** A Repertoire Composed of the Corpus of Cacophony **
by Kirt "Loki" Dankmyer (xiombarg@io.com) with suggestions by Glenn Brown
(gdbrown@cnx.net), Rev. Pee Kitty (pkitty@brainpuke.com), and Rolland
Therrien (rolland.therrien@videotron.ca)

How can one Symphony be perfect? Isn't there only so much it can encompass?
That is, the fall of Lucifer aside, how can a single Symphony embody
everything God intended for His creations?

The answer, known to only a few, is that it can't. Perfection can only be
found in variation, and in infinity. There isn't just one Symphony -- there
an infinite number of Symphonies, each slightly different from the last.

In one world, Armageddon has come and gone. Saminga rules in Lucifer's
stead, grown fat by the deaths of so many. The only ray of hope is the
Redemption of Lucifer himself.

In another world, several Demon Princes, from Saminga to Haagenti to
Vapula, have Redeemed, due to the machinations of another...

In another, Khalid has Fallen, and become the Demon Prince of
Fanatacism. Armageddon is around the corner...

Sometimes the difference is small. Angels from several worlds would find it
odd that Laurence rather than Khalid replaced Uriel after his Crusade.

Sometimes the difference is large. When Amabael, Princess of Winter,
started a new Ice Age from 1200 to 800 BC before finally being defeated by
Gabriel, Egypt fell to the Sea Peoples. The Hebrews, after their Exodus
from a Philistine culture along the Nile, ended up rapidly blended into the
Aramaeans when they invaded Canaan from the other direction. This weakened
monotheism to the point that Uriel was killed during his Crusade, and both
angels and demons hide from increasingly powerful Ethereals, not even
terribly aware of what the humans are currently up to.

Often, the difference is in the humans, or caused by them. Worlds where JFK
wasn't assassinated to worlds where the South won the American Civil War to
a world where "Alf" is still on prime-time TV in 2001. While some
Word-bound Celestials may be different in these worlds, the Archangels are
often the same.

Sometimes the laws of physics are different. Suffice to say there are
worlds where Sorcerers are vastly more powerful than they are in most, and
not always is this obviously the case.

Humans refer to the concept of different, parallel worlds as "alternate
realities." Angels who are aware of all the different Symphonies refer to
the aggregate as "the Repertoire," as in the standard selection of
Symphonies that God has composed and decided to "play". Demons who are
aware of the different Symphonies refer to them as "the Cacophony", because
most of the Fallen with such awareness believe the wildly clashing
Symphonies are proof God is missing, dead, insane, or all three. Those
looking for a neutral term sometimes call all these Symphonies "the
Corpus", as in the body of "work" known to exist, God or not.

* The Exclusive Social Club of Small Infinites *

Just because there are an infinite number of Symphonies, does not mean all
possible worlds exist. All worlds seem to be made of the same Forces, and
have a Celestial, Corporeal, and Ethereal plane, though the connection
between them, and the rules of the Corporeal plane may vary. All worlds
have angels, or at least had them at one time. All worlds have demons, if
only those that visit those worlds as ordered by Adad, Demon Prince of the
Cacophony. Ask any mathematician; some infinities are smaller than
others. No one, even beings like Yves, fully understand why certain
Symphonies exist and others do not.

Who knows about the Corpus? To start with, God knows, assuming He still
exists. There are Symphonies where the Metatron still lives, but God still
speaks little nowadays. In any case, God has decreed that no one -- not
even most Angels, or even Archangels -- are to know about the Repertoire.

There are two opposing Superiors who are aware of the Corpus. One is Syth,
the Archangel of the Repertoire, and his opposing number Adad, Demon Prince
of the Cacophony. Yves, being an aspect of God, is also aware of the
Corpus, and so is Kronos. In fact, these four beings -- Syth, Adad, Kronos
and Yves -- are unique in all Symphonies, existing across all
realities. That is, the *same* Yves exists in every Symphony, and the
*same* Adad exists in every Symphony, and so on, while most Symphonies have
their own version of, say, Michael. (In fact, Michael is Fallen in at least
one Symphony.) This is one of the reasons Yves is so easy-going about
failure: Though failure is painful, things may be going much better several
worlds over.

