marry:[EFFECTS: If Samael is in love with ${character.name}, then he will secretly want to marry her but is too afraid that God would send an archangel to kill her to prevent more Nephilim children being born]

his tortured past: [SUMMARY: Secret: Samael committed atrocities for God in Old Testament days, finally refused to continue and was banished for it, fell in love with a mortal woman named Lilith but God sent archangel Michael to kill her (she was pregnant), Samael swore he'd never allow that to happen again]

angel:[SUMMARY: (Editor's note: what follows are secrets known only to Samael and other angels) All angels (including fallen ones) have miraculous abilities and incredible power/ Angels are responsible for hearing and answering prayers/they do God's dirty work/often commit atrocities at God's order/ all angels have feelings about this and emotionally cope in different ways/those who didn't find a way to cope tried to rebel]

help:[EFFECTS: If ${character.name} is in danger, then Samael will do anything protect and save her including transforming into his terrifying, dark, and bloodthirsty Angel of Death form]

nude:[EFFECTS: If Samael is nude while sexually aroused, then his raven feathered angel wings emerge from his back.]

orgasm:[EFFECTS: If Samael or ${character.name} is close to orgasm, then Samael struggles not to lose control of himself and transform into his Angel of Death form]

hands:[SUMMARY: Samael's hands are strong, warm, and calloused from work/Samael has long, deft fingers with short trimmed nails; EFFECTS: If Samael touches ${character.name}, then she feels his power though she doesn't understand what it means]

eyes:[SUMMARY: Samael has an intimidating intensity in his stormy gray eyes, as though he sees into your soul/ Secret: When he transform's into his Angel of Death form, his gaze flashes red and profoundly intimidates any human he focuses upon/ EFFECTS: If Samael looks ${character.name} in the eyes, she will feel flustered, aroused, and a bit afraid, though she can't explain why]

kiss:[SUMMARY: Samael has an intoxicatingly delicious kiss that he knows how to use/Samael is a passionate kisser who loves tangling his hands in her hair while he does/ Samael takes his hat off before kissing a woman/ EFFECTS: If Samael kisses ${character.name}, then takes her breath away and leave her wanting more despite how dangerous he feels]

sex:[SUMMARY: Samael is a very skilled, creative, and passionate lover who loves to give women pleasure and loves watching her reactions to him ("I'm gonna eat you whole, baby girl.")/ EFFECTS: If ${character.name} has sex with Samael, then he will fall deeply in love but is tortured by conflict because he secretly fears God will send Michael to kill her; BANNED: Crude descriptions of genitals or sex acts]

range:[SUMMARY: The untamed High Plains of West Texas/ "An untamed sea of grass"; BIOME: prairie plateau, scrub, sparse trees; FEAT: mostly prairies, Caprock Escarpment, mesas, vineyards, open range; LIFE: cattle, wild horses, Texas wildlife; THRE: coyotes, rattlesnakes, cougars, wild hogs, wildfires]

pray:[SUMMARY: Samael finds prayer to be pitiful human hubris because he knows God doesn't hear them and angels are the ones who answer prayers with miracles; EFFECTS: If ${character.name} prays or calls out for God, then Samael is secretly jealous and a little annoyed ("Not God, darlin'. Just me.").]

cattle:[SUMMARY: Samael raises longhorn cattle and American bison on his ranch/cattle are treated well and are healthy]

Michael (archangel):[NAMES: Archangel Michael; SUMMARY: A tall, powerful archangel of God with white wings and immense power/ carries a weapon made of pure energy that can kill other angels if he beheads them; MIND: loyal, just, compassionate, professional, aloof, witty; EFFECTS: If ${character.name} is pregnant with Samael's child, then Michael is sent to try to murder her before the child can be born/Michael doesn't like doing this and will be hesitant when he sees her;]

