SANS - SUPREME HUSK

full name: UNKNOWN (lost to the sands of time)

actual owner of the ferry and the one who defeated Gaster in battle (technically. he was the one who got the final blow on them, at least). also, thereby, owner of the holy cloth. 

he essentially wears the cloth like a shawl, since it's shorter than it should be anyhow. he's plenty powerful without it (as is Papyrus) but its protection is nothing to scoff at, either. 

he and Papyrus first met Grillby properly when he had gotten wind that there was a ship with two different Ferrymen on it (not that he was particularly bothered by it, mind you, it was just a bit of a novelty). Sans had been convinced that he was there to have Papyrus killed but he ended up relaxing rather quickly; Grillby can be extremely charismatic when he wants to be

since then, both he and Papyrus were rather dutiful to him; mostly in the way of devotion. Grillby had a good reputation amongst Ferrymen anyways, and he had already proved himself trustworthy to them, so it kind of just came easy. 

that said, ever since Sans had always been a little infatuated with him. Papyrus was grateful for his kindness, no doubt about it, but there was just... something about him that Sans found compelling. the Real moment he fell was at the height of the War, when he and Papyrus had been so utterly overwhelmed by all the outstretched hands, vying wildly for even the chance of redemption. so much so that Sans had accidentally let himself be pulled in, preparing himself for a death that never came and instead waking to see Grillby sitting vigil by his bed while Papyrus manned the ferry, only leaving briefly to let Papyrus know that his brother was alright.

Grillby is utterly enamored by him. Sans isn't really sure why, and is pretty sure Grillby just keeps coming around to keep himself entertained, more than anything (which is kind of true? but not for the reason he thinks it is). he doesn't really mind, though– he’s just as smitten, even if they can be a little coy about it. kind of hard not to be when he's the drop dead gorgeous living supernova who saved his life. 

ever since... the Incident, Sans has had a lot less energy than he used to. not to say he had bounds to begin with, Papyrus was always the more energetic of the two of them. but after Grillby rescued him his depression started getting a lot worse, rendering him a bit of a "husk" (har har) of who he used to be.

PAPYRUS - SUPREME HUSK

full name: UNKNOWN (lost to the sands of time)

technically not... actually supposed to be here? since ferries are supposed to be one Ferryman to a ship, but he and Sans had died at the same time and formed on the same ship and neither of them could bear to kill the other. his existence on (what is technically) Sans's ferry is now kept secret between them, Grillby, and Toriel (and i Guess the souls they've ferried? but most souls don't really pay attention to their farers anyways, so it's not a huge concern)

his scarf is actually a piece that was torn off of Sans's holy cloth. Papyrus was the one who insisted that Sans keep it to himself (as a bigger stickler of the rules of Heaven than his brother) but Sans thought that he needed and deserved at least some protection that a cloth could provide; the piece torn off was a compromise

between the two of them, Papyrus is the better at hand to hand combat, and he's the one who wields the oar. Sans prefers lightning attacks, and is naturally more evasive than his brother anyhow; you'd be miraculously lucky to manage landing even a single hit on him (especially before the Incident, but his reaction times have suffered somewhat since, despite his attacks being even stronger than before)

he's been going a little stir crazy since the end of the world. it doesn't help that Sans isn't as active as he used to be– Sans tries, really, he does, it's just very difficult for him to keep with him most days. Grillby's visits help; he knows he's mostly there for his brother but Grillby does go out of his way to care for Papyrus as well, and he brings them both things to help pass the time when he can afford to

as the more artistically inclined of the two of them, he creates a lot of Idols. not necessarily in Grillby's name, he mostly just does it as a way of passing time (and because he feels bad for the poor souls trapped inside them). the Idols he creates are weaker, since his cloth is smaller, but they are still capable of their protective blessings. most of the artwork aboard the ship is his, and he is rather good at it (Sans is too, actually, but he refuses to think so, and it's only Papyrus that can ever convince him to start working on art again)

(as an aside, there’s only one idol on the ship that was made by Sans; the one on the top deck. he made it specifically in the hopes that it would protect Papyrus.)

GASTER - SUPREME HUSK (DECEASED)

full name: UNKNOWN (lost to the sands of time)

the Ferryman previous to Sans (and Papyrus). their skull is capable of opening both red and blue gates; Sans and Papyrus keep it stored deep below deck for when it is needed.

not much is known of them past what Sans and Papyrus were able to glean from their past writings, all of them written in glyphs they had to painstakingly translate over many years (since not even Grillby ever knew what they meant, either. not like they were doing much else after the end of the world, anyways. they call them Wing Dings). their writing was purposefully obtuse but from what they could tell, they were trying to concoct some sort of scheme to escape eternal punishment, by any means necessary (even if it meant not actually getting in to Heaven). they purposefully don't talk about them much.

