Editing The Fallen (section)

== Modus operandi ==
Many of the rank-and-file focus on petty larceny and similar, it's only the higher up members that engage in actual felonies like murder.<ref name="Cast2" /> Unpredictable members are known to do things like hijack radio broadcasts to praise the Endbringers for killing unbelievers.<ref name="R1"/> Kidnapping and forced marriage is also common, especially for the Mathers branch.<ref name="II2.1 e2" /><ref name="R1" /><ref name="WDLincoln">[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PbvY2Y7C1pQP8q0K9b5M1iSkNky37h0ofw_efT61Dvw/edit WD Lincoln Part 1.5]</ref><ref name="R4"/><ref>[[Interlude 15.z II]]</ref><!--need to cover media hound presence here and in trivia section-->

The Fallen are incestuous, supposedly to increase the possibility of having powered children,<ref name="Cast2"/><ref name="FfF e1" /> regardless they have several very powerful members in their group.<ref name="R1" /> Members are frequently swapped around to provide greater manpower for physically weaker factions.<ref name="R2.4"/> Similarly, arranged marriages are also common among the various family units that make up the Fallen.<ref name="FfF e1" />

Fallen members reportedly performed raids on evacuees during Gold Morning, kidnapping and stealing needed supplies.<ref name="I4aII e7">“I heard that the Fallen attacked Victoria’s hometown.  What if they hurt someone she cared about?  What if she says she’ll only help the team if I’m not on it?”<br><br>“Do you think she would?  I’m not so sure.”<br><br>“What if?” Rain asked, stressing the question.  “They attacked people who were evacuating.  There were groups that kidnapped people on the absolute worst day in history, raided them.  What if it turns out they hurt people Kenzie cares about?  Sveta- do you know what they say about people like Sveta?  What I’ve said about people like Sveta?”<br><br>“I know what they’ve said about people like me,” Tristan said, setting his jaw.  “What you’ve probably said about people like me.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/02/06/shade-interlude-4a/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 4a II]]</ref> Before this they were known for kidnapping and brainwashing people so slavery is not that big of a step.
===Beliefs===
The Fallen's beliefs vary quite widely, but like other cults they have an us vs. them mentality against outsiders.<ref name="II4.7 e9">Rain said.  He looked back to Chris, since he was really answering his question.  “Because a large part of me had only ever known the family, the lifestyle.  All of the language – outsiders were… less.  It was okay to hurt ten of them if you helped one of the family’s.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/02/20 Excerpt] from [[Shade 4.7]]</ref> Homophobia,<ref name="I4aII e7"/> wide spectrum racism and prejudice against [[Case 53]]s<ref name="4.7II e8"/><ref name="II5.6 e1"/> are all present to varying degrees in the different branches.<ref name="II4.7 e7">“They’re a big group,” Rain said.  “It’s hard to get into just how varied the branches are, the different beliefs, how they add up, some of the leaders that have come and gone.  It’s hard to just point at them and say they hate this or they hate that.”<br><br>“Most of them hate black people,” Kenzie said.<br><br>“…Yeah.”<br>[...]<br>“Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, First Nations, Middle Easterners, then gay, trans,” Tristan rattled off. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/02/20 Excerpt] from [[Shade 4.7]]</ref> As for their namesake belief, whether they actually believe in Endbringer worship and what that means changes with each branch, each group or family unit and the individual members.<ref name="R2.3">Powers are more diverse than that for a family unit. Lots of intermarriage and cross-budding.<br><br>See the Fallen of Wichita [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XBqhrlqey9PvHWTjVm-VW5-UJ6ZB6tuc9z6NNmZgoZs here] - a background information document for a Weaverdice player who was playing a recently triggered member of the family. Gives a sense of who they are, how they operate, lots of inter-family politics, etc. Some of the stuff there is based on stuff they shared about personality (reaction to Rosier), other stuff written with the fact that the character is a teenager in mind (focus on girls).<br><br>Heavy undercurrent of energy manipulation for this subset of the McVeays, but there's some emotion manipulation, teleportation, master stuff, and other stuff in the midst of it.<br><br>This particular family, who has thus far just been a bunch of dealers and heavy-hitting troublemakers on the periphery of Wichita, is undergoing a shift in leadership and consequently, a shift in methodology. What he's seeing going on in the background is a lot of the old deals re: marriage being invalidated, and shuffled around. Brother being proposed for marriage with sister (Gressil and Rosier, for example) - and if the families don't like that... they can step up and kidnap prospective husbands and wives for the kids. Sights thus fall on the local junior heroes as the family starts to talk themselves into this.<br><br>Not sharing Valefor's mom's power, as she's interesting enough I want to keep her in my back pocket. - [https://redd.it/5cuin5 Wildbow on Reddit]</ref><ref name="FfF e1">Formerly led by Kimaris, this particular group of the Fallen is more along the lines of a redneck cult, as contrasted with other groups that may play up the ‘worships Endbringers’ element without actually believing in it.  Mingling Christian beliefs and Endbringer-worship into a singular set of ideas, they espouse the idea that mankind is being purged and only the worthy, the powered, will be spared.  With this in mind, even within the family, the unpowered have generally been treated as disposable, particularly those who’ve reached a certain age and are much less likely to trigger.<br><br>As a result, idiosyncrasies develop in individual family units, as they strive to be more worthy by largely invisible metrics.  Lots of obscure interpretation of bible tracts.   Behaviors of the families with strong lines of powers running through them are taken to extremes.  Those who have powers have no shortage of the unpowered (particularly powered men and unpowered women) throwing themselves at them, as the only real way to obtain worth in ‘the family’ without powers is to bear powered children.  Marriages between the powered are often arranged, to sire better children.  Relations and marriage between cousins is not unheard of, though this group is slightly less incestuous than some, and tries to draw on the other branches of Fallen for wives. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XBqhrlqey9PvHWTjVm-VW5-UJ6ZB6tuc9z6NNmZgoZs The Fallen, for Fallen Son]</ref> Roughly half of them truly believe in Fallen ideology; the rest simply using it as an excuse.<ref name="R1"/>

