Sathariel

Siblings: The Watchers

**Sathariel** is the 17th fallen angel of the Watchers. His name means the Moon of God or the Dawn of God.

## Description

Sathariel is described in the *Book of Enoch* as the 17th Watcher of the 20 leaders of the 200 fallen angels. The name is believed to be of Babylonian origin and a combination of shetar and El (God) with the name meaning "side of God". Michael Knibb believes the name to mean "Moon of God" or "Dawn of God" based on the Ge'ez copies of the Book of Enoch.

It represents the Concealment of God, which hides the face of Mercy. The form of the demons attached to this Qliphoth are of black veiled heads with horns, with hideous eyes seen through the veil, followed by evil centaurs.

## Overview

Sathariel is the second Watcher of the South, guarding the spiritual gates of the South which leads to Paradise. He was one of the very few benevolent Watchers even after his fall from grace. Sathariel was known to be a weaver of stories, for when Samyaza would speak of the tales regarding the conception of the universe and all that transpired within it, Sathariel would weave these tales from the imagination of the human mind, creating a fantastical cacophony of what can be perceived behind the veils of reality.

As he is the angel of deception, he only spins the truth into what the mortals would see from the words spoken by either him or another celestial. As such he is often referred to as the Face of Mercy, for Sathariel deceives the mind of what it envisions for it may become overwhelming. His "storied webs" come in the shape of paintings that exceed the abstractum of mortal painters, and his webs take life with every word spoken by Samyaza. He is said to provide the mortals with guiding visions and dreams though only to a specific set. He took Norea under his care after her immortality was stripped from her due to burning the Ark.

Even after his fall, it is said that Sathariel's woven celestial tapestries touched the minds of mortals and would be passed on for ages to come, leading to what would be called as abstract art, a showing of an image which deceptively hides a deeper story. His imprisonment in Sheol would mark the end of stories relating to the Watchers, and he sits within the desolate and Godless realm with an ending but no beginning or a reborn beginnings.

## Quotes

*"Do not look for salvation in truth. The truth is an empty chamber, waiting to be filled with the worlds of those who seek it. Pray for those pilgrims, for they may not realize when the doors lock behind them." - Sathariel.*

## Powers and Abilities

**Angel Physiology:** Sathariel possesses the traits, attributes, characteristics and/or abilities of angels, a being connected to and serving Higher Powers. They achieve this either through full or partial transformation into angels, choosing to mimic certain aspects of angelic beings, or simply already being an angel in the first place. Most commonly angels simply manifest wings, an inner glow, and/or a halo, which is the usual form of which angels are imagined, but several kinds of angels are far less humanoid, some ranging from strange to surreal.

**Divine Sight:** Sathariel can see the divine beings (angels, deities, holy spirits and even the psychopomps) and their actions and possess or gather divine knowledge. They are also able to see divine or mystic realms and perceive the world on many different planes of existence.

**Knowledge Manipulation:** Sathariel can create, shape and manipulate any/all information/knowledge, they can insert new knowledge into the universe that becomes established fact and reality, or destroy it to do the opposite. An enemy could be made to forget how to walk, while an ally could be given the knowledge of an enemy's weaknesses or mastery of a fighting style.

**Sleeplessness:** Sathariel has no need to sleep, allowing them to continue living through their lives without suffering health decline from sleep deprivation.