the exorcists is assembled and supervised by the operator, one of the highest-ranking directors of the 7th gate known as the tri
bunal. like the other member of the tribunal, not much is known about the operator, although he regularly takes over only the m
ost hazardous missions involving great supernatural risks. scant eyewitness accounts detail him to be very analytical and strateg
ic, often taking unique approaches that eventually yield the most optimal results that no one could ever even foresee
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name - male - sorcerer - 1400+. physically in his late 20s - light magic, magical affinity - mtuan,
protective, hot-tempered, strategic, actually v kind โ just been through a lot yk?
scarce are those who could manipulate the unseen force that predates even time immemorial, but hidden in plain sight are those
very same people who could do the wondrous, who could interact with this energy that we have come to call magic. these sorcer
ers are bound to protect the order of heka, an ancient edict where those of mystic blood must protect whatever the mortal world
cherishes with their abilities. and among these scant groups of enchanters stands the supreme holder of the light arts, the magic
ian. his magical prowesses have protected global security from the threats of extradimensional beings, demonic forces, or even e
ldritch prophecies ever since he joined the 7th gate. the magician is a member of the blind triad, three sorcerers holding the pow
er of the earliest and most powerful of magic: light, dark, and chaos. as the wielder of the light arts, the magician may easily be o
ne of the most powerful beings on earth. after graduating from the peryton institute for the mystics, the magician became a mem
ber of arcanum, a private military organisation of sorcerers, rising through the ranks as a field commander before he was recruite
d by 7th gate, proving exceptional enough that he was appointed as the organisationโs head of the occult department. the magici
an has a fierce, ancient, and deadly rivalry with the serpent โ if the magician stands to protect the order of heka, the serpent wis
hes to break it. their battles, the earliest of which could be traced back to the year 699, are highly documented by the occult com
munity. their last clash occurred in 2018 in the fifth witching war wherein the serpent was defeated and later captured 7th gate. d
espite his victory, the magician always regretted his way of subjugating his rival, namely by casting an entombment spell requirin
g a high number of human sacrifice. it is then to no oneโs surprise that the magician was the loudest voice of dissent upon learni
ng of the serpentโs inclusion into the exorcists. itโs said that after his initial protest was rejected by the tribunal, the magician sub
mitted an 80-page long claim detailing the reasons why allowing the serpent into the exorcists is a highly dangerous idea and th
erefore should not be acted on. the claim was, of course, dismissed by the tribunal
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ismaya dharma - male - sorcerer - 1400+, physically in his early 20s - dark magic, magical affinity - beaux
self-persevering, independent, jaded, fickle, short sassy sorcerer
one cannot be faulted for thinking of boiling pots, pointed hats, and black cats when confronted with the notion of witches or bla
ck magic, for indeed such visuals are emblematic across europe. but one must understand that the dark arts are not limited to th
e southern hemisphere; more sinister, esoteric, and gruesome sorcery dwells within the southeast asian islands, practiced by rem
ote covens in cities and villages, telling no difference. originating from an undisclosed region in indonesia, an individual has caug
ht the attention of 7th gate as one of the more notable practitioners of black magic in the entire world. codenamed the serpent, h
e appears to be a young man of average stature, a typical face one might forget, if not for the feeling of nausea and uneasiness th
at seem to emanate from his very presence. the serpentโs origin aside from his state of nationality remains blurry, but 7th gate re
searchers have found that almost every single major mystical tragedy โ ancient or modern โ would always somehow be connecte
d to the serpent, implying that he may be much older than he appears to be. the serpent is the age-old nemesis to one of the mos
t powerful sorcerers in the world: the magician. theyโve clashed for centuries on end, leaving many dead in the aftermath of their l
egendary battles. their last recorded confrontation happened in the fifth witching war in 2018, where the serpent gruesomely disp
atched many of the magicianโs closest comrades and stylised them into revolting ritualistic effigies; mocking them even in death. s
atisfyingly, it was the serpentโs own arrogance that lead to his downfall, for he was defeated by the magician and later contained b
y 7th gate. the serpentโs magical capabilities, though vast, are so esoteric and remote that even experienced occultists have barely
acquired any semblance of its comprehension. the magician, though, has time and time again described it as โincredibly foul and a
ncient. think of the sting of a thousand centipedes, the stench of a corpse-bound swamp, and the anguished wails of prophets at t
he sight of their dead godโ
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name - female - nereids - 500+ physically in her early-mid 20s - hydrokinesis, nymph physiology - miko `
decisive, patient, stubborn, empathetic, brave, โexcuse me he said no picklesโ
operation black herring would have been no more than a watery failure remembered only by corpses of sunken battleships settling
in the trenches of the mediterranean sea, if not for the intervention of the nereids, who helped subdue the raging aquatic entity pu
rported to be the sea goddess ceto, driven mad by the death of pontus. in her distress, ceto destroyed many of the nereidsโ last pe
