Asutiel

"Sometimes, wisdom is bold."

**Asutiel** is the current Archangel of Justice introduced in *Asphodel. (Played by **Athena Lionheart**)*

## Biography

Asutiel’s parents were killed in the struggle against the Sheolfolk when she was staggeringly young by Elysian standards. This was one of her initial motivations to pursue Justice as her Virtue; a good choice, as the Virtue ended up fitting her like a glove. She rose up through the ranks at an impressive rate and was thought of as a bit of an oddball. A very capable oddball.

After the Sundering, in the pain of rebuilding, Asutiel emerged as the sole Archangel of her Virtue, much to the confusion and disbelief of most of those around her. She had lost her Bonded partner and refused for a time to do so while trying to sort out what had happened and why.

Trying to find some answer, she spent great lengths of time in solitude, meditating on the words of Elodi and trying her hardest to objectively see the world, to remove the preconceptions of the Elysians. After all, Elodi was the incarnation of goodness; as the source of Virtues such as Diligence, Chastity, and Justice, it should’ve been impossible for him to allow the Sundering and leave them without the intervention an outside force greater than he, which seemed improbable at best, or a very good reason.

Her search lead her to the Homini. She began to realize the way that they had been mistreated, despite being, from as near as she could tell, at least partially created by Elodi. Sure, Elysians hardly treated them as poorly as the Sheolfolk, but was what they were doing just? What right did they have to control them, deny them rights, propagandize them heavily into Bonding? Could Elodi have left because the Elysians were becoming corrupt and manipulative? Even if he didn’t leave for that reason, she decided, it was wrong.

Conclusion reached, she tried to convince others of what she believed but was met with very little success. After all, Bonding was incredibly important after the Sundering for survival and the idea that they should cripple their own system wasn’t popular. A common refutation she received was that this was all merely a test from Elodi, but she couldn’t accept that continuing as they did would in any way constitute a positive result. If they were being tested, it was time to shape up and commit all to their Virtues and ideals, not scramble desperate advantage; they were Elysians, not Sheolfolk. That was their way.

Wasn’t it?

It began to become clear to her that it wasn’t necessarily. Over this one issue, she began to see all the cracks in Elysium: division and infighting, faithlessness, power struggle, self-righteousness, over-emphasis on only one Virtue within the individual, hypertraditionalism. She realized that a lot of the base assumptions she had made about her kin were not only wrong, they were unhealthy and counter to many of the elements she loved in Elodi.

So, at the most desperate part of Elysian history, Asutiel broke off from her kindred.

Leaving behind Elysium only weeks ago, she formed her own faction; Truth’s Blade, allied to all who fought for the freedom of all Elodi’s creations and against the Vices.

## Personality

Asutiel walks a bizarre line between ancient maturity far beyond her figure and even age and a kind of childlike naivety. She’s incredibly intelligent and philosophical, constantly trying to improve her understanding in order to be a more worthy vessel of her Virtue, to the point of making some other Elysians, comfortable in what they know the Virtues to be, uneasy. Her judgements are firm, but fair, and her righteous anger is unrelenting and terrifying. She strives to be the voice of reason in any situation, a mediator, unbiased, controlled, and always honest before likeable.

Despite this, there’s something almost too innocent about her that comes out from time to time. She’s the Archangel of Justice, which for her certainly entails the punishment of the wicked, but also the encouragement of the good and the healing of the wronged. Her worldview is incredibly black-and-white, only splashed here and there with greys. Her faith in absolutes, Elodi, and others is incredibly sincere. She’s the type of person who tells you they want to change the world, eyes agleam and jaw set, and you just can’t tell her it’s unrealistic. Well, you can, but you aren’t going to persuade her. This complete trust in herself and her ideals, her gentle care for those around her, and quiet curiosity that underlies the Justice juggernaut is both her biggest potential moral strength and practical weakness.

Asutiel is fiercely authentic and actively avoids untruthfulness and hypocrisy in all matters. She can’t accept half-hearted efforts from herself and puts immense pressure on herself as a leader, knowing that she is, now more than ever, going to be looked up to. For better or for worse, she has morals that run deep.

**PERSONALITY TYPE:** INTP