Archangels

The archangels are the direct aides to the Siderean pantheon.

=Overview=
 * Every once in a rare while, when Librae strikes a soul with Haumea the result is a brilliant burst of light.
 * This soul subsequently reforms into its former body, albeit with a halo and wings.
 * The person in question subsequently becomes known as an archangel, and per the Vast Glow's testimony they're something that exists because of her.
 * When a soul is brimming with dedication to Siderea and the gods, it becomes marked by the Vast Glow's energy as a signal that the Vast Glow has chosen to bestow the person with her power so that they may serve Siderea forevermore.
 * The archangels are meant to serve as direct aides and backups to their respective gods, although many of the archangels have wound up closer to different gods and their duties instead of the ones linked to their zodiac.
 * In the event that their patron god is absent, retires, or is otherwise incapable of fulfilling their duties, the archangels are expected to fill in.
 * You may or may not need a Blessing to end up becoming an archangel to begin with?? Archangels are always people that were already known to and trusted by at least some of the gods.
 * Now that the roster of zodiacs has been filled out, there won't be any new archangels. New archangels can only ascend if either an archangel retires/somehow dies or if a god retires/somehow dies, opening up an archangel spot as their respective archangel moves into the god spot.
 * The roster of archangels is the same in En2rety and Al2rety. Archangels don't exist entirely in Altirety due to Siderea's history being incredibly different, though the characters themselves.
 * The archangels aren't actively known by mortals, at least as any sort of cohesive group with a specific link to the gods. Some of them have been present enough throughout history to have legends about them, but outside of forbidden lore and the like you can't just pick up a book on the archangels like you can the gods and saints.
 * With the advent of the Facets, the idea has increasingly become that if the gods were ever to unanimously retire the archangels and Facets would jointly form a new pantheon of 30. For the time being, though, the Facets are still considered a tier below the archangels in the line of succession.
 * They may or may not have all had different names before their ascension, adopting new names afterward to distance themself from their mortal life.

=Subgroups= Due to their varying affinities and talents, the archangels have several subgroups among themself to help divvy up labor and disseminate information effectively. Names aren't necessarily final, and while based on the Christian hierarchy of angels the subgroups aren't considered above or below anyone else aside from the Dominations being the leaders. Many of them are in multiple groups, in fact!

Also I need a fancier name than "subgroup".


 * Dominations: The top archangels, so to speak, are Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, and Azrael. On top of having considerable seniority over the others, they each serve as sort of the head of five critical concepts: power, communication, life, justice, and death, respectively. Michael is considered the leader of the Dominations as well as of the archangels as a whole.
 * Virtues: Archangels with a focus on Siderea's primal forces, like nature and the elements. Raphael leads the Virtues. Other members include Ariel, Raziel, Sandalphon, and Haniel.
 * Powers: Archangels concerned with justice, aiming to resolve Siderea's problems before they happen, purify the evil, and save those who can only be found through prayer. Uriel is their leader. Other members include Zadkiel, Jeremiel, and Raguel. Michael is sometimes grouped in with them as well.
 * Principalities: Archangels concerned with matters of people, society, communication, and information, working behind the scenes to subtly steer Siderea in a positive direction. Needless to say, they have close ties to Nepsis and the Mayblossom Society. Gabriel leads the Principalities. Other members include Chamuel, Zadkiel, Raziel, Metatron, Jophiel, Raguel, and Sandalphon.
 * Thrones: Archangels who focus on matters beyond Siderea, pertaining to the gods and the afterlife. In addition to chronicling the acts of the gods and Siderean history, they attend to the Cosmos and the moon as well as aiding Librae in managing the flow of souls. They are led by Azrael, with other members including Raziel, Metatron, Jeremiel, and Haniel.

=Abilities=
 * The archangels receive the Blessing of their patron god and typically have at least one other Blessing.
 * Archangels are capable of intercepting and answering prayers meant for their patron god as well as prayers pertaining to their domains. Domains are more or less just determined by the archangels' particular interests and talents, so there's some overlap amongst them.
 * They are capable of elevating their vibe on command to levels lower than the gods' but still considerably higher than most beings in Entirety.
 * They can hide their wings and halo at will.
 * With their wings out, they are capable of flight.
 * Their halos are communicative tools that allow them to telepathically contact other archangels and probably the Facets as well. By tapping halos or having those without halos don them, the archangels can transmit memories to others. They likely share a lot of the same traits as Ophiuchus halos as well.
 * They can teleport to and from the Cosmos at will.
 * Like the gods, the archangels are more resistant to corruption and can handle anima mundi and prima materia without issues. Thanks to the blessing of the Vast Glow they have great control over viriditas as well.
 * The archangels are immortal thanks to already being dead, never aging or falling ill. Being archangels has granted them new physical forms, but they heal from damage quickly and are more resistant to damage to begin with. Should their bodies be too heavily damaged to carry on, their physical forms will dissipate and they'll regenerate... probably somewhere on the moon?? Or maybe in the Cosmos?? There's a designated spot for sure just dunno where yet.
 * Due to their nature as spirits, they are capable of taking on any form they had in life without much effort and their default is their ideal form. Shapeshifting magic comes much more easily to them than mortals, so if need be they can disguise themself among mortals by taking another form entirely.
 * Arietis created the Empyrean Regalia for the archangels, with each archangel wielding a weapon that correlates to their patron god's respective Astral Weapon.

=Purification=
 * maybe this should just go on the empyrean regalia page?? but i feel like the archangels also have some additional tools (like Flaming Holy Swords Of Doom) and some inherent magic that allows for it too
 * there's a lot to it so hell maybe it'll just be its own page but basically it imbues people with viriditas in such a way that it does normal healing things but also renders people unconsciousness. typically they're forced to confront their sins in their mind, which varies from person to person depending on how grave their sins are and how nice the archangel in question is. they might have a dream where a comforting voice consoles them and assures them that they have the power to take another path, or they might be forced into a nightmare where they live through what they put others through.
 * the viriditas "infection" the purified is given not only signifies that a mysterious higher power intervened once mortal authorities arrive, but it keeps them protected in the meantime. the more viriditas there is "growing" out of the wound, the more there is to purify. it's possible for a "victim" to wake up on their own because they've accepted the need to repent, but in bad cases local authority figures either have to just keep them in a room somewhere and monitor them possibly indefinitely or remove the infection manually and deal with them from there
 * purification is mostly left to the powers, but any archangel is capable of purifying. they aren't limited to just normal purifying, either, if they have other plans for how to redeem the sinful...

=List of Archangels=

=Order of Ascension= From first to last, with archangels on the same line not yet having clear placement but being definitively before/after after archangels:
 * 1) Michael
 * 2) Gabriel, Azrael, Uriel, Raphael
 * 3) Raziel
 * 4) Ariel, Chamuel, Zadkiel, Jophiel, Jeremiel, Raguel
 * 5) Sandalphon, Haniel
 * 6) Metatron

=Trivia=
 * The archangels are based on the, well, archangels, in particular ones associated with the Western zodiac. For Ophiuchus, Cetus, and Arachne, they had angels sourced specifically from this page because it had all of the other zodiac-associated angels on it and rounded things out to a convenient 15.
 * There may or may not just be normal angels, which could be a moniker given to deceased Sidereans who help out on the moon or with Librae or something?? Or ghosts who refuse to move on for the express purpose of helping people??