Lumeria is a tidally locked world split between freezing darkness and permanent daylight. Life only survives in the narrow twilight band between the two extremes. Towns rise where the climate is stable for a while, then empty when the temperature shifts dramatically. Safe zones exist only where terrain offers shelter.

 It is inhabited by the descendants of the colonists who crash-landed a long time ago on a a hostile planet.

Living in a world caught between a scorching and a frozen halves, the Catholic members of the crew went insane, convinced that they were living in Purgatory and they must save everybody,  so they began their Crusade.

Living in a [world](https://www.reddit.com/r/Lumeria_World/comments/1mh79x1/you_spin_me_right_round_baby_right_round/caught) cramped between two kind of "Hells", the Catholics built the Archangels, which are basically massive half-organic beings.. They were meant to inspire awe, to crush the non-believers and to shield the settlers, but failed and ended up contaminated by the planet's parasitic "predators" Nowadays, the decayed Archangels  roam the vast deserts of Lumeria under the name of Walkers.

The Catholics also created Cherubs, meant to complete the Heaven lore they had in mind. Nevertheless, they suffered the same process of decay and contamination.

Originally designed to bring “joy” to non-believers, they kept approaching human groups over and over, only to be chased away in fear and disgust. Over time, they hollowed out, becoming empty shells wandering without purpose.

Being almost indestructible and almost immortal, the present day people use them as pack "animals" and walking water storages. They also can be used as [wardens](https://www.reddit.com/r/Lumeria_World/comments/1mszp97/smaller_walkers/) as they can "bark" in the presence of parasites.

Below is an image from the start of an expedition, when the Cherubs are freshly filled with water.

Lazy Days in Lumeria - Fill them all!