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Demon: The Fallen is a role-playing game and a fictional setting from the World of Darkness line by White Wolf Game Studio. The player characters in the game are fallen angels, who were cast out of paradise after a thousand year war with God.

According to Demon: The Fallen, the War in Heaven began when an angel named Ahrimal foresaw a disaster in the future - a disaster which God had either directly orchestrated or would allow to happen. The angels debated whether or not to act against God in order to prevent this disaster; many argued that it would be safer to do nothing, because their action could potentially be the cause of the disaster. The angel Lucifer was the first to make a conclusive decision in favor of rebellion, and he became the leader of the rebel angels.

These "Fallen" revealed themselves to humanity in order to bring them "the light" of knowledge and awareness. In so doing they incurred the wrath of God, who had given humanity the potential to be aware of the Word, the good and evil, yet had not intended Man to have this kind of awareness yet. The humans (Adam and Eve) had been given gifts that they could not use due to their initial innocence ("A child is happy because he is unaware"), and the game's Adam and Eve are portrayed as having had only rudimentary knowledge and awareness, solely concerned with their survival. During the war that followed, the sin of Cain taught the Fallen how to kill and many grew twisted and evil. In the end, the Fallen lost the war, and were banished to the abyss of Hell as a punishment for their transgressions.

Anna wrote:2) For those of you who have already created characters (Latooni, STARSTRUCK, Atrum, kittenpillar100, vidboi), could you perhaps post short character bio in the thread, describing your host's physical appearance and the history of the Demon who's possessing them, especially if you have points in Eminence. If your demon is a well known dude, other players need to know why. Same goes for explaining any dots in Fame or Influence.

Backstory! wrote:Pia Earnest was born into an extended three-generation household in rural CA. Socially impaired by an autism-spectrum disorder, she resented the limited personal space typical of family units like hers. Her worldview developed to be somewhat diverse: Though her parents were staunch Protestants, opinions on life differed greatly within her family. In particular, she often associated with a younger brother who practiced the Thelemaic principles of Aleister Crowley. Normally, however, she preferred to be solitary.

She exhibited a great interest in computers and their programming from an early age. The internet became the primary outlet for her thoughts; subsequently, she receded into such hermitism as to lock herself within her room for weeks on end. She attended school only intermittently out of a deep-set fear towards her increasingly delinquent schoolmates. Despite this, however, she performed well enough in her exams to net her entry to an engineering college in Los Angeles. Her grandparents funded her move to the city without much question.

Pia has a somewhat tired appearance, with ash brown hair and green eyes that display dark circles from sleepless, solitary nights. Her taste in clothing tends towards the functional. In the interests of dodging spoken contact, she attempts to blend in as much as possible with the college crowd, though her biting urge to carry anime goods sometimes distinguishes her under close scrutiny. For those outside of her very small collection of friends, her cluttered speech pattern belies her keen (if often ghetto) intellect.

Svarog was an esteemed figure among the Artificers before the fall. He was among the angels in charge of the fundamental electromagnetic force that holds all matter together. In the time of the War, Svarog became notable for forging numerous legendary weapons and tools. The quality of his craft earned him a position of importance within the Iron Legion. Many Fallen who proved themselves on the fields of battle are indebted to Svarog's arms.