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The Hashmalim are Second Sphere Angels. They resemble golden themed kings and as such command a number of Third Sphere Angels. They control clouds and lightning. As per their powers, their jurisdiction is on worlds that are prone to thunderstorms. While they can be found on worlds that have the occasional thunderstorm, they most definitely can be found on worlds that are plagued with storms than they normally should have. With the Hashmalim's powers, they can on such worlds divert the storms' ferocity and give shelter to their charges and more importantly any devout believer.

Despite them being capable of controlling lightning though, the Hashmalim however are limited in their mastery of it. While they can control lightning, they are not immune to it. They may absorb some amount of it with the aid of their pauldrons but only so much. If a Hashmal is hit with too much lightning at once, they will like anything else, be electrocuted. Fortunately they can redirect lightning before it can hit them as long as they know where it is coming from.

Due to the connotations that come with their powers, Hashmalim are sometimes mistaken by mortals for thunder gods. The Hashmalim naturally refute such misdirected claims. They counter that they are nothing like the so called thunder gods that they are mistaken for. This is understandably justified due to what real thunder gods are like. Hashmalim, being Angels, are naturally peaceful and benevolent. Thunder gods on the other hand, are not exactly saints. In fact, the difference between a Hashmal and a thunder god is even more evident when one uses some of the more famous thunder gods for comparison, like the one that commands that largest known Æsar pantheon for example.

Notes:

*Loosely based on the Hashmallim from Jewish and Christian mythology. [link]
*The ability that this guy can use lightning was inspired by the biblical description that the Hashmallim were like the color of Hashmal. "Hashmal" is often translated as electrum. While electrum doesn't necessarily mean electricity, its similar sounding was more than enough for inspiration.

Description
The Hashmalim are Second Sphere Angels. They resemble golden themed kings and as such command a number of Third Sphere Angels. They control clouds and lightning. As per their powers, their jurisdiction is on worlds that are prone to thunderstorms. While they can be found on worlds that have the occasional thunderstorm, they most definitely can be found on worlds that are plagued with storms than they normally should have. With the Hashmalim's powers, they can on such worlds divert the storms' ferocity and give shelter to their charges and more importantly any devout believer.

Despite them being capable of controlling lightning though, the Hashmalim however are limited in their mastery of it. While they can control lightning, they are not immune to it. They may absorb some amount of it with the aid of their pauldrons but only so much. If a Hashmal is hit with too much lightning at once, they will like anything else, be electrocuted. Fortunately they can redirect lightning before it can hit them as long as they know where it is coming from.

Due to the connotations that come with their powers, Hashmalim are sometimes mistaken by mortals for thunder gods. The Hashmalim naturally refute such misdirected claims. They counter that they are nothing like the so called thunder gods that they are mistaken for. This is understandably justified due to what real thunder gods are like. Hashmalim, being Angels, are naturally peaceful and benevolent. Thunder gods on the other hand, are not exactly saints. In fact, the difference between a Hashmal and a thunder god is even more evident when one uses some of the more famous thunder gods for comparison, like the one that commands that largest known Æsar pantheon for example.

Notes:

*Loosely based on the Hashmallim from Jewish and Christian mythology. [link]
*The ability that this guy can use lightning was inspired by the biblical description that the Hashmallim were like the color of Hashmal. "Hashmal" is often translated as electrum. While electrum doesn't necessarily mean electricity, its similar sounding was more than enough for inspiration.