Homebrew Aengel Species Details

There are legends of angels falling from grace, thus losing their birth right and becoming something else. Such stories generally tell the tale of the most extreme of situations, but this is not always the case. Sometimes an angel starts to believe that the greater good can only be achieved outside the confines of heaven. Such angels don’t fall but are removed from heaven’s hierarchy. As a result, their granted powers gradually grow dim, and they become aengels.

Life Without Blessings

It takes some time for most aengels to grow accustomed to a life without the blessings of deities and the protection of heaven. As aengels lose their clear perspective of the heavens, their memories of heaven start to fade. They lose their grip on magic, their excellent awareness, and their legendary capabilities. In fact, in the instant they leave heaven, they feel naked, disoriented, and lost before they start to adapt to their new life.

Looks of an Aengel

Aengels are genderless, their bodies may resemble a woman’s, or a man’s; both or neither. Their skin is perfectly smooth and varies in shade from dark green to dark orange. Their eyes have a slight glow, mostly white or light blue. They still carry the wings of an angel on their backs, but these wings are smaller than before.

Aengels in Society

Aengels seek perfection in everything, and are hence disappointed in the imperfect world that they are banished to. Because they are used to perfection, their criticisms of other creatures or their surroundings may sometimes be a bit harsh. As a result, they don’t get along well with others, and are mostly forced to live a life of solitude.

Aengel Traits

Your angelic powers are dimmed and you are able to channel a small part of it, which offers a variety of abilities.

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength, Constitution, and Charisma scores each increase by 1.

Age

 Aengels are created as adults. You can’t be aged by any means, and can’t die of old age.

Alignment

There are strict alignment restrictions for an aengel. They should always take actions that they believe to be in the interest of the greater good, paying no mind to rules and restrictions when necessary. In other words, they are either chaotic or neutral.

Evil. When an aengel adopts the ways of evil, it becomes fallen and is no longer an aengel. When this happens in a game, the character either becomes a Fallen Angel, or becomes an NPC. The fate of the character is determined by the GM.

Lawful. When an aengel starts to believe that the divine hierarchy works perfectly as they once did, and re-adopt the ways of the heavens, they can ascend back to heaven. When this happens in a game, the aengel becomes an angel once more, and the fate of the character is determined by the GM. 

Size

Aengels stand between 6 and 7 feet tall and average about 220 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet and you have a flying speed of 30 feet.

Aengelic Infusion

When you hit with a spell or weapon attack, your attack deals an extra 1d4 radiant damage. This damage increases to 1d8 at 11th level and to 2d8 at 20th level.

Banished

Banished. You are removed from heaven and now live in the material plane of existence.

Creature Type

 Your creature type is Celestial.

Darkvision

You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Dimmed Resistance

When you fail a saving throw against a spell or another magical effect, you can choose to reroll the die. When you do so, you must take the second result. Once you use this feature, you must finish a long rest to use it again.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Celestial and one other language of your choice.