Talisid and the Five Companions

The guardinal paragons, Talisid and the Five Companions, are the celestial embodiment of the neutral good alignment. They are one of the three Celestial Paragons.
The guardinals have no surviving records of their origins. They have protected the Blessed Fields of Elysium for the duration of the plane’s recorded history. For as long as there have been guardinals there has been the Celestial Lion and his Five Companions, exemplars and epitomes of their respective kind. In contrast to the mostly unchanging ranks of the archons, the members of the Companions come and go, assuming office when they are strong enough and abdicating when they can no longer handle the position. Talisid, the current Celestial Lion, has held the position for longer than usual and few can even recall the name of the last one to hold his post. His Five Companions, however, have all recently ascended to their current positions.
Talisid and the Five Companions are more like an exalted adventuring party than the ruling council of The Celestial Hebdomad or the loosely feudal court of the eladrins. The Celestial Lion and his companions wander the fields of Elysium, smashing evil and solving problems as they are encountered. Each of them hears petitions and resolves disputes among guardinals of their own kind, lead companies into battle, and solve problems on their own initiatives when the need is great.
The actions of the six are guided by the principals of goodness, and particularly the ideal of friendship that they illustrate in their adventures together. The leaders of the guardinals are the closest of companions, bound together by a fierce devotion to one another that puts loyalty to shame. There is from time to time discord in their midst, since the different kinds of guardinals may at times conflict, but they argue and clash as the dearest of friends, holding themselves to the highest standards of love and good.
The six all share a number of special abilities. They can lay on hands, healing as much damage per day as they themselves are capable of taking. They can speak with animals at will and may choose to do so without making a sound. Finally, with their tongues ability, they can speak with any creature that has a language.
The membership of the group was last listed as follows:

• Prince Talisid, the Celestial Lion Leader of the companions for several millenia, most powerful of the leonals.
• Sathia, the Sky Duchess Representative of the avorals and patron of sculptors and painters.
• Manath, the Horned Duke Representative of the cervidals and newest member of the Companions.
• Vhara, Duchess of the Fields Representative of the equinals.
• Duke Kharash, the Stalker Paragon of lupinals and Talisid's best friend.
• Bharrai, the Great Bear Matriarch of the ursinals and teacher of magic.