Celestial, Arbiter
- Armor Class
- -1 [20]
- Hit Dice
- 18
- Attacks
- Weapon (1d6)
- Special
- teleportation, 18th-level Cleric spellcasting, immune to sleep/hold/charm/illusions, banished at 0 hp unless on home plane, see description
- Move
- 12 Fly 24
- HDE/XP
- 20/4,400
Description
Celestials are a powerful and ancient group of lesser divine beings with otherworldly or extra-dimensional origins. They are tasked with maintaining balance and order between the mortal and celestial worlds.
If reduced to 0 Hit Points in the mortal world, a celestial is not destroyed but disappears in a blinding white light, banished back to its home dimension or plane. Once banished, it cannot return to the mortal world for an entire year. To truly destroy one it must be reduced to 0 Hit Points while in its home dimension.
Arbiters are the very pinnacle of the celestial hierarchy. Bearing the weighty responsibility of rendering judgements that impact both the mortal and celestial realms.
Manifesting as majestic, towering figures exuding an air of authority, arbiters have silver skin and hair of spun gold. Four magnificent, white feathered wings sprout between their shoulders, and their piercing eyes see right into the depths of every creature's heart, enabling them to discern true intentions and assess the worthiness of those they behold.
In battle, arbiters are skilled fighters, their physical attacks with a weapon deal an additional 3 points of damage per attack, additionally they can cast spells as if they were an 18th-level Cleric. As celestials, they are immune to Sleep, hold, and charm spells, as well as illusions. Additionally, they possess the ability to teleport at-will, as per the spell, with no chance of failure.
See Also
Other creatures grouped under Celestial: Celestial, Ascended, Celestial, Charger, Celestial, Descendant, Celestial, Egregor, Celestial, Guardian, Celestial, Messenger, Celestial, Oracle, Celestial, Solar, Celestial, Warden, Celestial, Watcher.
Source note: This creature is converted from The Basic Fantasy Field Guide of Creatures Malevolent and Benign – Omnibus Edition, 1st Edition Release 4, © 2010–2025 Chris Gonnerman, R. Kevin Smoot, James Lemon, Matt Sluis, and Contributors. The Basic Fantasy Field Guide textual material is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International; this page adapts that creature to White Box.