Homebrew Celestian Species Details

Arriving from above on mighty feathered wings, Celestians inspire hope in the downtrodden and fear in the hearts of lawless oppressors. Often mistaken for Angels, these natives of the celestial planes stand tall and proud and shine with a radiant beauty.

They are harbingers, guardians, emissaries, and warriors, their presence often foreshadows the destruction of evil.

Living Angels

From a distance, celestians appear as mighty angels. Only when they descend does their human-like appearance reveal itself. Strong and proud, celestians can range in height from 5 feet to over 7 feet tall, they tend to have lean and muscular physiques, with skin tones as varied as the elves.

Feathers cover the large wings on their backs. The color of their feathers varys as much as the color of their hair though they are often dyed to show affiliation to their cause, band or family. Males are powerfully built with strong features and muscular frames, females are striking in appearance, often tall with toned physiques.

On the divine planes, celestians are born from the union of two celestian parents, however provided at least one half of a union is as full blooded celestian the child will likely result in a celestian baby. However a celestian child has been know to occur randomly in later generations. Celestian babies are indistinguishable from human babies until the age of three, when they start to develop boney lumps under the skin, between their shoulders. These lumps will grow into fully formed wings by the age of ten, though they will not be strong enough for flight until their late teens. This often leads to young celestians jumping from high places in to feel the wind in their feathers, gliding for as long as they can.

Secret Guardians:

With raids into the material plan being fairly common, some celestians choose to stay behind to watch over an area in case the threat returns. This has lead to small bands of celestians dotted throughout the land.

Most celestian bands a made up of ten or more members and are found in dangerous, chaotic places where they stand sentry, guarding in case a threat arrises. In some cases a celestian band will begin as one or two individuals seeking to live simple lives in remote areas. These bands often become families or even small communities growing to include other native races.

Whether they are guarding or just living their lives, celestians revel in there time on the material plane, where they are free to do as they choose, usually seeking gain great renown as bastions of justice and goodness. Something that is often out of their reach on their home plane.

Angels Fallen:

Although their heritage is divine, celestians are mortal and possess free will. Most follow their patrons and seek to create justice and goodness. Some however choose different paths, not  agreeing with their patrons methods or disillusioned by the lives of stoic service that they live. These celestians often find contentment spending there time amongst nature, letting the world pass them by, enjoying simple pleasures, reflecting on their patrons as little more than hard task masters.

On the vary rare occasions, whether through overexposure to entities of evil, or through disillusion and brooding, a celestian can turn evil. Turning their once radiant strength, now corrupted, to their own evil plans these celestians often leave death and destruction in their wake.

Celestial Names

With their celestial origin, celestians are often named after the great angels they resemble and serve, taking on names such as: Adoel, Adnachiel, Habriel, Melkyal, Forfax, Akriel, Radueriel, Tatrasiel, Boel, Omniel, Zophiel

A Celestian of either gender may also have a short name such as: Hope, Justice, Care, Grace, Faith, Might, Radiance, Tranquil, Fair, Light, Peace, Harmony, or Purity. 

CELESTIAN BACKGROUNDS

Backgrounds that are most appropriate for celestians include the soldier, outlander, folk hero, and the acolyte.

Most bands of celestians live in remote areas, guarding forgotten evils or living in remote communities, few ever venture into cities where their appearance often draws unwanted attention. In stone fortresses on high mountains, in deep forrests, or in lost ruins, celestians stand guard whilst enjoying the beauty of the natural world. No more than a few dozen celestian live away for their bands or communities and those that do are usually rangers, fighters, or paladins constantly patrolling for signs of evil threats. 

Celestian Traits

As a Celestian, you have certain traits in common with your people. 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 a Celestian requires special consideration by your DM.

Ability Score Increase

Your Charisma score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.

Age

Celestians mature at the same rate as humans, but they’re considered young until they reach the age of 30. On average, they live about 300 years.

Alignment

Imbued with celestial power, most celestians are good. Outcast celestians are most often neutral or occasionally evil.

Size

Celestians stand between 5 1/2 to 7  feet tall. They have strong, athletic bodies that weigh between 110 and 280 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Flight

You have a flying speed of 30 feet while you aren’t wearing heavy armor.

Celestial Resistance

You have resistance to necrotic damage and radiant damage.

Darkvision

Blessed with a radiant soul, your vision can easily cut through darkness. 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.

Languages

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