Celestials

## History

In 6000 B.E. the four archangels grew tired of the duty they had served since sentient life began and so went to the judge to ask permission to ease their watch, however the judge declared that while the four archangels could not fully give up their duties, they could however created servants and soldiers to aid them in their duty, and so the four brothers worked and toiled until at last their glorious creations were ready to see the light of day. and so for two millennium the brothers and their children lived in harmony, however one day, Lucifer grew tired of his vigil once more, and so chose to leave the order of the archangels in the dead of night and ventured forth to the caverns that one of his captains discovered and named after herself, Hell, where he soon set to work building up his own kingdom where he could do as he pleased, creating the devils to populate the caverns but in time other minor gods joined him and created off shoots of there work, while of the Archons he had came with lucifer several set themselves up as kings under lucifer.

however although they lost a brother and many Archons with him, the other archangels stayed strong in their duties, elevating the Archon Metatron to be the first of the Pseudo-Archangels and the new leader of the Archons in place of Lucifer MorningStar. for another millenium and a half or so, the new arch-angel ruled with his uncles as equals, however unfortunately for Lucifer one of his new generals had decided to wage war against him in hopes of trapping Lucifer within a relic, and so Lucifer called upon his brothers and their hosts to aid him, and unfortunately for Metatron, they did, waging war against demons with devils fighting alongside them, for seven years the sides fought back and forth, neither able to win, until on the eve of the final battle, when both sides were ready for it to be over, Metatron went to Princess Hel of the Concubi to discuss their pasts together, however one thing turned to another, and the two were in bed, side by side, an event that caused Hel's vessel to become pregnant with an Archon child that when it was birthed was named Uriel the silver, or as some called him, the Hellborn. but the next day the two sides of the war went to their final battle, not knowing how many would die, thousands died on each side, great heros of the ages and common soldier alike but perhaps one of the greatest casualties was when a demon-general plucked Metatron the golden from the skies and torn the Archangel apart before he could plunge his spear into the demon's eye socket. enraged by the death of one of their leaders, the celestials fought on harder than ever, ready and willing to slay anything with red skin that crossed their path. in the aftermath of the war under the earth, the celestials found to their horror that six demon generals had torn metatron's body into parts and each taken a part during their retreat, so with heavy tears in their eyes the angels retreated back to Sol. however after the losses they endured

## The Haven.

Sometimes known as Heaven or Third-Moon, Haven has been the home of the celestials ever since they left Sol, the realm itself floats just beyond Uderon's realm, from the outside it resembles a silver orb softly emitting it's own glow, but on the inside one would find an empty space with seven floating islands within. The largest of these islands takes the form of a giant mountain and on its top is a 15 sided Pavilion, 14 of the arches are in fact portals to fourteen similar structures each on a different realm but their arches are portals to locations on that realm whole the 15th archway leads into the throne room of the Archangels, in the past there would be four thrones now there is only one, Uriel the Hellborn's. The slopes of the mountain is covered with a wide variety of palaces, libraries, and fortresses all in the old-dawon style of architecture. Three of the other islands are the homes of the surviving archangels but they rarely leave their islands these days so most governance is up to Uriel however companies of their respective celestial tribes live with their archangels. Of the next two islands, one, known as the silver city is a walled city where most non-celestials in the realm dwell and we're most trade happens, while the other island is an island of pristine forest and filled with wonderous creatures to be gazed upon and hunted, with captured monsters sometimes being brought here to hone the skills of young celestials. The final island is the most tragic of all, and is where celestials bury their dead, dotted with crypts it is a green and eternally quiet field and is consider the most important site in the realm to the local Celestials even more so there the throneroom and it's access to the rest of the universe.

## Types.

### Seraphrim.

Seraphrim, the guardians were created by the arch angel Gabriel to protect the entrance to the prime Soul on Sol alongside their archangel, however now that the angels have left Sol and their primary purpose is to protect the realms from grave threats that is no longer necessary however the Seraphrim still prefer to stay behind in Haven and guard it from threats.

in terms of form they might be one of the most stunning with six wings, each covered in white through purple feathers sprouting from their backs. while their bodies are humanoid they tend to favour softer, more "cold" colours like shades of blue and purple for skin colour rather than the colours typically found in most humanoids.

### Cherubrim

The frontline warriors of the Celestials a Cherubrim is not the sort of foe that most sane creatures would wish to battle having spent thousands of years learning how to wield their chosen weapons they tend to be less rounded than Archons who favour a wide variety of subjects to devote their long lifes to, however ever since the Archangel Michael their creator retired to his island within Haven they have settled down a fair bit but whenever something needs slain Cherubrim are always the first out of the portal to slay some beast or warlord or what-have-you.

as for their appearance like said before they are fearsome creatures with four feathered wings and two humanoid heads, a feature that let's them survive decapitation albeit might lack many memories, skills, and need to learn how to compensate their vision so they are not willing to lose their second head, however the two heads are side by side on either side of a humanoid torso.

### Archons.

the most commonly experienced angels, and the reason for many people's descriptions of angels, Archons were created by Archangel Lucifer millenium ago and take the form of feather winged humanoids who's species can never truly be identified. tall and graceful creatures both males and females are said to be incredibly beautiful.

although they can be found on all the islands within Haven they are most common on "Mount Celestia" the mountain island where their leader, the Pseudo Arch-angel Uriel the silver lives. although he is guarded by twenty one of the finest archons in three seven archon shifts some Archon are worried that Uriel will die and a civil war will break out between the factions of Angels.

### Coutls.

it would be easy to say that Cherubrim are the most "monstrous" of the four celestials, however one must only see the Coutls, or winged serpents to know that is not true, rarely leaving Haven so as to not upset mortals with their appearance however the sensitive serpents are master healers who's scales secrete a slime that can heal most wounds and diseases so their services are often sought out by mortals in hopes of saving the dying however unfortunately their skill is not enough to save all so they most hide themselves away from the world, only going out in the dead of night so that they can save others without being scene.

in turns of appearance they are green snakes twenty feet long and a foot wide held aloft by a combination of their four butterfly like wings and fins that run the lengths of their bodies.