Baraqiel

Siblings: The Watchers

**Baraqiel** is the ninth fallen angel member of the Watchers.

## Overview

Baraqiel was the 9th Watcher of the 20 leaders of the 200 fallen angels that are mentioned in an ancient work called the Book of Enoch. The name means "Lightning of God", which is fitting since it has been said that Baraqiel taught men astrology during the days of Jared or Yered.

## History

### Background

Baraqiel belonged to the angelic host of Watchers, who descended from Heaven to observe and oversee the development of mankind but were forbidden from interfering in their affairs. Baraqiel was partnered with Ananiel, the angel of storms, Ramiel the angel of thunder alongside Matariel the angel of rain even though Matariel was not among the Watchers host though they still often acted as partners, to bring forth great tempests of rain, thunder, and lightning across the world.

### Fall of the Watchers

Unfortunately, Baraqiel was among the Watchers would come to cohabit with mortal women, mating with these women and giving rise to a race of hybrids known as the Nephilim, monstrous yet divine giants. Baraqiel was approached by Matariel, demanding to know what roused him to commit such debauchery but Baraqiel gave no clear answer as he is bound by the sacred oath of the Watchers.

Like the rest of his fellow Watchers, Baraqiel showed humans the forbidden powers of the world. The rituals Baraqiel performed were an object of fascination for men. He brought to them the gift of tamed lightning. Despite the widespread appreciation for the fruits of this work, few volunteered to assist. Baraqiel was known not only for the power he commanded, but also his lack of respect for it. His fall was the first to prove that Watchers were not complete in their wisdom or their immortality.

## Personality

Baraqiel has a serious, rigid warrior-type personality. He's oblivious to jokes, taking them in a literal sense. He also has something of a sadistic side to him, expressing joy at unleashing bolts of great lighting across the raging tempests of the world. He views the destructive side of nature as beautiful and wonderous to behold, a viewed shared with Ananiel.

Baraqiel was also eager to showcase his power to mortals, and more so when he would see how mortals would come to appreciate and admire said power that Baraqiel wielded. He was one of the few angels that did not care much for his Nephilim children though he was ecstatic upon seeing his children display the same power of lighting as he did. In the end, Baraqiel had no sympathy for his children when they were slaughtered by Gabriel as he was one of the few Watchers that was disgusted by their acts of pillaging and cannibalism.

## Powers and Abilities

**Angel Physiology:** Baraqiel possesses the traits, attributes, characteristics and/or abilities of angels, a being connected to and serving Higher Powers. They achieve this either through full or partial transformation into angels, choosing to mimic certain aspects of angelic beings, or simply already being an angel in the first place. Most commonly angels simply manifest wings, an inner glow, and/or a halo, which is the usual form of which angels are imagined, but several kinds of angels are far less humanoid, some ranging from strange to surreal.

**Divine Sight:** Baraqiel can see the divine beings (angels, deities, holy spirits and even the psychopomps) and their actions and possess or gather divine knowledge. They are also able to see divine or mystic realms and perceive the world on many different planes of existence.

**Knowledge Manipulation:** Baraqiel can create, shape and manipulate any/all information/knowledge, they can insert new knowledge into the universe that becomes established fact and reality, or destroy it to do the opposite. An enemy could be made to forget how to walk, while an ally could be given the knowledge of an enemy's weaknesses or mastery of a fighting style.

**Sleeplessness:** Baraqiel has no need to sleep, allowing them to continue living through their lives without suffering health decline from sleep deprivation.