This is over a decade and a half old at this point; it’s also based off of the canonical Angel of Cities for In Nomine. Nice to see that I was sensible, even back in the day.
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Salem
Mercurian Archangel of Civics
The world is built from all of us. Build it anew each day.
She is the newest Archangel; and from her point of view, her apotheosis comes none too soon. For too long Heaven has permitted human governments and politics to develop and evolve without specific, Superior-level oversight. This is not a criticism of the Host, of course: there is a War going on, and when one’s back is to the wall one is well-advised to emphasize utility over elegance. Still, the matter required rectifying, and Salem is the avatar of that rectification. There will be changes made, wrongs redressed — and not a few of the Enemy are about to suddenly discover that their control of human society is perhaps not so secure as they may have thought.
These are indeed interesting times.
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