Soul Wardens(Faction)

The Soul Wardens are an incredibly enigmatic multiracial group of unknown purpose.

Background
There is very little that can be safely said about the Soul Wardens. Everything from their origins, to their purpose, to their employers, to their hierarchy, if any, are all total mysteries. All that can safely be said is that they have an undeniable link to death, as well as the afterlife, and regularly practice the arts of seance and necromancy. In addition, they seem to recruit at extremely young ages, and begin training recruits nearly from birth.

Because of this, it can be assumed that most members are simply born into the life of a Soul Warden, which implies that there are multiple generations of Soul Wardens, and that they are allowed to mate. The fact that there are so many rare crossbreed species in the group supports this theory.

Judging from the fact that the only definite known Soul Warden in the OAZ canon, Sperren Hahn, refers to himself as both a Soul Warden and a Purgatory Guard, it is likely that these terms are either interchangeable, or that the Soul Wardens have multiple ranks and/or "classes".

Interactions with the Ohana
The Ohana have had little to no obvious dealings with the Soul Wardens, apart from Sperren Hahn.

Fighting Style
Soul Wardens are invariably heavily armoured magic-users, who generally have a repertoire comprised of lengthy word-spells, most of which are summoning spells. They uniformly wear black armour made of an unknown metal which seems to glow a variety of colours in specific places, and they tend to use weapons made of the same material.

While most Soul Wardens do carry a sword(s), most rarely use them, as even without magic they are extremely deadly unarmed combatants, and seldom leave home without some form of mid-range weaponry, such as a chain or whip, which they will use much less sparingly than their sword(s).

There are some few Soul Wardens who charge into the fray alongside their spiritual summons, but these are rare and few and far between. Most prefer to sit in the back row and watch their summons fight for them.