Dominions

"*Dominions, the watcher angels. We and, even in some Lore, you call them Grigori, and in others you call them Watchers. They were some of the first angels on Earth. It's an elite unit. You know, there were hundreds of them. But now...let's just say a majority of them survived the rebellion, where they were almost extinct, destroyed. Each of their names inscribed on their swords. A brotherhood perfectly crafted, engineered beings sent to protect humans, to help them.*"
**Dominions**, also known as **Watchers** or by their enochian name the **Grigori** (by other angels), is the collective name for a group of an elite class of powerful angels who were sent to Earth to watch over and protect humanity. They were some of the first angels to go to Earth, so they most likely kept watch on the humans while they were in the Garden of Eden.

Their work is also to gather information, fix the younger Angels who cause problems, and occasionally, take control of the their minds if needed. Additionally, in Heaven, the Dominions are also celestial guards, tasked with a vast majority of responsibilities, such as being prison guards, entrance guards, and even security in Heaven, as well as being personal body guards to the one who rules Heaven and other high-ranking angels.

## History

### Creation

Created millions of years ago by God, the Dominions are a clan of angels mean to be celestial guards. There were hundreds of them and they were of the second sphere of angels, but they were just beneath the Malakhim in terms of rank. And for many millennia, they served their purpose and they each had their name engraved on their angel sword.

### The Rebellion

When God created mankind, He order all angels, including the Dominions and these elite angels did so, however, when Lucifer defied God, some of the Dominions ell to Lucifer's way of thinking and thought they were too good to condemn themselves to an existence of guarding mankind. However, a great deal of the Dominions still stood by God, Oracle, Michael, the remaining Archangels, and the Powers.

During the rebellion, the Dominions on both sides fought one another. However, after Lucifer lost and was banished into exile on Earth, almost all of them on Lucifer's side were killed.

### Exile

Some of those that survived the Rebellion were cast out, but they escape banishment to Hell, went into hidden exile on Earth, and began feeding off of human souls as they saw humans as beneath them. From that moment forward, the Fallen Dominions became known as the Grigori.

## Characteristics

Being elite angels, the Dominions are shown to be very powerful. One was able to overpower a Slayer, a Dhampir, and a powerful Malakhim with ease despite their experience in fighting when he was empowered by souls. They possess all the standard powers of regular angels, only at a higher level.

Though a majority of them remain in Heaven, some of them have Fallen. For the ones that had fallen, they feed on humans by kidnapping people who will not be missed and slowly eating their souls over a period of years. Some of the Fallen Dominions, known as the Grigori, have apparently been doing this for thousands of years, keeping the victim in the illusion of their own personal heaven while they do this, very similar to Djinn. Fortunately, there is a way of going back for the victim: though younger angels can't heal them, the Higher Angels can. Due to their habits they are held in disgust by other angels, Oracle outright called them "abominations."

Instead of carrying angel blades, Dominions carry angel swords that have their names inscribed upon them. They also seem to see the other angels as beneath them, as well as humans. However, like the Higher Angels, the Dominions seem to have their powers imbued within them, as being cut off from Heaven for thousands of years didn't weaken Tamiel at all and he still displayed healing which is a power regular angels lose when they Fall.

## Powers and Abilities

Dominions are an elite, high-ranking, and very powerful class of angels with numerous powers, making them more powerful than Malakhim but they possible equal that of the Powers or even the Cherubim, thus they have more strength and power than normal angels do, being just below the Powers. Dominions are also powerful enough to overpower a variety of other supernatural creatures, everything from ghosts to witches, fairies, monsters, deities, and demons. Despite their powers, their only superiors are the Higher Angels and the Primordial Beings. Additionally, the Dominions powers are imbued with them when the Fall.

* **Extreme Power:** The Dominions are very powerful angels, more so than Malakhim as they possesses an incredible amount of power, enough to bend some rules of reality.
	+ **Angelic Possession:** Like all angels, Dominions need a vessel to interact on Earth. Like other angels, they need the vessel's permission.
	+ **Biokinesis:** With just a touch, Dominions are able to render humans blind.
	+ **Enhanced Speed & Ability:** Dominions possess speed, agility, and reflexes that are even far beyond that of other supernatural creatures, except higher angels.
	+ **Healing:** Like all angels, Dominions are able to heal injuries and illnesses.
	+ **Perception Altering:** Dominions can put people in dreams of their perfect Heavens and maintain it from a distance except when feeding off of them.
	+ **Sedation:** Dominions can put people to sleep with a touch.
	+ **Superhuman Reflexes:** Dominions possess supernatural reflexes and are capable of countering attack by other beings even of equal strength. Their reflexes also match their flight speed, allowing them to react when flying at speeds of 200 mph and even faster.
	+ **Superhuman Senses:** Like all angels, the Dominion's eyesight's are near supremely acute, giving them enhanced vision.
	+ **Superhuman Strength:** Being a high class of angel even higher than Malakhim and possibly equal to the Powers or even the Cherubim, Dominions are unusually strong compared to most angels, making them stronger than and able to overpower humans, hunters, spirits, monsters, demons, and even most other angels. The Dominions are an elite choir of warrior angels making them much more powerful and skilled in combat than the average angels are. One was able to easily best Rayne, Mia, and Annael when they fought him simultaneously. However, the Powers prove a challenge and only the Higher Angels are the Dominions only superiors in strength and only they outrank them in the angelic hierarchy.
	+ **Wing Manifestation:** As with all angels, Dominions possess large, metallic, feathered wings on his back that allow them to fly at various speeds in any direction while they can also perform aerial maneuvers, to the point where they can hover in mid-air. These wings are very large and are extremely flexible. In close combat, they can use these wings to enhance their attacks and use them to hit opponents. Dominions can also use their wings to break restraints and knock down anyone near him when the wings extended.
		- **Wing Talons/Blades:** In addition ad unique to themselves, Dominions have sharp talons on their organic flesh wings, making them capable stabbing weapons and allowing them to shoot blades from them.
* **Immortality:** Dominions are immortal and have existed for thousands of years. Dominions will live forever, unless they are killed.
	+ **Healing Factor:** Dominions are able to heal from any wound.
	+ **Invulnerability:** As with all angels, Dominions possess a degree of invulnerability. Tamiel was able to take several bullets to the chest without being harmed at all.
* **Superhuman Intelligence:** Dominions have a good understanding of the universe.
	+ **Magical Knowledge:** Dominions possess knowledge of a variety of magic spells.

## Weaknesses

Although they are an elite and very powerful group of celestial beings, the Dominions can still be killed by the common methods used to vanquish angels.

* **Angel Banishing Sigil:** Like other angels, Dominions can be banished by the sigil.
* **Holy Fire:** Like all angels, Dominions can be trapped by a ring of holy fire.
* **Angel Blade:** Like all angels, Dominions can be killed by an angel blade.
* **Angel Sword:** Dominions are vulnerable to their own swords.
* **Death's Scythe:** Can kill anything in existence.
* **Higher-Tier Angels:** While they could overpower a Malakhim and a Power, Dominions are vulnerable to the Cherubim, Archangels, and Oracle, like all other angels.