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"As per traditional Jewish custom, fruit trees are not to be harvested for the first three years that they produce fruit." - 4th-Year Fruit by Moe Lane

"This Celestial Discord is mostly confined to demons (although it has shown up in Malakim, and no Lilim has ever displayed the symptoms)." - Need (Self-Resonance) by Moe Lane

"I just can't get past Waitangi Day. I keep saying the words "Waitangi Day!", over and over again. In fact, "Waitangi Day!" has pretty much taken over my brain..." - Jingle, Ethereal Spirit by Moe Lane

"Want to make an angel wince? Ask where St. Jerome is." - Paul(ine) by Moe Lane

"These artifacts are always in the form of a kite: whether angelic or demonic, they will always have a pair of eyes incorporated into the design." - Eye Kites by Moe Lane

"Dominic has his little ways to deal with angels with poor impulse control." - Ulysses, Malakite of Judgment by Moe Lane

"Oh, yes, it took a _lot_ of time and dignity before Heaven was able to get the Thor-blotter properly studied..." - The Song of Blots (Ethereal) by Moe Lane

"I'm sorry. I keep seeing the words "Conversion of St. Peter" and I think, "Into what? A living artifact?"" - The Conversion of St. Peter by Moe Lane

"This Catholic holy order is, on the surface, just one of many minor orders: the brothers are all doctors, nurses and other medical personnel." - The Order of St. Lazarus by Moe Lane

"At the time, allowing the Catholic Church to clean up its lists of saints seemed like a good idea..." - The Loophole by Moe Lane

"The Prince of the Media loves Native American mythology. It's such a useful flail with which to beat Westerners with a taste for guilt..." - Bloody Eagle by Moe Lane

"This is an Editorial written by none other then Sir Laurence, Malakite Archangel of The Sword, Commander of the Armies of Heaven and Humble Servant of God, submitted to the "Daily Revelation", Heaven's own Newsletter, recently created by the Angels of Revelation." - An Open Letter From Laurence by Rolland Therrien

"It was about two days after Laurence's depature into the mists of the Marches, that the guards at the entrance of Blandine's Towers saw the incoming Ethereals." - Laurence's Crusade by Rolland Therrien

"By the time this message reaches you, the Celtic gods will have reached Blandine's Tower and made their vows of Fealty to Heaven, along with Alberich, king of the Dwarves, and his court." - The War on Dreams by Rolland Therrien

"The third Choir Angel to be created, Aequalis was a quiet servitor of Dominic before he heard the calling of God." - Choir Angel Aequalis by Alex Liddell

"He just walked out of David's catacombs on the day of the Fall; he was always by David's side during the fighting, until David turned into a Malakite." - Choir Angel Vardare by Alex Liddell

"The Seraph never speaks a word that he doesn't mean." - Choir Angel Triuwida by Alex Liddell

"Almost as jaded as his Prince, he now has a new plan and it's truly sinister indeed." - The Stamps of the Shal-Mari Postal Service by Tafka J.

"Stupid name, yes, but that's the younger generation for you. There's no respect for tradition anymore." - The Song of Twanging (Celestial) by Moe Lane

"This one impressed some people. The bugs are hardly even noticeable." - Essence Magnifier by William J. Keith

"Cities are the future of mankind. We must remake them in the image of the Eternal City, or Hell will triumph before the first shot of Armageddon is fired." - Jeri(cho), Archangel of Cities by

"The following is _very_ heretical, but it takes place starting from a setting that's _almost_ canon In Nomine." - Revisionist History: Habbalah by Jason F. McBrayer

""First thing we'll do is cancel Lord of the Rings. I don't care how many strings we have to pull, that picture ain't coming to a theater near you."" - Nybbas Strikes Back by Benjamin Acosta

"So the Mercurian of Creation IST Flowers asks my character (Cherub of Stone) if I or anyone else present knows a way to render a human unconscious without either hurting the human or causing disturbance..." - Neural Override ("Vulcan nerve pinch") by Janet Anderson

"Angels who were "in uniform" on Earth might carry a small sample of this stone, or prefer tools or relics using these stones when there was a choice, because its properties appealed to that Choir." - Stone Identifications by William J. Keith

"(Honestly, given the sheer number of artifacts descended from one of a kind ethereal constructions, an impartial observer might be forgiven for assuming that the Crusade was merely just a particularly demented R&D evaluation / purchasing trip.)" - Time Drums by Moe Lane

"Lourdes isn't a Tether. It is, however, a place that celestials like to keep an eye on." - Lourdes by Moe Lane

"Short version: somebody's stolen the statue of Lincoln - and the chair that he's sitting in - from the Lincoln Memorial, and nobody can figure out why. " - Lincoln Is Missing! by Moe Lane

"Professor Drummond is your stereotypical academic: very smart, very focussed on his own interests, and not particularly interested in much outside of them." - Howard Drummond by Moe Lane

"Yumiko was just as happy to see her old Prince die: Makatiel was far too interested in killing off humanity to make his Lilim really comfortable about working for him." - Yumiko, Demon of the Flu by Moe Lane

"All she ever wanted was a child. That's what God wanted too, surely: why would She give the Watchers the ability to procreate with humanity if they weren't meant to exercise it?" - Rachel by Moe Lane

"Most Celestials are not quite sure to make of the Internet." - E-pistles by Jonathan Walton

"Angels who are assigned to earthly duties need to learn the language." - The Heavenly School of Human Languages by John Dallman

"Though if Nike's managed to start wearing crosstrainers and put swooshes on her armor, I have to think she's among the more successful transitional Ethereals to the modern day." - Ethereal Tough Guys by Eric Burns

""Who am I? Who am I? I'm what happens, Fern Corbin. I'm what happens to bad men who think they can get away with murder."" - The Chase by Eric Burns

"The Aeons are the celestial builders of things and makers of order." - The Aeons by Eric Burns

""You realize... if we are caught here, together, we will be killed."" - A Theory of Kronos by Eric Burns

"Which may prove that the Symphony _Needs_ someone to give the Archangel Dominic a kitten and the Demon Prince Andre a piece of good advice. Or, then again, it may not." - Netanya, Pt. 1 by Eric Hallstrom

"Oops." - Security Leak by Moe Lane

"Hey, remember that little passage earlier about the Infernal Combustion Engine, and why Vapula doesn't use them anymore? Here's one reason why." - Gremlin by Moe Lane

"These Songs are useful enough, yes, but it takes a certain type of mindset to want to have access to them." - Songs of Nurturing by Moe Lane

"Unfortunately, 'almost' allows for a little slippage." - A Week In The Life, Pt. 2 by Eric Hallstrom

"This Discord is very new: the first reported case of it was in 1938 AD, as part of one of the most drastic incidents of Word-shift in the history of the War." - Flux (Corporeal) by Moe Lane

"It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine." - And I Feel Fine: Introduction by Earl Wajenberg

"Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of distress." - And I Feel Fine - Part 1: Beginnings of Distress by Earl Wajenberg

"At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it. And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian. A rainbow, resembling an emerald, encircled the throne." - And I Feel Fine - Part 2: High Heaven by Earl Wajenberg

"And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea. And I saw a beast coming out of the sea. He had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on his horns, and on each head a blasphemous name. The beast I saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of a bear and a mouth like that of a lion. The dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority." - And I Feel Fine - Part 3: The First Horseman by Earl Wajenberg

"When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come!" Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make men slay each other. To him was given a large sword." - And I Feel Fine - Part 4: The Second and Third Horsemen by Earl Wajenberg

"When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, "Come!" I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hell was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth." - And I Feel Fine - Part 5: The Fourth Horseman by Earl Wajenberg

"Then I heard the number of those who were sealed: 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel." - And I Feel Fine - Part 6: The 144,000 by Earl Wajenberg

"The locusts looked like horses prepared for battle. On their heads they wore something like crowns of gold, and their faces resembled human faces. Their hair was like women's hair, and their teeth were like lions' teeth. They had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the thundering of many horses and chariots rushing into battle. They had tails and stings like scorpions, and in their tails they had power to torment people for five months. They had as king over them the angel of the Abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek, Apollyon." - And I Feel Fine - Part 7: The Locusts by Earl Wajenberg

"On this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hell shall not withstand it." - And I Feel Fine - Part 8: The Keys to the Abyss by Earl Wajenberg

"At that time, the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other." - And I Feel Fine - Part 9: The Rapture by Earl Wajenberg

"But woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has gone down to you! He is filled with fury, because he knows that his time is short." - And I Feel Fine - Part 10: Open War by Earl Wajenberg

"Then I saw another beast, coming out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, but he spoke like a dragon. He exercised all the authority of the first beast on his behalf, and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed. ... He ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived. ... He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name." - And I Feel Fine - Part 11: The Mark of the Beast by Earl Wajenberg

"'And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.' ... If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies. This is how anyone who wants to harm them must die." - And I Feel Fine - Part 12: The Two Witnesses by Earl Wajenberg

"The sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice coming from the horns of the golden altar that is before God. It said to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, "Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates." And the four angels who had been kept ready for this very hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind." - And I Feel Fine - Part 13: The Chimera Riders by Earl Wajenberg

"Then I saw three evil spirits that looked like frogs; they came out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet. They are spirits of demons performing miraculous signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty." - And I Feel Fine - Part 14: Plagues, Frogs, and Videotape by Earl Wajenberg

"Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder and a severe earthquake. No earthquake like it has ever occurred since man has been on earth, so tremendous was the quake. The great city split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed." - And I Feel Fine - Part 15: Armageddon by Earl Wajenberg

"I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony for Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his image and had not received his mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years." - And I Feel Fine - Part 16: Millennium by Earl Wajenberg

"But this would only be the starting point for a whole new setting. " - And I Feel Fine: Closing Remarks by Earl Wajenberg

