∘Killian∘
Basic/spoiler free information
Family
Age: “Do I look a day over 30? Maybe I should use more lotion after I shower...”
Species: There is no simple answer to this but the most common answer he gives is demon or 'friend of humans'
Pronouns: He/They
Basic looks: Out of everyone in the family Killian changes his looks the most, even though he does seem to favor short red hair. He has been caught taking less human forms as well but those are far and few between. His default is typically red hair, green eyes with a sturdy figure.
Personality: Killian by all means is the head of the family as well as someone who while he comes across as more or less a kind hearted family oriented guy has some sort of power in the supernatural world. He often either sends someone from the family to take care of supernatural creatures that are acting out of the commonly accepted rules, he does often go with them himself but he very seldomly goes out on his own for very long. Oh and dad jokes, you can expect a lot of dad jokes.
In-depth spoiler information
⚠TW: Mentions of slight gore, sacrificial magic, sexual content,warping of Christian beliefs⚠
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Abilities
Killian may be powerful but his abilities require heavy sacrifice to build his reserves back up so use of his abilities are left to dire moments. Expect him to send others in the family to take care of things rather than himself most often.
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Protective fields
Using Cuneiform (Sumerian) runes Killian can set a protective field from most distance attacks either around a single person or as large as a twenty foot radius. He simply has to either envision the rune or trace it in the air with his finger if he wants to to be slightly more powerful in order to set a temporary one, a more permanent one like the one around his house requires him to physically place the runes in a circle around the area he wishes protected. These fields do not stop people from simply approaching if they do not have bad intent but they will alert Killian if someone crosses them.
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Enhanced strength
This doesn't necessarily cost him anything to use but does require him to focus on toning down his strength as it is naturally much stronger than a human's and if he is not careful it could result in a broken cup... or worse depending on what he is grasping. This strength carries over to whatever form he is in within reason. If he were to turn into a bird for example he wouldn't be as strong as he would be as a bear but he would be an extremely strong bird.
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Shape shifting
This is one of his most basic abilities and one that hardly costs him any power to do, so he will often change appearance. If the shift is humanoid to humanoid it will be easier but if he were to go from human to animal or vice versa the cost would be slightly higher.
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Creation with once living/still living material (pachydermatous)
This form of creation relies on him having material to build with, while not exactly like sewing something together since the pieces really will form together creating a whole it does still require him to use either living or dead parts from humans or any other sort of creature. This level of creation does not include a soul and will only follow orders, otherwise remaining immobile unless given something to do.
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Creation with life essence (pachydermatous)
There is no need for actual material for this method of creation but it requires immense use of his reserves and runs the risk of not turning out exactly the way he planned. That can range from it being larger or smaller than intended to becoming something completely different but still useful for his situation. This creation is still soulless and will only listen to commands with no thoughts or actions of its own.
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Creation with once living/still living material (incarnation)
This works mostly the same as the pachydermatous version but instead it includes a life seed with the potential to grow a soul, it is how Killian made one of his children (Nix) by taking a Gargoyle, a normally soulless creature that had dropped down from the ruined kingdom of heaven while still in child form to fight Killians demons and planting a soul seed within it seeing as it was far too young to actually have been able to carry out its mission. Killian has a limited number of these and while it is possible to find them naturally occurring on earth it is extremely rare and usually come from a tree that he keeps the location of a secret due to it bearing one fruit only once every thousand years.
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Teleportation
While it is a very low power usage skill he can not teleport back to back and requires at least a minute between each. The further it is the higher the cost and the longer it will take him to be able to use the skill again. He can use this powers on others but unless they have this skill themselves it will be pretty disorientating for a moment for them. If they are an unwilling target it costs him a much larger amount of energy to use it on them and they will not be sent far.
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Creation with life essence (incarnation)
Like before this form is much the same as the Pachydermatous version but it includes the use of a life seed as well as intention, though it can still go wrong (See Venor's page for more on that). This is how Killian made his other two children, Samus and Venor. The process of making a humanoid body can take a lot of time and will often wipe Killian out for years after if he is not careful.
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Rituals
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Cull (Once a year or when needed)
at least once a year Killian will teleport himself to a location of great conflict among people, there he will cause things to intensify either by influencing one person to commit violent acts or a group of people depending on how much energy he needs to restore that year. Examples include: Convincing people to become serial killers, causing mass panic for a night to result in accidental death or in the most extreme circumstances, starting a war.
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Gratification (Whenever needed)
Similar to an incubus this is feeding off of the energy created during a sexual encounter, though this would not simply be sex. Runes would need to be placed in a circle around the space where it would take place, during the ritual there would need to be a small exchange of blood between the two but it does not need to get messy. At the end of the ritual his partner would need to spend at least a few days in bed rest due to the drain of energy to Killian. It does not give him much energy but it can be preformed in a pinch or just simply whenever he would like (For fun (: ). When this ritual is preformed it will create a link between Killian and his partner that lasts for at least a year, allowing him to know were they are at all times and teleport to them with a reduced energy cost.
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Idolization (Not preformed since biblical times)
This ritual is hardly ever used as it requires Killian to take on new form and dedicate years of his life to cultivating it. Idolization is when Killian will take on the role of some messiah or new god in order to gain followers and power through their worship. It provides a massive source of energy for him that can trickle in for many years to come, dwindling over time as the followers start to stray from what he had taught them and the religion becomes corrupted by man. The last time this was preformed was around 4 B.C. where he was reborn and lived his life as Jesus Christ. The power he gets from that last ritual is now minimal, think of it as the sort of energy someone would get from coffee once a day.
This ritual can be preformed on a much smaller scale with small cults but those are often unstable and Killian prefers not to waste his time on them unless it is an emergency.