Corporeal Forces: 4 Strength: 6 Agility: 10

Ethereal Forces: 6 Intelligence: 12 Precision: 12

Celestial Forces: 6 Will: 12 Perception: 12

Vessel: human male/2, human female/2, both Charisma +2

Skills: Dodge/3, Driving/4, Emote/6, Fighting/1, Knowledge (Christian Theology/4), Language (Aramaic/3, Greek/3, Hebrew/3, Latin/3), Savoir-Faire/3

Role: Rev Matthew Williams (Status/5, level/6)

Songs: Charm (Corporeal/2), Harmony (All/4), Shields (Ethereal/3, Celestial/4)

Attunements: Seraphim of the Wind, Mercurian of the Wind, Passage, Master of Motion

Well, it's complicated.

You see, back when the movement all started it was... well, it was either the reaffirmation of essential Christian principles in the face of those who would deny them, or a radical attempt to redefine modern Christianity by going back to the core texts, or reaction on the march, or, shoot, take your pick. The point is that it was deemed necessary that the Host keep an eye on the new belief structure, given that it proved quite popular. Of course, the two Archangels that normally handle Christian affairs weren't all that suitable; Dominic has real trouble with sponsoring a group who explicitly believe in the literal Truth of a book that he knows isn't inerrant, and Laurence... well, there's a certain pro-Catholic bias there, and while he's easily able to rise above it the same might not be true of his organization. Janus was willing to keep an eye on things, and even a change back is still a change, so why not?

It should be noted that Janus is not notably upset about the ways that things have turned out, or in Seldac's handling of affairs. The concept that faith in Jesus Christ can act as an agent of transformation in the sinner is actually right up the Wind's alley; true, humans would be better off changing themselves more than once, but once is better than never. Most of the divisions between it and less rigorous interpretations of Christianity are frankly more of interest to humans than they are to angels; widespread enforcement of said interpretation may be an issue, but as long as it doesn't approach or reach the level of, say, the Spanish Inquisition or the Thirty Years' War... to quote Marc's people, better retail problems than wholesale ones. Imperfect system, imperfect universe - but better that the Host be keeping an eye on it, and better that those tasked with shaking things up be given something to oversee that's remarkably resistant to being shaken up. It might teach them patience, after all.

At least, that's the argument. Seldac has private doubts about it, but he's willing to keep up his end of the work (hopefully, without violence, which Seldac is predisposed against by virtue of both his personal nature and his Choir). The Mercurian is not particularly interested in elevating his status to full Word-bound, but then again it's the group consensus of the Wind that it's probably better that the Word not be filled; there is some concern that conflict might arise between it and the Angel of Evangelicalism (Amelia, Cherub, Divine Fire). His current primary duty is to work with those angels tasked with encouraging unhappy humans to find a belief structure more in tune with their personalities and proclivities; he also of course keeps an eye out for Diabolicals, many of whom find it fine jokes indeed to use fundamentalist Christian dupes for their short and long term schemes. In his copious free time, Seldac uses his Role as a televangelist to influence the faith that he legitimately respects but doesn't share. It's probably the best part of his job.

It is true that he doesn't enjoy the lying to humans part - then again, he'd be doing that anyway with any Role. But he likes their faith, which is usually a good deal more complex than their detractors give them credit for, and he likes the way that they readily accept the existence of evil. They believe, in other words; it's hard for an angel not to respond to that.

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