Celestial, Solar
- Armor Class
- 3 [16] (m)
- Hit Dice
- 7
- Attacks
- Weapon (1d6)
- Special
- magic weapons to hit, 9th-level Cleric spellcasting and turning, immune to sleep/hold/charm/illusions, banished at 0 hp unless on home plane, see description
- Move
- 15 Fly 27
- HDE/XP
- 9/1,100
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.
A Solar, sometimes called a celestial sentinel, is a zealous champion of justice. It may appear in a variety of forms, but in general it is a very tall and beautiful humanoid figure, with at least one set of golden wings like those of a giant eagle. A solar knows the languages of all but the most utterly mindless of creatures.
A solar will usually fight in an honorable manner, but is not above pressing an obvious advantage. Their physical attacks with a weapon deal an additional 2 points of radiant damage. They have spellcasting capabilities equal those of a 9th-level Cleric. Additionally, they possess the ability to discern the surface thoughts of any creature within a range of 100 feet. Furthermore, they can Turn undead and repel unholy creatures with the same proficiency as a 9th- level Cleric. A solar takes only half damage from non-magical weapons, and they are immune to Sleep, hold, and charm spells, as well as illusions.
See Also
Other creatures grouped under Celestial: Celestial, Arbiter, Celestial, Ascended, Celestial, Charger, Celestial, Descendant, Celestial, Egregor, Celestial, Guardian, Celestial, Messenger, Celestial, Oracle, 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.