Dalm
Balseraph of Gluttony
| Corporeal Forces - 2 |
Strength |
4 |
Agility |
4 |
| Ethereal Forces - 3 |
Intelligence |
6 |
Precision |
6 |
| Celestial Forces - 3 |
Will |
6 |
Perception |
4 |
Vessels: Human Adult Male/2
Roles: Veterinarian/4 ("Robert Seery")
Skills: Chemistry/3, Dodge/1, Driving/1, Knowledge (Animals)/4, Medicine/3, Ranged-Weapon (pistol)/3, Savoir-Faire/3
Songs: Entropy (Corporeal/2), Healing (Corporeal/4), Shields (Celestial/3)
Attunements: Balseraph of Gluttony, Consume
Dalms' job is an odd one in Hell, particularly for a demon in the service of Haagenti. It all started when a high-up in Gluttonys' organisation had to report to the Prince that the Purple Crystal had died out. The Purple Crystal is, or rather was, a species of beetle in the Amazon, which made a rather delicious paste when ground up with certain herbs and oils, to which Haagenti was rather partial. By the truckload. The high-ups replacement realised that in order to assuage his Princes ire, they would need to make sure that as few species as possible became extinct, so that when the roar "Bring me a platter of <whatever>!" went up, they wouldn't have to explain why that particular item wasn't available today, or indeed ever, o most Dread and Magnificent Prince.
So a small number of not terribly important Gobblers were assigned to Corporeal duty with explicit instructions to make sure things don't die out (the high-up managed to brush this one past Haagenti while he was particularly engrossed in spaghetti one evening). Dalm was one of these - placed in a zoo with a Panda in it to keep it safe and hopefully find a mate. His Role allowed him to get other endangered creatures brought into the Zoo for him to keep an eye on, and he began to do quite well. His only real wish was that someone would teach him the Corporeal Song of Fruition. He's still waiting.
The only problem that arose with this was from Dalm himself. His instructions were very clear on the notion of eating anything in the Zoo - don't do it or else. Having now spent several years looking after the animals he has begun to grow ... fond of them, although he will not admit it. Indeed, he's begun to slip into the mindset of a Servitor of Jordi; humans are causing all the problems here, not the animals. Eat the humans. Dalm hasn't actually eaten an animal in three years. He's probably a decent candidate for Redemption. Any Malakim or Seraphim resonating on him will discover that he becomes genuinely upset when anyone tries to harm "his" animals, and will always try to protect them. Dalm is aware that he may be slipping further and further away from Haagenti's general modus operandi, and is pretty nervous about it. He doesn't like the idea of his zoo being a pantry, but he hasn't gotten past discomfort over the idea yet. Actual rebellion has not even occurred to him.
Socially, Dalm is a Balseraph. People who he likes like him, people who he doesn't don't. He comes across as a little bit obsessive about the animals, and works very long hours, but this only makes him seem dedicated to the other workers. Most of them are too busy with their own problems; Dalm does need to obey Haagenti's dissonance conditions, though he normally does so while trawling malls or street markets. He doesn't like disturbing the Symphony, and always carries a tazer in case things get physical. He also ignores almost every Symphonic disturbance he hears unless ordered otherwise. He's keeping a very low profile, and will try to not get involved in anything potentially awkward; Celestial or otherwise.
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"And I will give him the morning star.
Revelations 2:28