Imario

Imario is a servitor of Bethanel, the archangel of Cities. He is a kuriotes; only an angel of that choir could manage the huge, multi-faceted sprawl of New York City against the opposition of countless imps, gremlins, and demons serving Yanax. Imario is always many places at once. Wherever you are, from Staten Island to the Cloisters, Imario may be watching, from a New York bystander, from a pigeon, or from the glass and steel cliffs rising on either side of you. Like all kuriotates of Cities, Imario can possess structures, but as the angel of New York City, he can even possess entire city blocks! It is taxing for him to do this, but when he takes over Brooklyn Heights or Tribeca for a day, all diabolical influences are driven out. In this way, he has kept Yanax from overrunning the city through superior numbers. At times, he occupies the Brooklyn Bridge, or the Empire State Building, or the Statue of Liberty, and just rests for a time while his minions try to clean up the streets, give helpful directions to lost tourists, and organize the cultural events for which New York is famous.
Imario has been here since New York City was New Amsterdam. Although New York City only became a Word (bound to him) in 1898, he was the ranking angel long before then. Imario loves the city, in all its glory, and is as belligerent as any New Yorker when its virtues are maligned. He is proud of its historical role as gateway to North America, of its long history of multiculturalism before multiculturalism was cool, and of its sheer size and grandeur, giving him bragging rights even with regards to the scale of the opposition he faces. ("Even our diabolicals are tougher and nastier, they'd send your small-town demons running back home to Lucifer in tears!")
Imario is friendly, hospitable, and charming, and is an exceptionally gracious host when he has the time to show visitors around . . . which isn't often. However, he also has a hard, angry edge which can blow the Hell out of anyone who crosses him. Woe to any celestial, diabolical or divine, who harms his city and is confronted by the angel himself. He has scattered the Forces of hundreds of demons during his career, and more than a few angels as well. Everyone knows that the current demon of New York City would fare no better than his predecessor in a direct confrontation with Imario. However, Yanax walks the streets more openly than his predecessor ever did, leading some to speculate that he has reached some kind of agreement with his adversary . . . if not a truce, then an agreement to terms under which the War will be waged in New York.
Category:Angels
Category:Cities (Word)
Category:New York City (Word)
Category:New York City
Category:Kuriotates
Category:Wordbound