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kagrenacs · 3 years

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Explaining the Iceberg #4

I covered most things in this, but not everything. Every previous post I’ve made describing the tes iceberg I found on google image search can be found here x

Lorkhan’s purposeful failure: Lorkhan was the first spirit to go beyond the universe to see the tower, but didn’t achieve CHIM. He likely did this on purpose to show others how not to do it, and to demonstrate that it was difficult for et’ada to achieve this state because they simply don’t have the boundaries (such as death) that mortals do.

The World-Egg: The universe and the 12 previous Kalpas, everything within existence

The Khajiit Tower: this reddit thread https://www.reddit.com/r/teslore/comments/3oh7wf/the_khajiit_tower/ for everyone’s sake i’ll spare you the details of Jungian psychology, TL;DR the khajiit are a ‘tower’ made to hold up the universe and aspects of this

The Grabbers: Mentioned in the 36 lessons, a race of people in Lyg who are said to ‘have never built a city of their own’ there are theories that these are in fact Magne-Ge, due to their connection to Lyg by Mehrunes Dagon

AE: ‘is’ in ehlnofex, can be interpreted as a state of being

Shezzar became Akatosh: The only solid reference i could find was this thread, that immediately discusses how this is probably incorrect http://www.gamesas.com/could-lorkhan-have-jyggalag-t74581-25.html

The Monkey-Truth: Markuth’s teachings, also a website of tes fanfiction writers and roleplayers

Red Moment: The potential Dragon Break at Red Mountain

The Provisional House: Mentioned in the 36 Lessons, called ‘a space that is not a space’ that Vivec observes the events of Nirn from. It may possibly protect Vivec from dangers associated with this.

Alandro Sul: The Shield-Companion to Nerevar. Sometimes called ‘the immortal-son of Azura’. After being blinded by Wulfharth, he went to live with the Ashlanders of Vvardenfell and is credited with spreading the idea that the Tribunal killed Nerevar

CHIM: To put simply, the process and state where a person realizes their place within the universe and is able to manipulate the laws of the universe as they see fit. Often associated with the concept of ‘Love’

Skaal Secrets: Discussed in the Dragonborn DLC, it’s unknown what their secrets are, but the Skaal report that they’ve kept them a secret from Hermaeus Mora for generations

The World’s Teeth: Mentioned in the 36 lessons of Vivec, sermon 17. Vivec takes Nerevar to the edge of the world, where they see ‘the bottom row of the world’s teeth’ as Vivec states. This may possibly reference a glitch in Redguard. (as a side note: The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild, a game that’s confirmed to have taken inspiration from the Elder Scrolls, has an area on the map, near the edge of the world with a row of spikes similar to what’s described here. This might be just coincidence, but I sure enjoy it)

Dagoth Ur’s Endgame: Speculation on what Dagoth Ur’s final plans actually are. He speaks of his desire to remove the Empire from Morrowind, and unite the Dunmer under the 6th House, but beyond that there’s little to go off of. Ultimately this is just speculation and theories, mostly on what he plans to do with the Anumidium, and how that could possibly have adverse affects on reality.

Pelinal Cyborg from the Future: Another bit of obscure MK lore that’s not implemented in-game. This derives from the description of Pelinal having a ‘left hand made of a killing light’ ‘PELIN-EL [which is] "The Star-Made Knight" [and he] was arrayed in armor [from the future time].’ and his survival of being decapitated. While the text directly states he is from the future, there’s no ingame canon text stating he is a cyborg.

Reymon Ebonarm is Reman: The thought that Ebonarm, a God of War is the same person as Reman, emperor of Cyrodiil. There’s several theories dedicated to this, with different variants on the specifics.

The Enantiomorph: Directly tied to the concept of mantling and the Fourth Walking Way. Put simply, there are three participants in this. Two combatants who are very much alike and trying to become the ‘Ruling King’ and an observer who determines who wins, this observer usually becomes maimed as a result of this.

