Celestial, Oracle
- Armor Class
- 3 [16]
- Hit Dice
- 11
- Attacks
- Weapon (1d6)
- Special
- 12th-level Cleric spellcasting, immune to sleep/hold/charm/illusions, banished at 0 hp unless on home plane
- Move
- 15 Fly 27
- HDE/XP
- 13/2,300
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.
Oracles are considered the wisest members of the celestial hierarchy, possesing as they do the ability to see beyond the present into the future. With this gift they can unravel mysteries that are often hidden from mortals and even other celestial beings.
Known for their jet black skin, and hair of crackling energy, and the two pairs of large, feathered wings, oracles have a heightened sense of danger and can ‘taste’ deception, combined with their ability to see the future, this makes them especially difficult to defeat. Their telepathic abilities allow them to communicate with any creatures within 100 feet without the need for any verbal communication.
In combat, Oracles are a formidable force; their physical attacks with a weapon deal an additional 2 points of damage, and they can cast spells as a 12th-level Cleric, As with most other celestials, they have immunity to Sleep, hold, and charm spells, as well as illusions. Lastly, their powers of prophecy allow them to see and predict their enemies' movements, meaning they are never surprised, and they always win initiative.
See Also
Other creatures grouped under Celestial: Celestial, Arbiter, Celestial, Ascended, Celestial, Charger, Celestial, Descendant, Celestial, Egregor, Celestial, Guardian, Celestial, Messenger, 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.