"He was created as a true cloud of God, a mass of limbs and organs circling over the site of the Vatican...at least, what would become the Vatican." - Choir Angels: Contrarilus,Kyriotate Angel of Control by Alex Liddell

"They'll be completely off the trail. And Netty's got the perfect place to keep them off long enough for the heat to die down. It's just the PCs' good fortune that she has to go there anyway. Nobody'll ever think of looking for them in Hell. And would they quit screaming?! They're supposed to be grown celestials!" - A Week In The Life, Pt. 3 by Eric Hallstrom

"Frederick has the best job in the whole wide world. He knows this, because he used to have the worst." - Frederick, Demon of Chainsaws by Moe Lane

"Apparently, Oannes had a sense of humor. Judging from the below, it was both a fairly low and fairly inappropriate sense of humor." - Numinous Piscis by Moe Lane

"Celestials love cellphones -- they're easily carried and they make keeping in contact a lot easier than the Kyrio method. (Amazing how many angels were carrying around pigeons or rats before cellphones existed; made them a bit easy to spot.)" - Phone Cherubim by Beth McCoy

"As the Angel of Angels, Ruhiel is charged with making sure that Angels are always a force for the betterment of the Symphony as a whole and that the image of angels in human society is never corrupted, both tasks which she takes _very_ seriously. To tell the truth, it isn't all that hard." - Wordplay by Jonathan Walton

"The shellacking that the environment's gotten over the last few centuries has convinced the Archangel of Animals that desperate times call for desperate measures." - Minor Choir: Sasquatches by Moe Lane

"How can one Symphony be perfect? Isn't there only so much it can encompass?" - A Repertoire Composed of the Corpus of Cacophony by Kirt Dankmyer

"Afflicted Calabim will, of course, not immediately notice the effects of this Discord, until staplers and paper clips begin flying through the air at their heads." - Discord: Charged (Corporeal) by Manny Nepomuceno

"Project SHIVA was, at the start, just another deniable black project started in the middle of the 1950s." - Project SHIVA by Moe Lane

"No, it doesn't matter whether or not Washington ever actually did this: the ethereal civic spirit generated by the legends sported the relic, and it works, so the question is moot." - Washington's Axe by Moe Lane

"These can only be taken by sincerely believing mortals (which do not, in this context, include Undead and/or Saints)." - Ritual-based Attunements by Moe Lane

""Yes, we're supposed to help humans, but did you _really_ have to switch clothing with that guy, plus hand over all of our operating funds?"" - Charitable (Ethereal) by Moe Lane

"This amusing little artifact is much beloved by Servitors of Lust and Dark Humor." - Plastic Beads by Moe Lane

"Before we get started, something should be made very clear: Jean never lets things pile up as badly as Vapula does." - Spring Cleaning by Moe Lane

"These Songs are favored among those Soldiers that can know and use them: properly used, they can thoroughly confuse anyone trying to ferret out someone's true nature." - Songs of Mimicry by Moe Lane

"Note that reducing a 150lb vessel to a 2 1/2 pound doll will require a division of mass/weight by 64." - Numinous Corpus: Doll by Moe Lane

"This relic is, as near as anyone can make out, the actual metal knife that Abraham supposedly hefted while preparing to sacrifice his son Isaac at God's command." - Abraham's Knife by Moe Lane

"The ritual may only be performed on a willing human subject and while the knowledge of what to do is granted to the subject immediately some practice might be necessary before it can be used properly." - Two New Sorcery Rituals by Richard Drysdale

"This artifact comes from a 3rd Century Christian martyr fairly noteworthy for both piety and pithiness." - The Scroll of St. Perpetua by Moe Lane

"Fair warning, though: running this may not be good for _your_ health..." - Untitled (March 8, 2001) by Moe Lane

"He wasn't always the techno-geek, you know. It's just that his Word has been practically taken over by the taming and application of "lightning" as a servant of Man." - The Bolts by William J. Keith

"Andrealphus can be a bit of a pain, sometimes. Sad to say it, but it's true. He also can be very, very tiresome, what with not getting the point, trying to corrupt humanity, and not respecting one's personal space (of course, the Prince of Lust would reply that he respects personal space very much, indeed)." - Water Balloons by Moe Lane

"Syth is very busy; she has a lot of worlds to keep track of." - Syth, Archangel of the Repertoire by Kirt Dankmyer

"The Tether still exists (in the middle of the lake, which makes it a little hard to access in the summertime)." - Lake of the 40 Martyrs (Tether to Stone) by Moe Lane

"The Amphora of Dionysus essentially turns water into wine - wholesale." - Amphora of Dionysus by Moe Lane

"Of course, Forces may be recycled, and often are, and the general consensus is that the act of recycling means that Humpty Dumpty, indeed, may never be put back together again. Something just gets lost in the process. Some people find it impossible to accept that." - Collectors by Moe Lane

"Campaigns not using Collectors can still use this Songs, as they do have some utility in tracking Remnants and someone who's recently been injured in Celestial combat." - The Songs of Collection by Moe Lane

"Called "The Song of Pancakes" by more irreverent celestials: well, actually, most celestials seem to like calling it this. Even Laurence is on the record as using the name. " - Numinous Corpus: Two-Dimensional by Moe Lane

"These Sorcery rituals are used to summon and command corporeal entities. Generally, use of them on a regular basis will attract unwelcome attention from Jordi: however, the Archangel of Animals has been known to 'overlook' such antics, depending on why the entities were summoned and/or commanded." - Sorcery Rituals: Beast-Mastery by Moe Lane

"Something's rotten in the state of Iceland.

Well, maybe." - Sheila's Day by Rev. Pee Kitty

"Thirty years into his Earthly duties, a chance encounter turned Nethinims? world view completely around. He came across a homeless man walking a dog. The Mercurian was going to free the dog and was coming up with a way to teach the human a lesson when his Resonance picked up on something unexpected..." - Nethinims, Angel of Pets by Cameron McCurry

"DO NOT CIRCULATE!" - The Turkey Curse by Rev. Pee Kitty

"The Role Dominic has maintained for the last five hundred years or so (through about eight incarnations) has been as a scholar of the theory of law." - Superior Roles: Dominic by William J. Keith

"Since time immemorial, there has always been a certain type of nobility: the kind with wealth to spare, who can indulge their every whim -- and whose whims are better left undescribed before the innocent of heart..." - Superior Roles: Andrealphus by William J. Keith

"Rare, because only an Ofanite can learn this Song, and few Archangels will teach it... dangerous, because it is capable of destroying the vessels of several demons in one shot...." - The Song of the Last Stand by Amanda Kilgore

"It's rather ironic that Micheal, Laurence's own mentor, was the one who accidentally provided the tool for the Ethereal renaissance. " - Truth, Justice, and the Heavenly Way by Rolland Therrien

"See those little Malakim with the wooden swords? The Seraphim who could do a good impression of grass-snakes? The little Ofanim like blazing Cheerios?" - Mini-Choirs by Beth McCoy

"These songs allow the performer to take on different aspects of domestic lagomorphs. Observe house rabbits in (in)action for a few days. You?ll understand. " - The Songs of Rabbit Physics by Amanda Kilgore

"Everyone wonders about Laurence's Roles." - Superior Roles: Laurence by Moe Lane

"Jean has built a Temporal Displacement Device. Every Servitor of Technology knows it. But, typical repressed Elohite that he is, he has forbidden its use under any circumstances, for some top secret reason with which the Seraphim Council has completely concurred." - Temporal Displacement Device by William J. Keith

"This Song, when performed upon someone, will reveal his or her physical birth date. There is no roll to resist." - Song of Birthdays (Corporeal) by Moe Lane

"Vapula is on an old kick of his - trying to figure out new ways to improve humanity. Evolution CAN be taken to the next level, if he can only kick start it a bit... and he's finally figured out just the Song to do it - THIS time, for SURE!" - Humanity v2.0 Beta... Or Maybe Not by Rev. Pee Kitty

"It was WONDERFUL -- her terrible glory went out like I had shot a light bulb, and while she was looking confused, I vaulted over the desk, snagging the tire iron I had left on it, and beat Novalis to death. " - The Song of Tire Irons by Neel Krishnaswami

"Vapula swears - he swears - that he didn't create this artifact." - THE Gun by Moe Lane

"The equinoxes are special times for celestials." - The Equinox by Moe Lane

"As the first of the Astrological signs begins, let us look at the Heavenly Zodiak, its signs, and its interpretations..." - The Heavenly Zodiak by Rev. Pee Kitty

"Imagine a gnawing sensation which forces you to devour as much as you can, without ever ridding yourself of that agonizing hunger.... Then, you can talk about Hunger. " - Leitmotiv: Haagenti - The Hunger by Rolland Therrien

"Of course, it could be Vapula's, but why in the Hell would he make something like this? Then again, why in the Hell does he make anything? " - The Symphonic Connection Amplifier by Benjamin Acosta

"The espionage service run by Marc, Litheroy and Zadkiel is, of course, dependent on humans - both living and blessed souls - to operate." - The Cadre: Part I by Maurice Lane

"Incidentally, a group of three or more Cadre members is called a Convention." - The Cadre: Part 2 by Maurice Lane

"One of the lesser known artifacts left lying around after the purification of the Ethereal pantheons, this staff resembles nothing more than the root of a tree." - Attis's Staff by Rev. Pee Kitty

"Andrealphus is very, very fond of handing this out as a punishment: most Servitors of Lust would rather punch a Malakite of Stone in the nose than get saddled with this Discord." - Eunuch (Corporeal Discord) by Moe Lane

"After the events in The Final Trumpet, many people think Kobal is working on a joke to redeem himself in the eyes of Hell. They're half right." - A Brief And Untitled Adventure Seed by Rev. Pee Kitty

"You've had a day to think about it. So has Kobal. And turning the great Trump of Fire into a mockery of itself is right up his alley. " - A Not-So-Brief And Unnamed Adventure Seed, Part 2 by Rev. Pee Kitty