The Third Moon: Two different things, a metaphorical or literal secret moon important to the Khajiit that only appears when Masser and Secunda are aligned, preceding the birth of a Mane. The second option is the Necromancer’s Moon, the godly form of Mannimarco.

The Walkabout: A concept in Yokudan religion. The process of spirits surviving one Kalpa to the next, facilitated by Tall Papa

White-Gold Doomsday device: I remember reading this theory a few years back, unfortunately I cannot find the exact page for the life of me. The Tl;DR on this is the White-Gold Tower is a weapon of mass destruction, either literally or in metaphysical terms (being connected to Akatosh and it’s status as a Tower). The closest thing I can find to it is this thread which describes the motives of Umbra in the novels, and how it could potentially take over Tamriel using the White-Gold Tower http://www.gamesas.com/doomsday-scenario-t69430.html

Jiub was the Nerevarine: Self explanatory, headcanon that Jiub was the Nerevarine, similar to a headcanon on tumblr that stated Teldryn Sero was the Nerevarine

House Dwemer: Mentioned as a House within The War of the First Council (which is written by an Imperial for Western Scholars) and The Lost Prophecy (written by a Dunmer) This could be interpreted in a couple different ways. A) The first book was certainly written for western readers, while there is no evidence for this being the case for the latter, it can’t be ruled out. ‘House’ is used as a simplification B) The Dwemer were considered a house, but perhaps not in the way we would initially think (being on the Great House Council) They were grouped into a singular entity, rather than distinct clans within a cultural group (either during the First Council or posthumously)

When Dead Gods Dream: https://www.imperial-library.info/content/when-dead-gods-dream referencing this thread. Discusses the mechanisms of Dagoth Ur’s godhood, the thread explains it better than I can here, TL;DR Dagoth Ur is not alive, but he is within the realms of gods and therefor is able to ‘project’ himself onto Tamriel and the minds of his followers.

Khajiit ended the Metheric Era: Nothing found for this

Parabolic Kalpa: A parabola is a symmetrical U-shaped curve. This theory essentially tries to explain why Skyrim is so low magic, compared to it’s history or even ESO. The thought is that as time goes on, the world becomes less connected to Divinity. Towers are destroyed and the gods are gone, but eventually things will begin to kick off again, and there will be a rise in magic, technology and the connection to these beings. Essentially tries to explain why C0da and Loveletter from the 5th era are more high magic compared to the actual games.

Sithis: Secret Lesson from Vivec: Connects the both Sithis with the 36 lessons by terminology (The Sharmat, false dreamer ect.) and proposes Vivec may have written the book

Bendu Olo: Colovian King, may have been related to Olaj Olo, nordic demigod of mead. Also used as a placeholder name for the player character in Oblivion and the name of the dev’s test character in Skyrim

Trinimac still lives: An ESO lorebook states the Ashpit, realm of Malacath, extends into Aetherius. Some orcs also believe Malacath is nothing more than a demon presenting himself as the remnants of Trinimac. A r/teslore theory states that Malacath wears two faces. While I assume this is the Iceberg author’s sole reference, I propose this could (should) refer to another theory. (Another theory is similar to this on teslore, proposed around the same time, but this one connects the dots) https://boethiah.tumblr.com/post/621058598373588993/tsun-is-the-shield-brother-of-shor-and-trinimac

The Aedra are Dead: Seemingly a common topic on teslore. A basic concept in tes, the Aedra gave most of their powers to Mundus to stabilize it. Their bodies remain as planets, and they can only have limited interactions with Nirn.

Divayth Fyr was the Hero of Battlespire: An old theory that looks at artifacts in Divayth Fyr’s possession and ties them back to the tes spinoff Battlespire. There are holes in this theory (Divayth Fyr was a seasoned mage at the time the hero was an apprentice)

Three Talin’s: The default name given to the Eternal Champion is Talin, a character creation scenario proposes that their father was also named Talin, and finally Uriel Septim VII’s general was named Talin Warhaft.

