"That's all I know about the Angel Families," Odys the Hermit concluded. "There are probably others that aren't widely known.
"During the Third Epoch, there were said to be many angels, most of whom served the Ancient Sun God. By the Fourth Epoch, some had advanced to Sequence 1 or obtained a complete set of potion formulas, founding a number of Angel Families.
"I believe Solomon and Zoroaster may have served the Ancient Sun God together in the Third Epoch. That would explain why they knew each other."
Emlyn the Moon nodded slowly. The Hermit had qualified his account, but it was still the most complete information on Angel Families Emlyn had heard so far.
Behind the Gray Fog, Klein the Fool sighed inwardly. The Hermit's account had made the history of the Fourth Epoch feel far more vivid.
Odys continued, "In the Fourth Epoch, some angels chose to serve the True Creator. After the Solomon Empire fell, many of them followed him to the Forsaken Land of the Gods.
"Some angels are said to have joined Rose Redemption around that time."
Before then, Rose Redemption's requirements for membership had been high. Ordinary angels could not join.
Odys paused briefly, then continued, "After the Solomon Empire fell, some angels reportedly went on to support the Tudor Empire, while others served no one. But after the Tudor Empire fell and the Northern Continent was reunified, certain angels had no place left in the world and perished.
"Most left no records behind. The only one I know of is the Mother of the Sky from the Nation of the Evernight.
"Many of the angels who had supported the Tudor Empire later backed the Balam Empire.
"After the Underworld Emperor and the Primordial Demoness failed in their undertaking, a number of angels seem