Goddess Clan Physiology (Nanatsu no Taizai)

==Summary==
The Goddess Clan is one of the five major races in the world of Nanatsu no Taizai. According to the Lady of the Lake, the Goddess Clan and their realm were created by the Supreme Deity, after she was created by Chaos, alongside the Demon King and the Sacred Tree. 3,000 years ago, the Goddess Clan constantly clashed with the Demon Clan. Similar to the latter's Ten Commandments, this clan has their own elite unit, the Four Archangels, who even the Ten Commandments must be wary of, according to Monspeet. Despite often battling, most goddesses acted gentle towards humans and considered killing demons as a way to save them. However, the two legendary clans were largely evenly matched and thus a tentative balance was created. At some point in time, they broke a treaty with the Demon Clan, and even slaughtered many women and children they were holding as prisoners of war.
As a result, the Demon Clan was ultimately defeated by the Goddess Clan and their allied clans and sealed away in the Coffin of Eternal Darkness for 3,000 years, realizing it was the only way to win after losing their strongest fighter Mael. Despite their victory, they lost much of their power and the ability to maintain their physical forms in order to seal the Demon Clan for 3,000 years. The souls of the Goddess Clan came to inhabit within objects, only being able to manifest themselves by taking the body of another being as a vessel.
==Low-Ranking Goddess==
=== Abilities: ===
* Superhuman Physical Characteristics (Goddesses naturally are stronger than regular humans, they are comparable to the Demon race)
* Limited Inorganic Physiology (Type 1 - Goddesses appear as a shower of light only when they materialize into the human worldNanatsu no Taizai: Cursed by Light)
* Incorporeality, Immortality (Types 3, 6 and 7) and Possession (Even though they lost their physical body, the souls of the Goddess Clan can enter other objects or beings and use them as vesselsNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 244. Goddess can exist as spirit/soul form after losing their physical body/VesselNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 296)
* Limited Self-Sustenance (Types 1, 2 and 3 - Lacks the need for sustenance when they're in their soul forms)
* Light Manipulation, Holy Manipulation, Limited Deconstruction, and Limited Durability Negation: Ark is a technique of the Goddess Clan that uses light particles to create a sphere of light to trap the target and disintegrate their body. But this effect is only applicable against demonsNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 187. Numerous Goddesses have shown the ability to harm Demons much more powerfulNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 188 than themselvesNanatsu no Taizai Side Story: The Queen of the Altar 12.
* Healing (Mid - All members of the Goddess Clan can heal injuriesNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 131Nanatsu no Taizai Chapter 132 without causing painNanatsu no Taizai Q&A 227. They can even heal injuries such as lost of limbs, severe organ damage or destruction, including those traditionally fatalNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 317 even severe brain damageNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 206)
* Flight (Goddesses can fly by their wings)
* Purification (Types 1, 2 and 3) and Soul Manipulation (Can expel evil spirits, purify alcohol and poisonsNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 228. Purge is a technique that erases "abominable" souls, such as vampires and demonsNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 123. It can also purify waterNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 135.2 :Q&A Corner, status effectNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 253. This technique was taught to the Druids)
* Telepathy (Goddesses can speak to the hearts and minds of others)
* Limited Time Manipulation and BFR (Time Regression is a spell that allows the user to send the souls of others back to the past. This spell can be taught to other racesNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 200Nanatsu no Taizai Chapter 214)
* Sealing (Goddess Amber is an artifact of the Goddess Clan which is used to seal demonic beingsNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 43. Besides, the Coffin of Eternal Darkness is a very powerful seal, the Demon Clan was sealed by it with the cost of the Goddesses' bodiesNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 220)
* Limited Regeneration (Low-Godly - Goddesses can regain their physical form overtime after they've been destroyed, but given the amount of time it takes is unspecified. This is assumed non-combat applicableNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 78)
* Necromancy (Shisha Shieki is a forbidden technique passed among the druids. It gives Hendrickson the power to resurrect the dead, but can only be used twice on the same person. The soul deteriorates with each resurrection, significantly weakening their abilitiesNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 86)
=== Resistance: ===
* Light Manipulation and Holy Manipulation (Goddess naturally use the power of light, so they would be unaffected by their power. This is further demonstrated by fallen Angel MaelNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 275 when rendering in the state both light and darkness mixed within himNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 277, even Melascula combining souls of both Demon and GoddessFour Knight of the Apocalypse Chapter 68)
==High-Ranking Goddess==
All previous powers but on a much higher level.
=== Abilities: ===
* Immortality (Types 4 and 8 - The Four Archangels aren't dead. As long as they have a Grace with them, they will eventually revive though it takes some timeNanatsu no Taizai Q&A 376)
* Mind Manipulation, Sense Manipulation and Statistics Amplification (Breath of the Bless/Cheat hope is an ability of high-ranking goddesses, which can brainwash peopleNanatsu no Taizai Side Story: The Queen of the Altar 9, draw out their true potential and make them fanatical zealots with no regard for pain or injuryNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 252Nanatsu no Taizai Chapter 258Nanatsu no Taizai Chapter 261)
* Soul Destruction and Limited Power Nullification (According to Q&A, Ark of high ranking goddess can destroy both physical body and soul, it also rots away magic as wellNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 204, but both effects are only applicable against demons)
=== Resistance: ===
* Curse Manipulation (The Four Archangel receiveNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 263 the Divine ProtectionNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 249 from Supreme Deity, which can resistant to many/all types of cursesNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 121Nanatsu no Taizai Chapter 153Nanatsu no Taizai Chapter 190Nanatsu no Taizai Chapter 183Nanatsu no Taizai Chapter 184Nanatsu no Taizai Chapter 278Nanatsu no Taizai Chapter 279Nanatsu no Taizai Character Guide ~Britannia's Heroes Life~. This includes curses with these effects: Status Effect Inducement, Age Manipulation, Petrification, Sense Manipulation, Empathic Manipulation and Memory Manipulation, Pain Manipulation, Mind Manipulation, Fire Manipulation, Disease Manipulation, Magic Nullification, Power Nullification and Paralysis Inducement, Sleep Manipulation, Illusion Creation, Illusion Negation,... Potentially many more)
* Limited Healing Negation (Mid-High) (Their healing wasn't affected by HellblazeNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 207Nanatsu no Taizai Chapter 208, which is able to somewhat negate Ban's regeneration, causing him to have permanent scarring on his body even after he regenerated the woundNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 9)
* Purification (Types 1, 2 and 3) and Soul Manipulation (It is impossible for Hendrickson to use purge on Ludoshel one of the high-ranking Goddess unless he was reduced to an extremely weakened stateNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 295)
== References ==
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