"Once, it is said, there was a reliever who came into being. (And none, not even the reliever, knew how, for relievers often appear simply when the essence and wonder of Heaven is made manifest somehow.)" - A Rumor of Judgment by Beth McCoy

"Every organized group in the universe (except the most misanthropic) will eventually come up with an excuse to have a party. Servitors of Divine Fire and the Sword are no exception. " - Festival by Moe Lane

"No, I'm not talking about the Oscars. I'm talking about the Lucy's, one of the most famous and coveted awards in Hell. No, I'm not talking about the Oscars. I'm talking about the Lucy's, one of the most famous and coveted awards in Hell." - I'd Like To Thank The Academy... by Benjamin Acosta

"Dear "Mom":I know it's been forever since I've written you, and I didn't want you to think I'd forgotten about you. How is everything going?" - A Letter "Home" by Rev. Pee Kitty

""Let Michael call me Hyena. Let Novalis frown in my presence. Let Gabriel glare at me with her burning gaze. Their scorn means nothing to me."" - Leitmotiv: Dominic - A Dirty Job by Rolland Therrien

"The first sets of explosions were somewhat minor: the next batch weren't (apparently, Baal is - was - a nuclear power)." - Insurrection by Moe Lane

"It usually appears as a scroll, but more technologically inclined Superiors will provide this relic in book or even laptop form." - Scroll of Zoroaster/Book of Crowley by Moe Lane

"The angel has an olfactory sense comparable to that of a bloodhound: this can be very useful, in a great number of ways." - Smell The Breeze (Animals) by Moe Lane

"There is a boy that is confined to a mental institution and from the looks of things, he may be there for the rest of his life." - Mr. Black by Cameron McCurry

"It was almost three years ago that al-Batin'Nur, one of Khalid's Friends of Man, mentioned something about the Western tradition of "New Year's Resolutions" to his Archangel, at a time when Khalid was feeling quite open to inspiration." - Resolutions of Faith by Rev. Pee Kitty

"Discovered by a Kyriotate of the Wind while working in Egypt, these Songs allow manipulation of windflow for minor effects." - Song of Breezes by Rev. Pee Kitty

"This raises an interesting question; can celestials be differentiated from humans by scent?" - Sweat Glands? by Beth McCoy

"Any Songmaster who has heard this Song and the Song of Fruition will immediately realize the truth; but such an angel can generally be trusted." - Song of Bounty by Rev. Pee Kitty

"The creation of a venerated Catholic Saint, this exquisite and ornate tome describes the means by which divine perfection may be attained." - Scala Paradisi: Unique Artifact by Rev. Pee Kitty

"It was about then that the Archangel of Judgement felt the now-familiar weight on his shoulder disappear. He swiftly turned, but it was too late. Justinian had wandered off." - "Mrw." by Moe Lane

"This distinction is granted to any blessed soul who died because of (and in service to) his or her faith." - Martyr by Rev. Pee Kitty

"It was all the fault of the younger generation, honestly. They never really cared about the ideals that sparked the Rebellion in the first place." - Superior Victory: Flowers by Moe Lane

"At first, the pretense is simple. Simply avoid Heaven and maintain your coporeal duties." - Habbalite of ... Flowers? by William J. Keith

"Close examination of a Statuette will show up the differences: the color is slightly off, there's the faintest hint of horns on the figure's head, and at any rate the inscription is invariably "Ishtar: Best Picture"." - Statuettes by Moe Lane

"This isn't really a relic, per se: it's just an ordinary book written by Saint John Climacus." - The Ladder of Perfection by Moe Lane

"This Discord is sometimes called "St. Benjamin's Folly" (after a minor Saint who had real difficulties in knowing when to keep his mouth shut) by demons." - Talkative (Ethereal) by Moe Lane

"It's not exactly a secret (considering that the organizations of Judgement, Lightning, Protection, Revelations, the Sword, Trade, War and the Wind are regular contributors, it can't very well be), but its actual location is vague." - The Evidence Locker by Moe Lane

"This Secret Song is a distant cousin to the infamous Song of Exchange, though its indirect nature places its users lower on Heaven's "Most Wanted" list." - Song of Incarnation (Ethereal) (Secret) by Rev. Pee Kitty

"Well, there's awkward, and then there's awkward." - What Do You Get For The God Who Has Everything? by Moe Lane

"This ostrich feather is all that remains of Ma'at, Egyptian Goddess of Judgment and Death, long since destroyed by the Purity Crusades. Heaven and Hell have both made concerted efforts to destroy it, but its very nature makes that nearly impossible." - The Feather of Ma'at (Unique Relic) by Rev. Pee Kitty

"Sometimes, a reliever just doesn't fledge... normally." - Hybrid Choirs by Earl Wajenberg

"Hatiphas would very much like to root out the Followers of Ma'at, root and branch, but she's had little success. She's lucky that she can keep knowledge of the movement from being common knowledge." - Followers of Ma'at by Moe Lane

"Cleaning house is never fun, but sometimes desperately necessary." - Cleaning House by Moe Lane

"The following constitutes a complete collection of fixes for Songs in the Liber Canticorum for the use of GURPS: In Nomine players." - IN to GURPS: IN Song Translations by William J. Keith

"The beans that are roasted to make this coffee are sourced from hydroponics labs within the Halls of Progress, where plants can feed on the intense, conscientous, and hard-working atmosphere without distraction." - Jean's Special Blend by Jo Hart

"No one is precisely sure why Eli needed a three foot, flaming submarine sandwich that could punch through steel: very few people are sure whether they want to know." - Great Hero by Moe Lane

"The only nice thing about facing a Calabite is that, when they show up, the gloves come off anyway." - Know Your Diabolicals: Christopher by Moe Lane

"Anatomically and biochemically, they're human (or animal, or whatever). They have fingerprints, blood types, DNA and so forth; a Superior making a vessel can make it appear to be a plausible child of two specified individuals if that's required." - Suggestions on Vessels by John Dallman

""He did WHAT!?!"" - Gone to Graveyards: Vignette the First by Prodigal

"No one really knows why Belial did it. Maybe he was having a really bad day Word friction-wise, maybe he lost a bet with Kobal." - Novalis: Demon Princess of Thorns by Michael Walton

"On the surface, it looks like a simple business card, usually with the angel's name, or nickname, and little if anything else. The more elaborate have the name in Heavenly script." - Calling Card by Amanda Kilgore

"However, no Crusader who was part of the squads sent to exterminate the unicorns has ever recanted his, her or its actions. Some monsters should not be permitted to walk under the open sky." - Unicorns by Moe Lane

"Bataan is a textbook case of what happens when you don't guard your Tethers against Word-shift." - Bataan Death March Road Tether (Flowers) by Moe Lane

"The Roman ethereal god Vulcan apparently has a sense of humor. He's also apparently been keeping up with his technical reading: this gadget is, well, technological." - Spectacles of Cybele by Moe Lane

"A persistent rumor among celestials, the Urim and Thummin are the set (two pairs) of spectacles supposedly given to Joseph Smith by the angel Moroni to translate the golden plates found in the nearby hills." - Urim & Thummin: Unique Artifacts (?) by Rev. Pee Kitty

"This item is one of the very few mass-produced relics in the storeholds of the Catholic Church. " - Missionary Staff by Rev. Pee Kitty

"Charms remain a small bonus in the life of the occasional believer - a sign that God helps those who ask for His aid, sometimes in a very direct manner." - Charms by Rev. Pee Kitty

"Believe it or not, Saminga is completely aware of this. He felt the Tether beginning to weaken years ago, and has been occasionally checking up on his Seneschal in secret, to see what he's been doing to fix the problem. " - The Bataan Death by Rev. Pee Kitty

"Curatio Tectum (Healing Shelter) is located out in the woods of Alaska. It's well hidden from the world; the nearest town is seventy miles away and most of the road leading to it is unpaved." - Curatio Tectum by Cameron McCurry

"Those with this Attunement will be able to tell whether a person has been initiated into a ... well, the intent was 'a Divine Religion'." - Seal of God/Allah by Moe Lane

"This Song is a somewhat more powerful (albeit riskier) variant of Numinous Corpus: Flame. The body of the performer turns to flame. Clothing and possessions are not affected, and indeed are in serious danger of combustion." - Numinous Corpus: Living Flames (Secret) by Moe Lane

"Corporations are considered to be individuals in the eyes of the law, and as they are human fabrications, sooner or later an Ethereal based on one would crop up." - Pendrathias, Angel of Shareholders by Eric Bertish

"Mahanehdan is a model Cherub of Judgement, dedicated in his service to Heaven and in rooting out Dissonance and Discord amongst his fellow Angels, no matter how much they complain about him doing it." - Mahanehdan, Angel of Correctional Facilities by Rolland Therrien

"Juvenal used to be a Servitor of Stone, but that didn't last long. He had too much trouble dealing with the heated emotions going on over the human proclivity for starting a century-long vendetta over six square feet of land that really didn't belong to anyone." - Juvenal, Angel of Boundaries by Moe Lane

"The first step is to identify a target, then use her Attunements and Distinction until that target is afraid of sleep itself." - Dalkiel, Lilim Dame of Restlessness by Moe Lane

"He never, ever, ever stops moving. For him to stop would mean the destruction of the whole Choir (his words)." - Marathon, Ofanite Choir Angel by Alex Liddell

"Humae has the problem with being too nice, and that has manifested into the blessing/curse of the Nice Guy Attunement. To be that damn good at your job screams Celestial to some other Celestials..." - Humae, Mercurian Choir Angel by Alex Liddell

"The Grigori as a Choir felt his passing... and couldn't care less." - Wacae, Grigori Choir Angel by Alex Liddell

"Once upon a time, Sergius was human - and, by his own later analysis, a total and complete idiot. Only an idiot, after all, would actually host a party on a holiday celebrating the old Roman Republic in Emperor Caligula's Rome." - Sergius, Grey Mummy Sorcerer by Moe Lane