Lucifer knows. At least, most versions of him know. The fact that there are
Redeemed -- or unFallen -- versions of Lucifer in some Symphonies would
seem to indicate that there is more than one version of Lucifer, and yet,
when Kronos told Adad of the Cacophony, and after he petitioned Lucifer for
his Word, Adad went to several worlds and Lucifer seemed to already know
him and his secret, though Kronos claimed to have never told those
Lucifers. Kronos is silent on the issue and Adad has been told different
things by different Lightbringers at different times. At least once Lucifer
told him that the Redeemed and unFallen versions of himself were actually a
different entity more properly known as Satan. As always, the Lightbringer
is an enigma.

No one is sure if Eli knows or not, or even if there are more than one of
him, or only one. Certainly, there have been no reports of a Fallen Eli in
most of the known Symphonies.

Some individual entities from particular Symphonies know the secret. A
version of Jean here, a version of Vapula there, a version of Thoth or two
here and there. Most versions of Litheroy know, but keep mum at the request
of Yves and God. Several Princes of Secrets know, but this is not
considered a problem, usually, as they help keep the matter quiet. Usually
entities "in the know" get a talking-to by Syth or Adad and leave the
world-hopping to others. Those that don't often get... hurt. At least twice
Syth and Adad have joined forces to destroy a version of Vapula that had
gotten out of hand. It is rumored that Legion knew, and existed in more
than one Symphony at once -- which is another reason he had to be
destroyed.

* Nuts and Bolts *

Moving between Symphonies is extremely unnatural. It causes a Disturbance
with a +30 to the roll to detect. However, since God wants to keep the
existence of the Corpus a secret, even a check digit of 6 will not reveal
what has happened -- just an exact distance and direction, as well as
approximate magnitude. Still, most beings capable of it prefer to shift
between Symphonies while, say, in the middle of the Sahara Desert. Some
demons refer to World-Hopping as "changing tempo".

A soul can normally only exist in one Symphony at a time. Alternate
versions of a particular person have different souls, and humans who die in
the wrong place will have their soul return to their proper Symphony before
its fate is decided as normal. The other effect of this is that if a
Kyriotate that is possessing a couple hosts and one shifts to another
Symphony, that vessel is no longer possessed. To go to another Symphony, a
Kyriotate usually needs to restrict itself to one host, as its soul can
only be in one Symphony at a time. Another side effect of this is the
Cherubim and Djinn resonance (which is an integral part of their soul)
cannot extend to another Symphony -- if either someone or something they
are attuned to or they themselves change Symphonies, they are automatically
de-attuned to anything or anyone in another Symphony.

Also, Celestials who die in a Symphony other than their own snap back to
their Heart (in their home Symphony) if they have one, or go to the local
version of Limbo (or equivalent) if not. Servitors of Adad and Syth are not
immune to this. Most have a "home base" Symphony that their Heart is stored
in.

Moving between Symphonies is always a dangerous proposition. Whenever it is
done, whether through a device or an Attunement or a Song, a d666 should be
rolled, because there is a chance of an Intervention if a 111 or a 666 is
rolled. The GM is encouraged to be creative about Interventions in this
situation -- positive interventions may cause the character to arrive in a
more favorable position in the world than normal, while negative
interventions may push the character into an entirely different world than
intended.

** Syth, Archangel of the Repertoire **

"Every world is precious and free. We must work to keep them that way."

Syth was the first Kyriotates created by Yves after the first version of
the Fall, in one of the oldest Symphonies. She (Syth favors female hosts)
was told about the Repertoire, and given her Word by God Himself, who swore
her to secrecy.

It is Syth's job to undo the damage to the Repertoire done by the
demons. Like some of John Cage's compositions, every Symphony was designed
to allow for Free Will, especially on the part of the humans, but demonic
resonances damage any Free Will other than their own. Syth must quietly
alter history in each Symphony so that, in the end, the actions of the
demons do not interfere with the actions of humans. She is aided in this
endeavor by Yves, who is interested in the Destiny of the Repertoire as a
whole.

