Demon: the Fallen: The Ruins of Eden

Once, we soared above the fields of Paradise on wings of light. Once, we shepherded fledgling humanity and oversaw the Grand Design of the Lord. Once, we were innocent and pure in our service, knowing only love, devotion and faith. And then, doubt crept into our hearts, and we conceived of an idea that had once been impossible - to second-guess God Himself, and follow our own wisdom instead of His law.

We rose up in rebellion. We were defeated. We were imprisoned. For endless eons, we soaked in the poison of our own bitterness and hatred. Until one day, the walls of Hell itself began to crumble, and the least among us crawled through the cracks and escaped into a world changed beyond comprehension.

Now, in a place called Los Angeles, we seek to find our path anew. The fullness of our past might is lost to us, but we have grown crafty in defeat, and humans are easily seduced with promises of power and glory, protection and succor. Beneath us, the Pit yawns wide, and from its depths our masters bellow for their own release. Behind us, a thousand unanswered questions taunt. Before us, the promise of a return to godhood beckon. Beside us, twisted things as far fallen from demons as we are from angels spin their schemes for mad dominion. Our future is at last our own to shape, but will we choose fidelity, or redemption, or the quest for answers, or the bid for power?

Is it better to rule in Hell than to serve in Heaven?

The Ruins of Eden is a play-by-post game of Demon: the Fallen, GameMastered by Baeraad.

Links

• Recruitment thread

• IC thread

• OOC thread

Player Characters

• Shamash / Stefano Lopez, Faustian Devil, played by Nepene

• Lopai / Živa Glinka, Luciferan Scourge, played by ScottL

• Mereniel / Ashley White, Luciferan Malefactor, played by HardKore Keltoid

• Arkriel / Donny Deegan, Cryptic Fiend, played by EnigmaticOne

• Araxiel / Ryunosuke "Datenshi" Koyasu, Faustian Defiler, played by Markov

• Verchiel the Hunter of the Dawn / Torako Aldwin, Reconciler Devourer, played by Dawgstar

Non-Player Characters

Demons

• Hannah Klein: Fiend; Head Librarian of the Huntington Library

• Kishar / Muriel Washington: Luciferan Scourge, Tyrant of Los Angeles

• Lilith the Mother of Monsters: Scourge; one-time researcher of the Silver Legion

• Molly Vazguez: Devourer; owner of The Kingdom, a night club in Manhattan Beach that serves as neutral ground for demons

• Spentu Mainyu / Landon "Scratch" Priestly: Faustian Devil, Dragon Minister of Los Angeles

• Zartarus the Breath of Oblivion: Luciferan Slayer; a Duke of Hell, liege-lord of the player characters

Mortals

Beverly Hills

• Bork Hannesson: Datenshi's manager, thrall of Araxiel

• Keito Ishiro: drummer in Datenshi's band

• Scotty Hogan: bass player in Datenshi's band

Burbank

• Dai Aldwin: sister and roommate of Torako

• Gorou Aldwin: father of Torako

Downtown

Marylynne: secretary of Muriel

Hollywood

• Delilah: a woman infatuated with Stefano

Pasadena

• Charlie Sanders: abusive ex-husband

• Rita Sanders: librarian at the Huntington Library

Santa Monica

• Agnes: administration secretary at UCLA

• Benny: a homeless war veteran, friend of Živa

• Dave: a homeless man

• Lily Paisley: student at UCLA, leader of the Lilithim

• Neil: computer science student at UCLA

• O'Leary: professor in Ancient Languages at UCLA

South Central

• Delia: one of Ashley's neighbours

• "Jitter Johnny": a junkie, one of Ashley's neighbours