Editing Archangel (section)

==D&D==
In [[Dungeons & Dragons]], there are several groups of exalted celestial paragon who are functionally archangels, even if the name itself is never used in D&D canon - they tend to prefer the term "Celestial Paragons". The most recent description of all of these can be found in the [[splatbook]] [[Book of Exalted Deeds]] for [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]], where they are divided into several sub-groups.

The '''Celestial Hebdomad''' is a collective of seven lordly [[Archon]]s who serve the cause of righteousness from their home on [[Celestia]] - these are the closest of the Paragons to "traditional" archangels.
* Barachiel, the messenger: Ruler of Lunia and coordinator of Celestia's defenses should it be attacked.
* Domiel, the Mercy-Bringer: Ruler of Mercuria.
* Erathaol, the Seer: Ruler of Venya and patron of seers and prophets.
* Pistis Sophia, the Ascetic: Ruler of Solania.
* Raziel, the Crusader: Ruler of Mertion and patron of paladins.
* Sealtiel, the Defender: Ruler of Jovar, charged with preventing incursions into Chronias and defending against the machinations of fiends. Patron of warden archons.
* Zaphkiel, the Watcher: Ruler of Chronias and leader of the Hebdomad. Only gods and the Hebdomad have seen him without either perishing or being absorbed into the essence of the mountain.

The '''Six Companions''' (technically '''Talisid and the Five Companions''') are the leaders of the [[Guardinal]] races.
* Talisid, the Celestial Lion: Leader of the companions for several millenia, most powerful of the leonals.
* Sathia, the Sky Duchess: Representative of the avorals and patron of sculptors and painters.
* Manath, the Horned Duke: Representative of the cervidals and newest member of the Companions.
* Vhara, Duchess of the Fields: Representative of the equinals.
* Kharash, the Stalker: Paragon of lupinals and Talisid's best friend.
* Bharrai, the Great Bear: Matriarch of the ursinals and teacher of magic.

The '''Court of Stars''' is the smallest of the archangel groups, and represents the three leaders of the [[Eladrin]] race in the [[Great Wheel]] cosmology:
* Morwel: Queen of the Eladrin
* Faerinaal, The Queen's Consort: Master politician and shrewd judge of character. Tasked with defending the Court of Stars and rescuing captured eladrins as well as providing company and counsel to the queen.
* Gwynharwyf, The Whirling Fury: Patron of barbarians, when not leading good-aligned barbarian hordes against evil she also acts as consort to the queen.

At the pinnacle of the [[Aasimon]] races sit the [[Solar]]s, which are rumoured to only number 24. While most of them haven't been named in official sources, some of them are reputed to serve good deities, have been corrupted, or simply vibe:
* Eco: Guards the prison of [[Desayeus]] in [[Pandemonium]].
* Felarathael: One of the twin messengers of [[Corellon Larethian]]. They're the rational one.
* Gabriel: A servitor of [[Bahamut]], he got captured and tortured by the forces of [[Orcus]] until he was freed by adventurers.
* Lashrael: The other messenger of Corellon. They're the emotional one.
* Malkizid, the Fallen: A former servant of Corellon who got the boot after assisting in [[Lolth]]'s betrayal, probably because he had hella solars lying around and decided it was spring cleaning time. He just kind of bounces between fiendish factions in the lower planes.
* Viryn: In service to [[Tyr]].
* Zariel: A fallen solar who serves as the archduke of avernus, the first hell of [[Baator]].

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