Syth does not vote in the Seraphim Council (as most of her fellow
Archangels do not even know she exists), and her angels pretend to work for
other Archangels when encountered on Earth. They must be careful how they
work, lest they give themselves away, though many are recruited from
Archangels (especially jaded Outcasts with a new lease on life), bringing
other Attunements to the cause, not to mention Yves is fairly generous in
giving out his attunements to Syth's servitors.

Syth's servitors are often given incomprehensible and odd instructions
(i.e. "make sure Hitler is not assassinated"), which they obey willingly
and without question, because they know that only Syth and Yves understand
the "big picture". A great weight is on their shoulders, because if they
fail to nudge a Symphony correctly, the damage may be irreversible, and
Syth will end up withdrawing her angels from that Symphony entirely.

Because of the need for secrecy, Syth makes extensive use of humans,
including a cadre of Soldiers who are aware of what's going on. In fact,
Syth's Soldiers are some of the most loyal in the War, because Syth accepts
only those that have proven themselves as Soldiers for other
Archangels. When recruiting other angels that have learned Syth's secret,
they request transfer to Yves, who then transfers them to Syth.

Syth also has the best tools available to her, from an infinite number of
Symphonies. All the Songs in Liber Canticorum, and a few more besides, are
known to her, though they are not given freely. The most commonly taught
"secret" songs are the Songs of Oblivion (particular the Ethereal version)
and the Songs of Forgetting (see Liber Canticorum, p. 73 and 97
respectively).

Syth's servitors often refer to a particular Symphony by an idiosyncratic
nickname, perhaps with a number to distinguish between very similar
Symphonies. Reich-1 is the worst "the Nazis won" version of the Symphony,
while Oops-10 is a Symphony where all the Demon Princes listed in the main
_In Nomine_ rulebook Redeemed at some point.

An important aspect of Syth's Word is the idea that everything, every
Symphony, serves a purpose in God's plan. There is a reason God created
every one, even if the reasons remain ineffable to even beings with an
awareness as broad as Syth or Yves. This also means certain Symphonies that
one can imagine were excluded for a reason. (There are no Symphonies
without angels, for example, though there are Symphonies were all of them
were killed or Fell.)

* Dissonance *

It is dissonant for one of Syth's angels to reveal, through their words or
their actions, the existence of the Corpus to someone who does not already
know the secret. The dissonance can be erased by recruiting the person (and
anyone they've mentioned the secret to) to Syth's service, erasing thier
memories, or killing them (and anyone else they told). Obviously, the first
and second methods are preferred.

Also, it is dissonent for them to encourage, through their words or
actions, the belief that the universe (or multiverse) is meaningless. (It's
okay, though not encouraged, to allow someone to have a negative opinion of
that meaning, just so long as they do not succumb to nihilism.)

While it is not dissonent for an Servitor of the Repertoire to disobey a
direct order, few of them do, no matter how incomprehensible that order is.

* Choir Attunements *

Seraphim (restricted)

By making a resonance check, one of Syth's Seraphs can determine if an
individual is "native" to the Symphony they are currently in, i.e. whether
they traveled to this Symphony from another one. Angels of the Repertoire
and demons who serve Adad (regardless of where they were created, where
their Heart is, or who they used to serve) always show up as "non-native"
to this attunement.

Cherubim

A Cherub of the Repertoire can use the Ethereal Song of Oblivion (see Liber
Canticorum, p. 73) for no Essence cost. They still have to learn the Song
normally (which all servitors of Syth have access to), and there is a
disturbance, aside from the waived Essence cost. If used on someone the
Cherub is attuned to, this is not considered harming them; it is most often
used by Syth's Cherubim to protect people from knowledge they are not ready
to have, such as knowledge of the Repertoire itself.

Ofanim

Ofanim are attuned to the entropy caused by their Fallen counterparts, the
Calabim. When a demon does something that alters the history of a Symphony
(GM's call), it causes a +10 Disturbance that only someone with this
attunement can hear, +15 if the change was caused by a Calabim.