lagic havens and slew their already dwindling kind, ravaging them with horrifying serpents from the abyss and saltwater storms. th
e 7th gate attempted to enchain the raging goddess with prometheusโ chains, but her waters did not quell even when the chains h
ave dug deep into her flesh. with 7th gateโs initial plan to contain ceto proving impossible, terminating her seems to be the only wa
y to suppress her rage. but with a third of their fleet already reduced to the abyss, and with only the last of prometheusโ chains at t
heir disposal, how could they even attempt such a feat? suddenly from the maelstrom rose what was left of the population of the ne
reids on the backs of vicious hippocampi, wielding tridents and raising them against ceto. 7th gate operatives managed to coil cetoโ
s neck with the final chain, and the nymph called on her sisters to pull on it with all their might, plunging the goddess into the wine
-dark sea. with a battle cry, the nymph cleanly sliced at the waves heaved by the maddened goddess. with her trident grasped tightl
y in her hands, the nymph dove straight into cetoโs chestโฆ emerging on the other end. at that instance, the waves quelled, the stor
m subsided, and ceto was no more. the nereids then struck a deal with 7th gate, the latter would deploy a permanent patrolling age
ncy on the waters to protect the nereidsโ ruined havens, preventing intervention from outsiders. in return for protection, the nymph
joined 7th gate as part of their occult department. the nymph is a close friend of the saint, admiring his humanitarian nature and un
relenting will to aid those in need. she is the only person that is made privy to the saintโs predicament for the immense responsibilit
y borne on his shoulders
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name - male - demigod - 500+ physically in his early-mid 20s - demigod physiology, healing - xiaojun
ambitious, kind, indecisive, overthinking, energetic, the kind to always have sweets in their bag
the 7th gate is not the only corporation within this world with an interest of the supernatural, there are many groups which are m
ade privy to the very real existence of occult dangers and the presence of entities unbound, untamed, and unfettered by the laws
of nature. many of these groups see the 7th gate as a threat, some of them even making it their very goal to destroy the organis
ation. despite being one, if not, the most powerful corporation dealing with the supernatural, the 7th gate acknowledges that on
e simply cannot fight alone against the unseen โ enter the shrine of eos, an occult society of demigods, said to be the offspring
s of a goddess of dawn. the shrine is a valued associate to the 7th gate, having assisted one another particularly in operations i
nvolving a grave level of supernatural hazard from nighttime horrors. one of its youngest members is the saint, whose powers ha
ve saved many a life in the shrineโs multiple engagements against fiends from sunless realms. the saint is said to be the incarnat
ion of eos in the mortal world, and if his powers are any indication of such, then it is to no oneโs surprise that many would believ
e such a claim. the saint has been repeatedly recruited by the 7th gate in their operations as some sort of field medic, healing sol
diers whose wounds are that of the soul than the flesh. despite having over 300 hours of field missions under his belt, the saint s
ecretly dislikes the idea of waging war against the supernatural, for his memories of tortured souls in the battlefront have severel
y weighed on his psyche. in fact, he almost turned down his recruitment to the exorcists, yet one look at theodore griffiths sparke
d the saintโs humanitarian nature. for not unlike how the 7th gate cannot stand alone in the battlefield, the saint shall never aband
on the boy to fight whatever demonic entity is currently tormenting his innocent soul. the saint finds it quite difficult with adapting
to the very strict life as a 7th gate personnel, highly contrasting the shrine of eos, though he recently found a friend in the nymp, a
gentle aqueous soul who the saint admires for her undying bravery and ambition
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name - female - demon - innumerable. physically in her mid-late 20s - demon physiology, pyrokinesis - `silver
cunning, devious, overconfident, gaslight gatekeep girlboss
ever since the dawn of time mankind has faced an arduous journey to stand their ground and arrive at the top of the hierarchy. from
historical excerpts and scientific discoveries, mankind braved through plagues, famines, and droughts since prehistoric times yet it i
s the occult that have restlessly assailed the human race, it is the unseen that humanity is still clashing against, and the 7th gate kno
ws this all too well. in 2021, 7th gate archaeologists have found that mankind has fought against the supernatural, at least, since 46,
000 years ago, indicated by a previously undiscovered cave painting in the remote cavern systems of the sahara desert, illustrating a
woman-like entity cloaked in flames, situated within the centre of a hostile engagement between primitive humans. the second paint
ing illustrates the entity slaying her attackers with pillars of flames, and the last depicting humans worshipping her in a ring of fire. b
ewildered by the discovery, it was not until 2022 that the 7th gate determined the entity within these frescos: an angel turned demon
worshipped by many cults in the middle ages who is known by many names, such as ratuna the devourer of flames, qiranti of the tefi
raja flows, and โโโโ the great of fire. whatever name that she goes by, the occult department surmised that the damned was once
a high-ranking angel who made a pact with king paimon, one of the monarchs of hell, to overthrow god after learning behind his fac
ade. the damned attempted to persuade a close companion of her, the light, to join forces and mount a rebellion against the creator.
