Adventure Seed: Tothiel's Arrival

By Charles E. Smith (edenesque@juno.com)

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Angelic PCs



All of Heaven has been abuzz for the last few days at the arrival of a new Archangel: Tothiel, a Kyriotate who became the new Archangel of Light. The other Archangels have been guiding and helping Tothiel to get accustomed to his newfound authority. Tothiel has confirmed that Eli, the Archangel of Creation, his creator, spoke with him in the Cathedral of Light on the morning four days after Tothiel became an Archangel, but he has not been seen since. Suddenly, Tothiel has put out a call for any angels to help in finding Eli and convincing him to return to Heaven for good. Tothiel has also requested that if the PCs should find any locations that look like they could be suitable Tethers of Light, they should let him know. The other Superiors, hoping to have Eli return for one reason or another, have agreed to aid Tothiel's angels in his search.



Things to Know:



1.) Tothiel has only been the Archangel of Light for four days now and he was granted his Word under very strange circumstances (brought out in the story). As such, he has yet to formally develop Distinctions and attunements, but I have listed some suggesstions at the end.



2.) Angelic PCs can expect severe interference from the Servitors of Hardcore and amplified interference from the demons in general. Servitors of Light can expect to be considered top-priority targets.



3.) Tothiel has begun singing Servitors into existence already, and Dominic has been directing younger angels who have yet to find a Superior to Tothiel, so there is a small but growing number of Servitors of Light.



4.) Sophia, the Archangel of Love*, has sent Servitors to work with Tothiel. Her reasons are somewhat mysterious in this, though many in Heaven suspect some sort of correlation between the Words of Love and Light.



5.) The Halls of Creation have mysteriously been renovated, just hours before Tothiel completed renovations on the Cathedral of Light. It is suspected to be the work of Eli.



6.) According to Tothiel and Dominic's best reports, Eli has been going around in celestial form, but cloaked and hooded, rarely speaking to anyone. He was spotted once outside the Council Spires, during Tothiel's investiture ceremony, and again by the new Archangel four mornings later at his Cathedral.



7.) Laurence has reported that in general, the demons on Earth have been somewhat subdued in the four days since Tothiel became the Archangel of Light. The exception seems to be the Servitors of Theft, who have been taking the opportunity to loot from their own side more than usual. Of course, he's not complaining.



8.) Finally, Tothiel has Catariel, a new-made Seraph of the Light, as his top lieutenant. She is quiet, efficient, and determined to prove her worth to her creator. She is the one whom PC's will most often encounter when messages need to be conveyed to Tothiel (he still isn't too comfortable with sudden appearances). In celestial form, Catariel appears a 15-foot female Seraph with blue-green scales and a soft golden glow about her.



Demonic PCs



Four days ago, Furfur, the Demon Prince of Hardcore, was slain. Investigation by the Game has shown that three weeks prior to this, a Tether of Lust in San Francisco, California was attacked and destroyed by a squad of Malakim, who were alerted by a group of angels in San Francisco. Amongst them was Tothiel, then a Kyriotate Friend of Creation in service to Children. When the Servitors of Lust came out of Trauma, they called on help from Hardcore, and some Servitors attacked the angels at a Tether of Children. They were repulsed with some soul-deaths, and when they got out of Trauma, they informed their Superior. It is known that Furfur donned a Vessel and went to Earth. Details are sketchy and confused, although Kronos reports massive Symphonic disturbance. When it ended, Furfur lay dead at Tothiel's hands. Attempts to seize the weakened Kyriotate failed and he escaped to Heaven. At midnight of the same night, he became the Archangel of Light.



