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** [[Our Angels Are Different|Angels are said to look terrifying]]: vaguely humanoid creatures with four heads, hooved feet and six wings (the classic "angel" picture was actually inspired by [[Norse Mythology|Valkyries]]). They're OK chaps that spend the first few minutes trying to calm down the mortal they appear to (they invariably introduce themselves with something on the lines of "Be Not Afraid"); when they're sent as messengers rather than guardians.
*** Some of the more powerful forms of angels have to actively hide their complete form with a glamor-like ability, because seeing their true, complete form will rip the soul out of any living being and send it directly to heaven.
* [[Useful Notes/Islam|Islam]] has more or less the exact same thing going with angels, which are, if anything, ''even more'' Eldritch than the ones described in the Bible. The second ''sura'' (chapter) of [[The Quran]] to be revealed (Al-Muddathir--"The Cloaked One"--Sura 74 in the modern order) starts with the words of God trying to comfort Muhammad (the aforementioned "cloaked one") upon the sight of the angel Gabriel, who was delivering the message on God's behalf. (To be a bit flippant, it basically goes, "Oh, it's just an angel, so stop cowering behind that cloak of yours and spread the Word!")
 
 
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