Cyberpunk In Nomine

[Acolyte]

I'm actually a fan of the "this was Eli's plan" scenario. Eli might be crazy a bit, but he's in tune with Creation in a gut way no one else is--Yves might have a better grasp of where the Symphony is going, but Eli knows what it is Right Now.

More importantly, if Time Travel exists and this is known, anyone has to know that ANY truly epic event (like the Death of a Superior) will drag that option forward. Perhaps Eli arranged for his future death knowing the Archangels and the Seraphim Council will send angels back in time to prevent it, and that was his real goal.

I say Orc is definitely an Archangel now. In the atmosphere you describe, Mammon is probably back to full Demon Prince (not minor) anymore, and Khalid's power may have weakened considerably (unless faithful technoreligions are a new fad).

Interesting NPCs:

angels of Stone building internet communities
demons of Greed and Gluttony battling each other over Word supremacy as it relates to money
angels of Trade prolonging that fight
angels of the Wind taking on the stagnant corporations by bombing data centers, selling illegal weapons to gangs, and generally mucking about
demons of Lust promoting cyberfetishism
ethereals spawned from technology-related dreams gaining rapid power on Earth
Loki (he's always interesting)