Aasimar

Children of the Netherime

CELESTIAL CHAMPIONS

Aasimar are placed in the world to serve as guardians of law and good (or not..). Their patrons expect them to strike at enemies, lead by example, and further the cause of their parent. From an early age, an aasimar receives visions and guidance from Netherime (or Netherzine) via dreams. These dreams help shape an aasimar, granting a sense of destiny and a desire for righteousness (or conquest). Each aasimar can count a specific Netherime or Netherzine as a guide.

HIDDEN WANDERERS

While aasimar are strident forces for their parent, they typically prefer to keep a low profile. An aasimar inevitably draws the attention of cultists, outsiders, and other entities, 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 their enemies. The secrecy they desire is never worth endangering their goals.

AASIMAR GUIDES

An aasimar has a link to a celestial being. That being 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 celestial being is far from omniscient. Its guidance is based on its understanding of the the world, and it might have insight into combating especially powerful foes that it knows about. As part of fleshing out an aasimar character, consider the nature of that character's celestial guide. The Celestial Guide tables offer names and natures that you can use to flesh out your character's guide.

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 their own will. 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. Even aasimar wholly dedicated to their parent sometimes feel torn between two worlds. The celestial that guides 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 a celestial guide to push forward on a greater quest. To a distant Netherime, saving a few commoners might pale in comparison to defeating a cult of a Netherzine. An aasimar's guide is wise but not infallible.

AASIMAR NAMES

Aasimar are born from Threan parents, and they use the same naming conventions as their native culture.

AASIMAR TRAITS

Your aasimar character has the following racial traits. While some of these traits are magical in nature,
Ability Score Increase. Increase an Ability Score by 2, and another by 1.
Age. Aasimar mature at the same rate as their other parent rate, but they can live up to twice as long.
Size. Aasimar have the same range of height and weight as their parent race. 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. You are slightly more resistant to Magical Corruption.
Healing Hands. As an action, you can touch a creature and cause it to regain a number of hit points equal to your level. Once you use this trait, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and one additional language.
Subrace. Three subraces of aasimar exist: protector aasimar, scourge aasimar, and fallen aasimar. Choose one of them for your character. In general, protectors are Netherime children, fallen are Netherzine, and scourge can be either.

PROTECTOR AASIMAR

Protector aasimar are charged by the Netherime to guard the weak, to strike at evil wherever it arises, and to stand vigilant against the darkness. From a young age, a protector aasimar receives advice and directives that urge to stand against evil.
Radiant Soul. Starting at 3rd level, you can use your action to unleash the celestial 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, you have a flying speed of 30 feet, and 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.
Once you use this trait, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.

SCOURGE AASIMAR

Scourge aasimar are imbued with a divine energy that blazes intensely within them. It feeds a powerful desire to destroy your parents enemies - a desire that is, at its best, unflinching and, at its worst, all-consuming. Many scourge aasimar wear masks to block out the world and focus on containing this power, unmasking themselves only in battle.
Radiant Consumption. Starting at 3rd level, you can use your action to unleash the divine energy within yourself, causing a searing light to radiate from you, pour out of your eyes and mouth, and threaten to char you.
Your transformation lasts for 1 minute or until you end it as a bonus action. During it, you shed bright light in a 10-foot radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet, and at the end of each of your turns, you and each creature within 10 feet of you take radiant (or necrotic if your parent was Netherzine) damage equal to half your level (rounded up). In addition, once on each of your turns, you can deal extra radiant (or necrotic if your parent was Netherzine) damage to one target when you deal damage to it with an attack or a spell. The extra damage equals your level.
Once you use this trait, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.

FALLEN AASIMAR

An aasimar who was parented by Netherzine becomes one of the fallen - a group of aasimar whose inner light has been replaced by shadow.
Necrotic Shroud. Starting at 3rd level, you can use your action to unleash the divine energy within yourself, causing your eyes to turn into pools of darkness and two black, ghostly, flightless wings to sprout from your back. The instant you transform, other creatures within 10 feet of you that can see you must each succeed on a Charisma saving throw (DC 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier) or become frightened of you until the end of your next turn.
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 necrotic damage to one target when you deal damage to it with an attack or a spell. The extra necrotic damage equals your level.
Once you use this trait, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.

[Comm] Kevorin by OkenKrow

I SAW HER, WREATHED IN WINGS OF pure light, her eyes blazing with the fury of the Netherime. The bony forms possessed by katife stopped in their tracks, shielding their faces. Her blade, now a brand of light, swept once, twice, three times. The poor sods' heads hit the ground, one after another. And thus we learned that an aasimar traveled in our ragtag band.

— Geldon Parl, Of the Tyranny of Netherzine

Genetic Ancestor(s)

• Netherime

Lifespan

180 years

Average Height

5'-5'8"

Average Weight

150 lbs

Body Tint, Colouring and Marking

Usually pale skin, light unnaturally colored eyes

Celestial Guide

d6	Name
1	Tadriel
2	Myllandra
3	Seraphina
4	Galladia
5	Mykiel
6	Valandras

d6	Nature
1	Bookish and lecturing
2	Compassionate and hopeful
3	Practical and Lighthearted
4	Fierce and vengeful
5	Stern and judgemental
6	Kind and parental