Andrealphus

## Subsidiary Words

Bondage, Fecundity, Feminine Allure, "the Fittest", Heat & Rut, Infertility, Kink, Masculinity, Nakedness, Porn, Sensuality, Sex Work, Snuff, Sodomy, Submission

## Band Attunements

### Rapha

Lust was the original sin of the grigori, it’s entirely possible that Andreaphus has caused one to sin again. These may increase their Charisma at will (up to their Corporeal Forces). However the attraction will always be purely physical.

### Tannean

Tanneanim of Lust can possess a host, whereon the host, besides becoming very strong, has its sexual characteristics exaggerated.

### Malakim

*Devotion and sensuality*

It is rumored that Andrealphus once bent a flight of malakim to his will somewhere in the Far Marches and given them as a gift to one of his ethereal lovers. Perhaps it was even one of the ethereal domains that Jacqueline Carey visited in her sleep. No one has ever confirmed this claim, but he does seem more ready than most to take a Dark Virtue into his court. A malak wishing to join Andrealphus must craft a personal oath that binds him in complete and/or willing submission. In exchange a malak of Lust is granted exceptionally keen senses. The angel may add their Corporeal Forces to mundane Perception TNs and suffers no penalties for poor visibility. However, he also must subtract his Corporeal Forces from the number of Body Hits required to stun him, as the pain also gets magnified.

## Distinctions

### Dukes

The first thing to remember is that the attention of the Beautiful Prince tends to bring on an all-consuming passion. The second is that his dukes and duchesses are his favorites. This has resulted in an odd type of musical chairs among the upper echelons of his court. No duke wants to help another, but neither can they earn Andrealphus’s displeasure by allowing one of the Beautiful Princes’s holdings to fall into disrepair.

Of course, once a duke has again been sent out from the Bordello their holding will typically have been diminished to their own house in Shal-Mari (and sometimes even that will have been infiltrated). Those who cannot re-establish their power base will typically lose their place in the Beautiful Prince’s hierarchy.

After setting their affairs at home in order (and sometimes even before that), the duke will reach out to see which of their peers is currently vulnerable. This will often (but not always) be one of the dukes who has been called in to service at the Bordello. By “assisting” the distracted duke the newly returned duke gains a base of operations and a chance to seed some of their own agents.

Some dukes try to take over the establishments they’re “helping,” others just want them as a springboard to go after the territories that really interest them. Either way it allows Andrealphus’s dukes to constantly “grow” their influence while minimizing the amount of direct conflict that could undermine the Word of Lust.

As you might imagine, this results in borders that switch quite frequently. Regardless of whose attention is where, the typical breakdown looks something like this:

* Shal-Mari: 1-2
* The Bordello: 3 (usually enough to ensure someone is administering the Bordello)
* Lower Hells: 1
* Other Infernal Territories: 2 (Gehenna & Hades mostly, with some in Sheol, Abaddon, & Stygia)
* Ethereal Holdings: 2-3 (dreams, nightmares, and the Far Marches)
* Corporeal Interests: 2

However, while these indicate where the individual dukes focus their attention, none of Andrealphus’s nobility can afford to limit their attention. It’s generally safe to assume that all the dukes have at least some interests in Shal-Mari, the Bordello, and one or more of Andrealphus’s outside holdings.

* Duke of Assignation, currently missing from assignment to the Bordello ~ generally assumed to be bound up in one of Andrealphus’ personal chambers
* Duke of Bawdy, currently managing the dreams and nightmares of lust
* Duke of Call, currently overseeing Andrealphus’s corporeal concerns
* Duchess of Cat, currently managing most of the brothels in Hades and Stygia
* Duke of Ill Fame, current viceroy over Lust’s domains in the Outer Marches
* Duke of Ill Repute, currently manages the skin trade in Gehenna, Sheol, and Abaddon
* Duke of Jay, currently trying to expand his influence in Shal-Mari
* Duchess of Lady’s Board, currently serving Andrealphus directly in the Bordello
* Duke of Leaping, currently serving Andrealphus directly in the Bordello
* Duke of Notch, currently focusing his attentions on Lust’s expeditions into the Lower Hells
* Duchess of Red Doors, currently the most heavily established duchess in Shal-Mari
* Duchess of Sporting, currently “assisting” the Duke of Call in managing corporeal affairs

#### Lust and Shal-Mari

As you might have noticed, most of the dukes of Lust focus their attentions outside of Shal-Mari. There just isn’t enough of it to fit the whole of Andrealphus’s duchies inside (especially not with so many other princes sharing in the district’s administration).

