Jophiel
Jophiel, Beauty of God, also known as Lophiel, Sophiel, Yophiel, Zophiel, Zuriel, Zaphiel and Zaphkiel, was the Cherub present in the Garden of Eden that helped expel Adam and Eve and later watched over Noah’s sons.
Overview[]
The Archangel of art and beauty, she is the patron of artists, helping with artistic projects, thinking beautiful thoughts, to see and appreciate beauty around all. Helping to create beauty at home and at work, Jophiel is the Archangel for interior decorators. She is also the architect of Lucifer's Tomb and was Mulciber's apprentice in the architecturing of Heaven's golden cities and compounds.
Jophiel is basically the angel who attempts to put great joy, appreciation, and happiness in all things. While she can be the archangel of beauty, she is also a formidably powerful angel and warrior.
History[]
Background[]
Jophiel was created next to Mulciber and was his greatest student. Jophiel would be taught under Mulciber to design the grand palaces of Heaven and was the designer for most of the compounds of Paradise. As the angel of art, she created many of the designs and art pieces that were later incorporated into the architecture, chapels, cathedrals, and many they have in Heaven whilst Mulciber would build them.
At one point, when Mulciber was forbidden from using Vril alongside Lucifer to fashion great constructs that would evolve beyond simple stone and marble. As a result, Mulciber would vent his frustrations to Jophiel regarding Heaven's authoritarian ways, and given that she was both Mulciber's greatest and most trust student, he voiced these opinions only to her. However, Jophiel only saw that the creation of things against the will of the Almighty leads to disaster.
During the War in Heaven, Jophiel fought against her former teacher and defeated him. She also aided Marduk in repelling the dreaded Leviathan when it attempted to breach Heaven. Seeing the Leviathan breaching the walls of Paradise, Jophiel took notice of the beast making its way towards the moon with the intention of devouring it. Marduk sought assistance from the archangel Jophiel, knowing he could not penetrate the Leviathan's nigh-indestructible hide, who crafted for him a great sword of "seething thunderous fire." Seeing Leviathan nearly breach the walls of Paradise, the Powers would ensnare Leviathan in a net of chains, briefly subduing him, and giving Marduk only one chance to wound the great beast, and wound it he did for it detering from its course in sheer pain, and forced it to flee.
Angel of Beauty[]
Jophiel was elevated to the rank of an archangel and eventually became as skilled as, if not more so than, her former mentor. Her artistic design can also lead to numerous designs and functions of the weapons used by angels for offense as well as the armor for defense. Jophiel also has the ability to construct the weapons and armor to suit the needs and abilities that angels possess for their powers to function properly through their arsenal.
She illuminates the humans creative spark by giving them ideas and energy to carry out artistic ventures. She also helps the humans to see the beauty in all things, including other people. She was also the antithesis to Mulciber as the latter's creations are used for evil and are hideous while Jophiel's are used for benevolent means and are beauty. She is also the archenemy of Hastur as the Ogdru Hem feeds upon the creativity of humanity.
Imprisoning Devils[]
Jophiel was among the angels credited that imprisoned Lucifer. It is implied that Metatron was relayed information regarding Lucifer's activities by Mundus himself and thus conspired with him against Lucifer. Jophiel was then tasked with creating the Chains of Judecca, a set of indestructible chains, and the sarcophagus that contained the Morning Star. These same chains were also used against Satan, imprisoning him within the Ninth Circle of Hell and the chains being linked all across the circles of Hell. She also fashioned the Barzel chains which cuffed Satan after the Apocalypse.