Empyrean

Overview

Empyreans are the celestial children of the gods of the Upper Planes. They are universally beautiful, statuesque, and self-assured.

Manifest Emotion

An empyrean can experience deity-like fits of serenity or rage. It can affect the environment around it by its mood. When an empyrean is unhappy, the clouds might cry tears of salt water, the wildflowers in surrounding meadows might wilt, dead fish might wash ashore in lakes or rivers, or a nearby forest might lose the leaves from its trees. When an empyrean is jubilant, sunlight follows it everywhere, small animals frolic in its footsteps, and birds fill the sky with their pleasing songs.

Immortal Titans

Empyreans don’t age but can be slain. Because few empyreans can imagine their own demise, they fight fearlessly when drawn into battle, refusing to believe that the end is upon them even when standing at death’s door. When an empyrean dies, its spirit returns to its home plane. There, one of the fallen empyrean’s parents resurrects the empyrean unless he or she has a good reason not to.

Empyrean CR: 23 (50,000 XP)

Huge celestial (titan), chaotic good

Armor Class: 22

Hit Points: 313 (19d12 + 190)

Speed: 50 ft , fly: 50 ft , swim: 50 ft

STR

30 +10

DEX

21 +5

CON

30 +10

INT

21 +5

WIS

22 +6

CHA

27 +8

Saving Throws: Str +17, Int +12, Wis +13, Cha +15

Skills: Insight +13, Persuasion +15

Damage Immunities: Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage from nonmagical weapons

Senses: Truesight 120 feet, Passive Perception 16

Languages: All

Challenge Rating: 23 (50,000 XP)

Innate Spellcasting. The empyrean’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 23, +15 to hit with spell attacks). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:

• At will: greater restoration, pass without trace, water breathing, water walk
• 1/day each: commune, dispel evil and good, earthquake, fire storm, plane shift (self only)

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the empyrean fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The empyrean has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Magic Weapons. The empyrean’s weapon attacks are magical.

Actions

Maul. Melee Weapon Attack: +17 to hit, reach 10 feet, one target. Hit: 6d6 + 10 bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be stunned until the end of the empyrean’s next turn.
Bolt. Ranged Spell Attack: +15 to hit, range 600 feet, one target. Hit: 7d6 damage of one of the following types (empyrean’s choice): acid, cold, fire, force, lightning, radiant, or thunder.

Legendary Actions

The empyrean can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. The empyrean regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Attack. The empyrean makes one attack.
Bolster. The empyrean bolsters all nonhostile creatures within 120 feet of it until the end of its next turn. Bolstered creatures can’t be charmed or frightened, and they gain advantage on ability checks and saving throws until the end of the empyrean’s next turn.
Trembling Strike (Costs 2 Actions). The empyrean strikes the ground with its maul, triggering an earth tremor. All other creatures on the ground within 60 feet of the empyrean must succeed on a DC 25 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.

Lifespan

Immortal

Average Height

12 feet

Average Weight

1,200 pounds