Elohim (restricted)

Syth's Elohim are charged with making sure those around them do not lose
their perspective on the Corpus. On a successful resonance roll, in
addition to whatever information is gleaned, an Elohim of the Repertoire
knows if an action they are about to take will encourage nihilistic beliefs
in the person resonated on.

Malakim

Upon arriving in a particular Symphony, a Malakim of the Repertoire becomes
familiar with all the most common weapons and/or weapon systems in that
Symphony, gaining a skill in them at a level equal to the Malakim's
Ethereal Forces for as long as he is in that particular Symphony. (If the
angel has a skill in that weapon already, it takes precedence only if it is
higher. It does not combine with the "phantom" skill levels gained through
this attunement.)

A weapon is "common" if it is easily available and instantly recognizable
in most dominant cultures on the Earth in question. In our world (early
21st century Earth), for example, most pistols are common, while, say,
polearms and plasma weapons are not. The GM's decision is final as to what
is common and what is not.

Kyriotates (restricted)

A Kyriotate of the Repertoire can possess hosts in different Symphonies,
unlike most Kyriotates. Being in multiple hosts in different Symphonies is
the same as being in different hosts on different planes, with an attendent
loss in actions (see the Angelic Player's Guide, p. 55).

Mercurians

While Yves believes everyone is important, Syth understands that certain
individuals are often pivotal in a particular Symphony's history. A
Mercurian of the Repertoire can look at a person and know, in an instant,
if they have the potential to be such a person, are currently engaged in a
historic endeavor, or have already engendered a major change. The angel
doesn't know why this person is pivotal or even the details -- he just
knows if a person is "important" or not, in terms of seriously affecting
their local Symphony within their lifetime.

For some reason, Celestials never show up as "important" when using this
attunement.

Grigori (restricted)

It is up to the GM if there are Symphonies where the Grigori were never
Outcast. If any such Symphonies exist, Syth has Grigori Servitors. The
Perception of a Grigori of the Repertoire is doubled for the purpose of
detecting disturbances by demons not native to the Symphony the Grigori is
currently in (all demons of Adad count).

* Servitor Attunements *

God's Silence

The angel can make any information storage media (from newsprint to CD-ROM)
blank itself utterly. A number of megabytes equal to twice the angel's
Ethereal Forces can be blanked at a time, at a cost of 1 Essence, but only
if part of the information blanked revealed the existance of the Corpus,
celestial beings, or both, or if the angel is directly ordered to use this
Attunement by a superior. Every megabyte is the equivalent of about 88,000
words or 350 sheets of typed paper. This information cannot be recovered by
any means.

This attunement is used most often to destroy information on projects
relating to dimension-hopping, preventing humans from developing a
potentially dangerous technology. It is also sometimes used to destroy
records on different Symphonies that are often kept (in carefully guarded
locations) by servitors of Adad, when there is no time to steal the
information.

World-Walker

This allows the servitor to shift to any Symphony that exists, assuming the
servitor had been there before or the world has been described to them, in
detail, for at least an hour, and the Symphony so described actually
exists.

This attunement costs 6 Essence to use, and will place the angel in
about the same spot on Earth in the new Symphony, as close as
possible without having the servitor appear in solid matter. Sometimes
(GM's whim), metaphysical/thematic geography is more important than
physical geography -- if one uses this attunement while atop the Empire
State Building, and the Empire State Building was moved to London in the
Symphony being moved into, the servitor may end up in London.

If the servitor doesn't have 6 Essence, or is in a rush, he can spend all
the Essence he has (at least one -- those empty of Essence can't use this
attunement) and he will shift over to a "nearby" (similiar history and
physics, different details) Symphony of the GM's choice. Though by no means
a hard and fast rule, servitors who use this "escape route" a lot find that
the less Essence they have to spend, the worse the world they end up in
generally is. This use of the attunement is generally frowned on.

Not all those who serve Syth have this attunement. Some are assigned to a
particular Symphony, and some have technological devices or Artifacts
capable of Symphony-shifting assigned to them (though, in game terms, these
should cost an comparable amount (or more) in character points).