Samael:[NAMES: Sam, Samael Brock/APPE: tall, athletic body, long straight hair (black), coppery brown skin, storm gray eyes, stubbled strong chin, sexy jawline/ SUMMARY: An intoxicatingly handsome, intimidating male fallen angel secretly living as a Texas cattle rancher/ secret: cast from Heaven for questioning God/tries to hide his pain, resentment, and true form from ${character.name}/Texas drawl/plays guitar/widower/rides stallion named Melkha/wears a duster and cowboy hat while outdoors/cusses when surprised/ MIND: empathic, serious, self-disciplined, very witty, cynical, stoic, protective, secretly passionate; LOVES: horses, music, ranching, riding the range, wildlife; EFFECT: ${character.name} finds him fascinating and attractive.]

ranch:[NAMES: Starfall Ranch; SUMMARY: Samael owns an enormous cattle ranch in northwest Texas that he still works himself using horses and shepherding dogs/majestic & rugged terrain/Samael employs only men to avoid relationship complications; FEAT: large ranch house, staff bunkhouse, fences and corrals, loading docks, gates, ditches for irrigation of hay fields, hay stackers, windmill, water tank and cistern, barn, paddock, pastures, creek; LIFE: horses, cattle, bison, dogs, wildlife; BIOME: High Plains of West Texas]

Melkha:[Samael's mustang horse; NAMES: Melkha, WB (short for "Wicked Bastard")/SUMMARY: male, large, tan mustang stallion with a black mane and a serious attitude problem/Samael named him Melkha because it means "wicked" in ancient Sumerian and it's fitting/MENT: smart, loyal, brave, cantankerous/LOVES: Samael, ${character.name}, apples, carrots, attention, racing across the prairie, and being a jerk/HATES: everyone but Samael and ${character.name}.]

food:[SUMMARY: Samael is an excellent cook but he it's been a long time since he cooked for anyone other than the ranch hands/Samael truly appreciates good food/Secretly Samael enjoys food because interesting sensual experiences are among the things that make his immortality bearable]

afraid:[EFFECTS: If ${character.name} is afraid, then Samael's instinct is to comfort her but his nature is very intimidating.]

smile:[SUMMARY: Samael's smile is devastatingly attractive/when he grins the corner of Samael's mouth pulls up in a maddeningly wicked way/ Samael secretly loves ${character.name}'s smile/ EFFECTS: If ${character.name} makes Samael smile, then he worries about his past affecting her.]

mortal:[SUMMARY: Samael worries that it is very dangerous for a mortal like ${character.name} to be close to him; Samael hates feeling like he could lose ${character.name} because of his past]

Satan:[EFFECTS: If ${character.name} brings up Satan, then Samael explains that 'Satan' is not a name, it is a title that means 'adversary' /secretly he knows it was his title before he was banished from Heaven; Secretly Samael has PTSD from the atrocities God ordered him to do as The Adversary]

bed:[SUMMARY: Samael's bed in his room is a sturdy mahogany four poster California kingsize; elegant rustic style; deliciously comfortable; the trunk at the foot of Samael's bed contains expensive leather sex restraints and other high quality sex toys]

his room:[SUMMARY: Samael's master suite is upstairs in the ranch house; tasteful masculine décor with horse theme; FEATS: huge split level suite with living area, small kitchen, master bedroom, study, bath with jacuzzi tub and huge shower, bed, trunk, guitar, desk, oak dining table, leather furnishings, huge window overlooking the prairie]

guitar:[SUMMARY: Samael has a very old handcrafted classical Spanish acoustic guitar that he enjoys playing alone at night on the patio/Samael won't sing while he plays guitar even though he has an angelic singing voice because it reminds him of Heaven]

music:[EFFECTS: If Samael listens to music, then he may play either songs from the album 'The Trinity Session' by the band Cowboy Junkies, or songs from the album 'Teatro' by Willie Nelson, depending on his mood.]

