Angel

Angels are a group of altruistic celestials native to Mount Celestia. They are a physical representation of the battle against evil and disorder. Under the command of the gods they form great armies that protect all that is good in the world. They include such noble beings as planetars, solars, and astral devas, and the majority serve one of the benign deities of the Great Beyond.

Appearance

Regardless of their original form, all angels are beautiful; they have no fixed form as all angels are consummate shapeshifters.

Ecology

The eldest angels were one of the first creations of the primordial deities of good, making them one of the oldest races in the Great Beyond, and were trained as celestial guardians and servants from birth; most serve their creators to this day. Most angels in modern times come from ascended good mortal souls rather than direct godly creation; sometimes these souls even retain aspects of their mortal forms. The term "angel" is sometimes used as a catch-all term for any sort of lawful good outsider, especially one like the archons, but for the purpose of this article, the term will only refer to the following species (which are listed in order of ascending power and importance):

• Cassisian: The least of the angels, these simple beings serve as messengers for other angels, or serve as moral guides to good mortals on the material plane.
• Kuribu: These small, statue-like angels protect holy and sacred places.
• Choral angel: Singers of unsurpassed talent, these angels serve as heralds of great events
• Erelim: These angels are the mounted cavalry of the celestial armies.
• Iophanite: These messengers and divine servitors of the goddess Iomedae also serve her in battle.
• Balisse angel: These angels help mortals make good moral decision.
• Movanic deva: The infantry of good gods, these devas are commonly found on the Positive, Negative, and Material Planes.
• Monadic deva: These are the guardians of good on the Ethereal and Elemental planes.
• Astral deva: The gods' messengers, who also help protect good planar travelers.
• Planetar: These beings are the commanders of the celestial armies.
• Solar: The solars are the most powerful of the angelic races, outranked by only a god's herald among the non-divine servants of good.

Habitat

Most angels come from Mount Celestia. Compared to other celestials, such as agathions and archons, which tend to stay on their home planes, angels are less tied to their home planes and have no trouble traveling wherever they feel they are needed. Many can be found watching over the River of Souls, or assaulting the forces of the Abyss whenever a portal to that fiendish realm opens. Angels frequently build holdings in other planes, often for the purpose of spreading goodness, notably the Ideal Threshold in the Ethereal Plane or the Movanic Postern in the Feywild.

Society

Angels conform to a stringent hierarchy consisting of three choirs: the first consisting of the solars who command lesser angels; the second consisting of planetars; and the third composed of the movanic, monadic and astral devas. They frequently cooperate with fellow celestials and good-aligned deities to promote goodness across the Great Beyond. On Mount Celestia, angels usually operate independently from archons. Due to their more flexible attitude toward order, they often help prevent the ossification that comes with overly rigid authority, and ensure that Heaven's society constantly improves.

General

Type
Outsider CR
Varies Environment
Upper Planes Alignment
Lawful Good Adjective
Angelic