Novalis, Archangel of Flowers
A character in Steve Jackson Games' adaptation of In Nomine. In Nomine is a Role-Playing Game in which players are soldiers in the war between Heaven and Hell. Much attention has been paid by the studio to create facinating Superiors, the Archangels and Demon Princes that give the player their agendas. Each Superior embodies a single concept and uses his or her minions to further that concept in the world. This sets the entire tone of the game, be it comedy, conflict, or compassion.
Novalis' word is Flowers, a concept she has neatly expanded to warrant Archangel status. As the Archangel of Flowers, she is responsible for romance, kindness, compassion, healing, and of course, gardening. By looping all these bright, hopefull ideals into one Word, she has developed a very interesting agenda.
Players serving Novalis must accept her restrictions on their behavior; in addition to whatever Divine rules they already play by, they cannot kill a human, for any reason. This makes this Archangel a 'gimme' for PCs of the Mercurian choir, as they already have that limitation.
As with all the Archangels, Novalis grants special abilities to angels in her service, based on the Choir. These include an aura of peace that calms the violent, the ability to take another's wounds upon oneself, and the ability to dissapear into a plant and reappear from another.
Novalis and her angels are the nicest group in the game, and would be Humanity's best hope, if it wasn't for the constant interference of the demons. Excellent choice in any game that is not combat-intensive.