Nakael

Originally, it seemed like a great idea to the Seraphim Council. Litheroy had just been made an archangel and one of his most ancient supporters, Nakael, was in line for a fairly significant Word. Meanwhile, in the corporeal world, the diabolicals had finally gotten around to developing the idea of "spin" and were trying to make demons out to be "cool, anti-establishment rebels" instead of the more traditional "evil minions of darkness." Who better to reveal the Truth to the world but a servitor of Litheroy? And who better than a malak, since his job would doubtlessly mean encountering a good many demons?
So, Nakael was made angel of Demons, something that has come to cause a good many problems. First of all, as a malak, Nakael has started to feel that it is almost dissonant for him to have the Word of Demons, since his oaths mean that he would kill them all if he could, which in turn would destroy himself (as his Word died). This seeming contradiction is not actually enough to cause Nakael dissonance in and of itself, but the malak is starting to descend more and more into feelings of confusion and angst, not good things for a malak. Also, in his struggle to reveal the Truth behind demons to the world, Nakael has been faced with a great many discouraging facts.
For one, demons are kind of cool. Sure, "cool" doesn't have much meaning in the War or in the balance between good and evil, but Nakael can't deny that there are just some pretty appealing things about being a demon. Instead of being righteous, you can just be self-righteous. And diabolicals have a sense of style that, try as they may, most angels just can't beat.
So, basically, Nakael is stuck in a kind of vicious cycle. He both admires some things about demons and is oath-sworn to destroy them (and then, if he destroys too many of them, he's actually damaging his Word). Just what this ends up doing to him is up to individual GM's, but one thing's for sure: it ain't going to be pretty.
As a side note, it might be important to show why Hazzareth is a good successful supporter of his Word while Nakael is not. First of all, Nakael is only focused on the "real" meaning of "Demons," as he is Oathbound to reveal the true horrors of demonkind to the mortal world. This has limited him to the point that he finds it impossible to effectively accomplish his job. Maybe another choir would have been more effective, but the Seraphim Council was too afraid of having a servitor Fall, so it had to be a malak.
As a contrast, Hazzy doesn't care at all what angels are "really like." It doesn't matter to his work. He knows what he wants "Angels" to mean and works to impose that view on the world. He's also a great deal older than Nakael, and, as a balseraph, is much more ingenious and flexible about the way he implements his Word.
Category:Angels
Category:Malakim
Category:Revelation (Word)
Category:Demons (Word)