Overview of the Disgraced Choir

At one time the Disgraced Choir--or simply Disgraced--were not considered demons or devils. They, like all Angels, once inhabited heaven. But jealousy grew in the heart of the First--Lucifer-- and soon he, God's most trusted, turned against Heaven. War broke out and blood was spilt in abundance across Heaven and Earth.

Ultimately the First and the Twelve Disgraced Choir were pushed back and out of Heaven by God's Twelve Knights. Pushed back, they were banished from Paradise, but it cast out God's Twelve Knights when the Gate was sealed. The First was sentenced to an eternity of solitude, cast into fiery depths forever.

The Disgraced serve the First, much like the Twelve Knights serve God--even if there is no real, direct contact with the First as they are caught in the Umbra, the rift between Heaven, Earth and Hell itself. Yet their purpose is simple: sew seeds of Hate and Chaos, make the world an ill place to weaken the Gate and ultimately open the seal and take hold of Paradise.

To achieve this goal the Disgraced resort to a variety of underhanded means--most notably by pulling in souls from the Umbral Stew that would do well to stir the influence of evil in the favor of Evil. Furthermore, they frequently assume mortal form, whispering ill encouragement into the ears of their pawns.

The Disgraced Choir consisted of twelve in the beginning. However, their numbers have since dwindled, though not as badly as the Twelve Knights. Their losses number in one--Murmur, having assumed mortal form to hide among the mortals and influence their behavior. The rest of the Choir consists of Bael, Abbadon, Furcas, Marchosias, Glasya-Labolas, Beleth, Ose, Shax, Xaphan, Paimon, and Asmodeus.

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Devil of Guile, Bael

Before his fall with Lucifer, Bael was a Cherubim, one of God's finest, no less. A thoughtful and level-headed Angel, it was Bael who often accompanied his brothers and sisters in praising the Lord daily. Unbeknownst to God Himself Bael cleverly wrapped his distaste for such admiration to the Lord Almighty with lies and false smiles. He bode his time, waiting for the opportunity to seek freedom from an existence that felt pointless and worthless when he was capable of so much more.

It was when The First declared his distaste with God and split the heavens that Bael stepped forward, pursuing the helm of Lucifer's most powerful allies--the Disgraced Choir. He swiftly ursurped power with lies and deceit among his peers and ultimately spearheaded his twelve brothers and sisters into one last battle with God's Twelve Knights. Bael used his mind over power, spreading doubt and unease among his peers and foes, scaring allies straight to keep the majority in line, so to speak and making his enemies doubt their actions. Yet his mind was not enough to prevent he and his Choir from being banished to the Umbra. This upsets him, as it greatly wounded his pride as a strategist.

His realm of power lay in the art of stealth, and he is capable of masking his presence, both among his peers, as well as to the Knights, Lucifer and God Himself. He assumes the form of man, usually that of a very unassuming and kindly mortal man, to spread doubt among friends and allies, instilling a sense of apprehension and paranoia among men. No one knows when he comes or goes.

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Devil of Wrath, Abbadon

Once an Angel of wrath, a Power like Glasya-Labolas, Abbadon helped administer punishment to the wicked and protect mankind with his sword--and it was all he knew. It was Abbadon who was slated to ride at the Apocalypse, to lead his fellow Angels into cleansing and purging the Earth of Sin. Yet Abbadon was unable to bide his time and wait--he grew impatient and ultimately lashed out against the Heavens when The First turned his back to the Lord, swiftly taking sides with Lucifer. He was swift to dare and rain down his Apocalyptic wrath on his fellow Angels and the Sinful, but was ultimately cast out from Heaven.

Abbadon hates Bael with an intense passion--it was Abbadon who sought to lead the Disgraced in the last stand outside the Gate of Heaven, but ultimately lost out when Bael tricked him into handing over spot. Because of this loss Abbadon often acts as a thorn in the side of Bael, traipsing into territory that he should not and leaving a trail of havoc and death in his wake.

Nicknamed 'The Destroyer' from his days as an Angel of the Apocalypse, Abbadon's power lay mostly in the art of pure, unadulterated chaos and havoc. He often chooses to meddle in the affairs of mortals when the potential for destruction arises--or should Bael choose to slip to Earth. Abbadon would love for nothing more than for Bael's demise--and often attempts to usher it into frutation.