Hell has been in an uproar since. Kronos, who went to report the news to Lucifer, was attacked by him. For the last four days, Lucifer has been on a blind rampage. It appears that when the Word of Light was finally claimed by another angel, it caused Lucifer to lose his residual abilities regarding Light, like being able to generate a brilliantly shining aura. He is now totally cloaked in inky, shifting blackness. He has wrecked Shal-Mari, ravaged Perdition and Stygia, and frightened all of the Demon Princes (yes, even Saminga, Kobal, and Kronos) into scared withdrawl into their strongholds. Only Valefor is still active, performing daring robberies in Hell during Lucifer's blind rage. Now, the various Superiors have gathered in the depths of Asmodeus's Palace in Hades, and come up with a mission. They have set aside normal tensions for their own good, ordering their Servitors to lure out this new Archangel of Light, capture him, and deliver him to Hell. Kronos speculates that only Tothiel's capture and imprisonment will appease Lucifer and end his blind rage. The mission's orders are to accomplish Tothiel's capture and delivery as soon as possible.



Things to Know



1.) Lucifer is still moving about unpredictably, wrecking and rampaging at will. No place in Hell is safe. He's easily recognizable by his dark aura and shrieks of rage.



2.) With Furfur's death and Lucifer's rampage, the Servitors of Hardcore are being shuttled around to various Superiors, with no real organized plan as of yet. Asmodeus, Baal, and Belial have all expressed interest in claiming the Servitors of Hardcore.



3.) There are rumors that Valefor's Servitors stole a valuable object from Lucifer's Palace while he was away. Rumors conflict as to what that object was.



4.) Malphas and Mammon especially have it in for the new Archangel of Light. Tothiel apparently interfered in many of their best schemes over the centuries and they're looking for revenge.



5.) Andrealphus has offered Distinctions to any demon of any Prince who can seduce an angel of the Light or of Love.



6.) Lilith seems strange pensive about the new Archangel. The Lilim are not talking about what might be going on in the offices of the Guildhall, not even for the juiciest Geases. Rumors are running rampant about Lilith's strange behavior.



Suggessted Attunements and Distinctions



Here's what I've come up with in some idle thoughts. You may find them useful if you run this seed. :)



Vassal of the Glow



Vassals of the Glow may emit, at will, a bright celestial light that is quite painful to demons, whether in corporeal or celestial form. The light does no damage, but the bitter pain can drive demons off if they have low willpower.



Friend of Brilliance



Friends of Brilliance may emit a bright beacon of celestial light that illuminates an area of up to a half-mile. The light illuminates any demon or Infernal object in that half-mile radius. It does not harm anything, but it does reveal Infernal things. The light fades after an hour.



Master of the Light



Masters of the Light can emit a brilliant beacon into the skies. The light floods over a five-mile circular radius, revealing any demon or Infernal object within that radius. There is an interesting side-effect. Any demon caught in this light is forced into celestial form, and in addition, is forced to speak the truth! The light fades after an hour.



Seraphim of the Light



Seraphim of the Light can automatically tell what actions a person has taken in the past week to help people overcome ignorance and baseless bias.



Cherubim of the Light



Cherubim of the Light can place an aura about the object of their fixation, enabling them to follow the beacon of light even if the fixation is obscured corporeally or celestially.



Ofanim of the Light



Ofanim of the Light can amplify their speed to the point where they move at the speed of light! This does pose problems in adjusting to obstacles however, making it somewhat risky since at that speed, objects and potenial obstacles blur.



Elohim of the Light



Elohim of the Light can sense what emotion causes their target the most irrational fear, enabling them to possibly find a way to counteract it.



Malakim of the Light



Malakim of the Light can sense the most honorable action that a person has taken to encourage the dispellation of irrational fear and uninformed hatred or bigotry.



Kyriotates of the Light



Kyriotates of the Light can determine what irrational fears and hatreds afflict their host (s), and then implant the notions that will clear up such fears and hatreds.



Mercurians of the Light



Mercurians of the Light can project an aura that makes people want to confess what secret bigotries and hates they may have, enabling the Mercurian to try to dispell such bigotry.



Servitor Attunements



Shield of Light



The Servitor can sheathe themselves in a sphere of celestial light that burns any Infernal that touches it, doing celestial damage even if the Servitor of Light is in corporeal form.



I hope you enjoyed this seed. :) Let me know if you do. :)



*Sophia is used with permission of her owner, Jef Nichols.

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