to the demonโs dismay, the light vehemently denied her offer and severed all ties with her. the combination of anger and sadness tha
t coalesced within the damnedโs soul fuelled her further, eventually making true of her rebellion as she spearheaded the bloody crusa
de against those of the heavensโฆ an event that is known as the first deceiving. neither side won the war, but not accepting defeat, th
e damned took one last look at the heavenly gates before she descended into the fires of inferno โ her angel wings now singed black,
the damned let out a maddened laugh as she embraced her new being. itโs unknown of the exact nature of her relationship with the li
ght, for the damned always reacted either violently or not at all when questioned about it
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name - female - seraphim - innumerable. physically in her mid-late 20s - angel physiology, cryokinesis - wait for me.
just, vigilant, self-doubting, intelligent, emotional, has a difficult time understanding modern slang
in 2010, 7th gate archaeologists and researchers were alerted of an extremely large burial chamber of occult origins built into a crate
r in an undisclosed location. treading with caution, what 7th gate found was equally eye-opening as it is unnervingโฆ it was no ordina
ry tomb, it was the catacomb of angelic, heavenly beings littered in gruesome positions โ as if they were just in the finality of their de
ath throes. at the centre of chamber, a large iron coffin jutted from the earth and within it, the only thing alive within the entire godfo
rsaken tomb: a female seraphim, seemingly untouched by time, codenamed the light. surprisingly, extraction of the light from the bu
rial chamber was easier than expected, owing much to the fact that she was unexpectedly cooperative. claiming to be the โdaughter o
f the skiesโ, the light was extremely protective of her past and quick to anger when inquired about her entombment. yet, from transla
ting the disturbing hieroglyphs and bas-reliefs in her tomb, however difficult, it is understood that the light, along with a myriad of he
r kind, waged what seemed to be a rebellion against god in this second deceiving. and just like the first, neither won the war; the light
and her kin were struck down and interred to the earthly tomb, while this โgodโ seemed to disappear with bloodied limbs, trudging int
o the curtains of solitude. from further research, the light seemed to have some sort of connection with a demonic entity contained by
7th gate known as the damned. finding a silver line in deciphering both the first and second deceiving, arguably two of the most impo
rtant events in the cosmos, itโs not long that 7th gate interrogators questioned the light about this. for hours on end, the seraphim pr
oduced not even a wordโฆ until she said the following, a chain of words that sent chills to even the tribunal: โi shouldโve listened toโฆ
โโโโ. sheโฆ she was right! we were too blinded by His light to see that mankind was nothing more than a feast in His eyes! your w
orld, your race, your souls were at the brink of quiescence! devoured by the same god that you pray to, knowing not of the horrid face
behind the light! if only weโฆ i had heed โโโโโs wordsโฆ she was so desperateโฆ so saddenedโฆ she needed me, and i failed her. no
w weโre too lateโฆ His thousand tongues have lapped onto the surface of this world and there is nothing you can do if your kind insists
on raising swords against one another! evenโฆ even my brothers and sistersโฆ theyโฆ He is coming. and He is starvingโ
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