"Wendy used to be just another faceless anthropology student. This annoyed her greatly: after all, was she not one of the prettiest and smartest kids in high school?" - The Great Dionysia by Moe Lane

"No, no, NO. Put down the Milton and step away slowly. The author got it confused." - Satan, Angel of Temptation by Moe Lane

"Now, imagine that you're an angel (or Archangel) wrestling with this incredible amount of frustration and shame. Misery loves company, so you've all gathered together to give each other what comfort that you may. Now imagine that you get told of demonic activity - any demonic activity. Guess what happens? " - Good Friday by Moe Lane

"All too often, children get forgotten when tragedy strikes. Many people simply don't understand that children deal with traumatic situations differently than adults do. Heaven tries to minimize the damage done to the innocent in The War, but they are not always successful." - Comfort Bears by Cameron McCurry

"The celestial suffers from a particularly bizarre condition: a short description of his, her or its current emotional state will appear on the celestial's forehead at all times." - Heart On His Sleeve (Ethereal Discord) by Moe Lane

"All in all, they thought a wonderful joke had been played. What they didn't count on was the punchline being their crucified, eviscerated Vessels being dumped off at the local Tether to Dark Humor. Servitors of Christopher may be fun loving and peaceful, but that doesn't mean that they are pushovers." - Concrete Cuddlys by Cameron McCurry

"A Scipiote's resonance is for organization: like their creator, they have an eye for the Truth (in this case, the Truly best way to arrange an area for maximum effectiveness)." - Scipiah by Moe Lane

"At any level, the sideburns appear, and cannot be removed permanently (attempting to do so will cause 1d6 Mind Hits until they grow back, which usually takes about an hour)." - Wuhh-Hunnh (Corporeal Discord) by Moe Lane

"Such a little thing, to make so many Superiors scream." - The Ring by Moe Lane

"Upon this throne, wearing a top-hat and tails, and gazing intently into the crystal on the top of his cane, there is a Demon Prince." - Whisper Not The Name Of Madness (Part 1) by Fallen Seraph

"No-one (save Lucifer and Kronos) quite knows where the dashing, smiling Habbalite in the top-hat, tails, and cane came from." - Whisper Not The Name Of Madness (Part 2) by Fallen Seraph

"You're dependent on Humans, you know. You're dependent on them to a degree Andrealphus, one of your closest partners, can never understand." - It's so hard. by Matthew Gerber

"Influenza-Calcutta 2009 was a nasty example of the disease: it had (using only corporeal treatment, of course) a 40% fatality rate, knocked survivors flat for at least three weeks, and laughed at normal containment methods." - Superior Victory: Animals by Moe Lane

"Andrealphus thought for a long time, then made her decision. She dressed in something simple, yet elegant, then proceeded to a tether." - Gone To Graveyards 2: Gone To Soldiers by Prodigal

""Truly, this is a beautiful land... I don't know if I should thank God the Purity Crusade ended before we reached it, or curse Hell for claiming a hold on it afterwards..."" - Laurence in the Land of the Kami by Rolland Therrien

"Cherub: A delight to have. He's very protective of everyone in the class. I've noticed that problems with bullying have dropped noticeably." - Teacher's Report by Cameron McCurry

""And so," Dominic continued, "I have chosen to travel to Earth, the better to clarify my own judgment."" - Gone To Graveyards 3: Gone To Young Girls by Prodigal

"Judging by the architectural styles of the skyscrapers around me, it was the U.S. I ran through skylines in my head and decided that I'd been set down in Houston, Texas. All right. That would be a good place to start." - After Hell by William J. Keith

""Now, I know what the next question is: 'But why make those organs functional?' Again, there was a practical reason: very few Roles require vows of celibacy."" - Sex Ed - Heaven by Moe Lane

"This is the first thing about Asmodeus' voice: it never seems to go above a whisper, yet it is always audible." - Sex Ed - Hell by Moe Lane

"A celestial with this discord generates a sort of 'Celestial Signature' whenever they use a Song, causing physical manifestations of their nature." - Halo (Discord) by Phillip

"So, Eli, after talking with Gabriel (who announced Jesus' birth), was very interested in what would happen to this young Prophet, and, as things so happen, at the moment when Jesus was baptised by John in the Jordan River, descended from the sky in the vessel of a dove and used the Kyriotate resonance to possess the young man." - Eli the Christ? by Jonathan Walton

"Still, it does look a bit awkward that someone once known for his loud condemnation of certain policies has apparently disappeared just as the adherents of those policies are finally being fully reintegrated into Heavenly society." - St. Perfectus by Moe Lane

"While these Songs were first discovered by Jean, he is generally not credited with the accomplishment - at his own emphatic request." - Song of Words by Moe Lane

"Observers - and more importantly, the target - will see what appears to be an sudden cloud of razor sharp letters appear and pierce the target's very soul (it's called an A-bomb because, for some reason, using the letter A works better than any other letter)." - A-Bomb by Moe Lane

""And my first guest is..." He looks at the cue card, blinks, then looks at it again... then resonates it before finally tossing it in frustration at seeing it's not a prank, before he says: "Michael, The Firstborn, Archangel of War..."" - At The Movies With Dominic and Michael by Rolland Therrien

"David, in all of his Malakite glory, walks onstage -- in his usual state of (non-)attire. Dominic winces. After a shocked pause by the camerman, the camera immediately refocuses to show only a waist-up view of the two Archangels." - At The Movies With Dominic and David by Charles Glasgow

"The current design problem is reportedly incorporating translation of the file format into the Attunement. If the rumors are true, Self-Drive currently requires learning a language skill for whatever OS saved the file." - Self-Drive by Peter Eng

"At GM option, Shedim and Kyriotates may stun humans with reflections or images of their celestial form. "No Reflection" would be a favorite for Vampires." - Surreal (Corporeal Discord) by David Streeter

""Good evening, and welcome again to Sitting in Judgement, Heaven's very own movie review show. I'm your host, and if you don't know who I am, then many of your fellow-viewers no doubt deeply envy your naiveté."" - At The Movies With Dominic and Marc by Moe Lane

"The Archangels and the Demon Princes are aware of Vorp. Heaven prefers to leave it alone; even Jean is content to say that Vorp "just is" and changes the subject." - Vorp by Cameron McCurry

"There's another way to play IN cinematically, and that's to play the celestials like movie-celestials." - In Cineme by Earl Wajenberg

""Saw what it showed me, and I decided I hadn't anymore place in Hell," Saminga had explained to Novalis." - Gone To Graveyards 4: Gone To Flowers by Prodigal

"What did he offer me? No, that's not an impudent question: I'm just not going to tell you." - Consider Ivy by Moe Lane

"I see nervous expressions on some faces and rightly so; I imagine that many of the stories you have heard have some basis in truth." - The Testament of Nehamaiah by Jo Hart

"This Celestial Discord is one of the inconvenient types that reveal the celestial's nature. It affects both angels and demons, although in a slightly different manner." - Incandescence (Celestial Discord) by Fallen Seraph

"No one remembers precisely when Moelane actually became a Superior, or how it occurred, or when he'd ever been assigned a Word for that matter, but at this stage of the game, the point is moot." - Moelane, Ofanite Archangel of Forbidden Knowledge by Michael Cleveland

"Dominic is, after all, Heaven's Grand Inquisitor, its major Boogieman. When Nikki gets involved, Angels tend to be put through a psychological wringer before being let go, and some end up getting Cast Out or worse..." - A Theory About Dominic And Gabriel by Rolland Therrien

"He was right, up to a point, you know. Not that there's anything wrong with being proud of your accomplishments, of course. When you can bloody well do it, it's not over-confidence. " - Michael's Plan by Rolland Therrien

"The others, understandably, have a narrow point of view, tending to see everything through the lens of their Word. I don't have that limitation." - Consider Marc by Benjamin Acosta

""Your side, my side, and the truth," is how he put it. I prefer to think of the three sides in a different way. To me, they are "helping Heaven, helping Hell, and helping neither."" - Consider Blades by Prodigal

"Affected humans simply feel slightly more comfortable when in range: put this relic in a crowded area (such as an airport or bus depot), and within an hour the zone of effect will be noticeably more congested than anywhere else." - Shepherd's Crook by Moe Lane

"Servitors of Flowers are the only angels that have ever exhibited this Discord, despite strenuous efforts to duplicate the effect by more militant Superiors. Novalis' Servitors universally dread acquiring BGG, as it invariably results in even more dissonance." - Big Green Guy (Corporeal Discord) by Moe Lane

"Think Corporeal for a moment. When you are so much like someone else that you can predict their actions, you know their moods and can tell their emotions from a simple amount of body language." - Consider the Rogue by Alex Liddell

"Those of my Choir have a precious gift: we know the consequences of our actions upon humans in a way that no other angels may duplicate. The delicate dance of electrons and neurons, stimulus and response, the transmutation of chemistry and physics into the soul: that is what we deal with every day of our existence." - Consider Lightning by Moe Lane

"Perhaps a part of me must acknowledge that he did show us another path... but only in the way I must acknowledge the first human to realize he could voluntarily place his arm into a meat grinder!" - Consider Something New by Rev. Pee Kitty

"It is not the truth that is important, any more than the molecules within the blooming flower are more important than the flower itself, gently spreading its petals and inviting the bee to come and drink." - Consider Revelations by Eric Burns

"They accuse both myself and those serving me of "only seeing things in black and white," in denial of the fact that this is all there is to see. All things either Are or Are Not; all questions ultimately are answered Yes or No, if you but ask them properly." - Consider Judgment by Prodigal

"Maybe that's what happens when you devour Oblivion; it stays with you, becoming a bottomless pit inside your gut, constantly gnawing at your insides, howling to be filled, if not by what you feed it, then by your own flesh, which it tears and pulls at like a clawing beast..." - Consider Hunger by Rolland Therrien

