Largely supernatural beings, Feardom is the most powerful state a human can hope to achieve, often more powerful than half-Angels or half-Demons. The Fear is a largely supernatural being, and Black Eden is trying to (very unsuccessfully) understand them in a scientific manner. The few facts that are known for sure are listed below.
Fears are capable of the consumption of souls, and evidence suggests they require souls to function
Fears are created, not born. A human or Half-Fear must kill a Fear.
Phobiums (the end result of a Fear mating) can be slain to transform oneself into a Fear
Fears are immune to cancers, viral agents (not including the virulent ) and most illnesses.
Fears can various powers, each one different from every other, based on what the Fear is a representation of. For example, the now late Mother of Snakes could travel through mirrors, control snakes, and speak to reptiles. Her killer, The Insatiable, can control metal, form money out of thin air (summoning magic), and control the minds of all but the strongest willed people, making their minds drift towards fame, money, and a "ends justify the means" mentality.
The power of Fears was once thought to derive from how many beings fear them or what they represent, but this is not the case. While it does help increase the following of said Fear (cults and such), and thus make people more willing to serve said Fear, the true power of Fears comes from their prowess in combat, which Fears often try to prove through combat "games" held at Phobic Games (see "Fear Society").
It is thought that over 2500 Fears exist, with 43 known Fears, and most Fears have a servant cult of some form.
Fears are capable of the consumption of souls, and evidence suggests they require souls to function
Fears are created, not born. A human or Half-Fear must kill a Fear.
Phobiums (the end result of a Fear mating) can be slain to transform oneself into a Fear
Fears are immune to cancers, viral agents (not including the virulent ) and most illnesses.
Fears can various powers, each one different from every other, based on what the Fear is a representation of. For example, the now late Mother of Snakes could travel through mirrors, control snakes, and speak to reptiles. Her killer, The Insatiable, can control metal, form money out of thin air (summoning magic), and control the minds of all but the strongest willed people, making their minds drift towards fame, money, and a "ends justify the means" mentality.
The power of Fears was once thought to derive from how many beings fear them or what they represent, but this is not the case. While it does help increase the following of said Fear (cults and such), and thus make people more willing to serve said Fear, the true power of Fears comes from their prowess in combat, which Fears often try to prove through combat "games" held at Phobic Games (see "Fear Society").
It is thought that over 2500 Fears exist, with 43 known Fears, and most Fears have a servant cult of some form.
