Angel

## Angels

**Angels** are a type of mythical that exist in both the Mythicalverse and in Esmina. They are identifiable by immortal agelessness and their large, feathered wings. The most notable individuals belonging to this species are Adriel Harper, Neo Brown, Mehazael and Raziel.

## Appearance

Angels vary largely in appearance due to their ability to manipulate their form at will. Some angels are better at this shapeshifting than others, and will have more varied and plentiful forms than others; some will stick to only one human form. What is common between them, however, is the fact that their true forms are a physical manifestation of pure power, and that to expose this true form to a humanoid soul would kill them instantly. This is why angels take human forms when appearing on the mortal realm.

Another feature that angels have in common is wings. They can make their wings visible or invisible at will. The wings of fallen angels or archdemons will appear charred and tattered. This tattering occurs during the Fall; the force with which they are thrown from Heaven does terrible damage to their wings. Little is known about the wings of heavenly-aligned angels at this time.

## Origins

The origin of angels is unknown at this time. The most vocal of the known angels, Adriel, may have mentioned once that he simply came into being one day, fully formed and with all of his mental and physical capabilities, which is as much as is known about how they came to exist.

### Reproduction & Childbirth

Angels are, by nature, sterile. They cannot procreate the way humans can, and two angels having a child together is as of yet entirely unheard of. However, one particular angel, Hassiel, was somehow able to have children with a human man. It is currently unknown how she managed this.

## Society

Little is known about angelic society, bar the fact that there is some sort of hierarchy and that defiance of this hierarchy or of the Heavenly order will result in the angel Falling.

### Soulbonds

In a conversation between Lexi and Adriel, he reveals that angels are born as twinned souls. They share a soulbond with a sibling of theirs that makes them so close to one another as to function like one singular entity. This is particularly effective in battle. When Adriel fell, he lost his soulbond to his brother, Eramiel, and has been fundamentally imbalanced and missing something ever since.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Elemental Magic**: All angels have an elemental affinity that grants them access to the ability to manipulate that particular element.
	+ **Known Affinities**: Adriel, fire; Raziel, air; Mehazael, earth
* **Flight**: Since angels have wings, they can fly. Fallen angels whose wings are too tattered lose this ability. It is possible that an angel's wings are also an erogenous zone, but this may also just depend on the angel.
* **Immortality**: Angels live forever. They are capable of dying, but killing them is extremely difficult, as it requires a weapon that is either Seraphic or Infernal in nature. Even at this, they can only be killed by mortal blow or by poisoning.
* **Shapeshifting**: Angels can manipulate their form at will. Shapeshifting seems to take very little energy for them.
* **Teleportation**: Angels can teleport at will. Adriel has expressed that it is more difficult and drains more energy to teleport over moving water, but it is still possible.

## Subraces

There are only two kinds of angels known at this time.

### Heavenly Angels

These are angels that are allied with Heaven and have retained their loyalty to the Heavenly Order. Adriel has described these angels as cold and unemotional, unable to feel. Little else is known about these angels.

### Fallen Angels

*See also the article on **demons***

Fallen angels are angels who have renounced Heaven and now live their life sequestered on the mortal plane or in the Hells. These angels are also referred to as archdemons. Unlike their Heavenly counterparts, they have access to a full range of emotion and are, in fact, very like humans. However, they sacrifice their wings for this, and many fallen angels cannot fly in consequence.

## Notable Angels

There are five angels that appear prominently across the universes.

### Esmina

* **Adriel**, an archdemon (or fallen angel)
* **Mehazael**, an archdemon (or fallen angel)

### Mythicalverse

* **Adriel**, an archdemon (or fallen angel)
* **Eramiel**, an angel in Heaven (mentioned only)
* **Hassiel**, an angel living in the mortal realm (mentioned only)
* **Neo Brown**, an angel attending Mythical High
* **Raziel**, an angel heading up a Russian gang

## Trivia

### Fun Facts

* Frequent parallels have been drawn between angels and deities, implying that angels are themselves equivalent to gods, if not gods themselves.
* Despite several angels popping up throughout roleplay, there has been little, if any, explicit mention of God.

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