I'm unSantaly, so I probably shouldn't respond to these. Anyway!

Re: Angel Variety. Breaking angels out like demons is something we've certainly talked about. I think Scarabaeus even drew up specs for it. Maybe Santa Zulg will get ambitious and implement them.

Re: No protective shield; it's just part of the risk and balance of different servitor choice. A conjurer with an archon is very hard to kill, but they also basically shouldn't kill anyone decent. A conjurer with an angel has a lot more killing power, but also a lot less defense and more risk.

Typically, when I've run with angels or demons and someone has bashfested on me, my next command after unlagging has been 'get all corpse' or the assorted selected looting experience. YMMV.