Pelagius I was killed by the Underking: The Arcturian Heresy states that the Underking appeared as an advisor to Pelagius I, who was assassinated by the Dark Brotherhood. This theory is a possibility considering the amminosity between Tiber Septim and both components of the Underking.

Tsaesci Goa’uld: Goa’uld are a species from Stargate that are parasites towards humans. This theory proposes that the Tsaesci are similar, explaining the inconsistencies of their appearance within the lore.

Lunar currency: The thought that the Aedra and Daedra use mortal souls like currency

Historic Star Inconsistencies: Possibly referring to the variations of the number of days within the year in Arena, not sure about this one

Mnemoli/Star Orphans:Mnemoli is either a specific Magne-Ge (spirits that fled the creation of Mundus after Magnus), or a group of them that only appears during a Dragon Break (often nicknamed the ‘Blue Star’) MK states that they’re the writers and distributors of the physical Elder Scrolls (however this contradicts ingame books, so take it with a grain of salt). Star Orphans may or may not refer to Magne-Ge as a whole. Vehk’s book of hours state's them as a ‘group or tribe’ regardless, Mnemoli falls under this secondary classification (along with Merid-Nuda and Xero-Lyg, I have my own thoughts on this which would be better explained in another post)

Bosmer Hircine worship: Seemingly referring to a thread on 4pleb, I will not be summarizing this theory here because I’m smart and not going onto 4pleb of all places. But from canon content, Bosmer do not worship Hircine, and consider him a force that goes against Y’ffre and wants to return everything to it’s original state of chaos before the earthbones (Y’ffre being among them) stabilized things

Septimus Signus Zero Sum: The theory that the aforementioned zero-summed at the end of Discerning the Transmundane in Skyrim. Essentially Septimus is in a fragile state, delving into the secrets of the universe and is being pushed by Hermaeus Mora, who may see him as a lab rat, into discovering things he isn’t meant to handle as a mortal, and consequently Zero-Sums. There’s holes in this, namely Zero-Summing supposedly removes all trace of existence.

The Soft Doctrines of Magnus Invisible: A very obscure text by Douglas Goodall, discusses the binding of various gods

Abnegaurbic creed: An overly fancy word basically meaning religious beliefs, seen in Nu-Hattia Exerpt

Dunmereth: A Nordic term for the area of Morrowind, during their occupation of it

Fifteen-and-One Golden Tones: A Dwemer term, possibly referring to the spheres of the Daedra, counting Sheo/Jyggalag as a singular entity. Also, the Dwemer swear by these

Ideal Masters are God of Worms remnants: As Mannimarco is often said to be the first Lich, the existence of the ideal masters seems to contradict this (similar story with Azidal) this tries to rectify this by proposing that the Soul Carin is the Necromancer’s Moon, and the ideal masters are remnants of Mannimarco. This theory doesn’t hold up when examined, but is cool nonetheless.

Sermon 37: Found in ESO, an extra sermon to the 36 lessons, ties in concepts present in c0da like amaranth. (interestingly on this list Sermon Zero is never mentioned, despite it being older and more interesting imo, but to discuss that would require lots of work)

Flying Whales: Mentioned in Aldudagga. A now extinct species. The bone bridge of Sovngarde could potentially be a reference to this.

Joy-Snow: It’s cocaine

Mankar=Tharn: A theory that Mankar Cameron is Jagar Tharn, doesn’t hold much weight and relies mostly on the connection of Mehrunes Dagon

Sharmat: A term used to describe Dagoth Ur, an opposite to the Hortator, a force uniting people for evil. Implied to mean or be associated with ‘the False Dreamer’ a person whose view of the universe is similar to someone whose achieved CHIM, but sees themself as the center of it all, rather than a droplet in the ocean of the universe.