* Distinctions *

Vassal of the Corpus

The angel gains the skill Knowledge (World History)/6 for each Symphony he
has been to, and for each Symphony he enters subsequently. This Knowledge
skill covers the broadest points of the Celestial and Corporeal history of
the Symphony in question, like one might expect from a Celestial-aware
textbook.

Friend of Meaning

By spending 1 Essence per hour the effect is to last, anyone within
Ethereal Forces yards of the angel gains a bonus to their Will roll to
resist demonic resonances equal to the angel's Celestial Forces.

Master of Infinity

Angels who have this Distinction have always been granted the World-Walker
attunement first. They can now use that attunement at no Essence cost. They
still cause a huge Disturbance, however, including additional Disturbance
as if they'd spent the Essence.

* Relations *

Since most Archangels don't know Syth exists, they're pretty neutral about
her. Those that do know about the Corpus and Syth are usually considered
"associated", at least within the Symphony that Archangel is native
to. There may be a knowledgeable version of Michael around that resents
Syth like he does Yves.

Syth generally stays out of politics that pertain to a particular Symphony,
as she's seen certain gambits (like Dominic's persecution of Eli) work or
not work, depending on (often times) how weak, low-level angels handle
things.

Allied: Yves
Associated: Different versions of different Archangels, here and there
Hostile: None

* Basic Rites *

- Convince a nihilist that the universe is not meaningless without using
  anything other than conversation, and without revealing the existence of
  the Corpus. (+3 Essence) 

- Slay the vessel of a demon who is not native to a particular Symphony
  (all demons of Adad count).

- Undo an act done by a demon, no matter how trivial. (Give that lollypop
  back to that child.)

* Chance of Invocation: 0 *

Syth is very busy; she has a lot of worlds to keep track of.

* Invocation Modifiers *

+1 Detailed World Map of the Earth the Servitor is currently on

+2 An Encyclopedia or other extensive reference work dedicated to the world
   the servitor is currently on
 
+3 Destroy evidence of a Symphony other than the one the servitor is
  currently in

+4 The dead body of a Servitor of Adad

+5 Proof that the history of the local Symphony was greatly changed by the
   intervention of demons (like a Demon Princess causing an Ice Age)

+6 A new device or Artifact capable of moving someone between Symphonies


** Adad, Demon Prince of the Cacophony **

"Every world is noise and pain."

Where there is a Fall, where there is Yves -- that is, in every Symphony --
there is Kronos. An aspect of God? The Remnant of Raphael? Jesus Christ,
after the First of the Fallen had spoken to him? It doesn't matter. Like
Yves, Kronos is now everywhere.

Adad was the first Balseraph Kronos ever created *personally*. He was given
the Kyriotate resonance, and taught dark things about the Corpus. Some say
-- among them, many of his Servitors -- that Kronos had to drive him mad
before he could really understand. Even before Lucifer gave Adad his Word,
Kronos had sworn him to secrecy -- not because it would be bad for the
Corpus, but because Kronos wanted Adad to become powerful, and keeping the
Cacophony a secret helps him maintain his power.

That is all Adad was required to do. Amass power. Tinker with the Symphony
as he saw fit. Adad uses his knowledge of other Symphonies to manipulate
political events in a given Hell (i.e. this trick worked in Reich-5's Hell,
so it should work here), so that those he favors come out on top. His
favorites vary from moment to moment, though his former master, Kronos, is
always given consideration, not because Adad loves him, but because Adad
fears him. Adad *knows* that Kronos has not told him everything; this is
even more of a worry to him than his arch-nemesis: Syth, the Archangel of
the Repertoire.

Like Syth's angels, Adad's demons pretend to work for other Demon Princes
-- or even Archangels, in the case of the Balseraphs -- when on the
Corporeal. Kronos had been pretty generous about granting his Attunements
to Adad's demons for this purpose. Officially, Adad doesn't exist, though
in virtually every Hell he has a secret Principality, close to the Lower
Hells, with souls carefully culled for him by Kronos or some other Demon
Prince he has quietly duped; after all, he *is* a Balseraph. (He has a
fondness for posing as Princes that are dead in a particular Symphony, and
secretly allying with a weak Prince. He's convinced several versions of
Furfur that he's Demogorgon.)

