Celestial Aasimar

Celestial Aasimar are the guardians of the Light of Celestia. They are created by the Light Diety Aerys out of souls too corrupted to shine as stars in the Celestial sky. Typically on the side of Light and good morals, Celestial Aasimar strive eternally for redemption, so that one day their souls too can shine day and night in the Celestial sky.

### Creation

#### The Souls

There are no restrictions on what souls can enter Celestia, simply all those that wish to or have no other place to go. Souls that do not want to end up in Celestia will not go there. However, some souls have committed such dark deeds, such atrocities, left such hurting stains in their wake that their souls are pulled directly down to the lower planes, without a chance of reaching Celestia even if they wanted to.

However, Aerys, staying true to their goal of letting all souls have something that isn’t nothing or suffering after their lives, does not just stand idly by. The aasimar or angels of Celestia are not like those of other planes. The current aasimar take some of the souls that are being pulled down to the lower planes and bring them to Aerys. Aerys then gives them a small piece of the Light of Celestia to counteract the darkness within their soul, erases their memories, and gives them a new form.

#### Development and Age

These new aasimar start out at age six and are each given a short name by Aerys. Examples include Rio, Jade, or Thay. They are raised not for war at first, but given a childhood, something that was often lacking from their previous selves’ dark lives.

Age, for Celestial aasimar, by normal terms, is always six years off. Although they start off at the developmental age of six, they’re still referred to as a one year old when they turn “seven.” However, they become adults at the generally accepted age of eighteen, but technically, in developmental terms, it’s twenty-three.

When Celestial aasimar become adults at age eighteen, they also become part of the Armies of Celestia in whatever way, shape, or form they desire. Many are fighters, paladins, smiting down foes with Aerys’ holy radiance, but others still are healers, medics, some able to regrow whole lost limbs or return the dead to life with Celestia’s healing Light. Celestial aasimar are part of this militia until the day they move on, always ready if Aerys or Celestia calls, but besides that, their lives are their own to serve the Light and redeem themselves as they wish.

In addition, Celestial Aasimar choose a name for themselves around when they become adults. Some choose to have both a first and last name, some choose to only have a first, as their last names hold no legacy of those who came before. Whatever the style or type of name they choose, Celestial Aasimar names are truly their own in whatever form they choose to make them.

#### Death

Celestial Aasimar’s lives have no definite end, after they reach full adulthood, they no longer age, but they can still die of sickness or other causes. However, if a Celestial Aasimar is ready to move on they can call for an Astrōrum Requiem, a council made up of their peers, to determine if they’ve redeemed themself and can move on. In almost all but a few rare cases, the aasimar is given their Requiem and a new star shines in the heavens soon after. It’s an anomaly if the council rules against the request. High-tension disputes or controversies in the Astrōrum Requiem are often resolved by Aerys themself.

### Abilities

#### Flight

All Celestial Aasimar have some form of wings, at least while they are in Celestia. These wings often transfer to other planes as well, although less-powerful aasimar may only be able to use them for a limited time every day.

#### Light

Inside of each Celestial Aasimar is a piece of the Light of Celestia, balancing out the former darkness within their souls. The aasimar can harness this Light, manifesting it outside of themselves in a variety of hues. While they all can, indeed, all cast the Light cantrip, many of Celestial Aasimar's other magical abilities can glow from their manifested Light as well. Their abilities specifically from them being Celestial Aasimar are all powered by this Light.

This Light also allows them to communicate with Aerys in a humanoid form regardless of if they're outside of Celestia. Outside of Celestia, Aerys' form still appears childlike, but they can communicate without the need for a temple or place of worship. In fact, if a Celestial Aasimar tries to communicate with Aerys in their temple, the connection is even stronger, sometimes allowing Aerys to take their full adult form.

#### Healing

Celestial Aasimar were created to heal the wounds they wrought upon the world in their past lives, and as a manifestation of this, they each have their own limited physical healing capabilities, powered by their Light, regardless of their other specific skills or roles.

### Appearance

#### Physical Traits

Each Celestial Aasimar and their appearance are created by Aerys themself and are each unique. However, most agree that they all do have one similarity: They are all radiantly beautiful. Of course, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so this means different things to different people, but that is the general consensus. It is often speculated how Aerys decides on the appearance of the Celestial Aasimar, but that is still unknown (although rana and ani headcannon that Aerys just uses dice and rolls it out for the haha funnies).

While many times when deities create beings they are what some people or societies consider to be 'perfect.' Celestial Aasimar are not like this, they are created as varied and unique as any other facet of humankind.

#### Wings

All Celestial Aasimar have wings, some permanently visible, other summoned for brief periods of time but corporeal, and others still made of pure Light or other incorporeal matter. These wings can take on many shapes, the most common being feathered, but even then the specific shape and the colors vary widely. However, not all of the wings are feathered, some appearing draconic (in line with the other Deity residing in Celestia, Bahamut), and even others appearing insectile. Celestial Aasimar do not have to only have two wings also, some having four or more.

#### Aging

While not all Celestial Aasimar appear the same age, after they have matured they all typically appear to be somewhere between 20-40 years of age, but can appear older. The point when their appearance stops aging (called by many the Nenreinowari, or 'end of age' in Celestial ) seems to vary randomly, but it is actually determined by the aasimar's personal preference. To a point, Celestial Aasimar can change their aged appearance, although this is a rare occurrence, and normally is only aasimar wishing to appear older. This aging takes an equivalent amount of time to how long the aging would take on a human. Aging backwards, while this is rare, takes much longer, and the aasimar cannot age back beyond the age of 20. Still, aging for Celestial Aasimar is an extremely infrequent occurrence.

#### Change

Some Celestial Aasimar realize that the gender of their body does not match their actual gender. The request to transition is brought straight to Aerys and is always accepted by the deity. Some Celestial Aasimar may even transition multiple times.

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### Notable Celestial Aasimar

* Commander Azriel Evering
* Commander Seneca
* Captain Skylar Tanthalos
* Captain Nahida Snowfire
* Captain Lily Okusanya
* Captain Helios
* Captain Iris Lionova
* Captain Ayumi Chen