Post by Bonnie on May 14, 2007 17:07:23 GMT -5
Posted on Anime Spirit Guide, by the Administrator of ASG.
Angelics are divided up into different catagories in different ways
First there are Courts, for lack of a better term. An angel's Court denotes where they served in the spirit world. Though there are too many Courts to list, some examples are:
Holy (Servants of God, or the Holy Light)
Beast (watchers over beast, lords of the animal kingdom)
Elements (these do break down to specific elments)
Second division is Duty:
Angels all have specific purposes they were created for, as do angelics. Angelic personalities tend towards what their purpose is, as well as their powers. Listed below are the sub types I know of.
Guardians: this is what I am. Angelics meant to defend humanity from forces of evil. Unlike Saviors, they don't defend anyone specifically, they just fight back the darkness.
Protectors: Where Guardians are a balance between offensive and defensive, ad Defenders are (obviously) defense oriented, the Protectors are the absolution when it comes to angelic offense. They are all about protecting their wards, to the point of self sacrifice.
Saviors: Angelics who make sure mortals meant to do something important that they haven't accomplished yet. Often referred to, unwittingly, as one's "guardian angel" they are the angelics who pull you from a burning car inexplicably, and vanish into the night.
Defenders: Similar to Guardians except instead of FIGHTING the darkness, they defend against it.
Destroyers: Angels meant to destroy the entropic, to make way for the new. What else can you say?
Watchers: angelics meant to simply watch, but never interfere. the scouts and historians of the angelic host. - Note: most Watchers were involved in the Fall, but not all of them. Part of the reason behind this is that the watchers, spending most of their time WATCHING, were discontent, and when the fall occured, they were some of the first to sign up.
Healers: Angels who heal. Not always just mortals, though this is the most commonly found kind. Some heal the land, for example.
Guides: Angels who help people emotionally and spiritually. They are the angels who inexplicably call you up when you're depressed and suicidal because they were worried about you and wanted to talk.
Muses: Angels meant to inspire humans
Slayers: Angels meant to end suffering by causing death. For the most part they just lead the souls to the land of the dead, this job fits under several other catagories, but is also it's own subdivision.
These types fit for Fallen. They are the fallen, after all, and still retain their abilities they had as angels, though often these are twisted by the time spent in the abyss. Note, however, 'dark' angels aren't necissarily fallen, and not all fallen are evil, or spent time in the abyss.
It is interesting to note that even if an angelic does not know his/her subtype, they tend to act in accordance to it. For instance, a destroyer might find themselves in a job for a demolitions company, or a Healer might work at a hospital.
The third division is Form:
Incarnates: those angels who are born into the bodies of humans. this would be where instead of a human soul, you'd have an angel soul.
Manifest: Angels manifest as humans. Though technically not human, they appear human.
Daemon: A human with a spiritual/metaphysical connection to an angel. Though not technical an angel themselves, they get their abilities from the angel they are connected with. The term Daemon here is similar to the computer term, and was used during the middle ages to represent a connected spirit which lies dormant until something causes it to awaken.
Possession: You've heard of demonic possession? Angels can do it too. Unlike a demonic possession, the soul isn't tortured during inhabitation, but experiences a sense of euphoria.
Half-Angel: Those born to one angel parent, one non-angel parent. You do get cases similar to the story of Jesus, where an angel appears and causes the human to become pregnant. In these cases the human parent is ALWAYS female, as angels do not have the ability to carry a child.
Update: Half-angel could also refer to a spiritual being created when the essence of an angel is mixed with the essence of another spirit through angelic "breeding" (if anyone wants to hear more about angelic breeding let me know)
You can also have some combinations:
Incarnate Manifest: an angelic who manifests as an infant in the womb and stays in human form through life. Because the angel is not technically in a human body, as with a standard incarnate, it isn't considered one, but because it is born as a "human" it "incarnates" as one.
Daemon Possession: this is where the human for whatever reason has the inability to channel the power offered it by it's Daemon, so in times of need the Daemon takes possession of the mortal's body.