Even so, no duke of Lust is every entirely detached from Sin City. Every one of them maintains a manor or shop somewhere within Shal-Mari, the Bordello, or both.

## Servitors

### Dukes

* Abdalla, Duke of Bawdy, the habbalah demon of Heat & Rut
* Gremory, Duke of Assignation, the impudite demon of Feminine Allure
* Marastac, Duke of Call, the djinn demon of Sexual Domination
* Saleos, Duke of Ill Repute, the balseraph demon of Fecundity
* Sarabocres, Duchess of Red Doors, the balseraph demon of Sensuality
* Satanachia, Duchess of Lady's Board, the lilu demon of Sex Work
* Sitri, Duchess of Cat, the balseraph demon of Nakedness
* Taob, Duke of Jay, the habbalah demon of Masculinity
* Vuall, Duchess of Sporting, the shedu demon of "the Fittest"
* Zagan, Duke of Leaping, the balseraph demon of Kink
* Zepar, Duke of Notch, the calab demon of Infertility

### Marquises

* demon of Porn, on the border between Nybbas and Andrealphus
* demon of Snuff, on the border between Saminga and Andrealphus

### Knights of Infernal Pleasures

#### 11 Forces

* Oeillade, the Demon with the Seductive Glance, a habbalah

## Roles

Since time immemorial, there has always been a certain type of nobility: the kind with wealth to spare, who can indulge their every whim ~ and whose whims are better left undescribed before the innocent of heart . . . .

Andrealphus has been just this kind of noble, in any number of different rank structures. Always he is minor nobility, sometimes (these days) even when it doesn't matter all that much in terms of actual social rank. His lands or other holdings are prosperous, and he manages them well enough to make a tidy income. During the day, he is largely respectable, known at court or in the social centers of the locale as a socialite. Devastatingly handsome (or gorgeous) in his younger years, he ages extremely well for a long time, and even when a bit of age starts to show, he or she is still quite beautiful for at least a decade. After that, they slip out of public life; after all, there's always another beautiful young thing just coming of a particular age in any court's collection of minor nobles. Their lands are passed to an heir (yes, an heir) and they themselves are generally quickly forgotten, having contributed to society little more than an engaging presence . . .

. . . and the nights. Oh, the nights. Spoken of in hushed tones in the darker corners of the court, by male and female alike: invitations proffered by discreet messengers on silver-embossed cards; thrillingly sensuous words persuading a chaste young lass to attend; gorgeous eyes pulling in any target they desired, rumoring even the sovereign themself. And once there, your choice of ecstasies. Wine and drugs and masks lubricating revels of unspeakable delights, pain and orgasm mixing in new and frightening ways, all morals abandoned ~ the host's ideas always seemed so excitingly erotic, every one . . . .

And in even quieter whispers, what happened after. The unmarried noble always choosing one of his bastard children as his heir, which a friend could have sworn was his. The cheating wife and husband who find each other in the same room, and the murder soon after. The high-ranking young woman who must wear long sleeves and dresses to hide the always-fresh scars of a particularly rough inclination. The father who recognizes the mask in his daughter's wardrobe . . . .

But somehow, the next generation of society's hedonists never was told, or cared, or listened to the stories from the previous circle of attendees, and so the cycle goes on.

## Archangel of Love

Before his betrayal at the hands of God, Andrealphus was one of the more promising archangels of Heaven.

### Dissonance

Each of Andrealphus’s choirs was attuned to a different kind of love which they would be expected to nurture. If an angel should go a number of days equal to their Celestial Forces without creating (or witnessing in the case of the elohim, mercurians, and grigori) the appropriate type of love, they will suffer dissonance. In addition, it is dissonant for any angel of Andrealphus to allow someone to come to physical or emotional harm through an act of love.

