Angels are a type of celestial that serve as warriors, stewards and messengers of the divine. The most popular angels are the Red Reapers and Kamniel.
Jay's Random Notes[]
- They are not omnipotent. A very strong powerful mage or lich can defeat an angel
- like other planar beings, if
- Their morality is alien and not black-white, it is blue-orange. Essentially they care about the greater COSMIC GOOD. If they have to kill an entire city to prevent an apocalypse to save the world, they will
- with this in mind, they do stick to general vibe of
- being honourable and sticking to their word. they wont lie (though like genies and djinn, this can end up being tricky)
- they are not callous and aim to protect and minimize suffering and loss of life as much as possible. they are not cruel for cruelty's sake (though this means others may perceive their actions to be cruel, it is not their intent)
- they do not hold grudges or hold envy or hatred
- they are still lawful, though their law is the law of cosmic good, not your own or your religions or your nations
- they should still be counted as "good" in the grand scheme of things
- with this in mind, they do stick to general vibe of
- They do have their own wants and feelings and desires, just like how you'd expect demons and devils would - this means how close they stick to the above can vary, but generally they do
- As per Ravelian Debate findings, they cannot confirm the existence of any gods
- Angels have told Ravelian scholars that there is or was a higher power (aka a One True God) but Heaven (a specific part of the celestial planes) has been closed off since belief in the One God has faltered since time immemorial
- Q: so which god do angels serve? A: TBD, but the truth of it is they serve themselves and have no god as per above (this keeps it open for other religions to have celestial beings, but as with all religions in anbennar: none of them should be 100% true)
- Most angels take the form of humanoids with wings. But their faces are NOT shown, wearing instead hoods shrouded in darkness (like Azrael in Diablo) or metal face masks (think Baldwin from Kingdom under Heaven or check my pinterest)
- They are shapeshifters but their true form is a being of pure flame and light, which can also be humanoid in appearance
- with this in mind, it means in their non fire appearance, they do not show flesh and everything is wrapped in cloth or metals etc
- wings can range from feathery to made of light. it can also be the usual two wings but can also be more
- Angels cannot bleed, but if they are damaged (e.g. cut) light will emerge from where a wound would be (so imagine if you slice an angel's arm, light will pour out of the cut)
- If angels are killed they blow up in flames