Celestial
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deific celestial | |
lifespan | immortal unless slain |
concerned deity | Usually a good-aligned deity, such as Ashura, Ishtar, Mithra, etc. |
original creator, expert | Archmage144, UnclePervy |
physical description a common description of a celestial is a tall, winged humanoid who emits radiant light and has a piercing, intense gaze; this varies widely, as celestials choose forms that best suit them or their forms are chosen by their deity, and many are not humanoid at all | |
special skills affinity with holy elemental magic and resistance or immunity to the same; vulnerability to shadow elemental magic; ability to see in total darkness; flight (with wings or otherwise); immunity to poisons and disease | |
MISC Deific celestials are created by a deity and serve that deity faithfully. They are often enforcers of a deity's will, agents designed to extend the reach of the deity or represent the deity outside of the deity's planar domain. If a celestial willingly chooses to defy its deity, that celestial "falls," sometimes resulting in a radical shift in the celestial's abilities; some fallen celestials become creatures tied to the shadow element as a result of the loss of the connection to their god. This is not always the case, but it is fairly common. |
ideal celestial | |
lifespan | immortal unless slain |
concerned deity | usually none; see misc |
original creator, expert | Archmage144, UnclePervy |
physical description a common description of a celestial is a tall, winged humanoid who emits radiant light and has a piercing, intense gaze; this varies widely, as celestials choose forms that best suit them, and many are not humanoid at all | |
special skills affinity with holy elemental magic and resistance or immunity to the same; vulnerability to shadow elemental magic; ability to see in total darkness; flight (with wings or otherwise); immunity to poisons and disease | |
MISC Ideal celestials do not have an associated deity. Instead, they represent an ideal, principles such as "justice," "innocence," "truth," "happiness," etc. A celestial may represent an ideal that is the domain of a deity without necessarily being associated with that deity; ideal celestials often seem to arise spontaneously from the aether of the various higher planes simply because of devotion of mortal followers to the ideals in question. In short, they are champions of positive ideology. |