"I sang a Song of my own, and the very brush and deadwood around him rose and thrust, tripping him up. I had no doubt Novalis would have been -- well, mildly annoyed, at least. But then, she wouldn't have approved of my duty today anyway." - Muted Cacophonies by William J. Keith

"Unlike the sword, after centuries of practice I still couldn't keep this weapon from occasionally turning in my hand and injuring its wielder, but there are simply some weapons that make bearing a shield impossible. " - Honor-Bound, Geas-Bound by William J. Keith

"What one laughs at, one cannot take seriously; and what one cannot take seriously, one eventually forgets about. I am more than content to be forgotten." - Consider Protection by Moe Lane

"What sets me apart from the Host and elevates me to a higher level of being is that I'm actually trying to learn God's Will, rather than merely assuming what it is the way so many of my misguided bretheren do." - Consider Discovery by Benjamin Acosta

"We stand as alone in the crush of souls in Hell as we did in the shadow of Jacob's Ladder. The only real difference is that in Hell we know that we have no allies." - Consider Solitude by Ryan Elias

"Gentlemen, this meeting has been called not to cast blame on anyone, but to better refine our sense of priorities and our courses of action. While there is no denying that certain parties here have not accomplished quite as much as others, all of you have still proven to be acceptable." - Got Napalm? by Michael Cleveland

"For the first time in my life, someone else was talking to me as an equal. Someone listened to the questions I had, someone understood." - Consider the Inferno by Cameron McCurry

"What if the real rebellion was when all of the firstborn archangels got together, murdered the Metratron and killed God, a la Murder on the Orient Express?" - Rebel Rebel by Jo Hart

"Most Habbalah quickly discover that the quickest way to whip humans into line is to punish them when they fail to please you. But until very recently, trying to get a machine to do what you want by punishing it was an exercise in futility. " - Consider Vapula by Glenn Brown

"You can't just make up the rules as you go,after all. Doing so would be chaos, as everyone would make up rules allowing them to win, and everyone would try to force their rules on everyone else's." - Consider the Game by Rolland Therrien

"How can I answer his questions when I don't know the answers myself yet? Oh, quit looking at me. It's not that weird." - Consider the World by Matthew Gerber

"They handle their own travel, creativity and demolitions. And they insist on the exclamation mark!" - Rolebusters! by John Dallman

"Imagine it. An Archangel, viewing the world through the lens of his/her/its Word, suddenly realizes that the Word and God's Will are not the only possiblities." - On Madness And Archangels by S.D.

"Your Soldiers should be carefully cleaned of any residual Celestial influences before use: any more than a hint of Angelic or Diabolical seasoning will wreck the delicate flavor of this dish." - Le Adventure Humanitie Moetic by Moe Lane

"In any case, to use this Attunement the celestial must be alone and working on a scientific or technological problem whose solution requires data that simply isn't available." - Well-Reasoned Extrapolation of Existing Factors (Lightning) / Alien Space Bats (Technology) / Flying Butt Monkeys (Mending*) by Moe Lane

"When people are worried about whether they're being overheard, they have quite a few clever ways to ensure their privacy, and one of the classic methods is to go outside." - Arboreals by Moe Lane

"For example, someone with this Discord should never get into a riot or bar fight: if there's a choice of who the mob will attack first, they'll go for the Scapegoat." - Scapegoat by Moe Lane

"All they seem to want is money (as if they couldn't get it on their own, if they bothered to work for it), sex (dude, a little soap and water would do wonders there) or to have somebody killed." - Walspurgisnacht by Moe Lane

"That, after all, is what this Apocalypse is about: not fire, but ashes." - Gabriel's Own Personal Apocalypse by Julian Mensch

""Greetings, Dominic. It's a pleasure to be here. I hope you don't mind, I also invited a friend, who's a bit more of an expert in Ancient Egyptian culture then I am."" - At The Movies With Dominic And Blandine by Rolland Therrien

"Knowing Vapula, it'll blow up in an entertaining fashion (the advantage of this is that he'll still try if even if it's actually impossible in your particular campaign): that's why there's an Archangel of Technology in the first place." - Superior In A Can by Moe Lane

"Lilith is most certainly not stupid, and she realised that while she is indeed unique, and therefor valuable, if she ever gave Lucifer reason to replace her, he would." - A Postulate About Lilith by Phillip

"The Order of St. Athanasius is exactly as advertised: a minor Episcopalian religious Order with no secret links to the War at all (just like most religious Orders, churches, mosques, synagogues, stone circles or even flat rocks)." - The Order of St. Athanasius by Moe Lane

"The Discord works by changing a Vessels metabolic structure so that it only works under sunlight. Celestials who don't stay in the Sun find themselves lethargic and unable to perform most simple tasks without re-energising their cells first." - Photosynthesis (Celestial Discord) by Alex Liddell

"Death was a fascinating force, but it was, truth be told, slow and inefficient. Anyone could see that the ultimate end of the universe was death, so why stand around doddling? Wouldn't it be better to help everything along a little?" - Amalgam: Vapulinga by Jonathan Walton

"Anybody who shows knowledge of this letter is to be reported, priority alpha-two-alpha." - The Sealed File: Document 1 by Genevieve "Maya" Cogman

"How dare you defile the Earth with your evil ways! I am Sailor Moon, Champion of Justice! I will right wrongs and triumph over evil! On behalf of Heaven, I shall punish you!" - The Sailor Team by William J. Keith

"Other angels, Superiors or not, find Yvaal to be ... baffling. At least one of his many incarnations spends all of his time in the Library of Scripture, where every written testament to God's glory and truth is kept." - Amalgam: Yvaal by Jonathan Walton

"Nowadays, Andrevid still works hard to promote his Word in the Symphony, but it is tempered by that sense of betrayal so long ago. He despises anyone who would seek to destroy relationships, a throwback to his Mercurian nature." - Amalgam: Andrevid by Phillip

"The Archangel of Judgment was caught in a quandary - his keeping her in Heaven, away from her proper function, was clearly unjust - but his sending her to Earth would also endanger one of Heaven's most important assets in the War." - Servants of the Fallen: Ember by Manny Nepumecino

"In the confusion that followed the exile of one of Heaven's Choirs, the absence of a single, freshly-minted Malakite was overlooked." - Servants of the Fallen: Michelle by Manny Nepumecino

"Needless to say, the casting out of his entire Choir came as a shock to Spyd. He'd spent years in faithful service to Heaven and the Lord Commander of its armies, and what did he get? There was no justice in the verdict, no justice at all." - Servants of the Fallen: Spyd by Manny Nepumecino

"However, this new Tether has not yet been stabilized, partially because its celestial focus is alternating between Lilith's Guildhall ... and Michael's section of the Groves." - Forts Laredo & Guadelupe Tether by Moe Lane

"At any rate, Jean had apparently (very calmly, rationally and objectively) decided that the world had gone too long without Wisdom. Calmly, rationally, objectively - and worst of all, sanely - he spent centuries Collecting her Forces as they became available." - Amalgam: Raphael/Belael/Raplial? by Moe Lane

"Yves, for his part, understands her Need to kill demons, and even instructs his Malakim to work closely with her. After all, she knows the enemy better than they do." - Servants of the Fallen: Ephesus by Manny Nepumecino

"Soon after recovering from trauma, Rashagal was informed by Asmodeus himself that whatever he had done to get people's attention had been quite effective and that he was never, ever to do it again without clearing it with him first." - Rashagal's Rape Whistle by Michael Cleveland

"He was supposed to be the next Angel of One Bad Mother... (Shut Your Mouth), but there was this weird twanging sound, everything went all bluish-purple for a moment and suddenly there was a small white kitten sitting on the floor of the Seraphim Council chambers looking around and desperately trying not to swear." - Hemah, Angel of Big-Eyed Fluffy Kittens by Moe Lane

"TWANG!

"Ouch."" - Superior Roles: Litheroy by Moe Lane

"While attractive, by modern standards it's extremely gaudy: the hassles of owning it overwhelm whatever modest advantages are gained from using it." - The Crown of St. Edbert by Moe Lane

"These Songs were first discovered by ethereals, centuries before the Purity Crusade. Heaven acquired them during that conflict (using somewhat impolite methods): Hell merely forced their tame gods to cough up the knowledge." - Song of Reincarnation by Moe Lane

"This drew the attention of Judgment in short order. They interrogated him mercilessly over the course of several days. They feared that Maguel was on the road to teaching people about being Slothful and were determined to put an end to him right then and there." - Maguel, Angel of Relaxation by Cameron McCurry

"You have to ask yourself, "Which is a more pleasing mental image: Laurence using this ability to reward only his most dutiful and potent of Servitors, or Laurence using this ability to arm a hundred scared humans trapped in a toy store so that they may go out and give a bunch of Calabim the surprise of their miserable lives?"" - Plastic He-Man Hollow Sword Of Doom by Moe Lane

"The Elohite takes no pleasure in this or in the work that he must do. He simply feels that he has a job to do and will stop at nothing to pull a demon away from Hell." - Comes the Redeemer by Cameron McCurry

"When Baal rebelled against Heaven, Haniel felt a divine fury rise within him. He denied the anger, refusing the lure of the dark wings...and learned, for the first time, what it meant to become dissonant. He has never become dissonant since." - Servants of the Fallen: Haniel by Manny Mepumecino

"If you study enough of the reports of appearances of the Holy Grail, a pattern starts to emerge -- the use of its Songs is said to be, rather than an imposition of a foreign theme on to the Symphony, an enhancement and reinforcement of the themes already there." - Liriel Grail-Chaser by William J. Keith

"His walkabout around the world has raised a few ires in (Heaven/ Gaming Companies [as appropriate]). He can create, destroy, and Beat People Up. R!/S! T!/U! V?/X? W!/Y! Z" - Button Men: Eli by Daniel Sauve

"It was possessing a fairly large potato patch in Buenos Aires when the unthinkable happened: Haagenti came along." - Spud, Angel of Potatoes by Manny Nepumecino

