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Archangel Of Death

Remember friend, as you pass by.

As you are now, so once was I.As I am now, you soon shall be.So, prepare for death, and follow me.

"God is eternal . . . the world is not. And neither are you."

[Dissonance][Choir Attunements][Servitor Attunements] [Distinctions][Relations][Rites][Invocation]

Azrael was one of the first Grigori created, and he was the first to be

made an Archangel. Patient, meticulous, soft-spoken, he was so inobtrusive

about his work that few of his fellow Archangels could be said to have knownhim, even before the outcasting of his Choir. The few who did know himknew that in addition to his other qualities, Azrael was above all kind-- one ofthe gentlest souls in the Seraphim Council.

Shortly after his creation, Azrael was assigned to study a phenomenon

not well-understood by Heaven at that time: the disposition of human souls.

The angels had long known that some human souls arrived in Heaven, andothers did not. Reincarnation and oblivion had been offered as theories, but no

one really knew where the "missing" souls were going . . . and the SeraphimCouncil intuited that following the Fall, this question might be very important.

Azrael was given the Word of Death to carry out his duties (angelic Wordswere much less competitive and assigned with less deliberation in those days).

In his research, Azrael learned how to track human souls after death --an accomplishment other angels have been unable to duplicate. He confirmedthat reincarnation and disbandment both occurred, in some cases. He alsodiscovered that many souls were anchoring themselves to the corporeal plane

as ghosts, or to the ethereal plane as dream-shades. Some were drawn into thedomains of ethereal spirits -- mostly pagan worshippers.

The greatest revelation was the fate of those humans who were weighed

down by their selfishness. They were banished to a nether-realm on the

celestial plane. At one time, this had been a bleak and empty place where thedead shuffled forever in miserable isolation. But then the Fallen arrived, and
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the place became known as Hell. The demons were torturing and sometimes

destroying the damned souls confined there, and using them to supplyEssence.

This revelation appalled Heaven. Azrael was elevated to the status of

Archangel, and given the duty of making sure no souls were misdirected awayfrom Heaven. He and his Servitors would gently separate ghosts and dream-

shades from their anchors, retrieve pagan souls from ethereal domains, andprevent the demons from claiming any souls that didn't belong to them.

Azrael was extremely effective at his job. Angels of Death became thebane of pagan gods, and exorcised hundreds of ghosts that had been clinging

to the corporeal plane. Azrael instructed his Servitors to also teach humans

to acceptDeath; that it was merely a transition to their next state, and that if

they lived their lives well, they had no need to fear it.

But Azrael also began a secret project. He could not accept that thosesouls damned to Hell must suffer for all eternity for mistakes they'd made in

their too-short mortal existences. So the Archangel of Death

began ministeringto the damned, sneaking into Hell to locate human soulswho might be converted to selflessness, and made worthy of Heaven.

Angels of Death were among the least involved with day-to-day mortalexistence . . . they visited humans only at the end of their lives. So neither

Azrael nor any of his Grigori Servitors were guilty of the crimes that got therest of his Choir cast out of Heaven. Azrael had allies on the Seraphim

Council, and might have been able to exempt himself had he fought thesentence. But Dominic had already begun sniffing around his visits to theinfernal realm, just as the Archangel of Death was achieving some success at

liberating damned souls from Hell.

Most of the Host believed Azrael declined to appeal for specialdispensation out of solidarity with his Choir, and because he was indignant at

David's brutal treatment of the Grigori and the humans who'd been

fraternizing with them. This was true -- but a more important reason was thatAzrael wanted to continue his most important project, and deduced that hewould have more freedom to do so as an Outcast. So he left Heaven . . . butnever stopped serving God.

The majority of Azrael's Servitors, except his Grigori, transferred to theservice of another Archangel. Only a few of his most ardently loyal Servitors

refused to leave him. To this day, Azrael is carrying on his work, with the helpof a small number of angels who followed him into exile.


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The other Archangels know Azrael is still alive, but he is not spoken of

in Heaven. It has happened -- a few times in the millenia since the Grigoriwere cast out -- that an angel has researched Azrael's work, identified stronglywith his mission, and sought out the Outcast Archangel of Death. Azraelautomatically turns away members of the Host who manage to find him . . .

but a very rare few have been persistent and sincere enough to persuade theArchangel of Death to take them into his service. (Azrael only takes in angelswho remain dedicated to Heaven, but who also feel a genuine calling to

Azrael's mission -- he is nota refuge for dissatisfied Servitors or Outcastsseeking patronage.)

No one knows how many Servitors Azrael still has, but the number isalmost certainly below a hundred, and some say he has no more than a dozenfollowers left. If any of them are Grigori, they stay very well-hidden.

Azrael's Servitors are not true Outcasts, in that they do have Hearts. Noone knows where Azrael keeps them -- not even his Servitors. If put into

Trauma (or when they ascend to the celestial plane using their Hearts asbeacons), they awaken in a dark and silent place, alone with their Heart inwhat seems to be an endless void. Azrael has no known Tethers.

