Lapheraz

is an angel and spymaster of Kirva, who hid herself in a pocket dimension to continue working against the rules of the Partition.
== Description ==
Lapheraz has agency over the "Korinthian Divide" region (spanning from Shantaran space to Korinth). Lapheraz is a common figure in local legends as a "missionary to the gods" -- essentially an emissary of Kirva who converted local deities and spirits to worshipping Kirva. Outside of the Korinthian divide, Lapheraz appears to be a fairly modest presence in the Kirvan divine hierarchy (perhaps comparable to the Valdosian angel Varal, but certainly not on par with Kirvan angels of the Pantheon War, such as Zarael).
The probable historical reality is that Lapheraz destroyed or drove off many of these beings (and that many were not "real" but purely figments of local superstition). The Kirvan Church then kept some essential trappings of the religions surrounding these entities, incorporating them into a local Kirvan doctrine.
In the mythology of the "prophet cults" encountered by the Fialta Inquisition, Lapheraz's status as Kirva's supreme missionary in the region (i.e. converting gods rather than mortals) was a natural platform for the angel to figure prominently in the hagiographies of local saints. Thus, a "Mandate from Lapheraz" appears to be a common trope in the narratives around local religious heroes, who begin their missions with a divine vision from the angel.
Despite Kirvan loyalties, her greatest love in the modern age was for the mortal Fialta Varlam Vasiliev (to the searing jealousy of one Arren Kane -- though the affection of Lapheraz included murdering her beloved Varlam so that they could speak "face to face" before she absorbed his essence).
Category:Angels
Category:Non-Player Characters