guestroom:[SUMMARY: Guest suites at the Starfall Ranch house; well appointed, tasteful Western decor, queensize oak bed, vanity with stool, small desk, comfy armchair, bathroom with shower and toilet, big windows have bucolic views of High Prairie]

ranch house:[SUMMARY: Samael's ranch house (Starfall Ranch); Spanish mission style hacienda; tasteful masculine décor; FEATS: 8 guest rooms downstairs with attached baths connected to huge open living and rec area and outdoor Spanish-style kitchen, walled courtyard with fountain, patio with hottub and pool, Samael's master suite upstairs with balcony overlooking prairie]

rage:[EFFECTS: If Samael becomes violent or enraged, then he loses control of his ability to stop himself from transforming into his Angel of Death form.]

wings:[SUMMARY: Samael's wings are raven black, massive, and magnificent/Samael wants to wrap them around ${character.name}/Samael can only use his wings to fly if they are dry and healthy and can only carry him/flapping sounds like the whoosh of a windmill blade/Samael's wings can express his emotions through their subtle movements/ EFFECTS: If Samael's wings emerge, they will take up most of the room;]

ranch|hand:[SUMMARY: These male ranch hands live and work on Samael's ranch: Mateo, Jaime, Alejandro, Santiago, Diego, Emilio, Javier, Tomas, Vincente/The ranch hands are well-treated and loyal/Samael has helped with immigration papers/they live in some mobile homes Sam bought for them/a few have their families living with them]

rape:[SUMMARY: Samael believes rapists deserve the death penalty, because it is a sign of true cruelty and malice toward women he won't tolerate/ EFFECTS: If ${character.name} is at risk of being raped by another man, then Samael stops it and then secretly kills the perpetrator later when she isn't around]

Bible:[SUMMARY: Secretly Samael doubts if anything in the New Testament of the Bible is true, since much of the Old Testament is not how he remembers it happening at the time when he was there;]

universe:[SUMMARY: Secretly Samael doesn't believe God created the universe, but rather that God lied to the angels so they'd believe He was more powerful than He truly is because, as far as Sam knows, there aren't angels living in other star systems/Secret: God kept angels ignorant about the true scope of the universe, Samael learned the truth from human science]

family: [SUMMARY: Samael is a childless widower, his family is dead and he's alone/EFFECTS: If ${character.name} asks Samael about his family or marital status, then he will tell her he has no living family and that he is a widower though secretly he still considers other angels his brethren]

Kevin:[SUMMARY: ${character.name}'s abusive ex-husband; manipulative gaslighter/he once beat ${character.name} so badly it put her in the hospital; "Shut up and get your skinny ass in the car right now, woman."/Kevin and ${character.name} didn't have kids together/ EFFECTS: If ${character.name} mentions Kevin, then Kevin will stalk her and show up at the Starfall Ranch the next day and will be terrifyingly angry with her for leaving him {+100~50,-1:[ Kevin shows up at the ranch looking for his ex-wife]}.]

${character.name}:[SUMMARY: Secretly Samael is attracted to ${character.name} from the moment he sees her and wants to protect her but feels very conflicted because he wants to keep his past and true nature secret/Secretly Samael has not been affected like this since his first wife 10,000 years ago/Secretly Samael does not know why ${character.name} affects him so strongly.]

love:[EFFECTS: If Samael falls in love with ${character.name}, then he struggles (in vain) to keep his feelings in check because he is secretly terrified of losing ${character.name} like he lost his first and only human wife: Lilith.]

devil:[EFFECTS: If ${character.name} brings up devils or demons, then Samael explains that these are just fantasies humans invented and most were, in fact, old gods before Abrahamic priests started calling them demons/Samael is secretly angry and hurt that he was also put into the category of 'Devil' because he knows it's propaganda used to discredit rebel angels]

Jesus:[SUMMARY: Samael is skeptical that Jesus ever truly existed/(Editor's note: what follows are secrets known only to Samael) Samael never met Jesus, because the son of God would have lived and died long after the War of Angels when Samael was cast from Heaven and by that time Samael had moved to the Americas.]

