Demon/House

Houses of the Fallen

The Namaru of the First House, who would become the Devils: Who were once the flagbearers of God and bringer of His word. The Asharu of the Second House, who would become the Scourges: Who once watched over humanity like their own children. The Annunaki of the Third House, who would become the Malefactors: Who created the world and the tools for those upon it to use. The Neberu of the Fourth House, who would become the Fiends: Who set the universe running like clockwork and could read its movements like no other. The Lammasu of the Fifth House, Who would become the Defilers: Whose job was to inspire humanity to the heights of pure truth. The Rabisu of the Sixth House, who would become the Devourers: Who created and oversaw the plants and animals that were to serve under humans. The Halaku of the Seventh House, who would become the Slayers: Who destroyed when that that was created by the other houses was out of time and use.

A House, also called the Sebettu (translated as the Seven) is one of the divisions of Demonic society. The House of a Fallen dictates what type of job that he or she had in Heaven before they joined Lucifer's rebellion and what kind of powers they are capable of manifesting.

Prior to their fall, the Houses of Heaven were overseen by an autarch, or a sort of angel overseer. The ranks of angels in each house went down from there; there were no promotions or demotions; each of the Elohim did as their Creator expected of them, happy to serve the cosmos by using their skills and love.

Then came humans. God's highest creation, the angels rejoiced until God decreed that no angel could interfere with them. God appeared to want humanity ignorant, while some of the angels felt, through their love, that humans deserved more. These angels, headed by Lucifer, eventually formed the core of beings that caused The Fall. Each kept, in spite of the Rebellion, divided among the Houses they had served in since their creation. Eventually, after the war, after the defeat, and after the time in the Abyss, much of the hierarchy of the Houses broke down. While some Fallen still serve their masters in their old house, the Fallen tend to remain more divided by their Faction.

The seven ages of Creation spawned seven Celestial Houses of angels, each one created to govern its own facet of the cosmos. Fire and wind, the earth and the stars, the seas, the wilds, and even life itself was governed by a host of angels mandated by God. Although the fallen turned on Heaven and renounced their service to the Creator, the essence of who and what they are remains.