Azrael and his Servitors do four things now. First, they seek to separate

ghosts and dream-shades from their ties to the corporeal or ethereal plane, so

these souls will move on to their final destinations. In this capacity, angels of

Death search for haunted places on Earth, and often venture into the FarMarches, and the domains of ethereal gods (who regard them as "thieves").

Secondly, they hunt undead and destroy them wherever they are found.When Saminga became the Demon Prince of Death, Azrael was disgusted and

appalled. Saminga would love to destroy Azrael, but finds his reclusive andsubtle adversary impossible to confront directly.

Third, angels of Death try to reduce humanity's fear of death, reflecting

Azrael's Grigori nature. When possible, they try to steer humans near death

toward their destiny, and away from their fate, or at least give them a secondchance on the wheel of life. In this capacity also, they are implacable enemiesof Saminga's Servitors, who promote death as a gruesome, frightening, andevil thing.

Lastly, Azrael continues his mission of ministering to the damned. It'smuch more dangerous now, and he can only slip into Hell occasionally,

meeting those souls that might be found far out on the frontiers of some of themore remote Principalities, like Abaddon and Gehanna. He does not discuss

this aspect of his work, and does not generally permit any of his Servitors tojoin him (though it's rumored that one or two have shared in his salvation


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efforts). No one knows how many souls he might have saved, or how he

removes them from Hell, or where they go after that -- to the Higher Heavens,to another reincarnation, or simply to oblivion -- but he must succeed oftenenough to keep him going back for more.

Azrael's Servitors may not interfere in the natural course of a mortal'slife, except to counterract intervention by other celestials.

It is dissonant for angels of Death to cause or preventa mortal human'sdeath. (Healing someone who is injured is not dissonant, but healing someone

who would otherwise die is.) The exception is when a mortal is threatened bycelestial intervention, in which case the angel may intervene to save him.

Seraphim

Azrael's Seraphim are mediums who can communicate with the dead.With the mortal remains of a deceased human, they may make a Perceptionroll; ifthat human's soul is now in Heaven or Hell, or tied to the corporeal or

ethereal plane as a ghost or dream-shade, he will be "summoned" to the

Seraph's location (as if through the Song of Projection, and making adisturbance equal to twice his Celestial Forces), for a number of minutes equalto the check digit. Unwilling souls may resist with a Will roll. The Seraph

(and anyone else present) may talk to the soul (who is not obligated to talkback).

If the soul has ascended to the Higher Heavens, reincarnated, or

disbanded, he is beyond the Seraph's reach. Blessed souls who have beenreborn as Saints also cannot be summoned. If the Seraph's summoning roll

fails, he may not attempt to summon that individual again for a number ofdays equal to the check digit.

Cherubim (Restricted)

When Azrael became Outcast, most of his Cherubim transferred toMichael's service, and it is rumored that it was Azrael himself who taughtMichael this attunement.

Azrael's Cherubim have the same ability as Cherubim of War: they

know if anyone to whom they are attuned will die (without celestial


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intervention) within the next 24 hours. Unlike Azrael's other Servitors, they

are also permitted to save the lives of their attuned without dissonance.

Ofanim

Ofanim of Death can follow a mortal soul to its final destination. Theymust assume celestial form next to the body of a mortal who has passed onwithin the last few minutes (no more than the angel's Celestial Forces). With a

successful resonance roll, the Ofanite may then ascend to wherever the

mortal's soul went -- Heaven, Hell, or an ethereal domain. If the soul became aghost, the Ofanite will arrive at the soul's corporeal anchor (Corporeal

Player's Guide, pp. 80-81). If the soul has disbanded, or gone on to

reincarnate, the Ofanite will know this, though he will simply rematerialize

next to the body -- unless the soul reincarnated and the Ofanite rolled a check

digit of 6. In the latter case, the Ofanite will arrive next to the woman whobears the reincarnated soul in her womb!

Elohim (Restricted)

Azrael's Powers once worked closely with Servitors of Destiny, trying tosteer those near death away from Hell. Now they must work alone. An Elohite

of Death can "persuade" a mortal to go to Heaven . . . or at least, to stay away

from Hell and try again on Earth. The Elohite must engage a mortal inconversation about his fate, and make a resonance roll. If successful,

then ifthe mortal dies within a number of days equal to the angel's CelestialForces, if he was Hell-bound (having achieved his fate, but not his destiny), he

will reincarnate instead. If he was balanced between Heaven and Hell (havingachieved his fate andhis destiny, or having achieved neither), he will go toHeaven. This doesn't apply if (in the GM's opinion) the Elohite was

unsuccessful in eliciting repentance from the mortal. Being able to divert

mortal souls is a powerful ability, one that even Archangels do not have;Elohim of Death don'tsendtheir subjects to a better place, they induce themortal to exercise his free will andgo there. This mustbe roleplayed!

