Samael

Samael
Role	The Blindness of God
Race / kind	Fallen angel
Affiliation	Eternal Legion
GM canon
first cited: [last-winter#856]

Samael is the First and Highest Angel, the fallen counterpart of the god El, and one of the three rulers of the Eternal Legion of the Aenarch Empire. ^{[last-winter#856 · last-winter#866]}

Overview

Samael was the first angel to fall, the oldest of his kind. ^{[last-winter#866]} His name is itself his title: it means "the Blindness of God." ^{[last-winter#866]} He is a proud being who does not believe he can die. ^{[last-winter#866]} He is also the master of Fate, able to see everything that will or may happen. ^{[last-winter#866]}

The killing of Uriel

Samael killed a fellow fallen angel he regarded as a brother, Uriel. ^{[last-winter#866]} Before dying, Uriel took Samael's eyes in return; Samael has been blind ever since and has never been able to undo it. ^{[last-winter#866]}

Within the Eternal Legion

As one of the Eternal Legion's three ruling members, Samael created the Legion's Blood-brother system. ^{[last-winter#856]} He also governs everything tied to the Legion's Faith Pillar, the doctrine each Regency's Kardinal answers to. ^{[last-winter#856]}

The omen of his death

A vision seen by a Legion omen-seer revealed that Samael, though not dead, will die within ten days of the vision being witnessed. ^{[last-winter#866]}

Current identity

Players, stop here. What is hidden behind this point is game-master material. The full detail is on GM:Samael.

Related pages

• Blood-brother system — the Legion pact system he created
• Aenarch Empire — the empire whose Eternal Legion he helps rule
• Eternal Legion — the order he rules alongside two others
• Faith Pillar — the Legion doctrine he governs
• Triumvirate — the ruling council he sits on
• Uriel — the fallen brother he killed, and who blinded him in turn