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| - Astarael is the seventh of the Nine Bright Shiners, and the final bell. In The Beginning, Astarael was one of the seven who gave some of her power to the creation of the Charter. As a bell, Astarael is the Weeper, who throws all who hear it, including the wielder, deep into Death. It was wielded by Lirael at the binding of Orannis. It would appear that some vestige of her power and presence remains in the Old Kingdom, in the tunnels below the Abhorsen's House. When seen in Abhorsen under the waterfall, she is an impossibly tall, pale woman. The River of Death follows in her wake, and all Charter magic fails in her presence.
- "The Sorrowful" or "Weeper", Astarael's tone is described as being low pitched and mournful. Astarael is the most powerful and largest bell which will throw everyone who hears it, including the ringer, deep into Death. If rung properly with another bell, however, Astarael may not be deadly. At the second binding of Orannis, it was rung by Abhorsen-in-Waiting and Remembrancer Lirael. The name of this bell might have been derived from the name of the Judeo-Christian angel of death, Azrael. The sprit of Astarael is mentioned when the Abhorsen-in-Waiting Lirael and Prince Sameth encounter it under the rose garden in the book 'Abhorsen.' The Disreputable Dog and the Mogget encounter the spirit as well but become unbound, as Astarael is forever cursed that her knowing self be outside what she cr
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| - Astarael is the seventh of the Nine Bright Shiners, and the final bell. In The Beginning, Astarael was one of the seven who gave some of her power to the creation of the Charter. As a bell, Astarael is the Weeper, who throws all who hear it, including the wielder, deep into Death. It was wielded by Lirael at the binding of Orannis. It would appear that some vestige of her power and presence remains in the Old Kingdom, in the tunnels below the Abhorsen's House. When seen in Abhorsen under the waterfall, she is an impossibly tall, pale woman. The River of Death follows in her wake, and all Charter magic fails in her presence.
- "The Sorrowful" or "Weeper", Astarael's tone is described as being low pitched and mournful. Astarael is the most powerful and largest bell which will throw everyone who hears it, including the ringer, deep into Death. If rung properly with another bell, however, Astarael may not be deadly. At the second binding of Orannis, it was rung by Abhorsen-in-Waiting and Remembrancer Lirael. The name of this bell might have been derived from the name of the Judeo-Christian angel of death, Azrael. The sprit of Astarael is mentioned when the Abhorsen-in-Waiting Lirael and Prince Sameth encounter it under the rose garden in the book 'Abhorsen.' The Disreputable Dog and the Mogget encounter the spirit as well but become unbound, as Astarael is forever cursed that her knowing self be outside what she created (i.e. the Charter). Astarael has a distinctive scent, consisting of overpowering Rosemary and undertones of Amaranth: "It's rosemary," said the Dog shortly. "And there is amaranth, too, though you probably cannot smell it." "Fidelity in love," said a small voice from Sam's backpack. "With the flower that never fades. And you still say she is not there?"
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