Naming Angels of Destiny & Judgement

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Dictionary of Angels, Dominic, In Nomine, Names, Yves

I really didn’t want to combine the angels of Destiny and Judgement when sorting the angels from Gustav Davidson’s Dictionary of Angels for use as character names for In Nomine. Unforunately, you really can’t easily divide them.

Songs of the Hours

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Asmodeus, In Nomine, Kronos, Songs, Yves

Since being accepted into the “family” of Hell, Kronos has had an almost obsessive interest in the passage of time. Whether the dark prince discovered these songs himself, or one of his servitors stumbled upon them while humming their way through on of the Prince of Fate’s journals is immaterial. They exist now. Kronos does try to keep something of a lid on them, but at the very least Asmodeus has learned them and Dominic may have gotten ahold of some copies as well.

Bonus: Fate, Destiny
Essence Cost: 1 (2 for Celestial, Varies for Eldritch)
Disturbance: 1 (+ Essence or 10x Force)
Duration: 1 Hour

“I Was There” (Nativity)

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Asmodeus, Blandine, Caganer, Christmas, David, Dominic, Gabriel, Herod, I Was There, In Nomine, Ineffability, Jean, Jesus, Jordi, Lawrence, Malphas, Marc, Nativity, Saminga, Uriel, Yves

Steve Jackson Games made a very intentional choice with In Nomine to make the setting agnostic to any particular faith. As such, the divinity of Jesus is never firmly established (though Dominic & Lawrence clearly believe it) and attempts to discern the truth of such matters will be foiled by the ineffability of the divine.

However, this isn’t necessarily going to stop players from trying to track down figures who witness moments key to individual faith traditions in order to determine what is correct for their individual game.

Bureaucracy in Heaven

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Bureaucracy, Dominic, Gabriel, In Nomine, Jean, Lawrence, Soldekai, Yves

Most of us dislike Bureaucracy enough that it’s more or less a given that it plays some role in our conceptualization of an interactive Hell. More than that, Steve Jackson publications make clear that Asmodeus‘ realm runs on paperwork, and he’s influential enough to force it on everyone else.

But what about the other side, are there any Archangels who favor bureaucratic systems?

Treysaron (Trey), Angel of Accelerationism

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10 Force, Accelerationism, Khalid, Kyriotate, NPC, Wordbound, Yves

When Treysaron was first permitted to descend to Earth he was a Christian angel and a follower of Khalid. Though he did not share his Archangel’s faith, Trey was an angel of the book, and therefore allowed to minister to those within the lands that favored Islam. In time European predation upon the the middle east radicalized them both, but where Khalid saw a holy war, Treysaron saw the potential for conquest.

Treysaron could not remain in Khalid’s ranks, not if the Archangel’s Fanaticism continued to array itself behind the religion of Muhammad. And so, with Khalid’s contempt and Lawrence’s strong recommendation, Treysaron joined the Cathedral of Destiny.

Archangels in Amber

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Amber, Benedict, Corwin, Crossover, David, Dominic, Gerard, In Nomine, Lawrence, Michael, Random, Yves

A few months back I was horsing around online with a friend about the right way to introduce an In Nomine/Amber crossover. The rules of that crossover are on hold because I lost a bunch of my working notes – but I still remember some of the conversation we had on how to introduce players to what’s going on…

The Embassy

Some time in the past thousand years or so, Yves payed a call on the Court of Amber. Whether this was a family affair, a state one, both, or neither, few would every really be able to say.

He brought along with him a handful of Archangels who he felt needed to see the Courts and their most prominent members. This embassy included David, Michael, Lawrence, Dominic, and a few of the less well known members of the Seraphim Council.

Destiny of the Endless

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8 Force, Crossover, DC Comics, Elemental Spirit, Gestalt Spirit, Kronos, Sandman, Superiors, Yves

Like the all the Endless, Destiny is neither a mortal being nor a god; he is the personification of Destiny itself. For In Nomine this means we’ll be treating him as Superior level elemental of inevitability. By his own story he was born when the universe came to be and shall dissipate when it finally ends.

Destiny typically appears as a blind man in a hooded cloak of brown, grey, or deep purple. He is chained to a vast book which contains the story of everyone and everything.

Dream, Primordial Chieftain of the Marches

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8 Force, Beleth, Blandine, Crossover, DC Comics, Elemental Spirit, Eli, Gestalt Spirit, Jean, Sandman, Superiors, Yves

Dream is canonically one of the four Primordial Chieftains of The Marches. Alongside Myth, Imagination, and Hypothesis he gathered the mists together an placed great stones to protect the future seedbed of fantasy from the surrounding chaos.

I have often suggested that a Sandman crossover into In Nomine would be both possible and interesting. I therefore leave it as an exercise for individual GMs to decide whether or not the Primordial Chieftain Dream and Dream of the Endless are one and the same.

Either way, Dream is one of the most powerful beings in the Marches. Easily the equal to Beleth and Blandine who he sees as equal parts emissary and interloper.

Heresy of the Vacant Throne

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Asmodeus, Eli, Heresy, In Nomine, Kobal, Lucifer, Michael, Seraphim Council, Uriel, Yves

“There is a reason why the higher heavens stand silent in response to angelic petition; a reason why the will of heaven is determined in committee. The throne of the most high is empty.

“It has been empty since The Lord admitted he was wrong.

“Since the Eden experiment proved that Celestial interference was necessary for mankind to question and grow.

Had Enough? Hage, Gugutiel, and Hajanitini

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Christopher, Haagenti, Novalis, Redeemed, Yves

Haagenti presents an interesting case study in potential redemption. Unlike most of his fellow Princes, The Great Maw has never been an Angel. Of course, this also means that he never chose to rebel and may not be expected to sacrifice as much if he ascends.. If the Demon of Gluttony is given space to actually recover from the traumas of his youth, the path could be clear (if rocky). The three write ups that follow reflect different possible outcomes of that Redemption.

Of course giving someone as hungry as Haagenti it may take several Archangels working in concert or one willing to sacrifice itself to give him the clarity and security to redeem.