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Beryl
A sheep. And like all sheep, inclined to follow somebody. In her case, it's Jesus. Beryl's passion for Jesus has been interpreted as a comment on Jesus' relationship with Christians. You could see it that way, but Beryl was originally intended to be the physical embodiment of such expressions as "The lamb of God" and "The good shepherd" and to suggest that these noble titles are, in fact, teasing nicknames bestowed by those who have seen Beryl galloping after Jesus.
Her name is that of the noble ovine companion of a Knight in Shining Armour, both of whom were invented by a friend of mine.
Angus
The hairiest, wolfiest sheepdog in the universe.
An expression of my fondness for large furry wolfy dogs and my dislike of small bald yappy ones.
Angus' history begins in a computer game, Discworld II, in which a crazy man lives on top of a pole in the middle of the desert. This gentleman has an invisible friend called Angus, to whom he addresses such comments as: "Angus, Angus, do not put those in there! You know they breed like flies!" and "Ooh! There's a pyramid walking about on legs!" Angus and his visible friend can also be found in the Discworld book "Small Gods".
Having concluded that Angus was the perfect name for an invisible friend, I decided to have one too, just for fun. Then he became un-invisible and Angus the invisible demon became Angus the visible hairy canine beastie. And then I actually met a *real* person named Angus, so Angus the furry beastie had to escape into a parallel universe.
He's quite pleased to have been adopted by Satan and to be employed herding damned souls. Gives his life a bit of stability at last.
Cerberus
The three-headed dog who guards the gates of Tartarus, the Greek underworld. He prefers his name to be pronounced KER-berus or KAIR-berus rather than SER-berus. He doesn't like the Seven-headed Dragon much.
The Seven-headed Dragon
A creature from Christian mythology, who will rise at the end of the world. From Revelation Ch.12: "There was a gigantic fiery-red dragon with seven heads and ten horns and on his heads seven diadems. His tail swept away a third of the stars of heaven and hurled them to the ground." But fear not! The end of the world isn't coming just yet - the Dragon still has all fourteen of his horns. While awaiting that fateful day, he bides his time in Hell, reads Anne McCaffrey novels and occasionally picks fights with Cerberus.
Nymphs
Attractive female beings from Greek mythology who get to run around with no clothes on, eat grapes, drink wine and have sex with satyrs (or anyone else they fancy). They also scream "Eeek!" a lot, though not because they're upset (credit: Piers Anthony's Xanth novels). They're probably the creation of a sexist, male-dominated culture, but they don't seem to mind, really. Strange what complete freedom from social expectation, good food and a whole lotta lovin' can do for your outlook on life...
Angels and Demons
Angels have halos and white wings. Demons have horns and black wings. Angels are usually to be found in Heaven answering the PrayerLink telephone and taking messages for God and Jesus. Demons get to throw Fire and Brimstone at damned souls and answer the Hellphone. They try to pass messages on to Satan, but he's often not interested.