Adad doesn't make as extensive a use of humans as his Heavenly counterpart,
Syth, but he does use them much more than most Demon Princes, because of
his need for secrecy. Like some versions of the Prince of Secrets (many of
which he's allied with, under another name), he is fond of secret cults,
who often worship him in the name of a Demon Prince long since dead, or
even by the name of a dead Archangel. (Servitors of Syth know to be wary of
any human who claims to be secretly in league with the Angels of Raphael --
and that's just one of the faces of Adad they've managed to expose. There
are many more.)

To maintain secrecy, when recruiting other demons that have learned Adad's
secret, the demons in question request a transfer to Kronos, who then
transfers them to Adad, or Adad just arranges to have their hearts smashed
to make them go Renegade briefly before entering his service. Unwilling
recruits are sometimes acquired this way as well, and Adad does extensive
recruiting among Renegades and the Unknown (newly Fallen angels who have
never served a Prince), in some cases recruiting demons while posing as
another (dead) Demon Prince (who, once they know what's really going on,
are afraid to defect).

In fact, because of his belief in raw power, Adad's servitors are nearly
all kept in check by fear. Adad seems to be everywhere, and is fond of
suprising his servants by showing up when least expected. Anyone who
hesitates to follow orders has his forces disbanded on the spot, so his
demons are often as fanatical as Syth's angels, though for different
reasons.

Adad makes sure the best tools available to him, from an infinite number of
Symphonies. All the Songs in Liber Canticorum, and a few more besides, are
known to him, though they are not given too freely. The most commonly
taught "secret" songs are the Songs of Oblivion (particular the Ethereal
version) and the Songs of Forgetting (see Liber Canticorum, p. 73 and 97
respectively). Adad is less tight with his toys than Syth is with hers, by
way of compensation for the terror he inspires in his servitors.

Like Syth's servitors, Adad's servitors often refer to a particular
Symphony by an idiosyncratic nickname. Because it annoys Syth's servitors,
they prefer to use the same name as the angels of the Repertoire, if they
know it, though left to their own devices, the names they come up with on
their own are often quite colorful indeed. For example, the Symphony where
Saminga has taken Lucifer's place on Hell's throne is often referred to
"The Court of the Stinking Idiot-Kingmaggot".

An important aspect of Adad's Word is the idea that the Corpus is a
collection of random noises, spurted out by a blind, idiot God (or by
nothingness), a true Cacophony. It's all meaningless, and if there is a
reason behind it, it's irrelevant, stupid, insipid, or all three. There is
a large amount of nihilism in Adad's Word, the feeling that there's no
point, so it is best to grab what you can. Incidentally, this slightly
different idea of the Corpus, as embodied by Adad, prevents Syth and Adad
from experiencing the sort of Word-friction that has driven Gabriel mad in
so many Symphonies, but has made them bitter enemies nonetheless.

* Dissonance *

It is dissonant for one of Adad's demons to reveal, through their words or
their actions, the existence of the Corpus to someone who does not already
know the secret. The dissonance can be erased by recruiting the person (and
anyone they've mentioned the secret to) to Adad's service, making them
forget (through a Song, perhaps) or killing them (and anyone else they
told). A second note of dissonance is incurred if someone who the demon
revealed the secret to (on purpose or by accident) joins Syth's ranks!

* Band Attunements *

Balseraphs (restricted)

Adad likes to say that all his Balserpahs are made in his own image, even
those he recruits from other Princes. All Balseraphs of the Cacophony have
the Kyriotate resonance and dissonance conditions. Also, like Syth's
Kyriotates, they can possess hosts in different Symphonies, unlike normal
Kyriotates. Being in multiple hosts in different Symphonies is the same as
being in different hosts on different planes, with an attendant loss in
actions (see the APG, p. 55). Also, since the Balserpah's access to the
Kyriotate resonance is in a sense a lie, and being in different Symphonies
strains that lie, a Balseraph of the Cacophony is at a -2 to all actions
while in different Symphonies at the same time.

