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In Akkadian mythology Rabisu ("the vagabond") is an evil vampiric spirit or demon that is always menacing the entrance to the houses and hiding in dark corners, lurking to attack people, it is said that pure sea salt can ban them as the salt represents incorruptible (salt preserves) life (life was first born from the sea). In Hell, they live in the Desert of Anguish, attacking newly arrived souls as they travel down the Road of Bone to the City of the Dead. Chaldean mythology is the collective name given to Sumerian, Assyrian and Babylonian mythologies, although Chaldea did not comprehend the whole territory inhabited by those peoples. ... This article contains information that has not been verified. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... In folklore, mythology, and religion, a demon or demoness is a supernatural being that has generally been described as a malevolent spirit but outside Christian circles was viewed as a sort of elemental spirit: compare Daemon and djinn. ...


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While a blood-soaked Ravener, bestial Rabisu or bookish Fiend occultist may never bemoan or even notice Mark of the Beast, those of the First and Fifth Houses who bear it are at a particular disadvantage, and must take special care to keep their Torment low.
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