Homebrew Empyrean Species Details

Sequestered in the heavens above, the Empyrean, sometimes called arc angels, evoke praise and wonder. Empyreans aren’t native to the Material Plane. They hail from a world beyond.

They are paladins of truth, god sends, and scouts scouts, their presence functions as a foot for the king god in a world both strange and alien.

Wing and Feather

From far below, Empyreans look much like large birds. Only when they descend to walk across the ground does their humanoid appearance reveal itself. Standing upright, an Empyrean might reach 7 feet tall.

Feathers cover their angelic wings. Males and females are colored, with skin of light blue or perfect white.

God protecter

Nowhere are the Empyreans more comfortable than in the presence of the God they protect. They can spend hours in the air, and some go as long as days, locking their wings in place and letting the thermals hold them aloft. In battle, they prove dynamic and acrobatic fliers, moving with remarkable speed and grace, diving to lash opponents with weapons before turning and flying away.

Once airborne, an Empyrean leaves the sky with reluctance. On their native plane, they can fly for days or months. Those that make it to a world in the Material Plane find it a strange place. They sometimes forget or ignore vertical distances, and they have nothing but pity for those earthbound people forced to live and toil on the ground.

Angelic Mannerisms

An Empyrean displays many of the same mannerisms as ordinary angels.  When they deign to descend from the heavens, they often do so near pools of holly water where they can have a stronger connection to their God.

An Empyrean might become frustrated with people who fail to praise their god; but an Empyrean is patient and collected.

Confinement irritates the Empyrean. To be grounded, trapped underground, or imprisoned by any means, makes an Empyrean uncomfortable. After all, if they are trapped they can not protect the ones they care about of their God.

Homelands

Empyreans live in heaven with the gods but can be found on the Elemental Plane of Air. Empyreans can be ordered into the Material Plane, sometimes to pursue enemies or thwart a god's foe, or maybe to protect an important creature. 

Empyreans in the forgotten realms

Never well established in Faerûn, Empryeans have only 8 major gods to serve: the gods of dexterity, strength, intelligence, wisdom, charisma, time, and most important, the King God.

Great Purpose

An Empyrean enjoy peace and company. Most of them have an interest in dealing with other peoples. However, it takes an exceptional circumstance for an Empyrean to leave his gods and undertake the adventurer’s life. Neither treasure nor glory is enough to lure them from their gods.

Other circumstances might call an Empyrean to adventure. First, an Empyrean has a soul duty to fallow The King God's orders. So, if he orders that the Empyrean must his gods for any reason, the Empyrean will fallow the order without question.

Empyrean Names

Seeing as there is currently only one Empyrean in existence there is only one name given to Empyreans. The name of an Empyrean is given to him by the King God. So the name could mean anything in any language.

 

Empyrean Backgrounds

The most appropriate background for an Empyrean is a custom one to be workshoped with your DM.

 

Empyrean Traits

As an Empyrean, you have certain traits in common with normal angels. Being able to fly at high speed starting at 1st level is exceptionally effective in certain circumstances and exceedingly dangerous in others. As a result, playing an Empyrean requires special consideration by your DM.

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength score is 30, your Dexterity score is 21, your Constitution score is 30, your Intelligence score is 21, your Wisdom score is 22, your Charisma score is 21.

Age

Empyreans are made with maturity. An Empyrean has yet to die and has lived for many millennia.

Alignment

Empyreans are good and rarely choose sides when it comes to law and chaos. An Empyrean, however, is unaligned.

Size

An Empyrean is about 7 feet tall. They have muscular bodies that weigh about 250 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 50 feet.

Flight

You have a flying speed of 50 feet. You can use this speed wearing medium or heavy armor.

Innate Spellcasting.

You are proficient with a number of spells due to your angelic nature.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write any language thanks to The King God gives you.