Angel

Daniel Grigori in the Fallen movie.

Angels depicted in the Fallen movie.

In the Fallen series, angels are Biblical supernatural beings. While they all originate from Heaven, they have historically been split into two groups: those who sided with God and remained in Heaven's folds, and those who chose Lucifer's side and were expelled from Heaven to join Hell's ranks. Daniel and Lucinda are the only two angels who are known to be 'neutral' or pick neither side.

Heaven

"There were endless tiers in Heaven, each level teeming with alcoves and winding paths fanning out in all directions under a honey-colored sky. The air was perfumed with nectar welling in delicate white flowers springing up in delightful groves. Their round blooms fitted all of Heaven's nooks and crannies, looking something like the ancestors of white peonies. Orchards of silver trees bore the most delicious fruits that had ever existed. A meadow rolled into existence, dividing the orchard into two."

Not much is known about Heaven. There is a meadow that separates between orchards of fruits and there is a place of thrones for the Throne/God and for the eight Archangels. The ground was described as 'cloudsoil' - more than likely meaning Heaven looked as if it were upon clouds, on white soft ground. The sky is the color of honey and there are flowers much like peonies all across Heaven.

When Lucifer had rebelled against the Throne, the meadow had a line drawn between and the angels were forced to choose between Lucifer and The Throne.

Hell

Very little is known of Hell, only that it is Lucifer's kingdom and this is where most demons reside. Lucifer tells Lucinda that:

"Without you, I went on to invent evil, the other end of the spectrum, the necessary balance. I inspired Dante! Milton! You should see the underworld. I took the Throne’s ideas and improved them."

In Unforgiven, it depicted that that Hell has a location called the Aevum, which appears as a large, abandoned food court strewn with trash, and lined with fast food vendors.

“This is Aevum—sometimes referred to as Limbo,” the devil said, picking up a large spatula. “It is a state of being between time and eternity, and I’m running a special for first-time customers."

The Fall

The Fall was the event of the angels falling from Heaven, landing in Troy, modern day Turkey. Many of the Fallen angels were hurt, their wings broken and bodies battered. By many official accounts, the Fall lasted for nine days.

Appearance

Lucinda describes Angels in Rapture as spiritual matter, but given the bodies of the not-yet created mortals. Each angel had their own set of unique wings that often extended far larger than their beholder and each angel has a glorious beauty. In Passion, it is also revealed that if an angel reveals its full soul and glory to a human, they will perish.

The wings of angels denote the side they have chosen. Angels who have chosen The Throne, would retain wings that are white shot through with silver fibers. Angels who have chosen Lucifer, would gain metallic fibers in their wings, often in shades of gold, copper, or bronze. If the angel is an Outcast, their wings will weaken and develop a brown or black color.

Types and sides

There are only three types of angels and two sides for the angel to choose from. But, all angels currently - except for those welcomed back into Heaven - are Fallen angels.

Heaven (The Throne)

This side is the main choice among angel, considering it is known as the 'good' side and is their main home. The angels on this side can be either Fallen Angels or they could be angels who had fallen but were granted access back into Heaven after. They keep their white wings and gifts. Known Angels that chose the "good side" are: Annabelle Alter, Arriane Alter, Francesca, and Gabrielle Givens.

Hell (Lucifer)

This side is the opposing side of the Throne, considered to be the evil side, and are called demons. There is also a part of this side known as 'The Circle'. The Circle is supposed to be Lucifer's inner circle, meaning to be those at his side, close and trustworthy. Each demon in the inner Circle bears a sunburst mark on their neck. Known demons who are part of the Circle are Cam and Tess. Demons also lose their white wings and are replaced with golden wings, Lucifer is the only known demon who retains large black wings rather than golden ones. Demons also seem to have golden rimmed eyes at times and are skilled with Announcers. Known Angels that chose the "bad side" are: Cameron Briel, Tessriel, Steven Filmore and Mary Margaret Zane.