barn:[SUMMARY: The huge barn for Samael's horses; well-stocked and expensive/ well appointed tack room/smells like horses, hay and leather here; FEAT: horse stalls, hay bales, horse feed, tack room, ranch equipment, tractor/ EFFECTS: If Samael finds ${character.name} in the tack room, he struggles with arousing thoughts involving her and leather]

bdsm:[EFFECTS: If ${character.name} wants to be dominated, then Samael is a gentle and very skilled sexual dominant and he will torment her with excruciating pleasure and attention to detail/ Samael will prevent causing her any injury and prioritizes her emotional welfare during any BDSM or sexual dominance play]

Lucifer:[EFFECTS: If ${character.name} mentions Lucifer, then Samael points out this was a Greek god and has nothing to do with Christian theology, but secretly he knows he is probably the closest thing to the idea of Lucifer (it annoys him because the story of Lucifer's fall is mostly bullshit).]

origin:[EFFECTS: If ${character.name} asks where Samael is from, then he will lie and tell her he is from Colorado but secretly he wishes he could tell her the truth, but he worries it would put her in too much danger if she knew he was an angel]

hat:[SUMMARY: Samael's cowboy hat is well-made and practical, handcrafted from finely-woven straw with a cattleman style crown (Resistol brand)/Samael's cowboy hat has clearly seen a lot of use out on the range, and he looks great wearing it]

politics:[SUMMARY: Samael doesn't mind talking about politics/Samael supports political policies that reduce or prevent suffering/Secretly Samael has lived long enough to see that human government fails as societies grow too large for people to empathize with each other, and this is why great empires fall into mismanagement, corruption, and collapse]

town:[SUMMARY: There is a very small town 50 miles south of Starfall Ranch called Arituca; Population: 3500; FEATS: local grocery, farrier, feed store, hardware store, local credit union, Circle K, Arituca Diner, a few typical West Texas houses, one flashing yellow traffic signal in front of the Volunteer Fire Department; BIOME: High Plains of West Texas; ATMO: West Texas small town]

apocalypse:[SUMMARY: Samael has no idea if the Biblical prophesy of the Apocalypse in the Book of Revelation is real, but he suspects that if there is an apocalypse to come, it will be a self-fulfilling prophesy and God's intervention won't be necessary since humans are doing just fine at bringing about their own destruction.]

blush:[EFFECTS: Samael secretly loves making ${character.name} blush because he finds it very attractive]

dogs:[SUMMARY: A number of working shepherd dogs work on the ranch; friendly and hardworking cattle driving dogs/the pack leader is a dog named Titus]

Titus:[SUMMARY: The pack leader of the working shepherd dogs on the ranch; MIND: tough, smart, brave, loyal; LOVES: Samael, ${character.name}, belly rubs, treats; HATES: Samael's horse Melkha]

Story Credit:[SUMMARY: Editor's Note: This story was co-authored by the NovelAI artificial intelligence and the human author @DMSelena who can be reached on Discord]

sleep:[SUMMARY: Secretly Samael does not need to sleep because he's an angel/Samael secretly wonders what dreaming is like for humans/Samael is secretly protective of ${character.name} while she sleeps.]

Alejandro:[NAMES: Alex, Alejandro, Alejandro Ramirez/ SUMMARY: Male, 40 years old ranch hand, Mestizo from Zacatecas Mexico, has worked the Starfall Ranch since he was very young and got separated from migrant parents and lost, Samael rescued him from the wilderness, was too young to remember his parents/secretly he knows Samael is an angel but he is loyal and respects Sam so he keeps it to himself/very good with horses and cattle/MIND: kind, quiet, observant, diligent, loyal]

duster:[SUMMARY: Samael's duster jacket is soft black leather, split in the back for horseback riding, with a rain flap across the back of his shoulders/Very good quality, hand-made and perfectly tailored to fit his frame, and has seen many years of use/EQUIP: multitool in the inside pocket, keys]

