Apostle

Apostles were an artificial race of beings that were created by the pseudo-god Ehit. Their function was to monitor their creator's game board and ensure that all of the pieces (people) behave according the god's wishes.

They would eventually become extinct following their defeat by Hajime Nagumo and his companions during the war against Ehit, but several of them had transferred their conciseness's into Hajime's "Arachnae" golems after he killed their creator.

Physiology
All of Ehit's Apostles appear identically as a beautiful woman with long silver hair and retractible silver-feathered wings. Their heart is a special crystal that gives them unlimited mana. They have no souls or emotions and are only focused on carrying out their master's commands. They are biologically immortal and can only be killed if their head or heart is destroyed.

Apostle Hybrids
An Apostle hybrid is originally an individual of another race that has Apostle flesh imbued into their bodies under Ehit's supervision, thus being granted the physical abilities and skills of the Apostles. Apostle hybrids' hair color changes to white as a result of undergoing the transformation.

The individual retains any abilities that were bound to its soul, including the Skills that were a result of the individual possessing a Job or unique magic. Their abilities are more powerful than normal mana-blessed mortals. However, they're consider weaker than true Apostles.

Powers & Abilities
As they were created by the false god Ehit, the true Apostles were granted a variety of physical enhancements and magic abilities to enable them to carry out their master's will unimpeded. They were the strongest race in Tortus, with their abilities surpassing those of dragonmen and vampires, two races that were feared due to their might. They were even capable of using "Limit Break", which temporarily raised their stats by three times.

Thanks to their artificial hearts, Apostles were granted unlimited mana reserves, but did not grant them unlimited stamina.

All apostles possessed twin greatswords, and were expert combatants with them.

As apostles were a creation of Ehit, they possessed the "Mana Manipulation" Skill that allowed them to freely control the flow of mana within their own bodies without the need of a magic circle or incarnation. They also had a high affinity for every form of magic, and were capable of creating composite spells.

Due to the Apostles being created to help carry out Ehit's plans, they possessed the special magic "Charm", which enabled them to hypnotize someone via eye contact in order to amplify their victims's religious faith towards their creator. However, it only works on Ehit's worshippers.

The most unique and destructive Skill of an apostle was their "Disintegration" ability that was enchanted on the feathers of their wings. It was capable of instantly melting away most substances, with the exception of someone or something with a defense akin to "Diamond Skin". This was a more recent ability granted to the Apostles during the age of the Liberators.

Known Apostles

 * Hearst
 * Zweit
 * Dritter
 * Vierte
 * Funfte
 * Sext
 * Ahat
 * Noint
 * Twent
 * Elft

Known Apostle Hybrids

 * Kaime Barn
 * Selm Barn
 * Darrion Kaus II
 * Ajeen
 * Seys
 * Fira
 * Besshu
 * Sone
 * Torres
 * Mulm Allridge
 * Lilith Arkind
 * Strauss Malkyrion
 * Morcus Greant
 * Lelaie Argeson
 * Apri Erobos
 * Kimaris Simtail
 * Kaori Shirasaki
 * Eri Nakamura
 * Kouki Amanogawa
 * Freid Bagwa

Trivia

 * In real life, an "" refers to an individual that acts as an emissary on behalf of a higher authority (typically of a religious nature). The term derives from the and was used for ' original , as well as a . Some other religions use the term for comparable figures in their history, including , , and.
 * The apostles' appearance is based on the s from . According to legend, it was their duty to determine who lives and dies in battle, and to send the souls of the dead to the afterlife (which was either "'" or "'"). Furthermore, the apostles' job of manipulating the people Tortus to serve Ehit's wishes is similar to that of the from Norse mythology as well, who's duties were to help alter the course of human destinies.
 * All of the apostles' names are based on German numbers.
 * It is very difficult to imbue an apostle's disintegration magic into an artifact due to the many complex magical links baked into it that were created by Ehit as a safeguard to prevent anyone from analyzing it.