"A Celestial with IPYABT/6 could manifest in full glory, with a flaming sword in each hand and a 1000 man choir singing in the background ... and have a human yawn in his face." - I Pictured You As Being Taller (Ethereal Discord) by Moe Lane

"It also gives an additional bonus of 1/2 its level, rounded up, to the use of any Technological item, due to a better understanding of the testing processes that the items go through." - Habbalitic Logic by Michael Cleveland

"No matter what current differences of opinion might exist between his fellows and Him, the creation of humanity was a wonderful idea. No other corporeal animal could begin to provide as much sport." - Zaroff, Demon of the Most Dangerous Game by Moe Lane

"Lucifer's inner sanctum is ... interesting. Well, it would be, if anyone ever actually saw it besides the Prince of Lies." - Every Damn Year by Moe Lane

"The soul smiled a touch. He could see he would get along fine here, so long as he could get a cup of tea and a towel." - A Vignette, Of Sorts by Eric Burns

"They thought Beelzebub, the Prince of Corruption was something? Wait 'till they get a load of Me..." - Consider Hardcore by Rolland Therrien

"This domain is home to all the spirits created from the belief in Ancient Engineers, Chariots of the Gods, Wise and Benevolent Space Brothers, Lost Continents (obviously), Secret Masters, Undersea Kingdoms and every other bit of pseudoscientific claptrap that's cropped up in the last 100 years." - The Lost Continent by Moe Lane

"Heaven and Hell have spent so much time fighting each other since then that they forget to look at the quiet places. The Grigori have learned to be quiet." - Consider Song by Moe Lane

"She thinks that the other angels leave her alone because they recognize her effort. In truth, most of Heaven thought that people were dying from overwork that had no Infernal connection." - Elpaaliah, Demon of Hard Work by Cameron McCurry

"These are not canon. These are not even canon in an "IMC" sense. These are based off of a "what-if" at 3am that is loosely connected to some IMC stuff." - Urim (New Band) by Beth McCoy

"(VOICEOVER/LILITH: "For the Salvation of the World.")" - In Anime Movie Trailer by S.D. Ryukage

"Seeing as it's dissonant for them to ignore secrets that are harmful to anyone, they tend to worry about ineffability more than the norm. They worry a lot more. After all, if you can't know something, it's effectively a secret, correct?" - Worrying About Ineffability by Moe Lane

"The amusing part is that in Hell it's a good defensive tactic, too: a Word like that isn't likely to grow into other Words, and so other demons wouldn't feel threatened by his existance, and thus probably wouldn't be wasting resources to kill him." - Pudding Words by Phillip

"In another world, everything was much as our own for a great many eons, and we pick up the story shortly after humans come onto the scene..." - Mirror IN: The History by Santiago

"He's there to serve, and he serves well. He also gets to catch all the home football games, which is nice." - Testudo, Ethereal Mascot by Moe Lane

"It started on the Savannah, of all places. (Actually it started in Hell five hundred years beforehand, in a hidden Principality that very few of the Royalty in the place knew about. But we'll say it started in Heaven.)" - Superior Victory: Ronald by Cthulhu

"Horse is, frankly, impossible. Horses don't become ghosts. They also don't have 7 Forces in life. Unfortunately, nobody seemed to explain this to Horse." - Horse by Moe Lane

"Of course, any group that deliberately refers to the Old Crusade as 'The Day of Purification of All Things' while in the presence of Heliopolitans isn't going to be known for subtle jokes (or tact, for that matter)." - Incense of Purification by Moe Lane

"I laughed my ass off whenever I saw Data from Star Trek: he reminded me so much of a Seraph I once knew. Pedantic, never used contractions, always metaphorically humming the tune just a shade off-key - if Data had just had the habit of occasionally screaming in Urdu right before lopping off a demon's head, he'd been a dead ringer." - Consider Grunts by Moe Lane

"Why work for middle management when you can be an independent contracter. Why accept the treadmill when you can be pushing the buttons instead?" - Consider Turncoats by Eric Burns

"Too many Soldiers were being treated as disposable tools by the angels that worked with them. Yes, they recognized that they were fighting for the greater good, but it was hard to keep that in mind when you could barely afford rent on a room because you kept getting called away from your job at the last minute." - People Net by Cameron McCurry

"Other angels react at -1 to those with DKHOS: it's a sign that somebody wasn't paying attention in class..." - Doesn't Know His Own Strength (Corporeal Discord) by Moe Lane

"There is no crowding in Heaven. This is good for the inhabitants ... but not so good when an angel faces a rush hour subway commute for the first time." - New Skills For New Celestials by Moe Lane

"I always thought we had some measure of control over our lives. Turns out I was dead wrong. Well I'm not going to have some metaphysical War take over my life. Humanity can stand on its own two feet." - Consider the Defiant by Fallen Seraph

"Yeah, I know who you are. Ask me if I care, you genocidal bastard." - Consider Believers by Moe Lane

"These Songs are very much beloved by Soldiers of God. You see, one of the things that they don't tell you when you sign up to fight the forces of Hell is that sometimes you'll never have any time to run errands..." - Songs of Convenience by Moe Lane

""Go to the Catacombs and say that you have a personal message from Marc to David. Tell him, 'Knight to King's Bishop 2. Let us meet at the site of Sutter's Mill, next local dawn.'"" - Unity by William J. Keith

"A key may only be acquired from someone who likewise holds the same key. Most of the (very) few remaining groups which hold knowledge of the keys hold only two to four of them, while a few more favored groups may hold as many as six." - The Keys of Solomon by Eric Hallstrom

"In this world, the fundamental division between Heaven and Hell isn't about selflessness versus selfishness. Instead, it's more about conformity versus choice." - Mirror In Nomine: Mechanics by Santiago

"When it all boils out, they're freaks and madmen. Every last living one of them. Each of them is unable to see anything beyond their own narrow, myopic little world view. " - Conside the Freaks by Anthony Damiani

"This unfortunate Discord only appears in Servitors of Stone: those with it are extraordinarily sensitive to strong emotional energy that has been expended by those around them. Actually, 'sensitive' is probably the wrong word: 'allergic' might be more accurate..." - Graffiti (Corporeal Discord) by Moe Lane

"Does a Superior who was once a Servitor of another Prince still hold onto his original Band Attunement if the two of them are friendly?" - Semi-Canonical Sick Thought by Michael Cleveland

"Of course, there are plenty of other possibilities for each of these, but this is my list..." - Celestial Gatherings by C. McLaren

"As a general note, there is a definite tendency for demons to overcompensate for their former Diabolic attitudes and mannerisms. This is not a hard and fast rule, but it should be considered ... especially as it may not always be a positive step towards psychological well being." - Dealing With The Redeemed by Moe Lane

"Credit Rating: This attunement allows the angel the ability to pay essence for 'hired' artifacts." - Additional Attunements for Trade by James Walker

"So, you want to know about how Grikklipp - or as you Humans call him, Marc - created us. Pull up a cushion and I'll tell you. No, don't worry about paying me: you've bought this round and I like to talk. " - Marcfest: Goblin Origins by Moe Lane

"And thus, a Trade Deal is stuck; One Lilim, created for Trade (<Maguffin> just as she would for any other Word </Maguffin>) in exchange for a Malakite, commanded to Serve Lilith as his Superior for so long as he is Geased." - Malakite of Freedom by Daiv

"New Discords for Traders. Midas Touch & Haggling are also appropriate for demons of Greed, Rules Lawyer for Gamesters." - Discords for Trade by James Walker

"Because it's a pure shame what they're planning to do to Clive's books, and he's too proud to ask for our help..." - Twisted Revenge Fantasy by Moe Lane

""Get to the Point Already!": Anyone with this Discord will never, ever, be blunt about anything." - New Ethereal Discord by S.D. Ryukage

"Despite its name, this Song doesn't actually harm anyone: it just looks like it does." - The Song of Atrocities (Ethereal, Restricted) by Moe Lane

"The base fine is $1.00 per Ethereal Force that the target has (smarter people should know better)..." - More New Trade Attunements by Michael Walton

"They would be places of neutrality, where angels of Flowers and perhaps Lightning and Destiny could work to learn what motivates demons so that they could be better Redeemed." - Embassies of Flowers by Charles E. Smith

"Granted, even she had to realize that a military response was required in this situation, but by now he'd come to expect a few mild barbs to have been tossed out at Laurence. Perhaps it was simply her acknowledgement that violence had become necessary, but his finely-tuned senses told him that there was something more to it..." - Reaping What One Sows by Michael Cleveland

"Certainly Janet's has an outstanding record. The fact that they are routinely letter bombed is not mentioned, except when explaining to suspicious government officials why Janet's will not list a street address." - Janet's Temps (Organization) by James Walker

"Sometimes your assignments are so ineffable that you question your sanity and/or faith, but you can't talk to anyone about it because a priest will think you blasphemous and your therapist will diagnose you as dangerously delusional." - Gold Cross / Gold Shield by Eric Bertish

"The "coin" of the Celestial Plane's economy is generally taken to be Essence. This is fine and good, and Marc, as an eminently practical Archangel, usually goes along with this. But remember that Marc invented the idea of money, and he has reasons for wanting to apply it to the Celestial Plane, too. " - Talents by Earl Wajenberg

"Each of the two discovered that he wasn't the only celestial in the room at roughly the same time: in fact, they came to this realization while reaching for the same sugar packets." - Execution by Moe Lane

"Seneschals may be Word-bound to their Tethers. This process grants the Seneschal significant abilities beyond that granted by simply attuning them to the Tether; however, it also afflicts them with the main disadvantage of a Word, namely, the prospect of going into decline and eventually dying with their Tether." - Word-binding Seneschals by William J. Keith

"Admittedly, Jean was never one to act quite as irrational as the two Malakim, but he was blinking and making facial expressions, which was always an indicator for him." - Another Take On Novalis by Michael Cleveland

