Half-celestial

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Half-celestial
A half-celestial unicorn.
(Creature)

Type
Outsider
(native)
CR
Varies
Environment
Any
Alignment
Adjective
Half-celestial
Source: Bestiary, pg(s). 169

A half-celestial is the direct offspring of a good outsider and a mortal, although they can also be created by powerful holy magic. The children of a half-celestial might be empyreans1 or seemingly normal mortals.234

Half-celestials should not be confused with celestial creatures, which are outsiders native to the upper planes but otherwise similar to their mortal counterparts.4

Ecology

A half-celestial can be born among any type of mortal creatures; half-celestial dragons, griffons, and unicorns are all known to occur. However, only humanoid half-celestials can give birth to empyrean children or have empyrean descendants. Non-humanoid half-celestials are often sterile; those that are not typically give birth to either half-celestial children or normal members of their mortal species.4

References

  1. Paizo referred to empyrean planar scions as aasimars until the publication of Player Core. These empyreans are unrelated to the type of angel with the same name.
  2. Jason Bulmahn, et al. “Monsters A to Z” in Bestiary, 169. Paizo Inc., 2009
  3. Amber E. Scott. “Blood of Angels” in Blood of Angels, 3. Paizo Inc., 2012
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Amber E. Scott. “Blood of Angels” in Blood of Angels, 4. Paizo Inc., 2012