Sariel

The first fallen angel, Sariel tried and failed to destroy the multiverse as a mercy to its inhabitants. As penance, he offers his binders his wings and his once-holy blade.

Legend

 When the primeval gods spoke the Words of Creation, the world sputtered, cracked, and bled into existence. It wrenched itself and edged close to utter disaster, for it was built on a deeply imperfect plan.   Seeing the havoc of the multiverse firsthand, the archangel Sariel descended from the Upper Planes to Erebus and beseeched that she might unmake the world, so that it could be made again. Sariel struck the Stygian Seal with his blade, and the quarreling gods above took notice. Before Sariel could break the seal with a final blow, the gods halted him. In judgment for his betrayal, for attempting to destroy the multiverse itself, the gods cast Sariel down into Erebus, from which he might never escape.   Binders know the story of Sariel’s betrayal well, for it illustrates their deepest secret: the world’s flaws were crafted at the onset, and Erebus represents a destructive, merciful remedy, which might pave the way to a more perfect multiverse. The sign is nearly broken, which is why vestiges draw so near to the Material Plane.   However, Sariel’s vestige only regrets his actions, and offers his wings that he might go flightless as penance.  

Personality Trait

While bound to this vestige, you gain the following personality trait: “I feel a melancholic regret for my mistakes; such sadness follows me everywhere I go.”