Seraphim

Seraphim or seraphs  (天族 *Tenzoku*?, "Heavenly Tribe") is a type of race in Tales of Zestiria. Each seraphim has their own unique elemental property that falls under their control. The elemental properties consist of the four main elements, Fire, Water, Earth and Wind. Only those with high resonance can see seraphim. A Shepherd make a pact with a seraph, making them into a Sub Lord with the help of his/her Prime Lord. There are also some special type of seraphim called Normin.

## History

Seraphim are not able to be seen by many humans except for those who have high resonance. Now, most humans believe they are extinct or are legendary and celestial people. Some seraphs can take the form of an animal but most resemble humans in appearance. Every seraph has control over one of the four main elements, which are Fire, Water, Earth and Wind. Seraphim can live for more than centuries, unlike humans who live only to a few decades. A previous Shepherd, Pawan, stated that humans can become seraphim once they die but it depends on how they die. For example, if a person drowns, they may be reborn as a Water Seraph. But Lailah's statement contradicts it and states that it depends on the individual and not the way they die. Edna says that when humans become seraphim, they lose all their memories of the time they were a human. Even so, their personalities, emotions and traits are passed over to their seraph form.

## Domains

Seraphim need a pure vessel to resist malevolence and cannot be far away from it. If the vessel is corrupted, then so is the Seraph. When a Seraph chooses a vessel they create a 'blessed domain' which protects an area of land from malevolence, but some domains, like Dezel's can summon hellions instead even if the Seraph themselves are pure. Powerfull human hellions can also have a corrupt domain of their own. When a blessed domain is made, it is usually in a location with humans and the seraph blessing the domain is called 'Lord of the Land'. This is becase domains, both blessed and corrupt, are a two way street, humans make offerings to the Seraph, making them more powerfull, and in exchange the Seraph protects the land.

## Oaths

Some seraphs make oaths to themselves to restrict a certain thing in exchange for increased power. For instance, Lailah cannot talk about previous the Shepherd or Maotelus, in exchange for her purification abilities increasing. Edna and Zavied mentioned to have oaths of their own, but their terms are unclear.

The Mayvin linage are the only known humans to have an oath, which is passed down from Mayvin to Mayvin. This oath gives them eternal life in exchange that they record stories of the world, though they themselves are prohibited from sharing such stories.

## Seraphim and Malevloence

When a seraph begins to succumbs to malevolence, they will frist turn into normal hellions and then evolve into Dragons. Complete dragons can be seen by humans and cannot be purified anymore. Dragons are the most powerfull of all hellions. In-game we are shown only three: an unnamed wind seraph who turns, Eizen (Edna's brother) and Maotelus.

## Known Seraphs

### Humanoid

* Lailah
* Edna
* Dezel
* Zaveid
* Mikleo
* Zenrus
* Kyme
* Ed
* Shaun
* Taccio
* Shiron
* Cynthia
* Melody
* Medea
* Loanna
* Myrna
* Lawrence
* Mason
* Natalie
* Moymor
* Uno
* Altul
* Rohan
* Sindra
* Shepherd Pawan
* Shepherd Wardell
* Ekseo
* Forsea
* Alken
* Akasha

### Animal

* Morgrim (cat)
* Oysh (dog)

### **Normin**

* Attak

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## Trivia

* Seraphim are a type of a heavenly being present in Christianity and Judaism. They are the highest-ranking angels in Christian angelic belief and are ranked fifth out of ten in Jewish angelic hierarchy.
* According to Lailah, seraphim do not have parents.
* Although seraphim are able to eat, they do not need food to survive like humans.
* Seraphim do not ordinarily have reflections, but if they concentrate hard enough, they can make themselves appear in mirrors. This action takes all of their concentration and may have birthed the legends of ghosts appearing in mirrors.
* Most seraphim do not live in houses. The residents of Elysia built their houses and huts so they could raise Sorey as a normal human.
* When fighting human enemies, seraphim will not be a target of their attacks due to their inability to see them.
* In the anime, Sorey, asissted by Rose and Alisha, is able to purify a dragon.