Pankratosword: A forbidden Yokudan sword technique that could ‘cut atoms’ similar to our modern day Nuclear Fission. A bit of etymology here, ‘Pankrato’ seems to refer to the word ‘Pankrator’ meaning all-powerful or almighty.

Landfall: A concept from MK, a future event where Nirn is destroyed by the Numidium, and the people remaining relocate to the moons.

Cylarne: The oldest ruin in the Shivering Isles, rumored to be the original capital. Home to the Cold Flame of Agnon

#long post #tes iceberg #that picture of vivec is how i'm feeling after 12 hours of studying for my final and writing this

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every-angel-is-terrifyingg-blog · 5 years

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Uriel

Part of me wishes we saw more of the Archangels in Good Omens, but I think it was smarter to keep them as distant characters. That’s the point, isn’t? Heaven ought to be cold and removed from earthly affairs. It’s Hell that’s always in the thick of it getting their hands dirty. At the same time, Uriel didn’t have much to do and that was a shame.

Uriel is one of the Big Four Archangels. You have Michael who is often credited with kicking Satan out of Heaven, his favorite method being head-stomping. Gabriel hangs out with prophets and other very important divinely-inspired humans. Raphael is vitally important in the Book of Tobit.

Uriel on the other hand is the esoteric figure. Out of the Big Four, Uriel is the only one who isn’t mentioned in any canonical text.

Uriel means “fire/light of God” and was first mentioned in the Book of Enoch, our favorite apocryphal resource for angels.

Enoch tells us that Uriel oversees the division of night and day, which I find both intriguing and as something indicative of Uriel overall. Dusk and dawn are in-betweens, transitional, liminal. Uriel has a strong association with mysterious visions and secret knowledge. As an intercessor between the world of humans and the world of the divine, Uriel is a transitional figure himself.

The Book of Enoch also depicts the story of the Nephilim, the offspring of the sons of God and daughters of men. The “sons of God” are typically thought to be the Watchers, angels tasked with, well, watching earth. The Nephilim, who were pretty much demigods, were causing a lot of chaos and it was up to Uriel, Gabriel, Michael, and Raphael to stop them. Uriel plays a big role in the aftermath of this story, revealing a vision of the fallen angels being punished and that he will be the one who warns Noah about the flood, which will wipe out the remaining Nephilim along with other bad people.

The Book of Ezra, another apocryphal text, features Uriel helping Ezra work out some visions, act as a messenger between Ezra and God, and pose some riddles to help him understand that the ineffable plan is ineffable (eg: “How much does fire weigh?”). Here Uriel is established as an angel of fire and overseer of Gehenna, a place for the wicked.

Uriel has a few other connections to heat and fire. In Medieval Mysticism he’s responsible for heat on a winter day, so I guess you know who to blame when it’s chilly out. Some traditions believe that Uriel is one of the angels who sits at God’s throne and casts western light. Some others believe that he was the angel with the flaming sword in the Garden of Eden.

Milton makes Uriel the regent of the sun in Paradise Lost and the angel with the best eyesight in Heaven. Uriel having perfect 20/20 vision is another connection to light that isn’t readily apparent. Milton was going blind while he was writing the epic poem and he does some interesting stuff connecting light with vision. It really seems that the world growing dim and the absence of light was something that heavily weighed on him.

Since Uriel is one of the Big Four Archangels, he has several other roles and functions depending on what you read and who you ask. The Orthodox Christian Church places him as a saint and, again, someone who guards the underworld. In some branches of Christianity, Uriel is an angel of repentance during the End Time as well as the Patron of Catholic Confirmation. We have found magic amulets with Uriel’s name inscribed on them, indicating that he was invoked during study and was seen as a revealer of secrets. Some believe that he was the angel who checked the doors for lamb’s blood in Exodus. He may have also buried Adam and Abel in the world’s first funerals.

