Homebrew Angelis Species Details

Blazing energy radiated out from it's eyes as the golden being descended from the clouds. The air began to hum with barely contained power and the pilgrims fell to their knees in awe, or in fear. The glowing figure raised it's hands and sense of calm drifted over the assembled masses. "Peace" it spoke, and for a brief moment, all present truly felt at ease.

— Tuomas of Hidavas, "Descent of Angels"

Aasimar are known throughout the realm of Asrai as heroes of order or harbingers of chaos, but little is truly known of them. However in dusty tomes lost in ancient libraries there are half completed myths of what happens when the duality of of an Aasimar is combined into a single mind. The guide merges into the psyche of the host becoming something more than either. These are the Angelis, rare and mythical beings of celestial energy.

Duality Reconciled

Angelis are rarer than almost any other race of sentient beings. They are only made when an Aasimar reaches a state of complete unity within its own mind, at which point both the being becomes something more than it was.

Having been guided by an otherworldly spirit since an early age, the Host now finds itself completely confident and of a single determined mind. This occasionally appears as over-confidence or even occasional arrogance, though the Angelis rarely finds this to be a negative.

Hidden Wanderers

While aasimar are strident foes of evil, The Angelis are champions of Samoir and as such, tend towards a haughty neutrality. Due to their rare celestial nature, they are hunted throughout the Material Plane for their internal organs and scraps of their divine flesh. The life of a completed child of Samoir is one fraught with peril but filled with power.

When traveling, The Angelis prefer to conceal their identities. Similar in physicality to elves, most only reveal their true nature in times of extreme conflict. They nevertheless have no compunction about striking openly at those that wrong the name of their liege. The secrecy they desire is never worth the loss of their honour.

Determined Souls

Despite its celestial origin, an an Angelis is mortal and possesses free will. Most will lend their power to causes high in the priorities of Samoir, but some grow to see their abilities as a a mandate to rule. These Angelis are typically content to rule small dominions, towns or lands away from the great nations of the world, but a few across the course of history have become tyrants of supreme order. In their minds, their exposure to celestial powers is proof of their superiority over the "lesser races" that surround them.

Fallen Angelis, though rarer even than their loyal brethren, make terrifying foes. The aure of Samoir that once protected and energised them becomes corrupted into a horrid, abyssal magic. Filled with absolute surety of purpose, they set out to destroy what they once sought to protect.

Even Angelis that show compassion to the world are found to be aloof and difficult to work with. Their supreme confidence is an unbreachable wall and should they believe something to be the will of their father, very little can stand in their way, and even less could persuade them against their chosen path.

Angelis Names

Most Angelis are born from human or Elven parents, starying life as Aasimar but completing a metamorphosis later in life. They usually use the same naming conventions as their native culture, though some will change this following their rebirth, taking a new name with a celestial meaning behind it.

Angelis Traits

Your angelis character has the following racial traits.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2.

Age

Angelis are divine beings of a celestial nature. They began life maturing as humans, but barely age following this, the oldest can reach over 1000 years old.

Alignment

As children of the High king of all, most Angelis are neutral. They usually have firm lawful tendencies.

Size

Angelis have the same range of height and weight as elves.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

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.

Celestial Resistance

You have resistance to necrotic damage and radiant damage.

Wings of Light

With a thought you can summon your mighty wings and so have a flying speed of 60ft.

Angelic Form

Starting at 3rd level, you can use your action to unleash the divine energy within yourself, causing your eyes to glimmer and two luminous, incorporeal wings to sprout from your back.

Your transformation lasts for 1 minute or until you end it as a bonus action. During it, once on each of your turns, you can deal extra radiant damage to one target when you deal damage to it with an attack or a spell. The extra radiant damage equals your level.

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