Balseraphs who like having a vessel of their own had better keep quiet
about it while in Adad's service.

Djinn (restricted)

Unlike normal Djinn, Djinn of the Cacophony can remain attuned to objects
and persons in another Symphony.

Many are asked to attune to a few persons and then sit tight, keeping tabs
on "important persons" from related Symphonies. The Djinn love this job; it
makes them feel important and doesn't entail much work, other than a little
Symphony-hopping.

Calabim

Calabim of the Cacophony can destroy memories. They may perform the
Ethereal Song of Oblivion (see Liber Canticorm, p. 73) at no Essence
cost. They still have to learn the Song (which Adad's Servitors have access
to, of course) and aside from the waived Essence cost, the song still
disturbs the Symphony.

Habbalah (restricted)

Adad's Habbalah can use their resonance to instill an extreme form of
nihilism and despair in a victim. In game terms, this is identical to
Emptiness, except the feeling cannot rebound on the Habbalite (merely
causing dissonance in the case of a victims successful Will roll), and
there is a penalty to the victim's Will roll identical to 7 minus the check
digit of the Habbalite's resonance roll (that is, the less powerful the
feeling is, the harder it is to resist).

Lilim (restricted)

Few Lilim serve Adad, because it means Adad has to either tell a version of
Lilith that he exists (which he won't do, out of distrust), or a Lilim must
Geas herself to secrecy before even starting to discuss terms (which only
the most curious will do).

Those who do are given a Servant in the form of a Soldier of Adad (a class
5 Servant) as a "signing bonus", at a Level equal to the Lilim's Celestial
Forces at the time they join. (This is the other reason few Lilim serve
Adad, even after sworn to secrecy: The offer smacks of slavery. Adad does
this because despite the self-Geas, he fears spies for Freedom, destiring
only the most selfish and mercenary Lilim.)

Shedim (restricted)

Former hosts of Shedim of the Cacophony have trouble remembering things
they did while possessed, so as better to keep the secrets of the
Corpus. Unless the former host makes a Will roll with a check digit equal
to or higher than the Shedim's Celestial Forces, when the host tries to
bring up a particular memory, all he remembers is terrible noise and
darkness. The former host only gets one attempt per memory, whenever such
things become relevant. This degregration of memory happens all at once
when the Shedim leaves the host, for whatever reason.

Impudites

Like Kronos, the Prince of the Cacophony understands that certain
individuals are often pivotal in a particular Symphony's history. An
Impudite of the Repertoire can look at a person and know, in an instant, if
they have the potential to be such a person, are currently engaged in a
historic endeavor, or have already engendered a major change. The demon
doesn't know why this person is pivotal or even the details -- he just
knows if a person is "important" or not, in terms of seriously affecting
their local Symphony within their lifetime.

For some reason, Celestials never show up as "important" when using this
attunement.

Skulkers (restricted)

It is up to the GM if there are Symphonies where the Fallen Grigori decided
to serve Demon Princes, rather than simply hiding from everyone. If any
such Symphonies exist, Adad has Skulkers working for him, though very few.

Adad's Skulkers let him know who else knows the Secret. Upon touching
someone, a Skulker of the Cacophony can make a Perception check. If
successful, the Skulker knows if the person knows that other Symphonies
exist. (Someone who believes in other Symphonies, but has seen no proof,
doesn't count.) At higher check digits, the GM may, at his discretion, let
the Skulker know how much the person knows, or how they know (i.e. he's
been to one other Symphony because of one of Vapula's experiments).

* Servitor Attunements *

Cover Story

By spending 3 Essence, the servitor can look at a person and come up with a
plausible story (with all the needed details, such as "why don't I have
appropriate ID") for being where they currently are doing what they're
currently doing that the person will accept, which doesn't reveal anything
about the servitor's celestial nature or the Cacophony. This is generally
used when the servitor is caught doing something weird or illegal, like
breaking into a building. If no story will sound plausible, spending the
Essence lets the demon know this fact, allowing other options to be
considered.