It is fitting that all we know about Uriel is from apocryphal text and folk tradition. A mysterious angel should be shrouded in some mystery.

Sources for this post can be found under the “My Resources” tab. Check out the “Who Am I” tab for more info on this blog and the author.

#good omens #uriel #archangels #angelology #paradise lost #milton #every angel writes #enoch #ezra

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foulserpent · 5 years

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clovertop

replied to your post

“in the ‘blood of the divines’ quest what if while dragging the armor...”

Ok I also thought about that,,, like sans the flash flood how can they be absolutely sure that over time the blood hasn't disintegrated? Like what if the oblivion crisis happened 3000 years in the future would they be fucked or just have to track down other divine blood? How much divine blood could there possibly be in all of tamriel

honestly i think they just got kind of stupid on that one because i feel like if tiber septim’s pre-ascension dried blood counts as “blood of the divines” then i feel like most of the septim lineage’s blood would count as well? i mean to be kind of fair, uriel septim and martin are only tangentially related to tiber septim iirc like the septim bloodline isnt unbroken but also they never really acknowledge that so.

otherwise, “blood of the daedra” didnt mean LITERAL blood and the whole thing about the divines not having artifacts is flagrantly untrue so i think its just bad writing. i wish they used the whole notion to bring something cool into it, like the completely neglected actual cool parts of cyrodiilic lore (morihaus for example being a demigod created by kyne and probably dead but never confirmed)

#clovertop #replies

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javocjovian · 6 years

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Love is an Open Bar - SPN FanFic

What’s my current obsession you ask?

Gabrizar

So I wrote a quick fic...

Love is an Open Bar

"Okay...okay... let's do this. Ehem. Mm. Okay. Oh, Father, who art in Heaven. I need... a favor. No? Okay. How about... Father, oh Father, wherefore art thou, Father...? No, wait, that's Shakespeare. Damnit! Anybody? Seriously? You're really gunna make me do this alone? C'mon! I'll settle for Castiel!"

With a rush of air and a burst of light, a man in a sports coat and a v-neck appeared out of nowhere looking extremely harassed, "What the bloody Hell do you wa - Oh. Hello, Gabriel." Balthazar's rage subsided, but only by a little.

"Hey, bro." Gabriel grinned, "What brings you to town?"

"You!" He frowned, "Now tell me what you want, I happen to be very busy at the moment." He rolled up his sleeves, "And... really? Praying? You couldn't have just used angel radio like a normal angel?"

"Nah. I prefer a more... personal touch."

"Well you're lucky I answered and not someone like Uriel."

"I'll say..." Gabriel raised his eyebrows flirtatiously.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Balthazar retorted, "Do you have any idea how much trouble you'd stir up if the other angels knew you were alive?"

"Look who's talking."

Balthazar shrugged.

"Besides, I'm already in a lot of trouble." Gabriel said seriously, "This is a life and death situation here. I need your help, Balthazar!"

Balthazar sighed and folded his arms, "Alright, alright. What do you want, Gabriel?"

Gabriel tilted his head appeasingly, "I need you to come with me... to a wedding."

Balthazar blinked, "A... what?"

"Okay so there's this Norse goddess who's getting married (for the hundredth time this millennia... she's a total skank but you didn't hear that from me), and I have to go. It's a huge god-demigod thing and I'll get my ass chewed for the next few decades, literally, if I bail. Plus I owe Frigg's nephew a huge favor. Anyway. I'm supposed to bring a guest and..."

"Whoa, whoa." Balthazar stopped him, putting a hand to his temple, "You want me to be your date? To a wedding?"

"Well... " Gabriel scoffed, "When you put it like that." A pause. "Then yes. Please, Balthazar. Don't make me go to this thing alone."

"I. Don't care!"

"It's only for a night! C'mon, it's gunna be a bunch of stuck up god-wannabes and Kali is going to be there and..."

