Kobal

## Subsidiary Words

Angels, Bad Poetry, Bile, Blood, Demons, Drunken Wagers, Phlegm, Scabs, Swatting

## Band Attunements

### Rapha (restricted)

Skulkers of Dark Humor can regain 1 Essence when a human harms itself by its own idiocy without any infernal influence.

### Tannean

Tanneanim of Dark Humor can add Celestial Forces to their Precision at each locus within themselves, when pulling off a prank.

### Shtuyah

Kobal's Discordians are often called Mockers. Whatever their victims attempt to communicate will sound not only incomprehensible, but stupid ~ attempts at speech sound like moronic babbling, written messages will appear to be the illiterate scribblings of a child, and body language will appear buffoonish and slapstick. All of this tends to provoke laughter, which is all the victims will hear anyway . . . vicious, mocking laughter, no matter what their audience is really trying to express.

### Malak

#### Vows

* Never use humor to cause harm.
* Laugh at every joke you hear
* Be the straight man
* Speak only in puns/spoonerisms
* Bring laughter wherever it’s needed
* Smile at everyone
* Interpret everything literally (or interpret things literally when it would be funny)

## Servitors

### Marquises

* Albedo, the calab demon of Phlegm, one of the Four Humors, liaison to the Game, Fate, and the Media
* Citrine, the djinni demon of Bile, one of the Four Humors, liaison to Gluttony, Cruelty, and Factions
* Negrida, the habbalah demon of Scabs, one of the Four Humors, liaison to Nightmares, Drugs, and Greed
* Rubido, the balseraph demon of Blood, one of the Four Humors, liaison to Lust, the War, and the Media

### Barons of Hysteria

#### 11 Forces

* Bavian, the impudite demon of Bad Poetry

### Captains of Repartee

#### 17 Forces

* Ristel, the lilu demon of Drunken Wagers

### Unknown Rank

* Ellabis, the habbalah demon of Demons
* Hazzareth, the balseraph demon of Angels, in service to the Media
* , habbalah demon of Swatting

## Kobal, archangel of Laughter

Kobal was never an archangel. Although he was a close confidante of God, Kobal was only promoted to Superior after he Fell.

However, Dominic was only promoted to archangel after the Rebellion. If you’re having Kobal remain loyal to Heaven, it’s entirely possible that he was promoted at the same time. Alternately, you could use this “Bright Kobal” to reflect a Redeemed prince of Dark Humor.

### Dissonance

It is dissonant for a servitor of Bright Kobal to go a single day without improving someone’s day by means of laughter.

### Choir Attunements

#### Seraph

Bright Kobal’s seraphim gain Essence when they use humor to teach someone a truth.

#### Cherub

Cherubim serving Bright Kobal regenerate Essence by using humor to make light of an event that would otherwise embarrass someone they are attuned to (this will also satisfy their dissonance condition).

#### Ofan

Ofanim of Laughter regain Essence when they arrive at a particularly funny moment (for example, into the path of a flying pillow or pastry).

#### Eloah

Bright Kobal’s elohim regain Essence when they use laughter to help someone cope with their emotions (this will also satisfy their dissonance condition).

#### Malak

Malakim who work for Bright Kobal get a point of Essence when they publicly humiliate a demon.

##### Vows

Malakim of Laughter will always take one or more vows to help keep Kobal Bright. Other common vows include:

* Never use humor to cause harm.
* Laugh at every joke you hear
* Be the straight man
* Speak only in puns/spoonerisms
* Bring laughter wherever it’s needed
* Smile at everyone
* Interpret everything literally (or interpret things literally when it would be funny)

#### Kuriotes (restricted)

These kuriotates try to instill a sense of wonder in nature. They gain Essence when the antics of their inhuman hosts make someone laugh.

#### Mercurian

Kobal’s mercurians regain Essence by using comedy to change social policies.

#### Bright Lilu

Bright lilim serving Kobal do not require a resonance roll to know if someone needs to laugh. They gain a point of Essence rather than a Geas-hook for fulfilling that need.

### Servitor Attunements

#### Rapier Wit

While this player is engaging in clever banter (roleplay required), their character may add their Fast Talk skill to either their Small Weapon or their Dodge target numbers.

### Distinctions

#### Vassal of Laughter

An angel of this rank can make any human within earshot shrug off the importance of an event (same mechanics as Captain of Repartee above).

#### Friend of Mirth

At this point Kobal’s angels can create an aura of good humor, allowing everyone within a number of yards equal to their Corporeal Forces to use the angel’s Will instead of their own when resisting the imposition of negative emotions.

#### Master of Humor

These angels can tell what kind of humor would affect a target (same mechanics as Baron of Hysteria above).

### Rites

* Make a newborn laugh
* Attend an event where at least 30 people are laughing without any malice
* Perpetuate a non-harmful running gag

### Relations

**Allies:** Eli

**Associated:** Blandine, Gabriel, Yves

**Hostile:** Dominic, Janus

**Enemy:** Laurence

### Invocation

As Dark Kobal above, but without the “cruel” or “malicious” qualifiers.

### Aftermath: The Demon Prince of Irony

Out of Kobal’s Inner Circle, the demon of Irony is the only one that I cannot see serving Heaven in any way. I therefore think it would be particularly apropos if Kobal sought Redemption at Irony’s urging in an attempt to save his favorite minion, only to discover at the last moment that the whole thing had been part of Irony’s plan to finally have a shot at getting promoted to demon prince.

### Tethers

* Kid’s performance circuses
* Church dinner theaters
* Famous ice bucket/pie face sites.
* The Gesundheit! Institute that Patch Adams founded
* Susa, the location of the Purim story
* The spot in Kensington Gardens where J. M. Barre met the Llewelyn Davies boys
* Mark Twain House