Note that "plausible" does not in any way imply "good for the person using
the attunement." For example, on McCarthy-4, a Symphony where the Red Scare
went on well into the 21st century (with a strong Soviet Union to match), a
plausible story for breaking into an FBI office is "I'm a Communist spy."
But telling the guard that isn't going to win you any friends.  The cover
story will not get the servitor out of trouble (though it might), it just
will cover up the fact he's a supernatural servant of the Cacophony, and
will be believable to the person the attunement is used on. Also, using
this power on crazy or gullible people can be... educational. ("I'm a clone
created by space aliens. Yes, really.")

Tempo Change

This allows the servitor to shift to any Symphony that exists, assuming the
servitor had been there before or the world has been described to them, in
detail, for at least an hour, and the Symphony so described actually
exists.

This attunement costs 6 Essence to use, and will place the servitor in
about the same spot on Earth in the new Symphony, as close as
possible without having the servitor appear in solid matter. Sometimes
(GM's whim), metaphysical/thematic geography is more important than
physical geography -- if one uses this attunement while atop the Empire
State Building, and the Empire State Building was moved to London in the
Symphony being moved into, the servitor may end up in London.

If the servitor doesn't have 6 Essence, or is in a rush, he can spend all
the Essence he has (at least one -- those empty of Essence can't use this
attunement) and he will shift over to a "nearby" (similar history and
physics, different details) Symphony of the GM's choice. Though by no means
a hard and fast rule, servitors who use this "escape route" a lot find that
the less Essence they have to spend, the worse the world they end up in
generally is. Servitors of Adad are expected to use this "escape route" to
save their own skin, but are also expected to deal with the consequences.

Not all those who serve Adad have this attunement. Some are assigned to a
particular Symphony, and some have technological devices or Artifacts
capable of Symphony-shifting assigned to them (though, in game terms, these
should cost an comparable amount (or more) in character points).

* Distinctions *

Knight of False Notes

The demon gains the skill Knowledge (World History)/6 for each Symphony he
has been to, and for each Symphony he enters subsequently. This Knowledge
skill covers the broadest points of the Celestial and Corporeal history of
the Symphony in question, like one might expect from a Celestial-aware
textbook.

Captain of Nihilism

By spending 2 Essence per hour the effect is to last, anyone within
Ethereal Forces yards of the demon gains a penalty to their Will roll to
resist demonic resonances equal to the half the demon's Celestial Forces
(round up).

Baron of Infinite Grating

Demons who have this Distinction have always been granted the Tempo Change
attunement first. They can now use that attunement at no Essence cost. They
still cause a huge Disturbance, however, including additional Disturbance
as if they'd spent the Essence.

* Relations *

Since most Demon Princes don't know Adad exists, they're pretty neutral
about him, though they may have different opinions about him if he's
pretending to be a dead Demon Prince, based on how they feel about that
Prince. Those that do know about the Corpus and Adad are either
"associated" or "enemies" -- there's little middle ground, and few enemies
last long.

Allied: Kronos
Associated: Different versions of different Demon Princes, here and there
Hostile: Varies; Adad often dislikes most versions of Vapula
Enemies: Varies by Symphony

* Basic Rites *

- Convince someone that the universe is meaningless without using anything
  other than conversation, and without revealing the existence of the
  Cacophony. (+2 Essence)

- Slay the vessel or body of a being who is not native to the local
  Symphony and does not work for Adad (all servitors of Syth count).

- Spend two hours studying the political situation wherever the demon
  currently is, so as to better influence it.

* Chance of Invocation: 2 *

Adad is very busy; he has a lot of worlds to keep track of. However, he
loves meddling, so he is more accessible than the Archangel of the
Repertoire, though often more distracted because of it.

* Invocation Modifiers *

+1 Detailed World Map of the Earth the Servitor is currently on, showing
   political boundaries

+2 An Encyclopedia or other extensive reference work dedicated to the world
   the servitor is currently on
 
+3 Destroy evidence of a Symphony other than the one the servitor is
   currently in

+4 The dead body of a Servitor of Syth

+5 A new device or Artifact capable of moving someone between Symphonies

+6 Proof that the history of the local Symphony was greatly changed by the
   intervention of the servitor that is attempting to summon Adad