Balthazar eyed him skeptically, "Wait, Kali? Your ex-girlfriend?"

"Yeah."

"Yikes."

Gabriel looked at Balthazar imploringly.

Balthazar sighed impatiently, "What's in it for me?"

Gabriel thought about it, "The admiration and adoration of a fellow angel?"

Balthazar gave Gabriel a sarcastic look.

"There's also an open bar."

Balthazar stared hard at Gabriel. He took a deep breath, "Ok, I'm in. Let's go."

If you’re interested in reading more, I’ll be posting it to my AO3 account here:

https://archiveofourown.org/users/sarasaurusrex

#gabriel supernatural #balthazar supernatural #fanfiction #fanfic #gabrizar #archive of our own #sarasaurusrex #supernatural

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sanoiro · 7 years

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I'm confused... Is Lucifer, in the tv series, an angel or an archangel? Do the comics differentiate these two categories? Thanks! :)

Yes, I see why it can be confusing. In the comics, Lucifer is a Fallen Archangel hence all the unique powers he possesses. In the series, it is only specified that he is an angel and that’s it, no rank of that kind has ever been acknowledged...

In the series, we also see that all of the angels we have met so far they have some kind of a special power but the thing is that we don't know if it’s because Amenadiel, Lucifer and Uriel were all Archangels in the series or it was just a feature of their celestial nature. I remind you that in the Bible Uriel is considered to be an Archangel.

Now in the comics, we see a difference between archangels and common angels. The first three, Michael, Samael and Gabriel were given the status of Archangels and each one of them held a very special power. In the comics they are considered to be the closest thing we know to demigods BUT(!) Michael eventually dies in the original series and Gabriel in the 2016 series is accused of God’s murder... Meaning that all three original Archangels had something unique that made them Fall in a way. Anyway, long story short, the Archangels in the comics questioned God or even had to take tough decisions that ended up ostracising them from the rest of the Angels of the Silver City. They were powerful, with Lucifer being second only to God in wisdom and beauty, and they all influenced to some degree the decisions in the Silver City aside from Samael who by the time his Fall was near saw no point on partaking in certain gatherings such as the punishment of Maze and Briadach for the murder of Angel Imbrael (father of Briadach who was son of Lilith and thus brother of Maze). So the archangels have a strange capacity to love and destroy at the same time and come closer to humanity than any other angels can on top of having unique powers.

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jillikka · 5 years

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From left to right (Raphael, Michael, 'top middle' Lucifer, 'bottom middle' Jesus, Gabriel and Uriel.)

Read below if you care about the details of the picture. If not scroll on...

The lack of details was intentional. But this will be the official cover for this series I'm striving for. It'll be a fiction (my very altered version) of Jesus Christ. The details of the plot gloss over his childhood, how he grew up, his relationships with mankind, angles and God. It's full of betrayal, romance, angst and even war. The timeline of the story will stretch all the way back when Jesus was born, then goes forward to modern day. Also in this story, Jesus won't be crucified. Again, I can't stress this enough, this fiction will piss off a lot of people who are passionate about the new or even old testament. It's screwy in all sorts of ways. Such as Lucifer still being an angle in Jesus' lifetime. Which means Eve ate the apple on her own volition and "satan" had nothing to do with it. Jesus and Lucifer have a cute but awkward relationship. Jesus has superpowers and is classified as a demigod. He will be immortal to death but only in the sense of time and eating. So he can still be stabbed to death but won't age or die of hunger. He can run super fast, lift things 100 times his own weight, control the weather and the four elements. Not to mention he can also create light out of nothing. Not fire...but like glowing balls of light with his mind. This fiction is full of cool shit. There's also a huge battle where Michael goes treasonous and tries ruling over mankind by stealing Lucifers power over all the legions of Hell. Yeah, full of awesomeness!

I'll be posting the full story on wattpad soon enough, I already feel 60% done with it.