### Choir Attunements

#### Seraph

The Most Holy of Andrealphus were particularly attuned to the love of God. These angels automatically knew the Celestial Song of Ecstasy and could sing it without Performance roll, using their Celestial Forces instead of a check digit. Humans with a profound love of God could also benefit from the Song when one of these seraphim was the performer.

#### Cherub (restricted)

Andrealphus’s cherubim were particularly drawn to mutual love. When two of this cherub's attuned loved each other, they were able to use the cherub’s resonance as if they were attuned to each other.

#### Ofan

The ofanim of Andrealphus carry with them the touch of new love. They know the Ethereal Song of Attraction and can sing it without Performance roll. Use their Ethereal Forces for the Song level and treat the check digit as 0.

#### Eloah

The Powers of Andrealphus embody universal love. They ignore all negative reaction modifiers and do not suffer dissonance for showing compassion.

#### Malak

Andrealphus had no malakim, but if he did, they would have been masters of chivalric romance who could have been able to add their Celestial Forces to all Emote TNs.

#### Kuriotes (restricted)

The Dominions of Love are strongly connected to eroticism and sexuality. They were able to possess any physically aroused creature automatically. However, in order to avoid causing their hosts harm these kuriotates do not maintain such possessions more than one hour per Celestial Force.

#### Mercurians

The Friends of Man were Andrealphus’s matchmakers. Whenever one of these mercurians witnesses a wedding or handfasting between two people that they have brought together, they may recover all of their Essence.

#### Grigori

Andrealphus had no grigori, but if he did, they would have been able to tell the difference between natural, chemically induced, and supernatural attractions.

#### Bright Lilim

Andrealphus had no bright lilim, but if he did, he would have given them the ability to tell by examination and a simple conversation whom someone needs in their life.

### Servitor Attunements

#### Brotherhood

Andrealphus originally developed this attunement in conjunction with David.

#### Comforting Presence

Anyone who is out of Essence may spend two hours in this angel's presence to regain 1 Essence. No more than one Essence per person may be gained in this manner.

#### Only You

This power costs 1 Essence. With a touch the angel can cause anyone to become smitten with one thing in sight. For a number of minutes equal to the angel’s total Forces, the target will only pay attention to the subject of their affections. The target may attempt a Will roll to resist, but their TN will be reduced by the level of their attraction (as determined by their reaction roll).

### Distinctions

#### Vassal of Affection

The Vassals of Affection are genuinely pleasant people to be around. Unless there are exceptional circumstances preventing it, they increase the TN of all their Reaction Rolls by 2.

#### Friend of Romance

Friends of the angel of Love are talented and strengthening the relationships between people. Once per day they can offer sound advice that if followed will permanently increase by 1 the reaction of two people. They may do this twice per relationship (once for each person).

#### Master of Unconditional Love

These angels feel just a small fraction of God’s love for all things, and it has forever colored their outlook. Those who remained true to Heaven roll one extra die whenever they make a dissonance roll. Those who Fell rolled one fewer ~ it is unclear if Andrealphus has ever removed this distinction from his oldest followers.

### Relations

**Allied:** Beleth, Blandine, Lucifer

**Associated:** David, Eli, Jordi

**Hostile:** (the Metatron, Yves – after the break up)

**Enemies:** Malphas

### Basic Rites

* Witness a first kiss
* Spend 4 hours in the company of someone you love

#### Invocation Modifiers

**+1** A Valentine’s card

**+2** A hand written love letter

**+3** A romantic dinner

**+4** A Shakespearean sonnet

**+5** A wedding (or subsequent reception)

**+6** The birth of a true scion of Adam & Eve

## Where are they now?

Most of the angels of Love fell along with their archangel ~ and he has made it a point to track down and kill or corrupt the others whenever he gets the chance. Those still allied with Heaven have been scattered among more than a dozen Superiors so as not to present a unified target.

## What if Andrealphus never Fell?

Heaven would have been a very different place if Andrealphus were still a part of it. For one thing, love and the wish for other’s success would go a long way towards easing the intramural antagonism of Heaven.  Michael still might not trust Yves, but he would be more likely to give the first soul the benefit of the doubt. Dominic would be harsh, but ultimately caring.

Hell would still have a demon prince of Lust (probably one of Andre’s kuriotates seduced by Lucifer) ~ but the balance of power would be much more on Heaven’s side.