Vorpal Beast

Vorpal beasts are monstrous creatures summoned from the Void by Sacrosanct for use in battle.

Origin
Vorpal beasts used to be of the divine race of Seraphs. However, when some of them went rogue and were eventually caught, the god Atium cast them into the Void as punishment. There they became the horribly disfigued, beastly creatures they are now. They are solely used as a tool of war.

Appearance
Vorpal beasts vary in appearance, but they all share the common element of disfiguration. Each one is a mutilated shell of the Seraph they used to be.

Summoning
Some Sacrosanct, namely those that control the Element of Spawn or Esprit, with the right training, have the ability to summon vorpal beasts from the Void. Some powerful mages are also capable of doing this, though it's not as common.