Bodiless, godly consciousnesses that roam the universe, messing with its very fabric to some extent to fit their desires. They are all connected to the universe differently, so they all have different “powers”.
Biology:
No one really had a chance to dissect one so far (probably because they don’t have actual bodies), and they don’t seem to be open to explaining how exactly they “work”, so they’re still a biological mystery.
They are invisible to the naked eye for most, but they can give themselves a temporary body/form to make themselves visible, or to at least not destroy the minds of those who can see them when they aren’t actively showing themselves. People still report getting some eyestrain and headaches from looking at them in their physical form, though.
Additional facts:
A fantastical book back in my home planet, called the Holy Bible, mentions angels, describing them as a mess of eyes, rings, bright light, wings, etc. Some historians in Critonk think that might be because, when seen to the naked eye without taking any form, the mind of those rare few who can see them without their consent, tries to make sense of their presence by filling in the blanks with forms that are familiar to the viewer. The book separates godliness and angels, defining angels as messengers of God instead of gods themselves; this might have happened due to a miscommunication between the Earth's angel, and their “prophets".
The majority of angels present themself with horrific or fear-inducing forms, even when trying to communicate with humans, but others take the form of normal humans to do so.
They control everything on the planet by choosing who rules its main kingdoms, and reserve the right to dethrone a royal family if they prove themselves unfit. They also try to control the rulers of smaller kingdoms and civilizations to a small extent. Still, they don't seem to have a hand in how Fauna's creations rule themselves, mainly because the majority of them have democracies, good anti-corruption systems, and because they don't care much about what the angels have to say.
Personal experience:
None. I think. Some of them make themselves look like normal humans, so I wouldn’t be able to tell if they walked past me…
I once asked this nume priest why Fauna's creations didn't follow the angels' advice and such. He proceeded to say that they're "like an overbearing stepfather who sticks his nose where he shouldn't, and gets mad if you do your own thing, even if your methods work; and that blames you if his methods don't work even you follow his advise to heart".
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Obvious daddy issues aside; it was a pretty accurate description.
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