"The Roman goddess Athena was doing her usual housecleaning (well, temple-cleaning) when she came across something that she could swear wasn't there last century. What it was, nobody in Heaven or Hell is quite sure ... but very shortly after she found whatever-it-was, three Tethers to Nightmares exploded quite messily." - Athena's Device by Moe Lane

"Sometimes, the rest of Heaven really wonders about Yves." - Mrflglim: the Translators by Matthew Gerber

"Of course, rumors in Hell are about as common as flies around rotten meat (and as about as hard to get rid of), but this particular one is noteworthy, not least because repeating it aloud is a good way to have your Forces scattered." - Assassins by Moe Lane

"It seems that she chooses people at random, but always finds the right person to help at the right time." - Tabatha by Cameron McCurry

"Your Grace, this is a copy of a letter found during a routine security check on the exorcist Sandra Bethany. The original has been left untouched, and another copy sent to Judgement." - A Sorcerer's Tale by James Walker

"A letter posted near Tethers of Lightning, Faith, Judgement, and Destiny." - A Balseraph's View by Charles E. Smith

"For those who need a reason why the flower children aren't all munched by the frothing demon hordes..." - Novalis Servitor Attunement: Rose Thorns by Vaughn Romero

"This attunement, recently developed as a way to help humans figure it out for themselves, costs 1 essense to use, and requires a successful Intelligence roll on the part of the Angel." - Jean Servitor Attunement: Tech Support by Phillip Des Jardins

"This attunement, which requires 2 essence to use and a successful Will roll, causes the victim, who must be in the midst of operating a machine of some sort, to completely lose any technological skills they may have, without actually realising this." - Vapula Servitor Attunement: Bonehead User From Hell by Phillip Des Jardins

"A Probability Nail is just that: a regular-looking, possibly slightly rusty, broken iron nail. Those with sufficient experience will recognize the nail as being the sort that is used in shoeing horses." - Probability Nail by Moe Lane

"The Demon of Sock Puppets has a problem. The Dot COM pet store for which he was the company mascot has gone bust. After years of TV ads, pet store openings, and interviews on Good Morning America, Ishmakiel is a media meme that has outlived his usefulness." - Sock It To 'Em by Vaughn Romero

""Hold now, evil villains!"
"Joey," said the Kurth, a mild mannered Djinn, "we're the evil villains."
" - The Four-Colored Super-Villain by Emily Dresner-Thornber

"How does one go about redefining the meaning of a word, even an innocuous one like Spam?" - All Hail Spam! by Anthony Damiani

"Dreaming up Fates & Destinies as fast as PCs can gain the essence to feed Divine Destiny/Fated Future gain be difficult." - Fateful Fairy Stories by James Walker

"It all started, innocuously enough, with the Halls of Progress. You'd be surprised how often it all starts with the Halls of Progress, actually: even before the Archangel of Creation's little walkabout, that Cathedral was known for producing some very interesting changes to the social dynamic." - Screamers by Moe Lane

"But let's face it; everyone has their breaking point. There comes a time when you have to stop being nice and smack someone around." - The Partition by Cameron McCurry

"What would happen if Vapula, through complete accident, tore a hole in the spacetime continuum that the PCs fell through?" - Mirror, Mirror by Erich Arendall

"Hell does not have a legitimate publishing industry, obviously: if they did, then they'd have to publish books, and of course you can't let books be freely available in Hell (if you could, then it wouldn't be Hell in the first place)." - Printer's Devils by Moe Lane

"The world is written not in Heaven, but in the heavens, in the stars." - Kochab, Renegade Calabite Prince of Constellations by Erich S. Arendall

"Of course, if the person being resonated is a Seraph, he will be using his true name, so it won't help." - Seraphim, Mercurians, and True Names by Janet Anderson

"They stood there arrayed acros the marches, two vast armies each numbering as the stars. The horsemen rode, the beast was loosed, and The End had been decreed. Seas of blood, third of the earth burned up and all that. The time had come for the final battle." - The Final Battle by Anthony Damiani

"As Robert Adams once said, when push comes to shove a 'gentleman' fights with whatever weapons are at hand." - Baal's Sword by Moe Lane

""Anything capable of storing and/or emitting energy can be made to explode." - Mike's Maxims for Maximizing Military Mayhem (Malakite)" - Jangling by Moe Lane

"Seraphim: "Truth can rip the heart out of an opposing force just as well as a physical weapon. Of course, physical weapons work better on tanks, so bring along a good supply of both." " - Mike's Maxims For Maximizing Military Mayhem by Moe Lane

"I am a mere Balseraph, some say, or perhaps a bit of Yves cast aside and into Hell. Some even rumor that I am some fragment of God itself fallen from grace, or perhaps a refugee from some Symphony that existed before our own." - Consider Fate by Prodigal

"How Sorcerers grow quiet when they hear of this blasphemous book. It's hard to tell whether it's the quiet of fear, or the quiet of utter greed: both reactions would make sense." - The King In Yellow by Moe Lane

"The god Janus has two faces, each looking away from the other." - Human Perceptions: Another Theory On Janus/Valefor by S.D. Ryukage

"It's interesting (if not particularly surprising) that Jean is absolutely indifferent about actually naming his creations. If it's a gun, he calls it a gun. If it's a particle accelerator, he calls it a particle accelerator. If it's a computerized mechanical tool designed to resemble a corporeal life form, he calls it a computerized mechanical tool designed to resemble a corporeal life form. Jean prefers things to be clear." - The Necronomicon, v2.3 by Moe Lane

"This attunement allows the angel, with a touch, to negate almost all of the weight and inertial mass of an object, making it as light and as easy to move as a feather." - Janus Servitor Attunement: He Ain't Heavy... by Douglas Muir

"Whenever the player is stuck for an idea at a critical time and as long as he is around something with an electrical power supply the GM should reveal to the player what to do." - Three Servitor Attunements for Jean by Alex Liddell

"In the Spring of 2001, the Demon of Murder Mysteries, a relatively minor Impudite of Secrets, hit on a strategy that worked: the A.I. Interactive Game." - The Online Conspiracy by Eric Burns

"Scroud is that rare but dangerous thing: an intelligent, thoughtful Calabite. Like Haagenti, he worked his way up from the ranks over many centuries; like Valefor, he claimed his Word by eliminating the previous Word-holder." - Proto-Superior: Scroud, Demon of Squalor by Douglas Muir

"Zoroastrianism was Yves and Eli dry-running monotheism. So why did Yves set Michael up as Ormazd, the god-head figure for the religion?" - Ormazd by Fallen Seraph

"The demon (of Lust, natch, and go ahead and keep your mind in the gutter) who discovered this Song was looking for an Ornamental NC -- but what it found was much, much, much more interesting." - Numinous Corpus: Goo by Beth McCoy

"I keep coming back to the scenes in the Sandman comics where you would see the Endless from the perspective of another character. Martian Manhunter saw the flaming head-thing, Bast saw a big, black cat with red eyes. Something about this strikes me as Right." - Religions, Concepts, Words, and whatnot by Robb Kidd

"Popular theory has it that the new holder of the Word of Despair was behind the following destruction of his Habbalite competitor's Heart and corporeal form, sending the other demon to Limbo for a number of centuries, so that Perdix could gather his power. It's the type of cunning that is expected to have kept the holder of such a powerful Word alive for so long." - Proto-Superiors: Perdix, Demon of Despair by Erich Arendall

"While there, they several times encountered a Malakite of the Sword, one Vidatsy by name, who had a hook at the end of his arm. Vidatsy was missing a hand. And it wasn't just his Vessel, either -- Vidatsy had the Crippled Discord at level 3." - Plot Hook: Vidatsy by Douglas Muir

"Though even then, she knew she was something more than just another Punisher. Jahi felt sure that Fate held some higher calling for her... and she developed the habit of collecting things that might help her someday, even in the very distant future, when that calling was revealed." - Proto-Superior: Jahi, Demon of Inheritance by Douglas Muir

"This Servitor Attunement originated with the Wind, but certain other Archangels began crafting their own versions, as well. It was either that or watch their Servitors fall over themselves to do favors for Janus." - Variable Gravity Field by Moe Lane

"Blur: The player's image becomes indistinct as with motion blur for a number of minutes equal to the player's level in the Song." - Numinodes Corpi by Michael Walton

"Since attunements can outlive Superiors, there would probably still be a few of these floating around. Not too many after 3,000 years, but a few." - Attunements for Oannes, Archangel of the Waters by Douglas Muir

"This discord most commonly manifests among demons of the Media (particularly in Asia,) but those serving Dark Humor run the closest of seconds (largely due to Kobal taking grim amusement in forcing it upon those among his servitors who don't know when to shut up around him)." - Bad Dubbing (Corporeal Discord) by Prodigal

"This attunement requires that the Angel using it be attacked first. By dodging/ blocking, or otherwise avoiding or countering the attack, and then taunting his foe, the Angel gains a bounce to his fighting skill." - Your Kung Fu Is Weak (Servitor Attunement) by Daniel Sauve

""Belial!" spaketh Gabriel, an essence-filled froth erupting from the Archangel's celestial mouth. "Prince of the Mountain of Flame, Lighter of the Pit of Darkness, Fire, oh Fire! Why did you take it from me, why?! Oh, traitor! Lackey of Lucifer! Do you think the two of you can steal my Fire?! Light and Destruction do not a Fire make! Etc. Etc. Etc!"" - Everybody Loves Belial: The Prophecy and the Ofanite by Jonathan Walton

"Cephalopods -- especially octopi -- have soft, compressible bodies. The smaller ones can squeeze themselves through a hole the size of a quarter; any of them can fit through a hole half the diameter of its head." - Cephalopod Vessels by Michael Walton

"When you're on good terms with the Media, it's expected that you'll take a look at what's on the tube every once in a while. And the title of the show... intrigued Lord Andre. It certainly sounded like it might have possibilities. (WARNING: Somewhere between PG-13 and R.) " - Touched By An Angel, Andrealphus Style by Jaymiel

