Hanael, an angel from heaven, also described by Kiriel as "one of the Unfallen." It is Hanael who is sent to Kiriel in the final chapter to persuade him to go back to hell by giving back Shaun's body and allowing the teenager to live again. Hanael appears good-natured and kindly, though with a limited imagination and a reluctance to take initiative. If these faults were greater, he would be condemned to hell, perhaps as a colleague of Anius. But he is redeemed by his humility and willingness to play his part in the Boss's cosmic scheme of things.
