Camael, Monsignor of Punishment

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Asmodeus, Camael, Dominic, Habbalite, In Nomine, Lucifer, Seraphim Council

The world is a punishment: beautiful to those without and terrible to those within.

Camael was one of the mightiest Elohim, and the first to fall during the war in heaven. His word was never Lucifer’s but rather a gift direct from the divine that he refused to relinquish. As such, Camael does not consider himself a demon prince, but instead sees himself as a patron of angels in exile. Outcasts are as welcome in his ranks as the fallen.

In the beginning, Camael served heaven directly – correcting those who erred through the application of pain and penance. He was assisted in this task by both Dominic and Asmodeus. When Adam and Eve failed in Eden, Camael was among those who believed they should be punished.

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Jaami, Archangel of Unity

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99 Names, David, In Nomine, Kyriotate, Lawrence, Lucifer, Metatron, Wordbound

Before time was time, Jaami was the chief administrator of Heaven. Then Yves convinced the venerable angel to make way for the Metatron, During their tenure, Jaami helped heaven work as one, after sealing their own power and joining David’s ranks dissent was able to creep into heaven. This ultimately resulted in the betrayals of Lucifer, Ophis, and the Grigori. Recently Lawrence learned Jaami’s true identity, and after a particularly humiliating defeat he sought out the venerable Kyriotate and restored it’s full power.

The two have been thick as thieves since. They agree on everything, and slowly more of the Archangels are falling into line, assisting Jaami in gathering everything and everyone back together.

Note: This is a non-canon interpretation designed to allow for an Angelic antagonist – the cannonical version is a simple wordbound servitor of David.

Teiaiel, Angel of The Future, President of the Ivory Council on Ethereal Affairs

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17 Force, In Nomine, Ivory Council, NPC, Ofanite, Yves

The Angel of The Future is most easily conceived of as a dancing corona of primordial plasma from the dawn of time. Ey is often cited as proof of predestination, but considers eirself anything but. Where others see certainty, Teiaiel sees potentiallity. Prognostication is a hobby for the Ofanite, but eir passion is the concept of future – something which becomes meaningless if the future is as set as the past.

For 150 years Teiaiel has presided over Yves’ Ivory Council on Ethereal Affairs. Ey naturally focuses on the dreams of the future, but honors the fact that other scholars priorities differ and is scrupulously honest when relaying the deliberations and conclusions of the council to the Archangel of Destiny.

Galgaliel, Ofanite Archangel of the Sun (Provost of the Sun)

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Eli, Gabriel, Lucifer, Ofanite

The world is all alone in a vast void, give it what light and warmth you can.

Although he is billions of years old, Galgaliel remains a child. He has never really had the sorts of interactions which might cause him to mature – his corona is too dangerous for prolonged trips to earth, and most angels have little cause to visit him.

Anansi, God of Stories

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Akan, Anansi, Gods, In Nomine, Lilim, Trickster

African Ogre Faced Spider aka Net Casting Spider

Anansi the Spider comes from the Akan. He is the spirit of knowledge and stories and remains one of the more important characters in West African and Caribbean folklore.

The Akan people come from what is now Ghana, but the Atlantic slave trade spread his stories to the West Indies, Suraname, Sierra Leon, and the Netherland Antilles. From there they spread even further through the Americas – sometimes remaining distinct, and sometimes merging with Bantu and indigenous American stories of similar nature.

Anansi himself is a trickster who uses pranks, cunning, and confidence games to get his way rather than brute strength.

It should be noted that this version of Anansi is based on the Anansi tales that have been popularized in America, and should not be considered an accurate reflection of the character from Akan religion.

Gabriel’s Transition

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Comics, Gabriel, In Nomine, LGBT, TDoV

Go Back to What, Exactly? by Sabrina Symington

Gabriel holds a special place in the pantheon of In Nomine’s Princes and Archangels: she is the only one to have explicitly changed from male to female. The transgender archangel.

However, there are some problems with using Gabriel as the spokesangel for being transgender.

Common Oaths for Novalis’ Malakim

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In Nomine, Malakite, Novalis, Vow

Novalis is heaven’s peacenik. In every conflict, she is the one advocating non-violence; a position which tends to put her more martial choirs in somewhat of a bind. Here are some of the vows that her Malakim use to balance their impulses and obligations:

• I will never pass up the opportunity to dance
  when it is my choice.
• I will not engage in violence until all other paths have been exhausted.
• I will oppose any violence that does not exclusively target demons.
• I will not step on the grass/wildflowers.
• I will always weed out evil at its root.
• I will only use weapons of wood, leaf, and flower.
• I will always use the least violence necessary for my objectives.
• I will not allow <named grove or garden> to come to harm.
• I will plant a new seed every day.

Thamiel, Habbalite Prince of Famine (Deceased)

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Deceased, Habbalite, In Nomine

The world is defined by want. Heaven and man both want it but neither can have it, for there is not enough.

During the war in heaven Thamiel did not fight beside Lucifer, nor did he fight beside Michael. He sat out the war and used the chaos to visit parts of Yves‘ and Eli’s Cathedrals that had previously been barred to him. Like many angels, Thamiel was interested in God’s Grace – but his passion was its excess and absence.

While the other angels were locked in mortal combat, Thamiel was studying the various sights furthest from god’s sight. As the war in heaven drew to a close, Thamiel bought himself amnesty by presenting his findings to Raphael (who was looking for a place to put the rebels).

Solars and Planetars

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AD&D, Bernard Silvestris, C. S. Lewis, Celestial Spheres, Gary Gygax, In Nomine, Madeleine L'Engle, Planetar, Solar

Planetar by Rogier van de Beek

AD&D has its own hierarchy of angels, starting with Daevas (and occasionally Archons) and moving up to Planetars and Solars. The Solars of D&D are roughly equivalent to the Archangels of In Nomine, powerful Word-bound generals of good.

But the idea of Solars and Planetars predates Gary Gygax. Planetars also exist in the C. S. Lewis Space Trilogy as the Oyeresu; powerful eldila (angels) that serve as planetary intelligences and protectors. Lewis in turn took the idea from Bernard Silvestris, who proposed them as governors of the Celestial Spheres (planetary orbits).

Common Oaths for Marc’s Malakim

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In Nomine, Malakite, Marc, Vow

Marc’s Virtues tend to be idealists who believe that there are always terms under which an agreement can be reached and the only real question is whether or not someone is willing to meet or honor those terms. For example, a Malakite of Trade really will spare a demon’s life… if it’s willing to redeem.

• I will neither offer nor accept a bribe/gift.
• I will offer fair compensation for the lives I take.
• I will attempt to resolve all conflicts with negotiation first.
• I will not tolerate greed or usury.
• I will not purchase stolen goods.
• I will always acknowledge and if possible reward diligent work.
• I will attempt to redeem any demon who deals fairly with me.
• I will leave fair exchange for items requisitioned in the line of my duties.
• I will always repay a debt.

What is fair compensation for a life?

Different cultures place different values on human life. A 2008 Stanford study claimed that each year year of quality was worth approximately $129k (about $148k/yr in today’s dollars) – but other measures or other forms of compensation might possibly be used instead.