> Just so. The "-el" suffix derives from the Hebrew for "God" and in > >angelology is on the end of just about all the angel names. So, any > >character with a name ending in "-el" I knew would end up on Yahweh's > >side (frex: Abdiel, Uriel, Raphael) and any who didn't (Asmodai, > >Mepistopheles, Lilith, Harut) would end up aligned with Satan. It worked > >for the pair of "grunt" angels, Kyriel and Sith. Be wary, though, of making generalizations. Angels were named BEFORE the Fall, so some of the Fallen do have the -iel suffix: Araqiel Araziel Ariel Barbiel Sariel Usiel And, many of the archangels (the "heavy hitters" not the order of the archangels) don't have the -iel suffix: Michael Raphael Raguel Chamuel Arael Iaoth Adonael I wonder if Steven has the same book I have - A Dictionary of Angels.