Corporeal Forces 2	Strength 3	Agility 5
Ethereal Forces 5	Intelligence 12	Precision 8
Celestial Forces 5	Will 9	Perception 11

Skills: Artistry (Calligraphy/4, Dance/2), Computer Operation/2, Dodge/3, Emote/4, Fast Talk/4, Ranged Weapon (Pistol/1), Savoir-faire/3, Survival (Desert/1), Knowledge (Sharia/5, Philosophy/3), Area Knowledge (Iran/2, Egypt/2), Language (Arabic/4, Farsi/4, English/2, French/2)

Songs: Form (Corporeal/3, Ethereal/3), Healing (Corporeal/3, Ethereal/4, Celestial/2), Harmony (Ethereal/4), Light (Corporeal/2), Shields (Corporeal/2, Ethereal/3, Celestial/3), Tongues (Corporeal/5), Projection (Corporeal/3)

Attunements: Kyriotate of Faith, Elohite of Faith, Friend of a Higher Cause, Ray of Hope, Evolution of Cooperation, Angel of Ijtihad

Ir-Rahman is not one of the most powerful Servitors of Faith, but she is one of those closest to Khalid. She is quite young for an angel of her importance; Khalid created her about 300 years ago. She has had a profound effect on him.

From her multiple perspective as a Kyriotate and her job helping individuals, ir-Rahman became frustrated with the ulama (roughly, religious scholars) who had monopolized legal and ethical judgement and the reactionary way they used this monopoly.

In response, she helped in any way she could the revival of ijtihad. This is the tradition that the Qu'ran, the hadith (non-prophetic teachings of Muhammed) and other sources of tradition can and must be interpreted by individuals. So successful was her work that she was given the Word of Ihtihad during the nineteenth century.

Ir-Rahman is light-hearted and has an impish sense of humor (not to be confused with an imp's sense of humor...). Always chatty, she considers one of her tasks to be to tease Khalid and get him to take himself a little less seriously. She's one of the few who can consistently get away with poking fun at him.

This bubbly front often hides, but does not diminish, the rigorous mind and deep sense of responsibility that lies behind it. The Angel of Ijtihad is almost ruthless in her use of logic and, if pushed far enough, can be withering in her assessment of those who disagree on matters she thinks are important.

Ir-Rahman spends much of her time traveling. She can be found on almost any continent, searching for those who need help in understanding their faith. She herself is a devout Muslim, but she helps those of all faiths, or even none at all.

Increasingly, at least part of her being remains close to Khalid, often possessing one of the camels or goats around his camp. She is very worried about his continuing withdrawl. She has noticed Malphas coming to visit; though she has not identified him yet, she can read enough to know that he's bad news. If angelic PCs come to Khalid's camp during the course of the Final Trumpet, she will probably contact them to find out what they know, and, if she trusts them, share some of her concerns.

If Khalid Falls? Ir-Rahman will be heartbroken, but will not follow him. Her own faith in God is secure.

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