Half Angel (5e Race)

Half Angels

“

I'm half orc, I don't know what the other half could be.

”

Physical Description

Very similar to humans in shape, half-angels appear as beautiful, thinner and taller versions of their non-angelic parent race. They tend towards lighter skin, hair, andeye colors, though all tones and colors present in their mortal parent's race are possible. Matured angels can manifest a pair of wings that appear to either be material feathers or made of ethereal light.

Society

When an angel decides to mingle amongst the populace an angelic rule of purity is broken and a Half-Angel is made. Half-angels have a rough going about of things, they are usually shunned by angel kind due to they're "unjust" means of coming into being. The non-angel parent is usually responsible for raising, tending to try and keep the heritage a secret from the child. They tend to take on more of the cultural aspects of the non-angel parent and whatever tribe or village they are living at. When the angel aspects become more apparent as they age, some societies may react with awe and amazement and others with fear and disgust. Despite

Half Angel Names

Half-Angels typically take on the name more in line with the race of the non-angel parent. However, on the rare occasion the angelic parent left a name for the child, it would be a positive aspect.

Male: Power, Shine, Strength

Female: Glimmer, Harmony, Beauty

Half-Angel Traits

Children born of an angel and a mortal.
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 2 and any other ability score of your choice increases by 1.
Age. Half-Angels reach maturity at the same age as the race of their mortal parent, but can live for up to 600 years longer than the usual for that race.
Alignment. Half-Angels come with a built in sense of justice so they lean towards goodness and the law. However, the way the half-angel is raised can dramatically affect that.
Size. Half-angels stand moderately taller than their mortal parent's race. Your size is Medium or Small.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 35 feet.
Radiant Body. You can use a bonus action to cause yourself to glow with radiant light, giving off bright light for up to 30 feet from yourself, and dim light for a further 30 feet. You can deactivate this ability without further action.
Angelic Resistance. You have resistance to radiant damage.
Manifest Wings. Starting at the 5th level, as a bonus action, you can manifest your angelic wings, giving yourself a flying speed equal to your walking speed for one minute. While using these wings, you are considered able to hover, and so do not fall when your speed is reduced to 0 or you are knocked prone. Once you use this feature, you cannot use it again until you complete a long rest.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Celestial

Random Height and Weight

Medium Size

Base Height	Height Modifier*	Base Weight	Weight Modifier**
4′ 10''	+2d12	90 lb.	× (2d4) lb.
*Height = base height + height modifier **Weight = base weight + (height modifier × weight modifier)

Small Size

Base Height	Height Modifier*	Base Weight	Weight Modifier**
2′ 10''	+2d8	30 lb.	× (2d4) lb.
*Height = base height + height modifier **Weight = base weight + (height modifier × weight modifier)

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