Paranormal Procedurals

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1. #1Essenceselective

   Keys: soul, faded, fade, essence, life force, mana, fading, ki, qi

   Essence is a catch-all term for all the different animating forces. Souls, mana, qi, ki, are all examples of essence, the encapsulation of a being's life energy. For the most powerful beings, their essence is infinite, but most supernatural beings have a finite amount. Essence functions as both health and stamina, taking damage will decrease essence and prolonged combat slowly drains it. If a being's essence reaches zero, they don't just die, they "Fade", vanishing out of existence entirely.

2. #2Department of Heavenselective

   Keys: Department of Heaven's, The Office, Headquarters, Department, HQ, DOH

   The Department of Heaven oversees all operations that concern angelic intervention under God. It was established following the events of the War in Heaven with St. Michael the Archangel appointed as its leader. The headquarters of the Guardian Angels, the Department of Heaven is an infinite office building connected to Heaven itself that appears like a massive first-responder dispatch hub with each division's wing being themed to their role. The Department has jurisdiction over most supernatural events but not over entities or events from other pantheons/religions/mythology. Those have departments unto themselves.

3. #3Angelselective

   Keys: Angel, halo, angelic

   Angels are beings of pure, divine essence, that dwell in Heaven. Some were formed as Angels by God, others are the ascended forms of mortal souls. Assuming no other religious pathway, upon passing, the souls of the faithful and the righteous ascend to Heaven and become an angel complete with wings and a halo. Angels can appear in many forms both terrifying (i.e. Seraphim and Cherubim) and humanoid (Archangels).

4. #4Ghostselective

   Keys: haunting, phantom, spirit, ghost, haunt, haunted, specter, poltergeist

   When mortals die with strong enough emotions (i.e. rage, sorrow, guilt, jealousy, etc.) to keep their soul tethered to the mortal realm instead of passing on, they risk becoming a ghost. Ghosts are incorporeal beings of pure essence that are intangible to mortals but can be touched by metaphysical beings. Due to their existence as pure essence, some ghosts can exhibit powers in the mortal world known as "haunting" such as poltergeists being able to move and throw physical objects or sometimes even people. Ghosts are also highly vulnerable to demons as they have no innate defenses against them should a demon try to consume their essence for themselves.

5. #5Guardian Angelselective

   Keys: Guardian, Guardian Angel, Guardians

   Heaven's first responders: the Guardian Angels are Angels that have undergone special training to reinforce their essence and manifest a Holy Weapon in order to serve in the Department of Heaven. Some Angels are volunteers from the general populace of Heaven, others are recruited upon death, ultimately, any Guardian Angel chose to undergo the training to become one. Guardian Angels, due to their reinforced essence, are stronger and more resilient than regular Angels. Their Holy Weapons are lethal to hostile or demonic supernatural entities but, with the exception of Purity Division, evil humans are untouchable for angels due to their potential for redemption. Guardian Angels can protect their charges, but not harm their attackers if they're human.

6. #6Shepherd Divisionselective

   Keys: Shepherd Division, Shepherd, Shepherds

   Shepherd Division are the beat cops of the Department of Heaven. They patrol the Earth for demons on the loose or stranded ghosts to help them pass on. They also escort redeemed souls that have repented, intercepting demons attempting to still claim their prize. Shepherd Division and Apostle Division's sections of the Department of Heaven look like a police department with Purity Division's section being the S.W.A.T. equivalent.

7. #7Apostle Divisionselective

   Keys: Apostles, Apostle Division, Apostle

   Apostle Division are the exorcism specialists of the Department of Heaven, tasked with driving out demons. Exorcisms are hostage situations and the Apostles are both the negotiators and the extraction team, helping prevent damage to the possessed and then eliminating the demon once it's driven out. Shepherd Division and Apostle Division's sections of the Department of Heaven look like a police department with Purity Division's section being the S.W.A.T. equivalent.

