Heathens

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Heathens are a type of Demon specifically known for their religious beliefs of not eating humans, but that does not restrain them for doing so in the future, as a heathen, Sonju, bears the desire to prey on humans again in future.

Heathens appeared to have the most human-like looks compared to the other types of demons— they each have four limbs and walk on two legs. Just like the farm demons and poachers, the heathens are polydactyly-like, with six fingers on each hand and wear masks with holes for them to see through.

Due to possessing the "Evil Blood", the Heathens do not need to eat human meat in order to maintain their human-like form and intelligence. They are also not affected by the new things they eat.

History
The Demon species has evolved to take on the appearance and intelligence of whatever creature they consume. They want to be as smart as possible so they choose to eat human meat to be as smart as humans. However, they must eat it often or risk degenerating back into a mindless wild Demon.

The wealthy and high ranking Demons are served the highest quality human meat from the Premium Farms which results in them gaining the high intelligence of the humans from those farms. On the other hand, Demon civilians are served low quality human meat from the Factory Farms which results in them gaining the low intelligence of the humans from those farms. The wealthy and high ranking Demons take advantage of this and use the civilians lower intelligence to control them and thus rely heavily on the farm system to keep their power and control over everyone else.

Over time Demons started evolve and some Demons started to be born with a mutation in their blood that no longer made them dependent on human meat to maintain the characteristics and sapience of humans. It also prevented them from being affected by the new things they ate. The wealthy and high ranking Demons as well as the Ratri Clan saw this as a threat to their power and society since they would not be able to control these individuals by feeding them low quality meat to keep their intelligence low. As a result, the Queen declared this mutation an "Evil Blood" and used fear-mongering to scare unknowing Demon civilians into not wanting to drink the blood, saying it was "evil" and will kill them. Additionally, the Queen ordered that any Demons who possess this so-called "Evil Blood" must be captured and executed immediately. The Royal Family and the Five Regent Families would also eat the Demons who possessed the "Evil Blood" after executing them, giving them the "Evil Blood" as well. However, they keep this a secret from the civilians. Despite possessing the "Evil Blood" themselves, the Royal Family and the Five Regent Families still choose to eat humans because they enjoy the taste and to keep up appearances around other Demons who are unaware that they possess it.

The Evil Blood gave birth to the religion known as "Heathens" which consists of a small amount of Demons who choose not to eat human meat. As a result, they are ostracized from Demon societies and are wanted by the Queen. Thus, the "Heathens" live life on the run, hiding wherever possible and never staying in one place for too long. The "Heathens" also seek to help starving and less fortunate Demons by offering their blood to anyone who wants or needs it.

Known Heathens

 * Numerous unnamed Demons (Some deceased and some still alive)

Trivia

 * "Heathen" means someone who does not belong to a widely held religion as regarded by those who do.