IN> RE: In-Nomine-list Digest, Vol 37, Issue 12

[Claribel]

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>  If an angel or demon is created by an archangel or prince(ss), does the
> angel/demon have any compulsion to obey their superior other than a sense 
> of
> loyalty, sense if duty, fear of retribution, (or in some cases) discord, 
> or
> dissidence?  Is there some inherent 'control'
>  I would think this question would be more applicable for lesser demons,
> but let's writ large.  :)

All Demon Princes have the Balseraph, Habbalite, and Impudite Resonances, so 
they're pretty hard to resist in any case.

Also, I recall Beth McCoy portraying Superiors as being able to implant 
certain "memetic traits" in the Forces of newly-created Servitors. Whether 
the Superior "programs" the Forces himself, or simply recycles Forces from 
taken-apart former Servitors, I'm not sure. This may or may not be official 
canon.

It's thought that "children" of Superiors have a deeper bond to their 
Superior than celestials created in other ways. For angels, this would be a 
bond of love and kinship, but not of compulsion. For demons, it may well be 
the latter -- perhaps an obsessive, Djinn-like connection to the creator. If 
the celestial offspring has inherited one of the Superior's /own/ Forces, 
the bond would be even stronger.

- Claribel