SHINAR
ARCHANGEL OF THE WATCH
Big Brother is watching you...
The Archangel of the Watch is responsible for monitoring Celestial activity in the corporeal realm. As such, his Servitors work closely in conjunction with Dominic, and, so rumour goes, occasionally with Asmodeus, although this is frequently denied by the Watch.
Shinar is an old angel, although relatively new on the Superior's scene; he was elevated after Legion, Prince of Corruption, was destroyed, so that nothing of that kind would ever happen again.
Unfortunately, the other Superiors often ignore the information that he gives them and pursue their own agendas instead. Because of this, the rise of Fleurity, Prince of Drugs, was almost totally unopposed by the Archangels.
Shinar takes no blame for this; his Servitors are information gatherers more than active agents in the Corporeal realm, and seldom take a proactive stance.
He would prefer more sources of information in the Celestial and Ethereal realms, but Dominic prevents him in Heaven, and Blandine, while not hostile, is opposed; she sees anything that happens in the Marches as hers, including all information.
Shinar is a Malakite, and takes an unusually passive role for a member of that Choir. This stems from the time of the Grigori; prior to that time, he had been a Mercurian. More than anyone, the Archangel of the Watch regarded the Eighth Choir as his, and as a component of his Word. When they lost their grace, he took on the shining armour of the Malakim, and began to destroy the corrupted Grigori. He refuses to talk about it, but especially favoured Servitors know that he mourns them still, as a loss to his Word, to humanity, and to Heaven.
DISSONANCE
It is dissonant for angels of the Watch to ignore an unknown source of Symphonic disturbance without giving it at least a cursory investigation. This condition does not apply if they are in danger, or if doing so would endanger them.
CHOIR ATTUNEMENTS
Seraphim
The Most Holy of the Watch, being so uncomfortable on Earth, are Shinar's scribes and recorders. They are granted photographic and eidetic memories.
Cherubim
These Cherubim can tell if an object of their Attunement if being watched or followed with a Perception roll. If the follower or watcher is a Celestial, they automatically succeed.
Ofanim
The Ofanim of the Watch add their Celestial Forces to all Perception rolls to detect Symphonic disturbances.
Elohim
These angels can intuit, with a successful Resonance roll, if a human has interacted with a celestial within a number of weeks equal to the angel's total number of Forces. The amount of information conveyed depends upon the check digit of the roll, as displayed in the table below.
| Check Digit | Result |
| 1 | The Elohite knows that a celestial has met the human. |
| 2 | As above, and also whether the celestial was an angel or demon. |
| 3 | As above, and what Choir or Band. |
| 4 | As above, and what Superior. |
| 5 | As above, and the Elohite gains a flash picture of the celestial's face. |
| 6 | As above, and the Elohite knows the celestial's earthly name. |
Malakim
True to their nature, the Malakim of the Watch can always tell if they are being watched or followed.
Kyriotates
The Dominations of the Watch are automatically able to sense if their Hosts have ever met a celestial. As such, if they meet a celestial while in possession of the Host, they can ascertain that he is a celestial, but only if they have direct, physical contact with him.
Mercurians
Mercurians of the Watch can tell if someone is a non-human with a successful Resonance roll, but not exactly what, unless they get a Divine Intervention. An Infernal Intervention reveals totally false information; this roll should be made in secret by the GM.
SERVITOR ATTUNEMENTS
Hidden Evidence
An angel with this Attunement is able to retroactively sense disturbances in the Symphony. The angel may detect disturbances a number of days equal to his total Forces later, by making a normal roll, at a penalty equal to 10 - the number of days since the disturbance occurred.
Discovery
Celestials with this Attunement are able to detect the presence of others with a Perception roll, at a -2 penalty. They are only able to detect the presence of celestials; this Attunement does not give any details, only that the celestial is there, and in what direction. This only works within (10 x Celestial Forces) feet of the angel.
All angels of the Watch must purchase this Attunement during character creation.
DISTINCTIONS
Vassal of Discernment
An angel with this Distinction is able to use the Discovery Attunement with a greater degree of accuracy; the Attunement will now tell them the approximate distance.
Friend of Recognition
Friends of the Watch treat all rolls to detect Symphonic disturbances as if they had a check digit of 6.
Master of Perception
Angels with this Distinction are able to use the Discovery Attunement to discern the Choir/Band of an approaching celestial, his name, and, on a check digit of 6, his Superior and approximate number of Forces.
POLITICS
Shinar does not involve himself very much in politics in Heaven, preferring just to watch. However, he does maintain friendly relations with some Superiors; some say even with Lilith. After all, she does have much information...
Allied: Dominic, Yves
Associated: Michael, Laurence
Hostile: None.
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