Angiris Council
From Diablo Wiki
The Angiris Council consists of five Head Archangels that govern the laws and rules by which all other Angels in the High Heavens abide, similar to the Prime Evils for the Burning Hells. They are first introduced in Chapter 22 of The Veiled Prophet in The Sin War novels but their first mention was in Chapter 11 of Birthright, the first book of the series .The Council acts from the legendary Silver City.
[edit] Members
- Male. Golden robes and armor. He is notorious for meddling with human affairs, and has on many occassion disobeyed the will of the rest of the Angiris Council for the benefit of humanity. Confirmed to be the Archangel of Justice.
- Female. Robes of soft blue. Her nature is sympathetic, and she defends the existence of Sanctuary. Possibly the Archangel of Love.
- Male. Robes of royal red with a shining breastplate upon which the image of an upturned sword blazes. His nature is fierce, and he thinks that Sanctuary should be destroyed. Possibly the Archangel of War.
- Gray-clad angel. This Archangel is naturally neutral, being neither male nor female in aspect. Most probably the Archangel of Balance (not necessarily related to Trag'Oul, however).
- Male. Gaunt figure whose robes and breastplate are black. Possibly the Archangel of Death.
[edit] Previous Members
- Male. Acted as the Council's Advisor. Robes as bright as sunlight. Breastplate with the shine of copper. Tired of fighting the eternal wars of the Great Conflict, he left the Council and the High Heavens to create Sanctuary. Father of Rathma and many other Nephalem. Possibly the Archangel of Creation. He is the brother of Tyrael (in the sense that they share similar resonances).
[edit] The Sin War
It was these five Archangels that decided the fate of Sanctuary after the hidden world was discovered. Their original plan was to destroy it, mostly with Imperius' aggressive backing, however they were forced to take a vote due to extended circumstances. The main point against its existence was also the reason for it to be preserved - the humans having the blood of both Angels and Demons in them had the potential to be stronger than both, serving as powerful allies in the eternal Sin War. The result was in favour of letting Sanctuary live on. Imperius vouched for Sanctuary's destruction seeing humans as an abomination containing foul demon blood while Auriel and Itherael saw its potential as a powerful ally. Malthael claimed that in the end the matter did not concern him, so didn't vote. It was Tyrael who had the final and most impacting vote which saved Sanctuary from imminent destruction.
The Council made a pact with the oldest of the Prime Evils, Mephisto, that he would leave Sanctuary untouched in exchange for the traitor Inarius, who created Sanctuary, an act forbidden by the Council. Sanctuary was then left in the hands of the humans, with their memories wiped, allowing them to grow from the beginning and ultimately to their own end. Each individual is left to decide either to live by the light or the dark.
