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| Race | Amesha Spenta |
| Over-race | Angel |
| Classification | Living Soul |
| Family | Angel of the Alabaster Shield |
| Sphere | Harvest |
| Origin | In service to Bounty |
| Lifespan | Inmortal |
| Habitat | Sanctum of the Amber Shield |
| Food | Divinely granted energies |
| Description | Amesha spenta appear to be golden giants with beautiful golden wings and six eyes around their heads. Each of them is marked on the chest with a symbol: the sceptre of mortality; the horn of the beasts; the emblem of the sun; the staff of minerals; the mound of earth; the crest of water; or the leaves of flora. These are each one of the sticks in the fascha of the Harvest Mother. Their feet never touch the ground. |
| Procreation | As permitted by their leaders, only with each other. |
| Esoterica | All angels gain power from the Divine they serve. They are made of heavenly light, and therefore, all of their powers are filtered through that energy. Amesha spenta are imbued with gratitude resonance, hegnh, and the Divine might of Bounty. Other powers vary and are limited in their uses, but unholy powers are impossible. |
| Special Powers | Each kind of angel has special powers based on their function in service to their Divine. All angels have a holy aura. For amesha spenta that aura is a force of bounty and fulfillment that makes plants grow and animals strong. All angels also communicate directly to the souls of the faithful or those who have not been wholly corrupted. |
| Scribe | Scribe amesha spenta have powers that aide them in the administration of their domains. They have a pen made from one of their feathers, called a stylus. An amesha spenta's stylus has the power to enscribe strength into anything it writers upon. They have an oculus power that allows them to see strength. They also have an aspectu, which is their power to see and understand what someone or something needs with a glance. All scribes understand any non-evil language and have the power to understand their Divine's judgment of a mortal and inscribe it upon the scrolls of Heaven. |
| Herald | Herald amesha spenta's powers aide them in spreading the Word of Bounty. They bear a trumpet called a lituus, which fills those who have aided others in acquiring what they need with satisfaction, and those who have taken without regard for others with shame. Their cross, or crucis, makes anything bathed in its light grow in size and strength. And their scrolls bear the Word, which drives those who read or hear it to bring to others what they need. Herald amesha spenta have a capio, or required task, which requires them to spread bounty through the world. As they do this, they become stronger. Their oculus allows them to see need, and their infundere allows them to infuse strength into the those who need it. Heralds can appear anywhere, though if they appear in unholy areas, it can hurt them. They speak all non-evil tongues. No one who hears their words, or voce, will ever forget them. |
| Warrior | Warrior amesha spenta have powers that aide them in fighting evil. They bear a sword called a gladius and a shield called a scutum (though their appearances to not necessarily match those terms). Their gladius shines brightly and is as strong as diamond, and their scutum emanates amber light that prevents any who would take and take and take from moving beyond its edge. Their oculus allows them to see need. They have a presence called a coram, which enriches the very ground and sky and water to be fruitful. Warriors gain power through service. For every 1,000 beings of pure evil they destroy, they gain a new power, capping at twelve:
The more evil a foe is, the more attacks a warrior has per round, capping at twelve. |
| Guardian | Guardian amesha spenta protect innocents and followers of Bounty. Those they protect cannot see them without esoteric intervention. If their ward's soul is in incredible danger, they can intervene at the cost of their existence. Guardian amesha spenta have a power called teneo, which allows them to absorb hunger and need to protect their ward. Their oculus allows them to see need, and their augere power allows them to increase the generosity in their ward, if need be. Once in the life of their ward, they may physically intervene to protect them, surrounding them with a holy barrier that nourishes and strengthens those in need. |
| Lord | Lord amesha spenta are the most powerful of all angels. Their very presence exudes power. This is called coram. For lord amesha spenta, their presence is one of nourishment and invigoration, allowing them to support those in need, bringing them fulfillment and satisfaction. Every lord angel gains power both from serving their Divine and from being served by lesser angels. The gain a new power every Age they exist in service, capping at twelve:
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| Weaknesses | Power it takes to instant kill: Infernum 31 |
| Service | Amesha spenta serve Bounty. Scribe amesha spenta administer the work of the Amber Sanctum. They keep track of the needs of all those who have not and followers of Bounty. They do all of the minor tasks that make the realm of Giving and Satisfaction work. Herald amesha spenta spread bounty in the world. They leave the Sanctum and spread the Word, seeking out those mortals who will do great works of generosity in the world and empowering them. They also carry messages for Bounty between Her and other Divines. Warrior amesha spenta are the army of Bounty and Harvest. They oppose evil in all its forms and serve as Bounty's defense against the powers of the Infernal. They are a strong army led by their Lord Amanuus. Guardian amesha spenta protect the needy and followers of Bounty. They exist as protectors. Holier beings sometimes have more than one guardian. They cannot leave their service to their ward, or they fall. Lord amesha spenta run the Sanctum and see to it that all other amesha spenta are doing as they must. Amesha spenta have special roles, being linked to the Foundation of all creation, bringing its nourishment to Shem. They carry one of seven "pillars": protection of mortality, protection of fauna, light and warmth, minerals, earth, water, and protection of plants. Each of these is part of the insuring of bounty on Shem. Followers of the Harvest Mother observe the season of Harvest as a time of worship and gratitude, and 33 days of the season are given over to 33 named angels. |
| Notables | Ganyniel, Amesha Spenta Manifest, High Lord, Angel of Bounty; Amanuus, Lord-Harvester, Angel of Satisfaction, High Warrior; Daxuinel, Angel of Harvest, High Herald; Jehavmaniel, Angel of Fulfillment, High Guardian; Merefeniel, Angel of Gratitude, High Scribe |
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