I’m really intrigued with what Paizo did to both archons and azatas to make them feel more like epitomes of mortal manifestations, with the representation of virtues and freedoms to coincide with the daemons’ and demons’ representation of death and sin, respectively. This got me interesting in how to try and make 2e stats out of 1e creatures but to not lose out on that flavor part. I’m curious how the other azatas’ freedoms will be shown, but those could literally be anything (since freedom of love, athletic competition, and life to be reborn are some of the most widespreading things I’ve seen), which makes sense for a chaotic group. So to that end, I’m asking about archons.
I’m mostly trying to recreate exscinder archons in 2e, ‘cuz they’re cool, but it got me thinking more about the other archons’ virtues. I compiled a list below of the established types of archons and their (potentially) respective virtues. If you’ve got better thematic suggestions for the not-already-established virtues, then by all means go ahead and mention it (especially for the exscinder).
2 Harbinger: Piety?
3 Spyglass: Patience?
4 Horned/Stag: Charity
4 Hound: Diligence
5 Codex: Knowledge? (is that considered a virtue?)
7 Legion: Justice
9 Preceptor: Guidance in time of need (whatever the one-word virtue for that is called)
10 Shield: Courage
12 Exscinder: Tenacity? Duty? (my personal favorite archon, but this one’s really got me stumped)
14 Trumpet: Kindness
17 Gate: Vigilance?
19 Star: Prudence
20 Bastion: Sacrifice