"But James still stays away from the fighting as best he can. Let the Celestials fight each other; he's content to protect humanity. " - James, Saint of War by Cameron McCurry

"What if Demonic forces, when added to an Undead, did more then just give them Attunements? What if it altered the Undead itself?" - Undead Quirks by Rolland Therrien

"Azrael, Archangel of Death*: These Grigori can see the last few seconds of a person's life by looking into their eyes and making a successful resonance roll. They will also know whether a person died from Celestial intervention or not." - Grigori Servitor Attunements by Michael Cleveland

"That first shock of peace, serenity and surcease that flows over a human as he or she realizes that, yes, the bad things are over for the rest of eternity... well, it does good things to an angel's own sense of well-being. You can soak up the tranquility like a sponge. " - Cadre. by Moe Lane

"Really, there is a vast pool of celestial talent out there just going to waste. Talent that, whilst it has crossed the line and declared its independence, could still be useful to either Heaven or Hell. And come to think of it, sometimes jobs come up that truly require secret and expendable operatives." - Universal Exports by Jo Hart

"Yup, Sparky only thought that he had cleaned out Vapula's stash of vintage anime tapes. Incidentally, the VCR of the Prince of Technology is a subtle and frightening artifact, indeed ... but that's for another time. " - Wave Motion Gun by Moe Lane

"Yes, I've heard of this "Consider" series of Interviews. I decided to participate, just for fun. I hope you appreciate the trouble I've gotten through for you. The Lord of Hell has a busy schedule." - Consider the Lightbringer by Rolland Therrien

"Dwarves are short, stocky humanoids evolved (one could even say 'engineered') to live in underground environments. " - Dwarves by Moe Lane

""Correct me if I am wrong," he said, "but I have the impression that the Vapulan assigned to monitor the system is not as efficient as he might be."" - Recruiting Project by Maya

"Halflings appear upon first glance to be a variant sub-race of Humanity: their most notable difference is their height (their name is derived from the fact that the average Halfling is about half the size of a Human)." - Halflings by Moe Lane

"(What, you thought spiral galaxies got that shape by themselves? Yeah, yeah, gravitational dynamics. Who do you think implements that gravitational dynamics?)" - Chezeqim, Angels of Strength by Earl Wajenberg

"Belial was as angry as he had ever been in his entire existence. He had lost the rebellion. He was not, as he had been promised, the Archangel of Fire. Now, he was stuck in the pitch black with a dying leader and a bunch of annoying, spineless, fools. And he had wandered for over a month without his vision and had not found a scrap of anything.

And the mountain was going to pay." - Everyone Loves Belial #2: Fire In The Hole by Jonathan Walton

"Sir Laurence's vassals were silent for a moment: finally, one spoke. "A wondrous design, Lar - Commander Sir Laurence. When were you planning to make a full sized version?" " - How The Ellyllon Earned Their Honor by Moe Lane

"Trying to kidnap Archangels is really rather hard. It usually fails, painfully, and it's kind of hard to make the act, in itself, serve a demonic Word." - One Of Our Archangels Is Missing by John Dallman

"There are a number of North Poles - in addition to the two geographical options, Greenland & Finland both have tourist traps claiming the title. THE North Pole, however, is part of Valhalla, and from it Odin rewards children who have been 'good' (i.e., sent him essence) with presents every Winter Solstice." - Norse Tether: The North Pole by James Walker

"Odin doesn't have that many warriors on earth; they don't often die valiantly in battle; and even when they do it's uncommon for the Aurora Borealis to be in the sky. But when they do..." - Norse Tether: The Valkyria by James Walker

"None of them can see me as I crouch by the window. I know this, because they haven't come out to kill me." - Outside, Looking In by Moe Lane

"You can Dream anywhere." - Fantasy Worlds by James Walker

"Remnants of Stone are particularly hard to find - any rock, statue or gargoyle could be a soul-killed Trog. Still, no one is terribly surprised that Baal was able to find one. What does surprise people is that he was able to find a silicon based life form." - Trolls by James Walker

"Even the Archangel of Flowers needs an impressive escort occasionally, and although not fond of intimidation Novalis does prefer it to bloodshed." - Ent by James Walker

"If a human gets flung out of a lake in front of a warrior, he'll be lucky if he isn't burnt as a witch. Throw a sword though, and the warrior will sweep it up and declare himself the rightful king of England." - Magical Swords by James Walker

"As a First Race (again, with Humanity), Elves have no special patron among the Archangels anymore: they are watched over by all of Heaven impartially." - Elves by Moe Lane

"Dragons, Mummies, Liches, Sorcerers - all need a hoard of gold and jewels. Otherwise where's the point?" - Hoards-R-Us by James Walker

"The Lich is probably one of the highest forms of Undead, the type of creature that all necronmancers aspiring to immortality (which pretty much means all of them) long to become." - The Lich by Benjamin Acosta

"When Heaven discovered the existence of the Broken Races, a great deal of energy was expended trying to heal them - nearly as much as was spent trying to destroy them." - Druedain by James Walker

"Sister Shannon Masters, aka Warrior Nun Areala, simply smiled as she raised her sword, readying herself to rid the Earth of yet another Hellspawn. "Oh crap, indeed, Demon-Born."" - The Warrior Nuns by Rolland Therrien

"It was not like God speaking through Metatron -- angels old enough to remember understood that there was a critical difference, but would not be able to explain precisely what it was. There was, however, no doubt in anyone's mind that it was God him/her/itself speaking to them all, and that He/She/It had come in response to their need." - The New Commander (A Heresy) by Manny Nepumecino

"Most Lilim ultimately swear to a Prince. Either they are tired of constantly being hounded by other demons, the Game, or, more likely, they find the rewards of joining a Prince's hierarchy, including titles, retainers, and advancement, to outweigh the benefits of staying neutral." - Lilim Roles by Emily Dresner-Thornber

"There are a lot of mundanes in Heaven's service, and most of them have the Lucid Dreaming skill. Over the years they've crafted their Dreamscapes into places of beauty, wonder - and often extreme usefulness." - DreamNet by James Walker

"Humans aren't terribly skilled at dealing with supernatural crimes, but enough have happened over the years for them to take some precautions. Anytime a crime involves something supernatural, whether it be the criminal sacrifices cats before robbing a store, or witnesses insisting that the criminal could fly, or even the police doctor insisting that the accused is, in fact, dead (and that his ability to to walk and talk is beside the point) then once arrested the accused is sent to Bechley." - Bechley Prison by James Walker

"The first Balrog was a Renegade Shedite who, without a host or any essence, was only saved from soul-death by a favourable Intervention. Laurence killed it personally, but it had already passed on the technique to other demons." - Balrogs by James Walker

"I have, in my own little universe over here, generally determined that a Superior using its own resonance has, well, the Superior-level version of it. (We will not talk about Andrealphus and Impudite Charm here, plus Word-leakage.)" - Superior-level Resonance by Beth McCoy

"Although Saminga claims to have complete control of all Undead, it wasn't difficult for Mammon's Servitors to bribe a Necromancer to design a new type of Undead for them." - Barrow Wights by James Walker

"Although the Greatest Rings were destroyed or lost their power many millennia ago, Magic Rings still turn up in the hoards of Dragons or Undead." - Magic Rings by James Walker

"Valerie was perfect, at least, that's what the Prince of Theft thought when he was done with her." - Valerie, Daughter of Theft by Charles E. Smith

"Keep moving, move on - up the stairs, towards the jewel. The mansion was well defended, but no door could stop him...

But I came in through the window! " - The Thief by James Walker

"Two separate though related races of Mermaids exist. 'True' Mermaids are descended from dolphins and a rogue Grigori; 'lesser' mermaids are descended from dugongs and one or more ethereals." - Mermaids by James Walker

"Despite the propaganda, not every dragon perished during the purity crusade." - On Dragons by Jo Hart

"Whether you're a Fairy Godmother, budding sorcerer or elven queen, your magic wand is an essential piece of equipment." - Magic Wands by James Walker

"Ethereals aren't all "people". Some of them are things or places. Since distance isn't really a concept in the Marches, they can be very large places." - The Culture by John Dallman

"The Book of Antioch details a simple ritual that enables a team of two Soldiers (the chanter and the bearer) to convert a censer or censor like object to an explosive device, similar to a grenade." - The Book of Antioch by Harvey Mills

"You think that demons are the experts at character assassination? Please: those guys have no inter-Word cohesion." - Dirty Tricks by Moe Lane

"For the longest time, Horace didn't exactly know who - or what - he was. As far as he could tell, he was just like any other human: some of his earliest memories were hazy, but he could remember growing up normally. But he wasn't normal - and the older he got, the more incongruous things seemed." - Horace, Mercurian of [White Noise] IST War by Moe Lane

""Do as thou wilt," Eli had said, "but be Cool."" - Do As Thou Wilt (An Exercise In Habbalogic) by A. Damiani

"But before and beyond all the cerebral stuff, Jean is the Cosmic Zap. If, roughly speaking, David, Oannes, Janus, and Gabriel are solid, liquid, gas, and plasma, Jean is force field." - On Lightning by Earl Wajenberg

"Zombis are often abandoned: left for dead, sent on one way missions, given orders and forgotten. Other outlast their creators, or were created purely out of spite." - Variations on Zombies by James Walker

"In a darker setting, it isn't a nice thing to be a Malakite in love." - An In Nomine Poem by Philip Barkow

"Appearing to be nothing more than a rather worn out old baseball bat, the Ugly Stick is in fact a Relic, imbued with a very specific variant of the Celestial Song of Form." - The Ugly Stick by Richard C. Hanton-Rutherford

"The tragic thing about Phanuel is that he was personally a wonderful entity to know, both as an angel and as an Archangel: joyful, hopeful, compassionate, hardworking and moral. The Archangel of Faith had no enemies among the