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Originally Posted by DBloch2012
That would be what I believe: Lucifer is actually just a powerful Superior assigned a Word by God. Not sure what that Word is, but it could allow him to give Words and Superior status to others.
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"Lies" is the obvious choice in some ways, but it does raise the question of why God would give a truly corrupting Word. It might be more interesting if Lucifer weren't even aware (or were aware but unwilling to share) that his Word is something more tied to God's plan. This could be something involving the deliberate testing of humanity, such as "Crossroads" (referring to making choices, and traditions of making deals with the devil at crossroads), or "Adversity" (hence his title of "The Adversary" and his traditional role in stories like Job's).
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Anyway, does being a Superior affect your Heart in the Celestial Realm? Would a Superior even have any?
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I was surprised to read at least one instance of a Superior being described as having a Heart (in the possibly apocryphal story of how Vapula stole Genubath's Word by swallowing his Heart, in Superiors 4). I suppose that implies that the Heart is a channel to or focus for one's Word, which would tie in with how the Heart shatters when an angel goes Outcast or a demon goes Renegade (and is thus no longer bound by their former Word's dissonance conditions).
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Also, Superiors are not the only ones with Words. PCs can get Words, too. Does this put them on the same level as Superiors? Can a Word-bound PC have Servitors attuned to their Word? Can they be summoned? etc.
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Having a super-powerful Word does not automatically make a celestial into a Superior, but it is kind of a prerequisite for it. The "promotion" only comes after the Seraphim Council or Lucifer approves it. EDIT to add: I don't think non-Superiors can be summoned, but they CAN give attunements and rites if they are powerful enough. Never seen anything implying that they have an extra dissonance condition that direct Servitors would need to take on, though I imagine that could go either way. I'd say go for it if it makes your game more interesting.