Aasimar
Aasimar bear within their souls the light of the heavens. They are descended from humans with a touch of the power of Mount Celestia, the divine realm of many lawful good deities. Aasimar are born to serve as champions of the gods, their births hailed as blessed events. They are a people of otherworldly visages, with luminous features that reveal their celestial heritage.
Celestial Champions
Aasimar are placed in the world to serve as guardians of law and good. Their patrons expect them to strike at evil, lead by example, and further the cause of justice. From an early age, an Aasimar receives visions and guidance from celestial entities via dreams. These dreams help shape an Aasimar, granting a sense of destiny and a desire for righteousness. Each Aasimar can count a specific celestial agent of the gods as a guide. This entity is typically a deva, an angel who acts as a messenger to the mortal world.Conflicted Souls
Despite its celestial origin, an aasimar is mortal and possesses free will. Most aasimar follow their ordained path, but some grow to see their abilities as a curse. These disaffected aasimar are typically content to turn away from the world, but a few become agents of evil. In their minds, their exposure to celestial powers amounted to little more than brainwashing. Evil aasimar make deadly foes. The radiant power they once commanded becomes corrupted into a horrid, draining magic. And their angelic guides abandon them. Even aasimar wholly dedicated to good sometimes feel torn between two worlds. The angels that guide them see the world from a distant perch. An aasimar who wishes to stop and help a town recover from a drought might be told by an angelic guide to push forward on a greater quest. To a distant angel, saving a few commoners might pale in comparison to defeating a cult of Orcus. An aasimar’s guide is wise but not infallible.Basic Information
Genetics and Reproduction
Aasimar are born from human parents that have been blessed by a celestial being.
Growth Rate & Stages
Aasimar typically begin to receive their initial visions and observe their celestial powers around age 6. Aasimar mature at the same rate as humans, but they can live up to 160 years.
Additional Information
Social Structure
Aasimar do not form independent communities and are often driven to solitary lifestyles as their compulsion to complete their patron's directives is overwhelming.
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
Aasimar are blessed with a radiant soul and are able to see clearly through the darkness.
Civilization and Culture
Naming Traditions
Most Aasimar are born from human parents, and they use the same naming conventions as their native culture.
Major Language Groups and Dialects
Aasimar can speak, read, and write Common and Celestial.
Common Customs, Traditions and Rituals
While Aasimar are strident foes of evil, they typically prefer to keep a low profile. An Aasimar inevitably draws the attention of evil cultists, fiends, and other enemies of good, all of whom would be eager to strike down a celestial champion if they had the chance.
When traveling, Aasimar prefer hoods, closed helms, and other gear that allows them to conceal their identities. They nevertheless have no compunction about striking openly at evil. The secrecy they desire is never worth endangering the innocent.
Common Myths and Legends
An Aasimar, except for one who has turned to evil, has a link to an angelic being. That being—usually a deva—provides guidance to the Aasimar, though this connection functions only in dreams. As such, the guidance is not a direct command or a simple spoken word. Instead, the Aasimar receives visions, prophecies, and feelings.
The angelic being is far from omniscient. Its guidance is based on its understanding of the tenets of law and good, and it might have insight into combating especially powerful evils that it knows about.
Lifespan
160 years
Average Height
Males: 5'10"
Females: 5'4"
Average Weight
Males: 180lbs
Females: 120lbs
Average Physique
Aasimar look mostly human except for some minor physical trait that reveals their unusual heritage. Typical Aasimar features include hair that shines like metal, jewel-toned eyes, lustrous skin color, or even glowing golden halos.
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