Warlocks

Warlocks

**Warlocks**, also known as **Lilith's Children**, are an immortal race of Downworlder offsprings of demons and humans, typically mundanes.

## Description

Warlocks are born from demons and humans, usually from rape or deceit, from demons disguised as humans or a human's loved one or an object of sexual desire.

Warlocks are immortal beings. At one point in their lives, they stop aging. At one point, however, after an unspecific but long duration of time, warlocks, like most immortal or long-lived beings such as Silent Brothers, can "fade" and "petrify"—when they grow bored or unsurprised by life and stop looking forward to their years ahead, when the weight of their long lives settle on them, they may begin to lose their minds, and/or stop feeling and living, in all other essences of the word except literally.

A universal trait among them are their warlock marks, a part of their body that is strange or unique that identifies them as unearthly. Warlocks from the same demonic bloodline may have similar demonic features on their bodies.

Additionally, warlocks are unable to have children. Warlock pregnancy always results in stillbirth as they are crossbreeds and are thus sterile.

An exception from these limitations are the very rare offspring of demons and unmarked Shadowhunters; without Marks to resist the demonic energy in a fetus, the pregnancy results in a living child—particularly, a dominantly Shadowhunter being with traces of warlock abilities. The only known case so far is Tessa Gray, who does not have a warlock mark and has given birth.

Because of their half-demon, half-human nature, other Downworlders sometimes insultingly refer to them as "half-breeds."

## Abilities

Along with Seelies, warlocks are the only Downworlders who can cast magic because of their demon blood; unlike vampires and werewolves, who were merely infected by demonic diseases. Because of their willingness to use magic when asked by mortals, usually for a price, even Shadowhunters work with warlocks, as partners or as hired specialists, to allow the Nephilim to make use of some of the demonic magic that their own powers and nature exclude them from. The language they use to cast spells is called Chthonian.

Nearly all warlocks are, to some extent, practitioners of magic. Some inherit more magical aptitude than others, and those who cultivate that aptitude may become quite powerful. The most gifted may find themselves able to study demonic magic and become scholars in the secretive Spiral Labyrinth, the central home of warlock magical research and knowledge. They have invented quite a lot of new magic, which is dutifully recorded and kept in the Labyrinth. However, while warlocks inherently possess magic, some are still born without it, and they are known as ifrits.

Some Warlocks, children of Fallen Angels, are able to use adamas tools.

## Culture

#### Naming

Though some warlocks chose to keep the name their mundane mother gave them, some change it, and some were immediately rejected by their parents. They tend to choose a first name that fits them, as well as a short last name, often with negative connotations (Fell, Loss, Bane, Shade, Stain, etc)

#### Government

Warlocks are independent and mostly keep to themselves, hence they do not have an established community or organized society. However, most warlocks are usually acquainted with each other and at least have way of contacting one another. High Warlocks are also seemingly appointed in every major city or locality around the world.

The High Warlock Council meets in the Spiral Labyrinth.

#### Relationships

Few warlocks opt to marry, let alone adopt a child.

#### Demonic Parentage

In some circles, Warlocks decide on their hierarchy based on the hierarchy of their demonic parent. Magnus Bane, son of Asmodeus, is one of the highest ranking warlocks in the world, if no the highest ranking, according to that system.

## History

Warlocks were not created by other forces. Their species started existing when demons first encountered humans and produced offspring. They have always lived alongside humans. It was a warlock, Elphas the Unsteady, who summoned the Angel Raziel for Jonathan Shadowhunter and his family. Warlocks stayed in good terms with Shadowhunters for a couple of centuries, making themselves indespensible. Eventually, Shadowhunters turned against their allies and started hunting Warlocks alongside other Downworlders for sport. The relationship has been fraught ever since.

## Known Warlocks

A list of known warlocks:

* Catarina Loss
* Dorothea Rollins
* Elias †
* Elliot Nourse
* Elphas the Unsteady
* Floretta Camp
* Iris Rouse
* Lin Yuan Yang
* Magnus Bane — High Warlock of Brooklyn
* Ragnor Fell — High Warlock of London (former)
* Rufus
* Tessa Gray
* Vera

## Trivia

* Warlocks and Seelies are the only two species being part of the Internatial Magic Conference, happening every 50 years.
* Fallen Angel Warlock Blood gives a certain high to vampires, while general Warlock Blood makes them hallucinate of Edom and demons.
* Warlocks can be affected only by a few diseases, but they are generally immune to those that affect mortals, and cannot carry them either.