Ideas that a true-believing Fallen member might believe included "humanity deserves to be wiped out", "so-and-so deserved to die at the hands of Behemoth", or "the world would be a paradise if the Simurgh were to achieve full influence, if we only let it". They might also celebrate specific Endbringer attacks for their casualties, although the Fallen were - perhaps tellingly - never known to actually interfere to help their 'gods'.<ref name="R1"/>

The Fallen of Wichita are an example of the particularly religious. They mingled obscure interpretation of Bible tracts and Endbringer-worship, along with a belief that only the powerful were "worthy" and would be spared.<ref name="FfF e1"/> This was seen with other Fallen groups as well.<ref name="I4aII e6">“We’re gonna be okay,” he said, his eyes narrowing.  “I memorized a passage.  This king Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his territory.  Sihon gathered all his people together and went out against Israel in the wilderness, and he came to Jahaz and fought against Israel.  Then Israel defeated him with the edge of the sword, and took possession of his land.”<br><br>He pulled his hand away from the edge of the altar and struck it with his hand.<br><br>“You know what that says to me?  It says you get in our way, you pick a fight with us?  You’d best be prepared for the edge of our fucking swords.  You’d best be prepared for us to take possession of your land.  Do not get in our way, am I right!?”<br><br>There was a vocal response.<br><br>He raised his voice to be heard as he preached, “Cover your kids ears if you’re raising pussies, parents, but I’m going to say things that gotta be said, and if your kids haven’t heard this yet, you’re doing something wrong.  This is the credo we live by.  There are fuckers and there are the fucked, and we are fuckers of the highest order!”<br>[...]<br>“None of that pussy skipping of the impolite parts.  We go Old Testament on the asses of our enemies!  Slaves, war, and disaster!  We’ll go full Revelations with a rod of iron, and dash nations to pieces!  Anyone who’s read that far knows, the end ain’t gonna be pretty, it ain’t going to be kind!” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/02/06 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 4a II]]</ref>

Following the [[End of the World]], some Fallen members claimed to have predicted it and attempted to warn humanity through their antics.<ref name="II2.1 e2"/> While the group had found out about the end of the world<ref name="WDFall River"/> this was just a retroactive justification.