Angel Lords

When an angel's power reaches the greater heights of divinity and they eventually become even in power with their own deity, they become an Angel lord.

Angel lords are the highest of all the celestial angels, on par with the lesser deities and even some of the solars.

Most deities would not allow their servants to reach this level of power for fear of usurpation or desertion. For celestials, power comes with pride and Angel lords do not lack in both.

In the abyss, arrogance is second nature so the demons there can survive no matter how arrogant they are but in the heavens, celestials are expected to be humble and tempered.

In the heavens, arrogance is rewarded with either death or exile.

This is the reason the why Angel lords are rare in number. They do not last long due to their arrogance.

For angels, exile is the same as a death sentence but for Angel lords, it isn't the same. Exile means that an Angel lord can finally have the chance to create their own realm where they no longer fear or follow anything.

Angel lords that are exiled have two outcomes. They either die or they survive.

Those that die are forgotten and their mistakes are written in history as the evil creatures that defied their masters. Angels of old are told to never tell of them and angels of new are told about their evils and to never emulate their actions.

Those that survived create history and create their own path where they act upon the things they used to believe in but were too weak to actually act on. The ones that survive are sources of inspiration for angels that do not believe in the same thing their deities believe in. An angel of Pelor might not have the same beliefs as its creator so an Angel lord is a source of inspiration for them.