House (DTF)

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A House, also called the Sebettu (translated as the Seven) is one of the divisions of Demonic society. The House of a Fallen dictates what type of job that he or she had in Heaven before they joined Lucifer's rebellion and what kind of powers they are capable of manifesting.

[edit] History of the Houses

Prior to their fall, the Houses of Heaven were overseen by an autarch, or a sort of angel overseer. The ranks of angels in each house went down from there; there were no promotions or demotions; each of the Elohim did as their Creator expected of them, happy to serve the cosmos by using their skills and love.

Then came humans. God's highest creation, the angels rejoiced until God decreed that no angel could interfere with them. God appeared to want humanity ignorant, while some of the angels felt, through their love, that humans deserved more. These angels, headed by Lucifer, eventually formed the core of beings that caused The Fall. Each kept, inspite of the Rebellion, divided among the Houses they had served in since their creation. Eventually, after the war, after the defeat, and after the time in the Abyss, much of the hierarchy of the Houses broke down. While some Fallen still serve their masters in their old house, the Fallen tend to remain more divided by their Faction.

[edit] The Sebettu

The seven houses of the Fallen are:

• The Namaru, the First House, who were once the flagbearers of God and bringer of His word.
• The Asharu, the Second House, who once watched over humanity like their own children.
• The Annunaki, the Third House, who created the world and the tools for those upon it to use.
• The Neberu, the Fourth House, who set the universe running like clockwork and could read its movements like no other.
• The Lammasu, the Fifth House, whose job was to inspire humanity to the heights of pure truth.
• The Rabisu, the Sixth House, who created and oversaw the plants and animals that were to serve under humans.
• The Halaku, the Seventh House, who destroyed when that that was created by the other houses was out of time and use.

• DTF: Demon: The Fallen Rulebook, p. 97-111