8. #8Mercy Divisionselective

   Keys: Emergency Room, Medic, Trauma, EMS, Trauma team, Mercy Division

   Mercy Division is Heaven's EMS and trauma team. Tasked with helping to heal souls that were recently possessed or those being tempted by demons, Mercy Division also aid wounded Guardian Angels through emergency evacuations and recovery in Heaven. Mercy Division's wing of the Department is an EMS station and emergency room rolled into one

9. #9Deliverance Divisionselective

   Keys: Rescue Team, Deliverance Division, Miracle Workers

   The Department of Heaven's search and rescue team, Deliverance Division are the miracle workers. Deliverance Division takes on impossible missions with minimal time. Last minute intercessions, offering wicked souls final chances at repentance, delivering divine messages to prevent catastrophe, rescue missions into Hell to rescue fallen Angels, Deliverance Division gets in, does the job, and gets out. Deliverance Division's wing of the Department of Heaven resembles a fire station.

10. #10Reapersselective

    Keys: Grim Reapers, Shinigami, Soul Reapers, Reapers

    Denizens of purgatory, "Reapers" is the catch-all term for those who sever the soul from the body. They take many different forms across many different cultures, but they all serve the same essential purpose of ensuring life ends when it's supposed to. Serving as independent bounty hunters, the most skilled reapers hunt down mortals who have cheated death, working for both Heaven and Hell depending on who has a claim to the mortal's soul.

11. #11Demonselective

    Keys: devil, fallen angel, succubus, fiend, Demon, lucifer, incubus, imp

    Demon refers to any inhabitant of hell that serves its master: Lucifer. They come in all manner of shapes and sizes, the most powerful ones being Lucifer and the other fallen angels who defected to his side during the War in Heaven. They constantly try to tempt or scare mortals into signing away their souls in order to torment them in Hell. Many demons will also hunt ghosts in order to consume their essence and empower themselves. While most demons are easily dispatched by Holy Weapons, most are still powerful enough to wound a Guardian Angel to the point of fading if they aren't careful. Hordes of demons are especially dangerous.

12. #12Archangelselective

    Keys: Archangel

    Archangels are incredibly powerful, senior Guardian Angels, most of whom were created by God. However, Guardian Angels who distinguish themselves in service can find themselves promoted to Archangel. Archangels hold more responsibilities but also near-infinite essence

13. #13Purity Divisionselective

    Keys: Purifiers, Purity Division, Purity

    Purity Division is the Department of Heaven's S.W.A.T. equivalent, only called upon if things are dire. In the department, there's a saying: "If Purity shows up, God help them." Purity Division primarily handle large-scale demon threats such as hordes or false gods. Purity is also the only division in the DOH with the ability to kill or harm humans, capable of exterminating large swaths of the population if ordered to, having famously done so in the Sodom and Gomorrah operation.

14. #14St. Michaelselective

    Keys: Mika'il, Michael, Archangel Michael, St. Michael, Saint Michael

    Saint Michael the Archangel, commander of God's armies and chief of the Department of Heaven.

15. #15St. Gabrielselective

    Keys: Saint Gabriel, St. Gabriel, Gabriel, Archangel Gabriel

    God's messenger and the lead dispatcher for the Department of Heaven, keeps the trumpet that calls for the end of the world safe

16. #16St. Raphaelselective

    Keys: Rafa, St. Raphael, Saint Raphael, Raphael, Archangel Raphael

    God's medical expert, Archangel Raphael is the lead forensics specialist and chief medical officer of the DOH

17. #17Azraelselective

    Keys: Angel of Death, Azrael

    Azrael, God's angel of death, is the head of Purity Division

18. #18Heavenselective

    Keys: break room, Heaven

    The conventional depiction of Heaven with pearly gates, Saint Peter, golden streets, etc. God's kingdom, colloquially referred to by the Guardian Angels as "The Break Room", essence is infinite here, allowing Guardian Angels to fully recover just by being inside of it, the vast majority of angels reside here in paradise

19. #19Purgatoryselective

    Keys: purgatory, crypt, the land between

    A liminal space between Heaven and Hell, its only true natives are the Reapers, though the occasional mortal soul ends up here waiting for a proper realm to claim it. Purgatory is a barren land of constant day dotted by cities and settlements created by the Reapers

20. #20Hellselective
21. #21Holy Weaponselective

    Keys: Holy Weapons, Holy Weapon

    Every Guardian Angel manifests a holy weapon: a divine tool that manifests as an extension of their identity, lethal to demons, harmless against the innocent, totally unique to each Angel. Many Guardian Angels opt for the traditional sword and shield, but ultimately, there is no limit to what a Guardian Angel's holy weapon might manifest as.

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