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Devil of Solitude, Furcas

Furcas was once a scholarly, who often preferred waxing philosophy and literature with Uriel over his duties as a Virtue who commanded fire. However, he grew bitter and reluctant when the Heavens split, yet saw this division as a chance to pursue freedom from the binds which tied him to God. On a pale horse he rode into battle, turning his arms against his fellow Angels, and his friend Uriel. Torn but determined to obtain that elusive freedom, Furcas was greatly disappointed when he was banished to the Umbra with his Disgraced Choir.

Furcas is the sort who prefers solitude over the company of others--often he is kept to himself, brooding over what he could have had, were he to choose a life of servitude to the Lord rather than free himself of his shackles. Unlike many of his fellow Disgraced, bitter old Furcas spends most of his time on Earth as a mortal rather than in the Umbra--he prefers holed up in the company of literature and philosophy books over that of his Disgraced brothers. He comes and goes as he so pleases, without regard for the others in his Choir.

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Devil of Tainted Honor, Marchosias

He was an angel of leadership, a Dominion during his time in the presence and service of the Lord. He was a nobleman and a gentleman, a kind leader of those angels beneath him. Respected by his peers, no one expected Marchosias to deviate from the light of God and fall from grace. Thus his trechery was most surprising--Marchosias picked up his sword against God Himself and said that it was unfair of him to cast aside His most loyal knights in favor of his second creations. And while those loyal to Marchosias stood by his side with him, he was ultimately driven beyond the Gates and cast out, his wings and honor as a Dominion revoked by God Himself. Hurt and angered, Marchosias was left with nothing--except to fight...and even that was a fruitless endeavor.

Marchosias is a fallen hero--or so he truly believes. He pitied himself, lamenting in the loss of his honor and glory as a Dominion in Heaven. Eventually his self-grief drove him to anger against God, and soon the fallen angel was plagued by his pride. The other Fallen avoid Marchosias and his temper--he is truly a force to be reckoned with when he lets his tempers flare up. To him, mankind is beneath him, subpar to the likes of the higher beings. Therefore on occasion he assumes the form of a mortal man to walk among the disgusting second-children--mankind--and incite anger among them, to spur them into conflict on a smaller scale. There is, to Marchosias, great pleasure in the smaller conflicts--especially when one man takes the life of another in the heat of anger.

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Devil of Many Faces, Murmur

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Devil of Blood Lust, Glasya-Labolas

One of God's angels of wrath, it was Glasya-Labolas' duty along with other angels to punish the wicked and tear down civilizations that slowly consume themselves in sin. An execution always plagued by his thirst for blood, he was forced to keep it bottled inside, and often surrounded himself by his fellow angels of wrath in hopes of supressing the want and urge to pursue death beyond the call of duty. However, Glasya-Labolas saw Lucifer's descent as a way to escape the shackles of obedeience he was bound to by God and follow The First into endless war. Thus Glasya-Labolas tore off his wings and cast them aside, raising his sword against his fellow Angels and God. He led thirty-six legions of Fallen into war blindly, and lost every fallen that fought with him in the wake of his thoughtless pursuit of chaos and war, and was thus shamefully forced back and ultimately trapped with the Twelve Disgraced.

For all his thirst for blood, Glasya-Labolas is frightningly amicable. He has the gift of foresight in battle, and can predict the wars between mortal men and when they will arise and lavishes in the carnage. As a mortal, Glasya-Labolas often assumes the guise of a spry, handsome and youthful young man with which to deceive those he seeks out. He speaks sweet lies and plays the Devil's advocate to inspire men to kill--and kill again and again.

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Devil of , Beleth

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Devil of Madness, Ose

Before his fall, Ose was a devoted servant of God, who led a choir of angels everyday and preached of the Lord's light. A confidant to many other angels, many others trusted Ose and his goodly advice. But doubt began to overshadow that goodness, and Ose was conflicted, uncertain when Lucifer declaired war against God. On one end Ose was loyal through and through to the Lord; however, on the other hand he had nothing to show for the loyalty that he had given in abundance. Thus it was this doubt that was his downfall, and driven mad Ose joined Lucifer in his conquest of the Heavens. His madness twisted him, warped his sense of perception and drove him to feel superior to he and his peers. Thus it is the desire of Ose to part the gate of Heaven and return, only to ursurp the throne of God and take it for himself.

