The Metatron

### Hostile

Lucifer, Malphas, Andrealphus (only after Beleth and Blandine have their falling out)

> The world is simply the word given form.
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Before Lawrence was placed in charge of the Host, before Lucifer ever considered defiance against the Lord, Heaven was managed by the grand Metatron, the seraph archangel of the Word. It is said that the Metatron spoke with the Voice of God – and that so long as he existed there could be no question in regard to the divine plan, and no free will among the angels.

It is for this reason that he was the first of the Host to die at Lucifer’s hand. Whether the celestials have gained their free will is still an open question, but without the Metatron to give God’s answer, there can be no certainty.

Many servitors of the Word were outraged by Lucifer’s betrayal and become some of Uriel‘s first malakim. Others joined Jean, Yves, and Raphael – preserving as much knowledge of the Word as they could. And some Fell, bringing their Words with them into Lucifer’s new dark domain.

### Design Note

Before his death at the hands of Lucifer, the Metatron was easily one of the most puissant archangels. His abilities may, therefore, be a bit overpowered – though Traumermachen tried to keep them from being game-breaking.

Because the Metatron died before the Fall, and the malakim, grigori, and lilim were all created after the Fall – he would not have servitors from any of these choirs. However, since worlds differ, they have mechanics anyway.

## Dissonance

Any servitor of the Metatron is, by their very nature, a foreperson of the Almighty. Should any of them speak a lie or take a break from a properly assigned task, the angel will generate dissonance.

## Choir Attunements

### Seraphim

The Metatron’s Most Holy act as the Voice of the Almighty. When one of these angels speaks, their words echo clearly through the Symphony. Their words can be heard as clearly as a disturbance equal to their Celestial Forces would be. The effect may be augmented with Essence.

### Cherubim (restricted)

Whenever a cherub in service to the Metatron comes into contact with a Word (through speech, text, or experience), they may use their resonance to attune themselves to that Word.

### Ofanim

Because the voice of the seraphim cannot carry across the whole of Creation, it falls to the ofanim who serve the Metatron to carry the Word wherever it needs to go. They may travel to any place where the Song of Location is being sung as if they were the one singing the counter-melody. Moreover, since it would be blasphemous for one of the Wheels to mar the messages they carry in even the slightest way, they each have eidetic memory.

### Elohim

Even angels can chafe under the oppresive might of the Word. The elohim of the Metatron have therefore taken on the role of divine ombudsangels. They may add their Celestial Forces to any social roll made while arbitrating a dispute between two parties that are both acting in good faith (and automatically realize if one or more of the parties is not doing so).

### Malakim

The Metatron had no malakim, but if the Metatron did, they would be able to use their voices as weapons, watching calmly as the harm they describe becomes reality. Their range equals their Perception, and they roll Precision + Singing to attack. External armors do not provide any damage reduction against the battle song of a Virtue of the Word.

### Kuriotates

Thrones of the Word are like echoes. With a successful Perception check, they can hear what was said during the (10 x check digit) minutes before they arrived.

### Mercurians

These Servitors of the Metatron were responsible for making sure mankind would know the Word of God. After the Fall, most joined Dominic or gave their Forces to the grigori. However, the angel Marc and others like him followed a much different path. Whenever one of these angels gives Essence to a human, that human receives one additional point of Essence.

### Grigori

The Metatron had no grigori, but if any Watchers did ever serve the Word, they would be able to add their Celestial Forces to any Languages roll (including rolls made to predict the change in language).

### Bright Lilim

The Metatron had no bright lilim, but if the Word did ever sponsor a bright lilu, she would gain the ability to place a Geas on anyone who made an explicit vow or promise.

### Ohr

The Metatron’s ohrot have all joined other Superiors.

## Servitor Attunements

### Unmistakable

By spending a single point of Essence, a servitor of the Word can ensure that they will not be misunderstood.  Should the GM subsequently misinterpret your words, you may politely correct them.

### Will of The Word

You may spend a point of Essence to enter into a Will-War with any celestial, even those who are not normally permitted to take part (see the *Corporeal Player’s Guide*). Any additional Essence spent by this servitor lasts throughout the entire Will-War.

## Distinctions

### Vassal of Meaning

You know what every word means (you may have a dictionary of your choice on hand throughout the game).

### Friend of the Voice

For purposes of authority, you are considered to have the Friend distinction within every heavenly hierarchy (you must still earn the other distinctions if you want their mechanical benefits).

### Master of Truth

You know how to use the Word to impose the truth upon those who hear you. This uses the same mechanics as the balseraph resonance.

## Relations

**Allied:** Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael, Yves

**Associated:** Almost Everyone

**Hostile:** Lucifer, Malphas, Andrealphus\*

\* Andrealphus only becomes hostile to the Metatron after Beleth and Blandine have their falling out.

## Basic Rites

* Spend an hour in uninterrupted contemplation of a single word and its meaning.
* Converse with one of the Wordbound

### Invocation Modifiers

**+1** A consecrated holy text that is devoid of errors

**+2** Proof you have completed a task assigned by the Metatron

**+3** A complete copy of the *Oxford English Dictionary* (unabridged)

**+4** The edge of the Grand Canyon (or similarly magnificent echo chamber)

**+5** The keynote speech at an international conference on linguistics

**+6** The meaning of a true word which has never yet been uttered

**+8** At the foot of the Primum Mobile

### The Symphony That Never Ends

This is the Symphony That Never Ends; it just goes on and on, my friends. This Symphony is one of the very few in which the Metatron was not killed by Lucifer in the Fall. She rules Heaven to this day as the archangel of the Infinite, still speaking with the Voice of God