Friday, October 3, 2008

Peoples: Angels

Alongside the demons are a race of flying peoples called the angels. They are elusive, shy, very stingy when talking to others, and love to keep secrets. They are so elusive that all of what is known about them is taken from Erayic and Jindarian legend.
Angels are said to be the divine servants of the gods. Legends attribute them with magic powers. All angels can fly at astonishing speeds, always blowing on their magically loud trumpets to announce the presence of a divine herald. Angels are said to have been seen throwing fire, iron, and lightning from their fingers. Those who have seen them wheeling overhead sometimes say the angels' bodies burn with fire while they fly. Legends abound of angels confronting great researchers, learning about the lives of mortals from them. The most famous story is how a flight of angels guided a tribe of people to a land where they could be safe from the Chazzans: a land known as Crua.
Art always depicts angels as beautiful people with burning feet, burning halos of fire, and huge wings. Some legends attest that angels have red eyes. However they appear, they are, without a doubt, the most capable of all the races on Eray and Jindaria.
Most people do not believe they truly exist, fancying them a mere fable. However, the fact that they are reported on both Eray and Jindaria and are given the same traits on both worlds is compelling evidence in favor of their existence.
The angels are purely book 3 onwards. They take very little part in the the happenings of mortals, until book 3. They play the key role in book 4 and are from then on diminished. The most important thing about the angels is all that is known by anyone about them comes from legend. Their true nature is far more horrific.

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