Apostle

An Apostle (sometimes also referred to as Acolytes) is a mortal that has been granted eternal youth by a Dark Lord in exchange for servitude.

An Apostle is created via a blood pact, the prospective Apostle drinks the blood of the Dark Lord, and if he survives he is rendered immortal.

Features
They do not have full immortality, the lack of an Invincibility Field means that they can still be killed through regular means like murder or suicide.

Apostles have much more potential than regular mortals.

Like how the Dark Lords must obey the Demon King, Apostles must obey their Dark Lord.

A Dark Lord can have an infinite number of Apostles, but the more Apostles a Dark Lord has, the weaker he becomes and the less control he can exert over his subordinates, this isn't a problem for Dark Lord Kesselrink as all of his apostles deeply care for him, allowing him to have eight.

Even if the Dark Lord is destroyed, the Apostle remains.

If the Demonic Blood Soul of a Dark Lord is consumed successfully, the new Dark Lord inherits the Apostles of the last.

Dark Lords can revert their Apostles back to mortality at will.

Purpose
Apostles are typically used as combat personnel for the Dark Lord, so they don't have to dirty their own hands.

Sometimes they're made to take care of the Dark Lord and his properties, the Vampire Maid Apostles of Kesselrink tend to him and his estate.

Sometimes they're just made to be pets, Kaybnyan and Kaybwan fit this role.

Lesser Apostles
This is a term given to people who are working with Dark Lords under good faith, no blood pact.

Apostles in Sengoku Rance

 * Rengoku (Byakko) - A large man who carries a pistol. His skin is pale, his ears are long, and he has great physical strength. The first of Xavier's apostle to make his appearance known. He is killed attempting to defeat Rance while defending Xavier. His true form, Byakko, appears to be some sort of creature with horns. Unlike the other apostles, its unknown what human Rengoku appears from, or if he even appears from a human.


 * Shikibu (Seiryuu) - A scantily clad female Acolyte. Other than her urge for killing and blood-shed, she is near emotionless. Fights with and nearly kills Ogawa Kentarou, who later revived as a Majin, but is then killed by Miki, when she taps into the Demon King's power. It is unknown what her true form, Seiryuu, looks like. She appears from a monk who is fighting Rengoku in the storyline.


 * Madou (Genbu) - A large faced priest-type man. Appears along side Xavier when the Demon Army is formed. Generally, he doesn't fight himself, he just observes and manages the troops. He stutters over his words, and appears to not like violence, only killing people when he claims he is helping them or when he has no choice. Killing him is optional. His true form, Genbu, appears to be an elephant-like creature with the top of his body covered in stone, and his trunk being a snake. He appears from Kobayakawa Chinu.


 * Gigai (Suzaku) - A shirtless male with feather like hair. He goes alone to fight Rance when he hears that he is strong. He becomes obssessed with Rance and falls madly in love with him when he meets him. He is killed when Rance tricks him into not transforming, or when Rance orders Hojou Souun to fight him. His true form, Suzaku, appears to be a bird-like creature made simply of fire. He appears from Nanjo Ran.