Fallen Spirit

Fallen Spirits, or Gultodere as it is referred as in Glerchde Tounge, are a race of former spirits or gods who have become mortal once more. They all vary in size and appearance, depending on their form one took before their fall. Some are native to Rathnir, and are quite familiar to it's geography, whereas others are from other realms. 
== Origins and History ==
The first recorded mention of Fallen Spirits appears in the book Godhood: There and Back written by Vairacit Luide Illuin. In the book, she recounts; "And so I watched from afar as a spirit materialised into the Court. He looked young, his form appearing no older than 20 cycles. I could feel his panic eminating from his body, the stench of guilt filling the room. I could feel the overwhelming presence of The Judge, too, deciding the spirits fate as one might decide what to eat for dinner, or what clothes to wear on an errand. And just as soon as the trial started, it was over. The spirit jerked backwards, as if impaled, and his eyes glowed a blinding white. I felt his Mashde and Taride vanish, as if consumed by a greater being, then with a moment of complete darkness, he was gone. Later, when I returned back home to Lerchvashtair, I eventually found that spirit, now reduced to a hermit in the mountains. While he retained some of his spiritual abilities and was practically ageless, I could tell he had been emotionally broken by the ordeal, and simply existed, rather than lived."
This is also where we see their first referral as their name in Glerchde Tounge, Gultodere. The word literally translates to, "Those who have been rejected by the Judge", as Gul is the general term used to refer to the Judge, and Deren being another word for death. While the term was first coined as an observational word coined by Illuin, it has since then been considered an insult, as a painful reminder of a Fallen Spirit's origins. 
== Biology and Physiology ==
Fallen Spirits are rarely related to one another, and the intensity of what they lossed can differ between person to person. However, they all share these same traits:
=== Agelessness ===
Fallen Spirits do not age, believed to either be a cruel punishment to live a half-mortal life for eternity, or as a second chance, giving them infinite time to redeem themselves. Regardless of it's purpose, a Fallen Spirits pseudo-immortality also prevents them from suffering from infections, and grants resistance to certain temperature effects. 
=== Spiritual Core ===
While most mortal creatures have their spiritual energy spread evenly across their forms, Fallen Spirits retain their Spiritual Core from godhood, a highly concentrated point of Mashde where it can be easily manipulated. While this does make Fallen Spirits more powerful, it also leaves them more vulnerable to physical attacks, as what would usually be a layer of Mashde protecting the body is no longer.
=== Dente Sense ===
Fallen Spirits, while they can no longer see the Fundamental Energies, can sense them and have a vague idea of their surroundings through this. 
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