which dretches would take control of mortal bodies, in the process stripping them of all but terrible hunger for flesh and mortal souls. Those so possessed immediately attack and devour their neighbours, friends and family in an attempt to consume enough souls to evolve to the next stage of their demonic existence. As well, those who survive attacks by a creature so possessed are gradually corrupted and taken over as well, their essence the first absorbed by the ravenous and destructive spirit.</blockquote>

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