Qashmal

A qashmal (plural: qashmallim) are mysterious beings who appear in Promethean: The Created. Their original purpose appears to be to guide or hinder Prometheans on their Pilgramage. However, they have other purposes in their existance.

Qashmallim are beings formed from Pyros itself; for what reason and how is still unknown. What is know is that each qashmal has a Mission they must achieve before their destruction, at which they get only one chance to accomplish. Interfering in the affairs of Promethean may only be one part of a qashmal's Mission; they may also meddle with mortals, vampires, and other supernaturals. Missions range from affairs affecting a single being to preventing or causing disasters on a huge scale. A qashmal will either disappear when its Mission is complete, or when it runs out of Pyros.

Many qashmallim take the form of angels and grant similar miracles, such as appearing in dreams or causing virgin births; these are called the Elpidos and directly serve Pyros when it acts as an animating force. Others take the form of horrific monsters and demons and attempt to cause horrific events; these are the Lilithim, who are Pyros in its form as a horrific transformer. Those who study qashmallim also break them down into three categories based on their powers: Lesser, Greater, and Arch-qashmal, the last being one of the most powerful beings know to exist, period.

Powers of the qashmallim take the form of Numina. A qashmal can use any Promethean Transmutation as a Numina, as well as spells, Gifts, and any Numina avaliable to spirits, as well as qashmal-specific Numina. Lilithim can also use Flux and its related powers as well.


 * PTC: Pandora's Book, p. 58-63