Aasimar (Avonan)

## Avonan Aasimar

### Hair Colour(s)

Black, white or silver, always contrasting with the skin colour; sometimes features a witch lock of the opposing colour

### Eye Colour(s)

Black, white or silver, at times lacking iris and pupil

### Typical Build

Humanoid; upright, bipedal, two arms, two legs

### Distinctions

Aesthetic contrast in hair colour versus skin colour

The **avonan aasimar** is a subrace of the celestial race of the aasimar with a link to Avo. They tend to gravitate towards seclusion, carrying out their roles as prophets and watchers from isolated locations. In the rare cases where they live amongst mortals, they take on roles of spymasters, vigilantes, or similar unseen protectors.

## Origin

According to [a book], avonan aasimar are created directly by Avo to act as her eyes, watching vigilantly over mortals and seeking the unseen, and delivering messages, prophecies, and omens.

## Physicality

### Anatomy and Physiology

Avonan aasimar are distinguished by their stark aesthetic contrasts: their skin tone is either white, silver, or black; their eyes are universally black, in some instances completely lacking a pupil or iris; and their hair is always either sheer black or pure white. Intriguingly, an avonan aasimar with black skin will always have white hair, and vice versa, though some have a single streak of the opposing colour through their hair in a witch lock, as well as a small growth of feathers about the shoulderblades, thought to be from vestigial wings. They otherwise resemble elves, following similar height and weight trends, though it is unknown if they share the same internal biology, as speculated by many scholars, or if they are purely abstract creatures. Unlike the other aasimari subraces, avonan aasimar do not display any sexual dimorphism, appearing largely androgynous. They, too, cannot viably reproduce, though largely, they don't seem to try. Avonan aasimar mature at the same rate as humans, though the aging process slows significantly during the late twenties or early thirties, and, provided they are not killed by an external force beforehand, are guaranteed to live to exactly 160 years, after which point they simply fade from existence rather than physically dying and leaving a corpse.

### Attributes and Abilities

Avonan aasimar are considered celestial rather than mortal, like all aasimar subraces, and exhibit a natural resistence to necrotic and radiant energies as a result. Like elves, they possess an innate ability to see in the dark, albeit lacking colour discernment in low light. Their radiant souls bless them with the ability to cast *Light* at will, with avonan aasimar producing moonlight with a quiet silvery glow, as well as a limited capacity for healing, though this form of healing involves the aasimar imbibing an individual with some of their own divine energy, an undoubtedly taxing process for the aasimar. For a limited time, this divine energy can be deliberately harnessed in moments of peril or great need, culminating in breathtaking displays of power and radiance. For avonan aasimar, this process involves the aasimar sprouting a pair of luminous, incorporeal wings in a silver hue, granting limited flight and causing the eyes to glimmer with radiant light of a similar colour. The avonan aasimar is granted sight beyond sight, a concept scholars have named 'truesight'. This process is known by scholars as Radiant Sight, the distinction being made to differentiate the innate ability of each subrace.

## Distribution

Occurrences of aasimar births are incredibly rare, hailed as holy events and powerful omens, if they are even aware of the child being an aasimar in the first place. Aasimar children are indistinguishable from humans or elves in most cases, though there are some exceptions. There is little evidence linking the incidence of aasimar to particular geographical locations, though there *is* a trend to what kind of people and circumstances they are drawn to, seeking out those in need of protection from harm or evil, those in need of religious guidance, or those in need of emotional aid. It is noted that the holy province of Estrella Tseluna in Illandor is the ancestral home of the aasimar, and all aasimar feel a connection to the area, with some feeling drawn to it. The monks overseeing the Monastery of the Four offer unconditional sanctuary to these aasimar, as do the Lunammini druids of Lunammin Leth.

## Culture

### Language

Being celestials, aasimar natively speak Celestial - there is no aasimari language. However, since they so often interact with mortals, aasimar are also able to speak, read, and write Common.

### Society and Customs

Aasimari culture revolves heavily around the teachings of the gods, and spreading their influence through benevolent and reverent acts. As servants for their respective creator, the aasimar lack a distinct, individual culture, existing instead as extensions of the moons.