Gadreel

"I have nothing left now, except dreams for a better morrow, and lamentations for what should have been." -Gadreel, the Whisperlord

Gadreel is the Seraph of the Eighth Angelic Legion, the Shadowwatch. He and his legion number themselves among those who rebelled against his father, Ynoch. Before the Fall, Gadreel and the Shadowwatch served as Eden's greatest spies and infiltrators, preferring to conquer realms through subversion, engineering strife and conflicts from within before actually engaging. Like his brother Azrael, Gadreel preferred to minimalize casualties, eschewing honorable combat for the sake of practicality. However, he was never as ruthless as his other brothers, and first and foremost sought to better the lives of all beings in Creation. Furthermore, he was the only one of the Fallen to recognize that their corruption by the Abyss was inevitable, and withdraw his legion from it before it could set in. For this reason, nearly all his brothers, Fallen and Ascendant alike, revile him as a coward and a traitor.

Early Life
Gadreel was the eighth born of the Seraphim, following his brother Abaddon and preceding Azrael by three years each, the latter of which was a constant companion to him throughout most of their lives. When he was a boy, Gadreel was extremely eager, curious, and full of wonder at the world around him. Like many of his siblings, he was quite problematic for those raising him, mainly because his constant explorations and wanderings caused a great deal of hassle for those looking after him. As his more cautious and measured sibling and compatriot, Azrael, grew older, Gadreel's proclivities became tempered as Azrael's attitudes rubbed off on him.

Brothers and Butterflies
When Gadreel was two, his brother Raphael took time away from his battle training in order to supervise him. What resulted was one of the most joyous days of Gadreel's young life. Gadreel was taken to the palace gardens, where Raphael helped him to catch butterflies. He was left inconsolable after accidentally crushing one, until Raphael healed it for him, drying his tears and cause him to happily squeal and clap his hands together.

Afterwards, the pair of them went to play in one of the garden's ponds. Gadreel was unable to swim as of yet, so Raphael held him up as he splashed about, and later stiffened the water's surface to allow Gadreel to happily walk about on top of it. Unfortunately, the pair were interrupted by their brother Abaddon, who jumped into the water from a nearby waterfall, breaking Raphael's concentration and causing Gadreel to plummet beneath the surface. Raphael took him up at once, but Gadreel was already wailing and crying from the frightening experience. He was set on the side of the pond, largely oblivious whilst Raphael chastised Abaddon for his actions.

Despite the unwanted dip in the water, Gadreel still counts that day as one of the most joyous ones of his life.

The Grand Warden
After the birth of his brother Azrael, the three year old Gadreel was very excited to meet the new baby. When he stood beside Azrael's crib, Gadreel promptly declared that, as the new baby's big brother, he would be his protector from now on, to the great amusement of his father and brothers. From that point on, Gadreel accompanied Azrael whenever he could, and Azrael's bed was even set right next to his. Gadreel was present for his first steps, after which he did his best to take Azrael by the hand and walk about with him wherever he could. His older brother Gabriel, the family wit, dubbed Gadreel "the Grand Warden", and Azrael his "Little Prince". To Gabriel's great amusement, Gadreel actually took to the title, and for a while demanded that everyone save Azrael refer to him as "Grand Warden Gadreel." Gadreel remained at Azrael's side constantly, as Azrael had become so used to his presence that he would grow upset if Gadreel was not with him, up until he turned four.

Defeat of Abaddon
At the age of ten, Gadreel managed to best his elder brother, Abaddon, in a one on one duel. Unable to match him in skill or physical prowess, Gadreel resorted to blinding Abaddon with a burst of light, and managing to magically throw several daggers at him whilst he was disoriented, one of which struck Abaddon between the eyes, killing his Avatar. Ynoch, who had been observing the fight, praised Gadreel for his victory over a superior opponent, and for the humility he showed after the fight.

Personality
Gadreel at his heart is a caring individual for his friends, brothers and humans in general. However Gadreel is also one of the most skilled spymasters in all of creation as he cleverly extracts secrets and knowledge from a mindblowingly collosal system of contacts and agents, while his great cunning is not malevolent in nature gadreel will not exclude the use of violence and unsavory acts of extracting knowledge and getting his way.

Relationships
A friend of his brother Gabriel even through there disagreements, a Friend of his brother Lucifer even through there disagreements, A good friend of the god Hermès and many others. A former friend with his brother Azazel, although his bowing to Michael at the conflict over the first nephillim and his refusal to follow Lucifer in the pact with Tartarus has broken there friendship over time.

Skills
One of the most skilled spymasters in existence, with his great cunning have allowed him to have one of the greatest web of spies and contacts in existence and one of the greatest reservoirs of secrets aswell. Gadreel himself is also a spy of great skill himself as a master of disguise and manipulation.

Stats
Power Level: 4

Traits
Strength: 8

Dexterity: 11

Endurance: 9

Intelligence: 12

Charisma: 8

Perception: 13

Skills
Academia: 9

Artistry: 4

Brawl: 7

Charm: 8

Command: 11

Craft: 6

Deception: 11

Empathy: 13

Intimidation: 8

Intrigue: 12

Leadership: 8

Marksmanship: 10

Medicine: 8

Melee: 9

Occult: 10

Performance: 7

Seduction: 5

Stealth: 12

Stewardship: 10

Survival: 7

Torture: 7

Notable Equipment
The Cloak of Gadreel, crafted by Ynoch to to have the ability to make himself invisible to all beings and to be near impervious to any attempt to read his mind.