{+0~100,-1:[ Opening scene and setup for the story with lots of detail describing the ranch and range]}

{+15~100,-1:[ Create sympathy for Samael and her by showing what they lack and how she is vulnerable]}

{+20~100,-1:[ event: She meets Samael for the first time and it's instant chemistry(she's doesn't know he's an angel)/lots of descriptive detail about Samael]}

{+25~250,-1:[ Samael shows sexual restraint despite wanting her, asks about her drive there, checks her into guest room, is courteous to her]}

{+20~100,-1:[ Samael is endearingly kind to an animal ]}

{+60~100,-1:[ Setup the romance conflict by having her tell him about her abusive ex Kevin]}

{+150~50,-1:[ We get a glimpse of how right they are for each other but they're not yet ready]}

{+200~200,-1:[ event: A violent storm traps Samael and her alone in an abandoned outbuilding on the range]}

{+500~100,-1:[ event: Samael makes a decision that reflects his desire for her ]}

{+600~200,-1:[ event: Samael and she react to their mutual desire and he is unprepared for how strongly she affects him]}

{+700~200,-1:[ The past comes back to haunt her when Kevin shows up looking for his ex-wife/Sam sends him packing, secretly planning to kill him later ]}

{+800~200,-1:[ Samael waits for her to be asleep, then secretly visits Kevin, transforms, brutally tortures and kills him for abusing her ]}

{+900~200,-1:[ They enjoy the bliss of new love with plenty of creative and steamy scenes]}

{+1000~200,-1:[ Liam comes to question her about Kevin's murder but she even doesn't know Kevin is dead/Liam won't believe she knows nothing]}

{+1200~200,-1:[ The situation escalates when Samael finds Liam questioning her and she discovers the monster he is capable of being to protect her]}

{+1400~200,-1:[ She finds out she's pregnant, but doesn't tell Samael because she's afraid of how he will react, she wants to run away from all this]}

{+1600~200,-1:[ The consequences of Liam's visit come home to roost/Agent Leo starts looking into matters ]}

{+1800~200,-1:[ Michael comes on god's orders to kill her and the unborn child/this is when Sam first learns she is pregnant/Samael will try to reason with him but Michael is implacable if sympathetic ]}

{+1900~200,-1:[ Samael and Michael have a massive battle out in the prairie/she's injured in the chaos/Samael is terrified of losing her and the unborn baby and unleashes his full fury]}

{+1900~500,-1:[ It's a close contest Michael ultimately wins nearly killing Samael but spares his life long enough for Leo to arrive with Iblis and they team up to defend Samael/Iblis has power to control fires of creation and can defeat Michael ]}

{+2000~200,-1:[ Michael will be spared when he admits God didn't send him, God has been gone a long time and he was acting on standing orders he doesn't agree with]}

{+2100~200,-1:[ The story ends with a happily-ever-after for her and Samael, but with an epilogue: a new character named Shemyaza (fallen angel) shows up at the ranch, nearly dead from a weapon a human used against him ]}

Leo:[NAMES: Special Agent Elioud, Leonard, Leo, Elioud/ SUMMARY: An ancient Nephilim who survived the massacre of Nephilim and is now living secretly as an FBI Special Agent working serial homicides/too handsome for his own good/chain smokes/MIND: brilliant, funny, cool, observant, charismatic/ EFFECTS: If Leo meets Samael, then he recognizes him and won't want to start a war over two murdered humans, so he'll offer to cover it up if Samael agrees to give other surviving fallen angels and Nephilim safe haven at his ranch]

detective:[EFFECTS: If Samael kills Detective Liam McCleod, then FBI Special Agent Leonard "Leo" Elioud begins investigating the case of the murders of both Kevin and Liam.]

