Radiance (5e Creature)
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Radiance[edit]
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Tiny celestial, unaligned Armor Class 6 (natural armor)
Saving Throws Str -2, Dex -2 Purity Detection. The radiance automatically knows the direction of the nearest creature within 80 feet of itself that is not of chaotic evil alignment and not a celestial, undead, or construct. Symbiosis. The radiance helps the host it occupies in exchange for the protective service that the host itself gives, as the radiance creates a shell of morality to defend itself during birth. Over this period of time, the host is dragged slowly towards chaotic evil, going one way towards chaotic or one way towards evil every 2 weeks.. Once the host becomes chaotic evil, or forcefully removes the radiance with a DC 20 Constitution save, the radiance incorporeally phases out of the host, as a yellow-white egg-like sphere is absorbed by the radiance, and it instantly springs into its new form. ACTIONSBite. Melee Weapon Attack: +0 to hit, reach 0 ft., one target. Hit: 1 piercing damage.
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Radiances are the lowest spawn of celestials, akin to slugs, but with wyvern-like scales and a singular antennae. Most people see the radiance as a disgusting result of divine interference and natural selection, but some others realize the potential of these good mishaps. Radiances are created by packing the snow of Mount Celestia tightly, with a dragon eggshell being compressed in it. This requires an Athletics check (DC 15). The abundance of energy on the peaks of Mount Celestia give life to the creation, and a radiance is born, entering a host's body, but only if both the creator and host both agree to the process. The host cannot be forced in any way, such as by a sword to the head or a possible threatening. Attempting to bypass this restriction results in the radiance slithering out of the host's mouth painlessly. Once inside a host, the radiance encases a thick shell of pure morality, harvested from the soul, resulting in what would look like a child in the belly. Once the radiance is complete, this encasement is absorbed by the radiance, as it fuels it for its new celestial form. |
| Times alignment shifted | Time in stomach | Anomalies | Evolution | Symbiosis Benefits |
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| 1 | 2 weeks | Stomach expands to the size of a soccer ball over the course of the first week. | Symphobumbael | +1 on Acrobatics checks, +1 AC |
| 2 | 1 months | Stomach swells to the size of a watermelon over the course of the first half, and glows neon-like lighting throughout the last. | Elysiantis | +2 AC, +1 on Constitution saves, Thaumaturgy 3/day |
| 3 | 2 months | Stomach swells to the size of a watermelon the course of the first month, generates cocoon-like textures during the next, and emits dim light for 15 feet throughout the last. | Illumitter | +3 AC, +2 on Constitution saves, light, Thaumaturgy at will |
| 4 | 4 months | Stomach swells to the size of a full trash bag over the course of the first 2 months, creates artificial veins and arteries throughout your body, and emits bright light for 30 feet (and dim light for the next 30 feet) throughout the last 4. All creatures except constructs can sense the host within 150 feet. | Uriellaris | +4 AC, +3 on Constitution, light, Thaumaturgy at will, Bless 1/day |
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