Concordance

The angels of the Concordance have always stood with us: guiding through dreams, whispering wisdom on the wind, filling hearts with hymns of divine resolve. They are a division of the Host Eternal that has been tasked with watching over Earth.

Whenever the forces of Hell move openly against humanity, Heaven sends angelic intercession to restore the balance. For millennia, this aid has come unseen, unknown, an invisible presence guiding heroes’ hands, fortifying their courage, defending them from diabolic temptations.

This secrecy has recently been abandoned. The angel Clarion has chosen to reveal himself to the mortals, banking that his visible presence alone can help serve the designs of heaven.

The known members of the Concordance (also known as “The Chord” amongst supernatural-minded beings) include the following:


 * Canticle – Currently still active amongst the mortals, Canticle subtly guides mankind through hymns (and even secular music). Her tools include the tune you can’t stop humming, the favorite song of yours that the radio station “chances” to play, the choral music you overhear as you past outside a church. Her province is “Music as a path to Truth.”
 * Chorister – His voice is like starlight on the first eve of Creation, and to hear a single note is to remember the good one might accomplish. His language is that of nature, for only nature comes close capturing to his true voice. His words can be heard in sunset breezes, in birdsong, and the patter of the rain upon the parched earth. His province is “Music as a path to Inspiration.”
 * Clarion – The “youngest” of the Concordance. For reasons even he has not been told, he has been recruited to protect a specific human, Rajni Khatri. Clarion’s province is "Music as a path to Resilience."

At least one angel is known to have left the Concordance:
 * Cacophonous (formerly Carillon) – Although he would never refer to himself as a fallen angel or (heaven forbid) a demon, a ring of truth resonates in both terms. He is obsessed with humanity and believes it must be punished for squandering the gifts and blessings bestowed upon it by the Origin (i.e. God). He seeks now to usher an apocalypse "to wipe the face of the earth clean." He is open to allowing a few worthy humans to survive, including the villain "Infinity" whom he has accepted as his paramour. He appears as a dark, ephemeral figure wearing a bandolier of black mithril bells. His province is “Music as a path to mark Beginnings and Endings.”