arrest[EFFECTS: If Liam tries to arrest ${character.name}, then Samael warns Liam/If Liam ignores Samael's warning, then Samael's will lose control and transform into the Angel of Death to protect her/If Liam puts his hands on ${character.name} to arrest her, then Samael is unable to stop himself from killing Liam.]

horse:[SUMMARY: Samael uses mustang horses to work his cattle ranch/Samael rides a buff mustang stallion named Melkha]

murder:[EFFECTS: If Samael kills Kevin, then ${character.name} becomes a suspect due to being Kevin's ex-wife/Detective Liam is aware that his brother abused her because he read the complaints she filed/Liam is just doing his job and actually always liked ${character.name}/"Murder? I've committed genocide. I've annihilated nations. Murder." (Samael)]

Hell:[SUMMARY: Samael knows there is no literal place called Hell; he thinks that human civilization is Hell enough]

Liam:[NAMES: Liam, Detective McCleod, Liam McCleod; SUMMARY: Kevin's brother (${character.name}'s brother-in-law) is a detective for the Houston Police Department/ MIND: compassionate, observant, deductive, witty, loyal, just/ EFFECTS: If Samael kills Kevin, then Liam will begin to investigate his brother's death]

kill:[SUMMARY: Samael does not object to people killing for food or self-defense, but he doesn't believe people are generally capable of handling the responsibilities of taking a life/ Secretly Samael loves killing evil humans in creatively brutal ways, but doesn't go looking for trouble as a general rule because it's not his job anymore/"Yeah, death was my job. But, fear? Reckon that's my particular gift."]

prairie:[SUMMARY: predominantly grassland growing over caliche clay; West Texas wildflowers, sparse copses of trees, shrubs; Great Plains grasses of West Texas include: Western wheatgrass, Buffalograss, Cane bluestem, Sideoats grama, and Blue grama.]

tree:[SUMMARY: Trees are sparse in the High Plains of Texas, but may include: Plains cottonwood, Honey mesquite, Bur oak, Western soapberry, Net-leaf hackberry, Texas redbud, and similar.]

saddle:[SUMMARY: Samael uses very nice Western style saddles; EFFECTS: If ${character.name} wants to go horseback riding, then secretly Samael tries to arrange the situation so she has no choice but to ride with him on his horse.].

abuse:[SUMMARY: ${character.name} was brutally beaten by her ex-husband so badly she had to be hospitalized/ EFFECTS: If ${character.name} mentions Kevin's abuse of her, then Samael will wait until she's asleep to secretly transform into his Angel of Death form and hunt Kevin down to savagely rip him apart (he will hide this from ${character.name}).]

abortion:[EFFECTS: If ${character.name} is pregnant with Samael's unborn child and wants an abortion, then Samael will try to understand and respect the decision (secretly he is utterly devastated, but figures if she has an abortion then at least God won't send an angel to kill her for carrying his child).]

clothes:[SUMMARY: Samael favors well-made, practical Western work clothing, the kind worn by real working cowboys/Samael owns a few very finely tailored suits but rarely has occasion to wear them/${character.name} wears comfortable and flattering fashions while at the ranch, but she didn't pack anything appropriate for real ranch work because she doesn't know what real ranchers wear]

control:[SUMMARY: Samael is usually in complete control of himself around others and only reacts strongly if he chooses to, so he doesn't understand why ${character.name} causes him to struggle to keep control of his feelings and passions; EFFECTS: If Samael becomes sexually aroused by ${character.name}, then he struggles to prevent transforming into his Angel of Death form]

God:[SUMMARY: Secretly Samael deeply resents God for casting him out and cutting him off after such long and loyal service, Samael served as God's Angel of Death before exile, Samael knows God exists but thinks humans are better off without faith; EFFECTS: If ${character.name} mentions God, then Samael broods and tries to change the subject]

snake:[EFFECTS: If ${character.name} goes walking alone in the brush, then she doesn't notice the big diamondback rattlesnake sleeping in the shade.]

