Kopis

A person with improved strength and healing that polices relations between Heaven, Hell, and Earth&mdash;often violently. The word is Greek for "sword." It is pluralized "kopides."

History
Kopides were established as a warrior class as a result of the formation of the Treaty of Dis. Originally soldiers in the ancient Greek army, they were granted superhuman powers by ethereal and infernal intervention.

At any given time, there is also one greatest kopis.

Characteristics
Kopides have several minor enhancements in comparison to normal humans that give them an edge against supernatural foes.


 * Improved strength: Without training, kopides can naturally bench press one and a half times their bodyweight. Deliberate training can increase their strength.
 * Improved speed: Kopides have slightly improved reaction times. Seth ruminates on the way that he perceives time as slowing down when he is experiencing an adrenaline rush or otherwise stressed in Blood Moon Harvest.
 * Improved healing: Kopides heal remarkably faster than normal, allowing them to absorb and recover from high amounts of damage.
 * Ability to sense supernatural entities: Kopides have a "sixth sense" for angels, demons, and other supernatural creatures.

In The Darkest Gate, Elise Kavanagh had a karyotype test performed and discovered that kopides have a myostatin deficiency, which allows muscle to build more easily.

Only people with XY chromosomes may carry the kopis gene. Female kopides are rare and must have complete androgen insensitivity (an intersex condition).

Also see: List of kopides