Archons: About Archons

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Meridian on the Archons - April 1st, 2002

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Archons

There are lots of Archons. Lots and lots of them. Each is an aspect towards a particular concept: Strength, Grace, and Peace are the few we've encountered so far. I can give you a few more: Nandramiel is the Archon of Judgment, also known, as the Herald of Pandarrion, and Uvoriel is the Archon of Fire (you can imagine who might be interested in learning his name. Dangiriel is the Archon of War and General of Heaven. Volmiriel was once the Archon of Valor, but he was killed by several Chaos Lords during the War of the Scourge.

Have the Archons chosen a side in the schism of Holy Church vs. Temple? Yes and no. They have not intervened personally on Aerynth since the Turning (indeed, they are bound by the All-Father's law not to enter the world except at His command), but have lent their divinity to spells and communicated with mortals on both sides. Some Archons tend to fall on one side of the fence or the other (Uvoriel is only invoked by Malorn's flock, it seems) while Dangiriel is prayed to (and has been said to answer) both Templars and Crusaders. There are rumors of turmoil in Heaven that some Archons want to break with tradition and try to save lives, while others cling staunchly to the Law. Sometimes you just have to do what you're told, and if the Boss isn't there to tell you, you wait for him to come back. It's just that simple. Could differences of opinion in Heaven have ripples on Aerynth? Hmmm... it'd make a Hell of a story, wouldn't it?