LORE SUBMISSION: Epic Race – Angel

[Ornir Elunari]

Courtesy of Vedic:

Angels are chosen vassals of goodness. Mortals chosen to assist the Titans due to their devotion, acts, and servitude. They are seldom seen, at least in their true form, as it is rumored they can walk the land like any mortal, blending in until their need arrives.

Lore: The First Chosen.

Mercerion is a kind and generous soul. A guardian by nature, and from his youth he was swift to deal out justice where it
was needed. He grew up the soul protector of his younger brother, Vlad. His father survived an attack on the family by
Tyrion’s agents that killed his mother, Dawne, when Mercerion was only two years of age. His father later re-married
a beautiful elven woman, whom gave birth to Mercerion’s only half-brother. They grew up together in Sanctus, and over time
came to worship Vedic’s ideals in opposition to the fear and tyranny Tyrion represented.

From youthful school scuffles, to early and mid teenage years, the brothers helped eachother through life. Vlad usually
a bit more bull-headed, wading into any challenge without careful thought, and Mercerion usually waiting for the right
moment for which to decisively end any confrontation, usually without much harm, if possible.

As time grew on, and the boys became young men, They found themselves akin to vigilantes. Hunting down the next wrong to right,
or even in some cases, such as the invading orc army, in the front lines themselves of major conflicts. Mercerion’s twin blades
and Vlad’s heavy handed striking made a very difficult obstacle for almost every foe. Even the Orc Boss was unable to completely
defeat the brothers, and was forced to abandon the invasion of Sanctus when General Tso’s troops outmaneuvered his forces.

Not long after that battle, the boys had received a lead on a possible entrance to the underworld.
A large contingency of forces had been suddenly overwhelmed and all but disappeared in that area,
and so they went to investigate.

When they arrived they found signs of a massacre. Scorched earth and blood-filled grottos greated the brothers
as they stood in awe of the sheer destructive power of Tyrion’s minions. With a look at eachother,
the brothers dove into the abyss with their weapons blazing with holy intent.

Battles raged sometimes for minutes, sometimes for hours, as the delved deeper into the underworld. Mercerion’s
sure strikes and faithful counters making way to Vlad’s cudgelling. They brothers expected perhaps a week’s journey,
and learned soon that this was a radical understatement. At the end of the first week, the hordes of the enemy had
not seemed to dwindle any. Sleeping in shifts was all that the brothers could do, and it seemed to Mercerion that
Vlad was tiring. He was counting less and less upon his faith, and more on his skill.

One night, in an ambush, Mercerion took note that the enemies that ambushed them, were not living, but were in fact undead.
This was their first sign of progress, that the enemy was sending undead against two Paladins. Mercerion held his avenger aloft
and turned the enemies to dust, while Vlad continued to smash or slash.

Vlad was not tiring. He seemed in fact, to almost energize or thrill in battle. This concerned Mercerion,
but now was not the time to discuss it. It had seemed they may finally have reached their goal. Before them
not 300 yards away, was a double door in blood red, with a hoard of undead that Mercerion had not seen before
between them.

A brief prayer went up from Mercerion, and the two charged ahead. It had seemed to Mercerion that he must have made
the better impression, because the enemies only seemed drawn to him. He ducked, weaved, struck, and smote tirelessly,
trying to make his way to Vlad, who had pushed almost all the way through.

He heard the door shut before he saw it, and whipped around, looking frantically for Vlad. When Mercerion didn’t see Vlad,
he took up a prayer, slammed his blades into the ground, and bursted with a holy light, which enveloped and destroyed
all of the undead between him and the door. Mercerion raised his hand, the door was smote with a holy flame. Mercerion walked
through in time to see Vlad knelt in supplication before Tyrion.

Mercerion welled with rage, and hurled his avenger at Tyrion, who cast the blade aside like a toy, and raised his hand to strike Mercerion.
In an instant, Mercerion was gone, and surrounded in an intense light and heat. His shoulders burned and his armor was at once shredded away.
He screamed in pain, but before the scream finished, the pain was replaced with serenity, and a voice filled his head, “You have been honorable,
my son. You have revealed to me Tyrion’s plan, but it is too late to save your brother. You must now save the world from him.”

Mercerion lifted his gaze, which glowed like the sun and answered, “Thy will be done.”

Angel Traits

Ageless: Angels are timeless, and do not age.

Ultravision (includes detect alignment)

Immunity to acid, cold, and petrification.

Resistance: 10% damage reduction to all sources except unholy damage.

Protective Aura (Su): Against attacks made or effects created by evil creatures,
this ability provides a +4 deflection bonus to AC and a +4 resistance bonus on
saving throws to anyone within the angel’s group. Otherwise, it functions as
a magic circle against evil effect and a lesser globe of invulnerability. (caster level equals angel’s HD).

Stats: +4 Charisma, +4 Str, +4 Wis, +4 con, +2 Dex, (taken and slightly modified from half-celestial)

Abilities:

Shape Change:
An Angel may take the form of any medium humanoid when they on
luminari. While in humanoid form, they lose access to all their abilities
that would require use of their wings or angelic features. (Probably code this similar to Druid’s shape change) (rp mostly)

Weapon of Faith:
An Angel may call upon the strength of Vedic, and put to use against the forces of wickedness within the realm.
He or She summons a fiery sword with the following stats:
(Holy, Flaming, No Drop, +6Hit, +6Dam, 2d10)

Wings:
An Angel can fly, reducing their movement cost, as well as avoid being tripped. They can still be bashed or stunned
by other methods. In addition to this, an Angel who is flying in combat makes an attack with their wings against their
foe each round. (dealing 1d10 + str mod, +dam roll)

Sunburst:
Much like the spell of the same name, except it does not need to be prepared. (Cools down for 2-4 round wait CL =
to angel HD) (Special: 2x damage to undead, especially vampires)

Guardian:
An Angel may shroud a target with their wings to give them 50% concealment.

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