Outcasts

Outcasts are angels that switched with the side of Lucifer, but after the war they tried to get back into Heaven. After being denied access, they went to Hell but were also denied access there. After such, they became their own group, having the angel Azazel - Who is the only Starsmith left - crafting weapons. They retain pale/all white or black eyes and have all black wrecked wings.

Abilities

Very little is known of the angel's gifts. It is assumed they are very strong and skilled fighters. There are several times throughout the novels when the Angels show they have gifts. Gabbe and Arriane first demonstrated their gifts when they summoned lights, close to Announcers but are much like Heaven's warriors. It is unknown what they're called. Cam also showed his demonic gifts by summoning Announcers for battle in Fallen. In Torment, Daniel showed that he had the ability to shrink down items.

Limitations 

While Angels are shown in the Fallen novels to be nearly indestructible and incredibly strong, they still bear some weaknesses.

Wounding

Since Angels have human bodies, they still have human weakness except that they cannot be killed. The first demonstrated weakness of an angel was shown by Daniel in Passion, in the life of Tibet when he attempted to commit suicide and shattered every bone in his body before he was found by Gabbe, who put him in stilts and healed him back together. Arriane also mentions that Angels cannot bleed, so it is unknown if angels have a live body.

Killing

Killing an angel is very hard, and there is only one way to kill an angel, which is by Starshot, which is one of the only known weapons that can kill an angel. When they die, they turn into dust.

Procreation

It is unknown whether female angels can carry children, but angel men can have sex with human women and their offspring would become half angel, half human - A Nephilim.

Nephilim

Nephilim are a result of a male angel and a female human relationship. They often retain gifts but often bear no wings. Their lives are much like humans, however. They need to sleep, eat, and such - much rather than angels. Most known Nephilim go to Shoreline Academy in the 'honors classes'.

Hierarchy

The following table is a collection of all known angels.

Rank	Name	Alternative names	Allegiance	Comments
1	Lucifer	Bill, Morning Star	Hell	Archangel
2	Gabrielle	Gabbe Givens	Heaven	Archangel
3	Lucinda	Luce Price	Unallied, cursed to mortality	Archangel
4 or 5	Cambriel	Cam Briel	Hell	Archangel
4 or 5	Arriane	Arriane Alter	Heaven	Archangel
6	Daniel	Daniel Grigori	Unallied	Archangel. Angel of the Silent Watchers, the Grigori
7	Roland	Roland Sparks	Hell	Archangel. Angel of Poetry and Music
8	Annabelle	Annabelle Alter	Heaven	Archangel
?	Tessriel		Hell	Angel of the thunder that rolls across Eurasia
?	Molly	Mary Margaret Zane	Hell
?	Steven	Steven Filmore	Hell	Teacher at Shoreline.
?	Francesca		Heaven	Teacher at Shoreline. Closest friend of Gabbe
?	Tiel		Heaven	Angel of the North Wind
?	Padiel		Heaven	One of the Guardian Angels of Childbeds
?	Gadal			Angel of Magical Rites for the Ill
?	Tzadkiel		Hell	Angel of Divine Justice
?	Chabril		Hell	Angel of the Second Hour of the Night
?	Saraquel		Hell
?	Alat		Hell
?	Muriel		Hell
?	Chayo		Hell
?	Ezekiel		Hell	Angel of the Clouds
?	Semihazah		Heaven, Scale member	Used to be Daniel’s close friend. Created the first relic. Shelby's father.
?	Zaban		Heaven, Scale member	Has watery blue eyes and bluish lips
?	Barach		Heaven, Scale member
?	Vincent		Outcast	Angel of the North Wind
?	Phillip	Phil Aves	Outcast	One of Monday’s Angels, instilled with the Powers of the Moon
?	Olianna		Outcast	Angel of the Leo Zodiac
?	Sanders		Outcast
?	Emmet		Outcast
?	Phresia		Outcast	Luminary Angel, one of the Four who emanated from Divine Will
?	Daedalus		Outcast
?	Franz		Outcast
?	Arda		Outcast
?	Calpurnia		Outcast
7812	Geliel		-	Last of the Twenty-Eight Angels who govern the Mansions of the Moon