Happy to to be here an' writin'! I had a feeling I was leaning in a few different directions, so I don't mind making corrections. A number of the PC's pack a serious punch, so I admittedly had difficulty balancing the abilities of a young-ish angel with a guardian that could actually hold her ground.


[quote=@Wind Wild]
Bond of the Word

She can’t literally manifest because we don’t have teleportation in Essence but she could get the call telepathically.
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That was poor wording on my part. She can't actually teleport to someone who bonds with her. It's best described as a brief mental link that makes Roanne able to hear thoughts directed at her. Ideally, it would also include some sort of honing sense so she can reach that person's location. It was also a large part of why speed in flight is so important to her. xD She'd be insanely frustrated in any circumstance where she can't fly to someone in need of help.


[quote=@Wind Wild]
“Besides the ability to speak to Roanne, the ward also makes her aware of death that happens within a mile of the ward.”

Unlikely because angels don’t usually see or sense essence. We can stretch the limits if you insist but it’s been highly unusual for angels so far. Their own essence is naturally so strong and bright that it overshadows everything else around.[/quote]
I'm fine eliminating that part of the ward power. Mostly I was trying to give it a useful feature outside of contacting an angel, such as warning of danger or the presence of demons (or death). If nothing like that is practical in angelic application, I'm fine with removing that part and may just rename the power to a more fitting "Beacon."


[quote=@Wind Wild]
“So long as she has the blade in hand, it protects her from essence drainage by other creatures.” 

Again something that doesn’t make much sense if the rules so far are considered, but you could say a human enchantment was placed on it?[/quote]
This protection was meant to be a special part of her angelic essence. It's not her angelic nature or power that protects her so much as the unique bond it allows with her charge. Essentially, it's the hope, strength, and as corny as it sounds, love of those she protects that in turn shields her through the blade. If that's still impractical, I can give it a human enchantment or eliminate it for simplicity's sake.


[quote=@Wind Wild]
Also I notice she’s quite versatile spanning in abilities from purely guardian ones to the resistance of a battle, the mind-reading of tamers (like reading violent thoughts) and miracle angel (the ability to use her essence offensively). I’d say that to be able to do those she should be able to remember a past life or two if you want those things to come natural to her. [/quote]

I'm all for dealing with past lives and wouldn't mind complicating her history a bit with them. And I do admit, those abilities are fairly paladin inspired--I just shied away from using things like "holy" and "magic." Again, though, in theory, these abilities have less to do with being an angel and more to do with her bond. She isn't made aware of what violence others have committed, rather, it's a defensive mechanism to use mortal empathy against those who would harm her charge, a power unlocked through the will and needs of said charge (which is why a few of these powers actually require that a charge be present or otherwise consciously focused on her--she literally cannot use them when defending only herself, which is arguably what separates these powers from any other angel type).


[quote=@Wind Wild]
Lastly I just wanted to point out she doesn’t need to be born in Heaven as that’s been decimated since the Great War and only a handful of angels repopulated it during Judas’ War. If she is though, it’s very likely she knows Toki.
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I should have been more specific, but I wasn't sure of the exact date when the Great War started and ended. She isn't supposed to be born in Heaven (I just had no idea how old I could make her before she became born pre-war), but her parents would supposedly have been a part of The Council--not necessarily as arcangels so much as guardians and supporters of the angelic cause. 

xD But now I'm torn! It would be nice to have some connection to another PC starting off.