Angelics are divided up into different catagories in different ways
First there are Courts, for lack of a better term. An angel's Court denotes where they served in the spirit world. Though there are too many Courts to list, some examples are:
Holy (Servants of God, or the Holy Light)
Beast (watchers over beast, lords of the animal kingdom)
Elements (these do break down to specific elments)
Second division is Duty:
Angels all have specific purposes they were created for, as do angelics. Angelic personalities tend towards what their purpose is, as well as their powers. Listed below are the sub types I know of.
Guardians: this is what I am. Angelics meant to defend humanity from forces of evil. Unlike Saviors, they don't defend anyone specifically, they just fight back the darkness.
Protectors: Where Guardians are a balance between offensive and defensive, ad Defenders are (obviously) defense oriented, the Protectors are the absolution when it comes to angelic offense. They are all about protecting their wards, to the point of self sacrifice.
Saviors: Angelics who make sure mortals meant to do something important that they haven't accomplished yet. Often referred to, unwittingly, as one's "guardian angel" they are the angelics who pull you from a burning car inexplicably, and vanish into the night.
Defenders: Similar to Guardians except instead of FIGHTING the darkness, they defend against it.
Destroyers: Angels meant to destroy the entropic, to make way for the new. What else can you say?
Watchers: angelics meant to simply watch, but never interfere. the scouts and historians of the angelic host. - Note: most Watchers were involved in the Fall, but not all of them. Part of the reason behind this is that the watchers, spending most of their time WATCHING, were discontent, and when the fall occured, they were some of the first to sign up.
Healers: Angels who heal. Not always just mortals, though this is the most commonly found kind. Some heal the land, for example.
Guides: Angels who help people emotionally and spiritually. They are the angels who inexplicably call you up when you're depressed and suicidal because they were worried about you and wanted to talk.
Muses: Angels meant to inspire humans
Slayers: Angels meant to end suffering by causing death. For the most part they just lead the souls to the land of the dead, this job fits under several other catagories, but is also it's own subdivision.
These types fit for Fallen. They are the fallen, after all, and still retain their abilities they had as angels, though often these are twisted by the time spent in the abyss. Note, however, 'dark' angels aren't necissarily fallen, and not all fallen are evil, or spent time in the abyss.
It is interesting to note that even if an angelic does not know his/her subtype, they tend to act in accordance to it. For instance, a destroyer might find themselves in a job for a demolitions company, or a Healer might work at a hospital.
The third division is Form:
Incarnates: those angels who are born into the bodies of humans. this would be where instead of a human soul, you'd have an angel soul.
Manifest: Angels manifest as humans. Though technically not human, they appear human.
Daemon: A human with a spiritual/metaphysical connection to an angel. Though not technical an angel themselves, they get their abilities from the angel they are connected with. The term Daemon here is similar to the computer term, and was used during the middle ages to represent a connected spirit which lies dormant until something causes it to awaken.
Possession: You've heard of demonic possession? Angels can do it too. Unlike a demonic possession, the soul isn't tortured during inhabitation, but experiences a sense of euphoria.
Half-Angel: Those born to one angel parent, one non-angel parent. You do get cases similar to the story of Jesus, where an angel appears and causes the human to become pregnant. In these cases the human parent is ALWAYS female, as angels do not have the ability to carry a child.
Update: Half-angel could also refer to a spiritual being created when the essence of an angel is mixed with the essence of another spirit through angelic "breeding" (if anyone wants to hear more about angelic breeding let me know)
You can also have some combinations:
Incarnate Manifest: an angelic who manifests as an infant in the womb and stays in human form through life. Because the angel is not technically in a human body, as with a standard incarnate, it isn't considered one, but because it is born as a "human" it "incarnates" as one.
Daemon Possession: this is where the human for whatever reason has the inability to channel the power offered it by it's Daemon, so in times of need the Daemon takes possession of the mortal's body.
