Corporeal Forces 3 Strength 6 Dexterity 6 Body Hits 36 Ethereal Forces 2 Intelligence 4 Precision 4 Mind Hits 8 Celestial Forces 3 Will 5 Perception 7 Soul Hits 15 Vessel: Human (Dark-skinned, dark-haired male) Skills: Dodge/3, Emote/2, Fighting/1, Knowledge (Metalworking)/2, Languages (Olmec, "Reformed Egyptian")/4, Languages (English, Spanish)/2, Large Weapon (Sword, Spear)/3, Medicine/1, Ranged Weapon (Bow)/3, Running/3, Tactics/4 Songs: Charm (Corporeal/3), Light (Corporeal/4), Motion (Corporeal/2, Celestial/4), Shields (Corporeal/2) Attunements: One to One, Proficiency (Sword) Moroni began life as a mortal, like every other Saint. He was the son of another Soldier of War, and part of Michael's attempt to create a nation of Soldiers. Unfortunatly, he had the misfortune to be born at a time when the experiment was failing. A resurgence in the strength and popularity of native religions was driving deep divisions in the loose nation, and many who had once followed Michael's religion were now drawn to the "old ways". Worse, Malphas had learned of Michael's efforts. The influence of the Prince of Factions only fed the conflicts, and religious warfare soon broke out. Unwilling to abandon his people, Moroni followed in his father's footsteps and became a general in the armies. He led his outnumbered armies in a series of fighting retreats, watching in disgust as the people he led became less and less distinct from the people he fought. When the final battle was fought at the hill named Cumorah, he was the only survivor. Upon his death, Moroni chose to become a recorporealized Saint and continue his service to War. Most of his time was spent in Central and South America, promoting the word of War and the goals of Heaven and hoping to rebuild Michael's experiment. He had some small successes, but never created the new "golden age" he hoped for. The coming of Europeans brought hope for a short period - their religion was different than the one he had been raised with, but it was similar enough. Those hopes were dashed as the Spaniards settled in to enslave the local populace and establish plantations. Moroni began to move among the populace again, assisting the slaves in revolts and helping them to escape whenever possible. When Michael attempted his experiment again, Moroni was called on to serve as the intermediary. Much to his surprise, he was sent to a young man of European descent in North America. After several visits over the space of four years, he delivered the record he had worked on to Joseph Smith. Moroni continues his original work on Earth today, working for Indian rights and promoting the virtues of his Archangel's Word wherever he can. He typically has little to do with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as the assignments Michael gives him lie elsewhere. He hopes they will usher in the "golden age" he longs to see, but fears he sees signs of the same decay that destroyed his people. [Oh, for those who are wondering: Reformed Egyptian is the language the original Book of Mormon was written in, and is described as ancient Hebrew (probably with Egyptian loan-words) written in hieratic Egyptian script suffering from linguistic drift. It's my assumption that it became a priestly language (much like Church Latin), and nobody living today speaks it.)]

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