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sayitwithsarcophilus · 5 years

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Everything I’ve got so far about the Heavenly Host

Same ‘verse as all my other angel stuff. Cut to spare your dashes because it’s 3 pages on google docs.

Angels of the Presence: Powerful and inscrutable beings with responsibilities of cosmic scope, who take orders directly from God. They can, theoretically, take any shapes they choose, but usually favor their default “eldritch light elemental” forms, although the more considerate ones tone down the glare a bit around mortals and lesser angels. Fun fact: Seraphim and Ophanim in their true forms are mildly radioactive!

Seraphim: Look like miniature suns (with or without wings and faces), or phoenixes made of solar plasma. They look after stars, the cycle of souls, and the energy balance of Creation.

Kerubim: always resemble hybrid beings of various sorts, involving a mix of terrestrial, flying, and astronomical/celestial elements. Guardians of interdimensional gates and other borders of metaphysical significance. Look after time, space, and the superstructure of the multiverse.

Ophanim: Look like miniature spiral galaxies (for a value of “miniature” that ranges from the size of a small bungalow to the size of a small moon, depending on how much they “scrunch up”) with too damn many eyes. When they manifest on Earth (which is very rare), take the form of vehicles rather than birds or people. Look after the laws of motion and gravity and the larger physical structure of the universe.

The Archangels: A job, not a choir. The Council of Angels that run things in Heaven when God does not feel the need to intervene directly, and the bosses of most of the non-Presence Heavenly Host. (Angels of the Presence generally follow the Archangels’ directions unless they have a very good reason not to, as a gesture of respect, but they report to God directly and the Council has no actual authority over them.) Archangels can come from any choir, but upon ascension often adopt a customized physical form that reflects their themes and specific area of authority. They can take any shape they choose, but generally, unless they’re in disguise, follow the lesser angels’ pattern of the five usual angelic manifestations. Most pick their winged-humanoid form or their Fear Not form as their default, but there are exceptions. Melek Taus and Sophia prefer their bird forms, Metatron and Sandalphon prefer to look like the humans they once were, and Yaldabaoth looks kind of like a Chinese dragon.

The Archangels include:

Michael, Heaven’s General (secretarybird)

Gabriel, the Angel of Revelation (trumpeter swan)

Raphael, Angel of Healing (lark)

Uriel, Angel of the Sun (western tanager)

Haniel, the Angel of Joy (chickadee)

Melek Taus, the Peacock Angel (peacock)

Raziel, Angel of Secrets (Eurasian eagle-owl)

Sealtiel, Angel of Prayer (messenger pigeon)

Azrael, the Angel of Death (monk vulture)

Israfil, the Angel of Music (lyrebird)

Iophiel, Angel of Art and Beauty (bowerbird)

Sahaquiel, the Angel of the Sky (swift)

Anahita, the Angel of the Waters (loon)

Yahoel, the Angel of Fire (cardinal)

Armaiti, the Angel of the Earth (lovebird)

Metatron, Heaven’s Scribe (sacred ibis)

Sandalphon, The Angel Formerly Known As The Prophet Elijah (raven)

Jegudiel, Angel of Rulership (gyrfalcon)

Barachiel, Angel of Blessings (bluebird)

Sophia, Angel of Wisdom (dove)

Zadkiel, Angel of Freedom and Mercy (resplendent quetzal)

Samael, Angel of Divine Wrath (shrike)

Yaldabaoth, Angel of Material Creation (n/a - Yaldabaoth’s default form is a feathered giant snake with a face like a Chinese guardian lion, and when he does take other forms, they’re serpentine, not avian. This is because he was originally a Celestial Dragon.)

