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Lesser angels serve Archangels, while Planetars and Devas are subordinate to Solars.There are very few Archangels, just as there are "24 known Solars.".The parallels to the Choirs of Angels from Christian belief and tradition (mythology if seen from outside the religion) is a re-skinning to arrive at "similar but different." 32-33 in on Dragon #17 explicitly notes Judeo-Christian roots of D&D. Angels were proposed, but finally not included in published books, even though an article on p.Making Solars "the most powerful spirit" fits the model they were taken from. Archangels of yore cast into Hell the devil (once an archangel) and all of his subordinates - they have to be seriously badass to do that.

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Re-skinning that to Solar gets you the most powerful spirit (And look how long that model has lasted: see archangels in the Diablo series of video games. That is what Archangels are in Christian mythology.

The right-hand servant of deity, supernatural being one notch down from a deity.

Angelic wings, good alignment, but short hair?) (True in Dragon #64 article and MM 2, and for Deva in Dragon #63 p 6-7.

The original artwork took archetypical angelic form from of angels in Eurocentric art and culture: long hair, wings, long white robe.

These powerful good beings serve any of the in-game Good deities already in place. (Note that the Christian god is NOT in the game). Īs with the various mythologies, deities, and pantheons folded into the game, adapting a Judeo-Christian inspired angel-type took something already known and fit it to the game. Tremble, ye hordes of Darkness, at the mere mention of these shining examples of the Hosts of Justice and Freedom, the Great Servants of Good! - ©1982 E. Following the same vein, here are two even stronger powers who faithfully serve the deities of the Upper Outer Planes, Planetars and Solars. Last issue this column introduced itself with Devas, the proverbial right hand of the forces of Good.

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Demons and devils were "old stuff" from the 1977 monster manual, and the Solars (most powerful of spirits and opposites to demons and devils) arrived in 1982 (Dragon #64) and 1983 (Monster Manual II).

As supplements came out for the original edition of AD&D, the new stuff tended to be "cooler / better" than the old stuff" - this is also true in more recent editions' splat books and supplements.

They can go to any plane, but do so only in service to their deity. On rare occasions, a solar will be found attending a lesser deity. (A lot of stuff rolls over from edition to edition.)Ī Solar is the most powerful of spirits, usually directly serving a greater deity of Good alignment, typically as his or her marshal, steward, or like office. Magazine issue #64, 1e edition AD&D, and subsequently Monster Manual It's a tradition, since the introduction of that creature in Dragon