REAPER "Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth". [St. Matthew 5.5] "And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God". [Revelation 14.18-19] Reapers watch out for signs of hubris in humanity - for signs of humans who, in their arrogance, forget that they are not God. In practice, this means that anyone who thinks so much of themselves that they forget their own frailty is liable to be visited by one of these angels, just to remind them how weak and vulnerable they really are. REQUIRED ADVANTAGES: Psychic Vampirism at Power 10 (+30 pts). REQUIRED DISADVANTAGES: None. Jealousy is a common Reaper disadvantage but contrary to rumor, there are plenty of Reapers who don't have it. CELESTIAL REAPERS Celestial Reapers see their duty as the maintenance of the God- ordained order of things. Excessive pride in humans is an insult to the memory of the Almighty to whom they should direct their reverence. How each Celestial Reaper decides who is unacceptably arrogant is an intensely personal matter, and they do not always agree on who is and who is not worthy of their attentions. However, almost any celebrity is liable to be fair game. Celestial Reapers tend to think that most of the worlds ills are caused by individuals who have forgotten their place. Pride makes humans value themselves more highly than they value other humans, which gives them an excuse to abuse those "below" them. Stereo-types Apocalypt: You do not torch your entire garden because there are a few weeds - you just dig up the weeds. Bachae: They would rather have fun than help, the decadent fools. Bhoddidsatva: Encouraging individual humans to seek personal transcendence while leaving the rest of the world to fend for itself is to encourage the worst sort of selfishness. Children of the Crucible: Sound allies, although they do sometimes miss the big picture. There are cases in which it is best to write off the lost sheep so that you can protect the rest of the flock. Fury: You can't perform micro-surgery with a chain-saw. Punishment should work as a deterrent, and a deterrent only works if the innocent are spared. Justicar: If only all Angels performed their duty with such steadfast dedication. Lamenter: They do not understand that one can only help the oppressed by freeing them from the oppressor who holds them down. Have they forgotten Moses? Mammonite: Money is the greatest source of distraction from spiritual thoughts ever invented. These dangerous Angels should get their priorities straight. Muse: They are more subtle than Mammonites in the temptation that they offer, but no less insidious. Narcissite: They are all Infernal, twisted by the deadly sin of Pride. Infernal Reaper: They mock us. They must be taught respect. Tiamatic: Too much freedom leads only to the strong exploiting the weak.