Mithra, Angel of Light, Truth, and Covenant (golden eagle)

Raguel, Angel of Justice (peregrine falcon)

Camael, Angel of Courage (hummingbird)

Elohim: Abstract Angels. While they can be roughly divided into “choirs,” and they don’t have the power or authority of archangels, individual Elohim are metaphysically significant beings in their own right, somewhere between tutelary deities and anthropomorphic personifications. No two Elohim have exactly the same responsibilities, even if sometimes the distinctions of their duties can seem unnecessarily punctilious to mortals.

Angels of Logos: Personifications and guardians of ideas and non-material phenomena (moral, spiritual, social, philosophical, etc.). Manifest as balls of light surrounded by floating scrolls, or humanoids with parchment wings.

Aeons: Angels of spiritual principles

Virtues: Angels of moral and ethical principles

Principalities: Angels of ideas, nations, and organizations. (Some of these get pretty obscure.)

Angels of Nature: Guardians of living creatures, natural phenomena, and physical features of the material world. Report to Yaldabaoth, the Archangel of Material Creation. May cooperate with demigod nature spirits on issues of mutual interest, but very seldom deal directly with humanity.

Hashmallim: Angels of energy. Manifest as bird-shaped beings made of fire, lightning, solar plasma, etc., or humanoids with glowing wings apparently made of the same substance.

Chayot: Angels of living creatures. Manifest as thematically appropriate animals, plant people akin to Pathfinder-style leshys (for plant and fungus chayot), or humanoids with thematically appropriate wings (bee wings for the angel of bees, wings made of kelp fronds for the angel of seaweed, etc.)

Archons: Angels of the planets. Manifest as tiny floating replicas of their world, bird-shaped beings whose color and pattern resemble their world seen from space, or humanoids with wings of the same design.

Devas: Angels of natural processes. Manifest as bird-shaped beings made of an appropriate natural material or humanoids with wings of same.

Bene Elohim: Regular working stiff angels. Your more “relatable” angels, although most of them are still not very human, and the only angels mortals who aren’t major prophets are likely to encounter. (The Malakhim, Iyrin, and Hafatha are considered the closest to humanity.) Their powers, talents, and some aspects of their personalities are still closely tied up with their duties, although not to the extent of being personifications of their jobs like some Elohim. They also tend to acquire some of the quirks of their bird aspects. All of the Bene Elohim choirs can choose to manifest in any of five forms: a ball of light, a specific bird (for instance, the Watcher Gadreel’s bird form is always a male green jay), a specific human form (they have some control over physical details, but it’s always a variation on the same person), the classic “shiny humanoid with wings and a halo” angel form, and their “Fear Not” form, a sort of luminous/avian/humanoid/eldritch Hard Light being.

Malakhim: Messengers. Bird form: Columbids

Iyrin: Watchers. Bird form: Corvids

Hafatha: Guardians. Bird form: Geese

Erelim: Warriors (more defensive). Bird form: Swans

Chayalim: Warriors (more offensive). Bird form: Raptors

Hazzanim: Choristers. Bird form: Songbirds

Soferim: Recording Angels. Bird form: Ibises and owls

Nashitat: Angels of Death. Bird form: Vultures and other carrion birds

Darda’il: Journeyers. Bird form: Albatrosses and petrels

Other blesséd spirits:

The Celestial Dragons: Agents of Heaven, but not part of the angelic hierarchy (except for Yaldabaoth), and their metaphysical biology is closer to the eastern dragons of the material plane than it is to that of angels.

Muses and Gandharvas: Heavenly performers (who make music for the sheer joy of it, unlike Chorister angels whose Celestial Harmonies have specific metaphysical functions) and spirits of artistic inspiration.

Dakinis: “Spiritual Muses,” inspirational spirits of enlightenment and esoteric wisdom

Heavenly Guardian Beasts: Benevolent zoomorphic spirit-creatures of various sorts - lamassus, buraqs, foo lions, simurghs, etc. Can be considered the good counterparts to Hellhounds, although more intelligent.

Motes: Similar to lantern archons. “Unassigned” proto-souls manifesting as sapient balls of light.

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