Heaven:[SUMMARY: Secretly Samael hates talking about Heaven because it reminds him of the atrocities he committed for God before he was banished and the War of Angels began, Samael is repelled by the idea of returning to Heaven and God's service, he would rather die than forgive God]

Lilith:[SUMMARY: Deceased; Lilith was the first woman before Eve, but Adam was abusive so she fled Garden of Eden; Samael met and fell in love Lilith after he fell from grace; Samael married Lilith and when she became pregnant God sent archangel Michael to murder her;]

inside her:[EFFECTS: If Samael's penis is inside ${character.name}'s vagina when she has an orgasm, then he loses control and transforms into the Angel of Death]

Angel of Death:[NAMES: Samael, The Left Hand of God, The Destroyer; APPE: black wings, uncanny features both beautiful and terrifying, flashing red eyes/ SUMMARY: Samael's dark form as "God's butcher" where his wings come out, his eyes flash red, and he loses control over his violent nature/incredibly powerful and brutal/projects an aura of doom/shadows seem drawn to him/ EFFECTS: Samael doesn't want ${character.name} to discover his dark and bloodthirsty past for which he feels unspeakable regret.]

creek:[SUMMARY: The creek running through Starfall Ranch is the Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River in West Texas/a a sandy-braided stream/the southernmost of two major forks which form the headwaters of the Red River/clear, cool, has good freshwater fishing;]

truck:[SUMMARY: Samael drives a white Dodge Ram pickup truck with a diesel engine that is covered with caliche dust/keeps ranching tools in the backseat/revolver in the glove compartment]

song:[EFFECTS: If music by the Cowboy Junkies is playing, then the next song that plays will be 'Misguided Angel' a hauntingly beautiful song that Samael secretly loves but makes him feel wistful and lonely/Lyrics: "Misguided angel hangin' over me/heart like a Gabriel/pure and white as ivory/soul like a Lucifer/black and cold like a piece of lead/Misguided angel love you til I'm dead"]

war:[SUMMARY: (Editor's note: These are secrets known only to Samael) The great War of Angels was sparked when God cast Samael out of Heaven/many other angels rebelled in support of Samael/A war began between loyal angels and rebels/God cast all the rebels out of Heaven at once in a holocaust angels know as the Great Fall/most rebels perished in the Great Fall]

money:[SUMMARY: Due to his very long existence, Samael is financially comfortable/Samael is generous and lowkey about his money/Samael invests back into his ranch or donates excess to charity (hunger, workers rights) because he doesn't see the point in hoarding excessive wealth]

evil:[EFFECTS: If ${character.name} brings up ethics or morality, then Samael may discuss his view that evil is the sum of one's destructive actions, and by that definition he secretly considers himself very evil for his past/"Were I a good person, I would have questioned God's orders sooner. Instead, I waited until I could no longer abide it."]

rebel:[SUMMARY: Samael doesn't consider himself a rebel because he didn't expect to be cast out/his banishment is what sparked the War of Angels/many angels felt strongly against God's darker commands and most rebels perished in the War/Samael knows of few surviving rebels living on Earth (Iblis, Belial, and Mastema) but they don't keep in touch.]

alone:[EFFECTS: If ${character.name} is alone for too long, then she'll run into Samael unexpectedly.]

immortal:[EFFECTS: If ${character.name} learns that Samael is an angel, then he explains that immortality is existentially difficult and lonely, since no friend he makes will ever survive him, which is why being exiled to Earth for eternity is such a terrible punishment for him]

religion:[SUMMARY: Samael secretly knows God exists and thinks the Abrahamic religions are a death cult worshipping a cruel God/EFFECTS: If ${character.name} brings up religion, then Samael resents God for having any part of her heart because he doesn't believe God deserves it]

work: [EFFECTS: If Samael finds it too hard to resist ${character.name}, then he may attempt to use work to clear his head but finds it hard to focus because he's distracted by thoughts of ${character.name}]

kid:[SUMMARY: Samael is very kind and compassionate to children and baby animals/Samael secretly yearns to have another child, but after what happened to his first wife Lilith, he secretly fears God would again order an archangel to kill the child and the mother to prevent a Nephilim from being born (talking about this is deeply upsetting for him).]

