Cassiel Ariel

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 —Cassiel Ariel, The Ariel Clan Spellbook

The last surviving angel of the 36 clans of angels, Cassiel became withered due to the elder angel of his clan making a pact with a Wither. The pact was formed amidst a total war between the 36 clans that would only end when one clan remained standing. Cassiel’s clan, being the weakest of the 36, formed a pact with the Wither, combining its powers with their own. The cost of this was the fall, causing them to fall to the Nether after they eradicated the rest of the angel clans. They now found themselves under a curse, unable to grow crops or raise livestock. The bodies of the cursed also withered away partially. Not long after, there was infighting within the clan, after which, Cassiel was the last one standing. He now searches through his clan’s last remaining scraps of knowledge to find a way to break the curse and release himself from its chains.

### Early Life (1-254 Years)

Cassiel had a relatively easy going early life, his days were spent relaxing and enjoying life within the Aether.

### The War In Heaven (254-410 Years)

"The War In Heaven" began when Cassiel was 254 years of age and lasted until "The Fall" when he was 410 years of age. Cassiel's clan numbered 8,000, quite small compared to the other angel clans. Cassiel fought at the front lines for a majority of the war. He was about 340 years old when the elder angel made the pact. Initially, no side effects were felt by the clan, whose strength was now overpowering. Each angel in the Ariel clan now had the strength of 10 regular angels, easily allowing them to eradicate the rest of the clans. However, after the last opposing angel was struck down, "The Fall" began.

### The Fall (410-415 Years)

"The Fall" was a relatively short period of time. The actual fall this period is named after only lasted 6 months. During this time, some angels fell every day, some days more than others. Cassiel was one of the last hundred angels to fall. After the angels landed in the Nether, they attempted to get accustomed to their new environment, but most could not. Not long after, due to this, infighting became prevalent. Not long after, the angels of the Ariel clan started slaughtering each other. Cassiel was the last one standing.

### Solitude (415-636 Years)

After becoming the last remaining angel, Cassiel spent 221 years in complete solitude in the Nether. That is until he found an active Nether portal left by a traveler from the overworld. Upon leaving the Nether he found friends and set up a base in The Culdesac. He spent his time piecing together lost scraps of knowledge from his clan in order to find a cure.

### Death

Cassiel managed to find a way to undo the curse placed on him by the Wither, and after a ritual in the Culdesac, he was struck by lightning and finally passed away. He was unable to die up to this point, as only a withered can kill a withered. Otherwise, withereds cannot permanently die. However, a withered cannot take their own life, thus the search for a method of undoing the curse.

### Revival

Cassiel was resurrected by a "particle accelerator" constructed by Respen Ilhice on top of his laboratory. Once the device was turned on a massive amount of energy was injected into a villager's empty shell of a body, that had been fused with Cassiel's DNA. This left an opening for Cassiel's code, which had been trapped within Respen's body. This device was also later used to bring about the end of the world.

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