He is a Demon of insanity, driven mad by the lust for power. His presence is a deceptive one; a sweet-tempered creature, he often appears a humble and sincere woman, his presence drawing most to tell only truths and revealing the deepest and most secret of knowledge that lies within. Yet he may also inspire others with his insanity, often sewing lies of deception, promises of offering a person their deepest, inner-most desire--for a price. Unlike his fellow Disgraced, Ose tends to spend a lot of time on Earth--years, in fact, immersing himself among the humans, if only to manipulate, twist and tear them apart mentally.

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Devil of Lament, Xaphan

Xaphan--like Furcas--was a Virtue, an Angel the arts, who preferred to spend his time in the company of his creations rather than those of the other Choirs. Considered weak-willed by his peers, it was Lucifer who convinced Xaphan to secretly join him in his war against God not as a soldier, but as a spy, relaying information from the Heavens to Lucifer. It was Xaphan's idea to set the Heavens ablaze as one last resort in defeating God's armies of angels. However, this plan failed--miserably--and left Xaphan wounded and his wings burnt off as he was forced out of Heaven's Gate.

At first Xaphan lamented in his loss. Cast out of Heaven, he found himself without inspiration, a curse on his existence. Here, in the Umbra, he could not create. Things would not remain, no matter how hard he sought to keep things there before him for him to gaze upon. The urge to create and make was there, and would eat away at him for all eternity--or so he presumed.

Xaphan seeks mortality for one purpose--to whisper to mortals, to create and build, to do the work for him. He is a muse, although most of his ideas are warped and twisted, but innocent enough to the 'victim' in question. He will whisper and drive the insanely creative truly insane, to pursue their works through the most cruel and morbid of means. And yet, for all his effort, Xaphan will never, truly be satisfied and will continue to pursue men and their twisted imaginations for his artistic satisfaction.

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Devil of Vanity, Shax

As an Angel Shax was a Throne, whose job it was to provide the lower Choirs access to God Himself. He was an angel who spoke with a beautiful voice, and it was this with which he protected the cosmos in which he and his fellow Thrones resided. His golden tongue was capable of stealing the sight of men and evil spirits, as well as the hearing of sinful men and demon and even driving them insane. For this he was considered an effective Throne, despite their reputation as beings of peace, submission and humility. He was obedient and faithful to his Lord and fellow Thrones. No one expected he would turn on Him.

Shax, however, began to doubt his place in the hierarchy of God's Kingdom, like many other Angels when Lucifer declaired his distaste for God and split the Heavens apart. Ultimately Shax split himself from the cosmos and descended into battle with his thirty legions of demons--demons and spirits he had, in the past, lulled into submission with his golden tongue. Yet for all his efforts he and his Disgraced brothers were driven back and ultimately trapped in the Umbra. When he fell his voice became a terrible, hoarse but subtle.

At first Shax lamented the loss of his marvelous voice. Eventually he accepted his fate, and chose to use what remains of his power as a Throne he had left to the advantage of Lucifer and his cause. Only when in the form of a mortal does his voice return, beautiful and captivating. There is but one catch--he cannot assume the form of flesh and blood as a mortal. He must use a vessel, one of his many spirits, to walk among flesh, a ghost of sorts in the realm of the living.

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Devil of Loyalty, Paimon

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Devil of Vice, Asmodeus

Asmodeus was a Principality, and overlooked humans' political matters and the wealth of men from afar. Over time he watched as men waged conflict over this grew as men's greed consumed them--this intrigued him. Soon doubt began to corrupt him, and secretly did Asmodeus bide his time, like many angels, and wait for the opportunity to pursue freedom. Patience paid off, and with Lucifer's treason did Asmodeus find his chance to give in to greed and corruption.

In the wake of the divide he stole from heaven all his arms could carry. He did not initially flee to take sides--he only fled so that he could take all that he wanted and be free of God once and for all. Only when Lucifer confronted him in the throes of battle did he comply and choose a side. He would be offered a special place in his Lucifer's kingdom where he could covet and gladly have all the wealth he desired. Instead he found himself caught in the Umbra, much to his dismay, with the other Disgraced. He was and is still none too pleased.

Asmodeus is driven by his lust for wealth and craves the flesh. He desires the freedom that mortal beings have, to revel in their greed and desires where he cannot. When he walks among the mortals he does so in pursuit of all Earthly delights, yet finds himself unable to truly grasp the passion that makes men kill for money and pursue flesh. The chance to have this freedom and immerse himself in such wanton behavior came with a price, and it drove Asmodeus insane with the want to have it all.

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