Constructed Soul

Lucifer caught up to Bitch playing the darts booth. Bitch stood with a focused stance, her legs steady and braced, her eyes clear and focused on the board inside the dark, shadowy tent. "Is the board rubberized?" she asked when Lucifer stopped next to her shoulder. "I already threw a dart through the keeper's shoulder, so I know those are sharp." Lucifer raised an eyebrow and looked at the booth's tender, one of the Woe Girls where she stood in the shadows, sniffling and holding a bloody rag over her shoulder. "The darts. I can't say the same for the keeper."

"You truly earned your name, didn't you?" Lucifer chuckled. "Do you have any idea how filthy those darts are? She'll need a tetanus shot."

"If she's not up to date on her shots," Bitch growled, then drew back and threw the dart in her hand, "she would already be dead. If she isn't already, anyway." The dart sank into the board with a solid thump, just shy of the center bullseye ring. "This is hell, Lucifer. You think I'm an idiot? You regenerate your followers as needed."

"They still feel pain," Lucifer replied in a low voice and walked to the side of the tent, his hand out to the Woe Girl. "Here, child." She came to him and he folded back the neck of her shirt to examine the dart wound. The skin was buckled and swollen already and he brushed his thumb over it, sealing the tear with a hiss of heat and smoke that made her wince. She looked up at him reluctantly, but he smiled and kissed her forehead.

Basic Information

Anatomy

In all ways, constructed souls appear as human souls. They only differ in which planes of existence they have visited: constructed souls are native to Heaven/Hell and Between.

Genetics and Reproduction

Constructed souls are sterile unless their creator has explicitly stated they are intended for parenthood.

Growth Rate & Stages

Most constructed souls are born in their adult form and do not age.

Dietary Needs and Habits

Constructed souls do not need to eat to survive, but most of them enjoy food and will eat for entertainment.

Additional Information

Social Structure

Constructed souls are created by either God or Lucifer. God's constructed souls make up the seven heavenly castes. Lucifer's constructed souls serve as assistants and staff of the carnival.

Geographic Origin and Distribution

The angelic castes reside in Heaven. Lucifer's followers reside in Hell.

Civilization and Culture

Naming Traditions

The Woe Girls have individual names, though many of them never speak. They tend to favor single syllable names from nature (ie Bloom, Wick). The Carnies seem to be interchangeable and do not have individual names. Unique characters of Lucifer's creation tend to embody social archetypes and are named accordingly (ie The Ticket-Taker, The Scorpion, The Painted Doll). God's angelic castes all have individual names which tend to follow anglicized Hebrew names.

Beauty Ideals

God's angelic castes idealize symmetrical physical beauty and perfect obedience. Lucifer's followers idealize scars and signs of repaired damage, especially those decorated with tattoos.

Common Dress Code

The angelic castes usually dress in modest, 50s-esque clothing. Lucifer's followers favor goth fashion and elements of jester and clown costumes.

Common Myths and Legends

Painted Doll is a rarity among Lucifer's followers, having been created by God and then cast out after her disobedience and reclaimed by Lucifer. No other constructed souls have followed this path.

Some of the Woe Girls and the Ticket-Taker were previously human souls which Lucifer took a fondness to and used as the base material for a constructed soul. They retain their memories of being human, as well as their susceptibility to Rabid Soul.

Genetic Ancestor(s)

• Human

Origin/Ancestry

Carnies

Geographic Distribution

• Between
• Bitch's Garden
• Devil's Carnival