Brethren
Brethren noun - (plural) the lay members of a male religious order.
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Both she and her extra-dimensional brethren lived before the first human people arrived in that world.
Source: Franchise / The Witcher -
Blessed with Suck: Vampires, or "the night people," are far more powerful than their daylight brethren.
Source: Literature / Fevre Dream - Necronomicon (1993): A female cop looking for her kidnapped colleague is lured into an ancient cavern by two bat-people disguised as humans, as their brethren need her brains to procreate.
Source: Hope Spot / Live-Action Films
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