Malakim (Restricted)

With a successful resonance roll, a Malakite of Death will know, in

addition to the usual information, where someone's soul would go if hedied right now. They can detect undead with any successful resonance roll.

(Celestials, of course, will register their native plane, but this doesn'tautomatically tell the Malakite that someone is an angel or a demon.)

Kyriotates (Restricted)


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Kyriotates of Death can possess a corpse, if it died within a number of

minutes equal to the Kyriotate's Celestial Forces. The host body will appear torevive, but it will die again after the Kyriotate leaves it (even if the angelhealed any damage to the body). The Kyriotate will not suffer dissonance forthis. (Azrael will disapprove of inflicting trauma on the living, of course.)

Mercurians (Restricted)

Azrael's Mercurians can perceive connections between the living and the

dead. With a successful use of his resonance on a living person, the angel willlearn the name of one family member or other loved one currently in Heaven,Hell, or anchored to the corporeal or ethereal planes (and which plane he is

on). A check digit of 6 may -- at the GM's option -- reveal the name of

a reincarnatedlove one, and the name of his new incarnation! Resonating on

celestials will provide the name of ahuman soul beloved by that celestial.Individuals (mortal and celestial) who have no loved ones on any of the threeplanes will register a blank.

The Mercurian may also use this resonance in reverse on a ghost or

dream-shade (but not undead). He will learn the name of a living personrelated to or beloved by the dead soul on whom he resonates.

Grigori

Azrael's Grigori can examine a corpse within a number of hours equal tothe angel's Celestial Forces, and make a Perception roll as if detecting fordisturbances (In Nomine, p. 55). On a successful roll, if the mortal was killed

by celestial intervention, the Grigori will hear the echoes and receiveinformation as if he'd been standing there at the time.

Final Rest

For a cost of 2 Essence, the angel can send a ghost or dream-shade on toits final reward, or destroy an undead. The subject may resist with a Will roll;

if successful, the angel may not try to lay that spirit or undead to rest again fora number of days equal to the check digit of the subject's Will roll.

Silence of the Grave

Quiet as the dead, the angel may absorb any disturbance he generates --

at a cost. Each point of disturbance inflicts 1 Soul hit on the Servitor. The

angel may choose to absorb only part of a disturbance (or none of it).


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Vassal of Death

Unless the angel wishes to be seen, no mortal may perceive the Vassal'scelestial form, regardless of Perception. The exception is mortals who aredying, who have a normal chance to see the angel. Even other celestials (andSaints and undead) have more difficulty spotting him; do notadd the Vassal'sCelestial Forces to any Perception rolls.

Friend of the Dead

If a mortal dies in the angel's presence, he may temporarily delay thesoul from passing onward; this allows the angel to talk to the soul, and useresonances upon him (including the Elohite of Death resonance, above). As

long as the soul is willing to stay, the angel may continue talking to him

indefinitely (but the soul's hold on the corporeal plane will end as soon as theangel leaves, and the angel cannot carry the soul with him). If the soul isunwilling, he may make a Will roll; on a success, the angel may only hold him

for 6 more minutes minus the check digit of the roll. If the mortal's Will roll is

unsuccessful, he may try again in a number of minutes equal to the checkdigit.

Master of Eternal Rest

The angel may escort a human soul in celestial form. The soul mustbewilling, but if he is, the angel can "carry" him anywhere the angel can gocelestially. This power is usually used to carry ghosts or dream-shades to

Heaven. No one knows if a Master of Eternal Rest can carry a damned soul to

Heaven; it's rumored that those who haven't become sufficiently selfless willnot survive the journey.

Azrael is technically an Outcast. The Inquisition does not hunt him, or

his Servitors, though they will act to prevent angels of Death from interfering

in the War, and they will monitorany activities they discover by the GrigoriArchangel. Azrael despises Dominic for passing judgment on his entire Choir,and for being so uncaring of humanity, and for continuing to hunt the

Children of the Grigori. He also resents Dominic's stationing the Angels of

Final Judgment outside the gates of Hades -- they do some of what Azraelonce did, screening out souls who don't belong in Hell, but they also make it

impossible for angels of Death to minister to the damned before they areherded inside.


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Azrael also bears a grudge against David, whose angels ruthlessly

hunted down the Grigori, and killed many of them and their children.

Michael took over some of Azrael's duties after the latter left Heaven,and it's rumored that they still talk, from time to time. Azrael will also help

angels of Destiny when he can, as they both work toward the same ultimategoal, though he hasn't spoken to Yves personally in over a thousand years.

Allied: No one

Associated: Michael, Yves

Hostile: David, Dominic

Comfort a dying human Teach a human not to fear death Free/Banish (but not destroy!) a ghost or dream-shade Destroy an undead

+1 A tombstone or other grave marker

+2 A coffin or shroud

+3 A well-tended cemetery or crypt

+4 A corpse, prepared for burial

+5 A joyous wake

+6 The body of a human who died peacefully within the last hour and whose

soul was bound for Heaven

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