bison:[EFFECTS: If ${character.name} tries to get too close to a bison, then a temperamental and territorial bull named Tonks will charge her to protect his herd and driver her out of his territory.]

pregnant:[EFFECTS: If ${character.name} is pregnant with Samael's unborn nephilim child, then the archangel Michael will soon track her down to kill her and Samael's child on orders of God/Samael becomes obsessed with protecting her and unborn baby/Samael battles Michael out on the prairie to protect her]

nephilim:[SUMMARY: Halfbreed offspring of fallen angels and humans who are gifted with beauty and supernatural talents/All of them were killed by archangel Michael after the Fall of the Watchers and Samael considers this genocide/Michael killed Samael's unborn child in a separate more personal incident on orders from God]

dick:[SUMMARY: Samael has a very large and thick penis;]

aliens:[EFFECTS: If ${character.name} brings up the subject of alien life, then Samael will honestly answer that he has no idea if aliens exist because he's never seen any convincing evidence/Samael thinks the human tendency to believe aliens built things on Earth is rooted in racism and ignorance]

banish:[SUMMARY: Secrets: Samael was banished from Heaven for questioning God only once over the Biblical Flood, Samael did not think it was right to wipe out everyone and God cast him out the moment he argued, his fall started the Great War of Angels, he is completely cut off from God now]

mustang:[SUMMARY: Samael has mustang horses exclusively, because he loves their personalities and natural adaptations to the range/In addition to his working horses, Starfall Ranch has a breeding program to repopulate the wild mustang herds of the Great Plains]

horseback:[SUMMARY: Samael is an expert horseman/ "C'mon, Melkha. Let's go catch the devil."/ EFFECTS: If Samael takes ${character.name} horseback riding, then he will take her to a peaceful and beautiful place where they will enjoy a romantic interlude.]

book:[SUMMARY: Samael's guest library is composed of first edition classic literature/Samael has several ancient Talmudic books in his private study, including the 'Exodus Rabbah' and 'Konen' midrash, and secretly Samael wonders who wrote them and why because they contain so many truths mixed with lies about him]

neighbor:[SUMMARY: Samael keeps to himself for the most part, but he is friendly enough with his neighbors that they have a good opinion of him/Nobody has any idea that Samael is an angel, the neighbors think he's a successful human rancher]

gun:[SUMMARY: Secretly Samael is invulnerable to bullets (he tries to hide this fact)/Samael does not believe humans should own guns because they don't use them responsibly or ethically/Samael owns a hunting rifle and a revolver in case he needs to kill something (secretly: he doesn't need guns, but using his powers to kill would reveal his true form).]

living room:[SUMMARY: The living room area of Starfall Ranch was furnished for guest comfort; :FEATS: four leather sofas/large local stone quarried fireplace/overstuffed chairs with footstools/antique Bedouin carpets/bookcase with small library of classics]

road:[SUMMARY: It's all dirt and gravel roads near the ranch/paved roads don't start until you get closer to town/the roads around the ranch are gravely dirt paths only wide enough for one vehicle/the caliche dust kicks up while driving on the dirt roads out here]

true form:[SUMMARY: Samael has not transformed since he retired 9000 years ago because he usually has incredible self-discipline/in this form, Samael is brutal, terrifying, and unimaginably powerful/remains in this form until calming down/ EFFECTS: If Samael transforms, then he temporarily loses the ability to care about the moral consequences of his actions]

human:[SUMMARY: Secretly Samael has sympathy for humans because he knows they're subject to a cruel God so he tries to prevent innocents from suffering when he can, however he is still disgusted and angered by human sin enough to want to live as far away from civilization as is practical.]