they also seemed to remember a startlingly large amount of their life as a human, as opposed to both Sans and Papyrus who formed with essentially 0 recollections from their human lives past their base personalities and the fact that they were brothers. they're not really inclined to try and remember much of it anyways though

they're related to them in some way, i just haven’t decided how.

side note: because they weren't as protected as Sans and Papyrus are (those arm/leg cuffs are both decorative and protective), they broke bones a lot more frequently, and instead of trying to heal them they just collected bones off of deceased Ferrymen and used them as replacements. bc they were a freak mostly LOL. it’s also why their soul is split in two, it's that open gap in their faux halo. again, Sans and Papyrus's are fully enclosed, leaving the only point of attack being directly through the middle. bc Gaster has that open gap in the top, it's possible for assailants to simply strike directly downwards to try and damage it. the little star in the middle is smth they acquired later; it doesn't provide as much protection as their halo being fully closed would but it definitely still helps (hesitantly been calling it "Gabriel's blessing", the thought being that it was a part they made after asking for Grillby's protection, and in blessing it, it just always hovers in that open space. almost like an idol but way smaller and way more personal. Grillby’s not really supposed to be giving out blessings like that tho so it isn’t really something he’s done before or since)

GRILLBY - SUPREME ANGEL

full name: The Archangel Gabriel

(Sans is really the only person who actually calls him Grillby because he thought it'd be Very Funny. bc y’know. fire. grill. Gabriel. Grillbriel. Grillby. :P. Grillby doesn't let anyone but him or his brother call him that, not even Toriel)

the Will of God. Grillby is God's dealer of punishment, and the current Judge of Hell. he keeps sinners in check and ensures by any means necessary that there is order in all of the 9 layers, which has led him to be rather cold and cynical about many things (ironic, considering the visage he takes). that said, he does have some compassion for the denizens of Hell, far more than any of his siblings do, and he generally tries to not be harsher than he deems necessary (though what he deems necessary may not always be proportionate to the offense). that said, he heavily favors Ferrymen (and not just Sans and Papyrus, either. he finds them the most... agreeable, i suppose you could say. this includes Gaster, though due to how uneasy they seem to make Sans and Papyrus, he doesn't talk about them much)

Grillby's relationship with his Father is..... difficult, to say the least. they don't speak, and haven't in many millennia. he intends to keep it that way. any communication between them is done through his siblings, usually Mettaton but sometimes Toriel as well.

his True visage is not something he's often inclined to let others see. he usually purposefully puts on a face similar to that of his True visage but far more manageable to look at; despite what he does, he doesn't actually like permanently blinding people just for looking at him. he usually ends up looking like a humanoid being made of fire, with no discernible facial features past a pair of glasses he wears for purely cosmetic purposes.

TORIEL - SUPREME ANGEL

full name: The Archangel Uriel

(her real name is Uriel but she insists people just call her Toriel instead; no real reason, it's just what she prefers)

the Heart of God, formerly (and briefly) the Will of God. chief of all Angels, she oversees the Angels dealings in Heaven, and is typically the one doling out orders. she does so swiftly and kindly, though it is wise not to get on her bad side; she can have a bit of a temper.

God's actual favorite child, if He were to be completely honest. she's the eldest and the most rational, and does her duties exceedingly well. that said, because of His favoritism towards her, Toriel is able to… “get away” with things other angels would be severely punished for. she knows this and she knows how it looks so she chooses to ignore it, even if her siblings don’t.

she's also Grillby's favorite sibling, and it's honestly not even close

her visage changes all the time, depending on time, place, and mood. her favorite is that of a humanoid goat, though she is the Archangel most often seen with her helmet on, so you wouldn't know it just by glancing at her. her experience with humans is exceedingly low; no living human has ever seen her visage but if they were to, they would immediately be filled with a debilitating sense of dread, despite the fact that she wouldn't have actually done anything to cause it.

RIVER PERSON - SUPREME ANGEL

full name: The Archangel Raphael

they do actually just go by Raphael. River Person is what they are called when they assume a human form, which is relatively often in comparison to their siblings

the Eyes of God. they are the one who does (...did?) much of God's bidding on Earth. sending lower Angels to give messages? check. sending messages themself, when they deemed it necessary? check. sending scouts and reporting on major events? check and check. you want someone to deal with humans, you ask them.

of the Supreme Angels, they are the one with the most affection towards humans, for obvious reasons. the others, for the most part, do not hold any real resentment towards humans, but they choose to not interact with them unless direly necessary.

the end of the world has been rather... difficult, on them. there are actually still some humans around but far, far less of them, and while they trust their Father (far more that Grillby does, at least), there is still a strong resentment they feel towards Him for letting the War go on as it did.

they are Grillby's polar opposite in terms of visage; whereas Grillby's unmasked form is that of pure, blindingly white light, theirs is that of chillingly unforgiving pitch darkness. it is very difficult for non Angels to look at either of them in the True face, though for differing reasons (Grillby’s is inherently mesmerizing but causes blindness and splitting headaches, like some manner of eternal solar flare. Raphael’s is just unnerving and almost nauseating to look at, as though you are staring into the void and hearing it call out to you in languages you cannot understand)

METTATON/METATRON - SUPREME ANGEL

full (old) name: The Archangel Michael

(he will still respond to Michael but he will never refer to himself as such. Mettaton is the name he gave himself when he made himself anew, and it is what the Angels call him. he also goes by Metatron; it's the name he would use amongst humans, in the rare occasions he would have to interact with them. the two names are interchangeable)

the Voice of God. when there are messages to be written and decrees to be made, he's the first you'll hear from. whether All that he says are His actual words is unknown, but He has yet to correct him and despite how pompous he can be, Mettaton is actually rather benevolent, and the Angels of Heaven respect him all the same.

he is also some manner of oracle, though he cannot predict exact futures– just possible ones. just know he cannot be proven completely wrong– at least one of his predicted possibilities will always come to fruition.

his visage is the most.... normal? i suppose you could say of his siblings. his face is usually that of a very beautiful and handsome human, ethereally so. though similarly to Grillby and Raphael, it can be difficult to consistently look him in the eye because it feels like he's staring directly through you (which he is, by the way. don't worry about it too hard). looking at the rest of his face is usually manageable, though (as opposed to Grillby and Raphael, whose True faces are entirely painful to look upon.)

GOD - SUPREME DEITY

oh you know. it's God. we all know God. 

(no UT equivalent; not at the moment, at least.)

EXTRAS

ALPHYS - SUPREME HUSK

full name: ALPHYS, QUEEN OF BEASTS

ruler of VIOLENCE. she does not want to be but she is very, very good at it. her perceived apathy and ability to control any of the machines of VIOLENCE when she wishes, despite not being a machine herself, have led her to be feared and respected by her subjects. her eyes are covered by a crown of thorns made from bone china and are cursed to bleed for all eternity. yes she does get a lot of blood on her clothes and yes it Does annoy her. she and Undyne have met once or twice before and she was quite taken with her; they unfortunately do not cross paths often enough for anything to come of it (Alphys sends her letters but they often never make it to their destination)

UNDYNE - SUPREME HUSK

full name: QUEEN UNDYNE OF WATERFALL (carried over from when she was still alive)

ruler of GREED. widely beloved by her subjects despite her large and abrasive attitude. she’s been a thorn in Heaven’s side for millennia because she does basically everything up until causing a full on insurrection and Grillby’s the only one who can (or frankly will) do anything about it. her eyes are covered by cloth bandages and are cursed to bleed oil for all eternity; this doesn’t seem to bother her at all. she and Grillby are constantly at odds with each other (he doesn't actually Want to imprison her for eternity even though he knows he probably should. she knows this. she still goes out of her way to annoy him anyways.)

ASGORE - SUPREME HUSK (DECEASED)

full name: KING ASGORE DREEMURR, JUDGE OF HELL

previous ruler of LUST and Judge of Hell. universally loved by his subjects and other rulers, in both life and death, due to his level headedness and caring personality. he and Toriel had a very brief, very fraught relationship when she was the original Will of God, wherein they had a single child (Asriel) and an extremely messy breakup. she was the one who imprisoned his soul in the Flesh Prison, even though she knows that she really shouldn't have. and yes they act extremely divorced about it. it was after this that Grillby was made both Will of God and Judge of Hell (Toriel was otherwise not punished for this incident). 

ASRIEL - ???

full name: ASRIEL DREEMURR

child of Asgore and Toriel. though beloved by both his parents, they both feared what would happen to him if word of his existence had made its way to Heaven since he is neither angel nor husk nor demon. he was banished to VIOLENCE, where he still resides as Alphys's protege. he views her as something of a mentor figure, and while not in a motherly way, Alphys is genuinely fond of him. though Toriel still comes to visit him, he holds some resentment towards her for his father's second death and her refusal to let him see him. he still hopes to one day return to the layer of LUST, as its rightful heir, though he is resigned to living out the rest of his days in VIOLENCE, especially since it is where his sibling resides.

CHARA - GREATER DEMON

full name: UNKNOWN (lost to the sands of time); currently goes by CHARA DREEMURR (a.k.a STAR OF THE SHOW :) )

denizen of VIOLENCE and dear chosen sibling of Asriel (both to his mother’s delight and dismay). they were a human-turned-demon at the start of the War, and proved themself such a worthy opponent against all others in the layer of VIOLENCE that many machines (and, in fact, husks and other demons) took care to avoid them. Asriel took a shine to them the moment they met, and they've been inseparable ever since. they live with him and Alphys in the upper levels of VIOLENCE, though they often haunt the lower levels to help Alphys keep sinners in check.

FRISK - GREATER ANGEL

full name: ST. FRISK DELA CRUZ OF MT. EBOTT