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Raelis (Laureate Azata)

Formed from the souls of storytellers, these boisterous azatas roam the planes, seeking out ever more impressive stories to collect. They attempt to spread joy by sharing these tales and righting wrongs they encounter. Their constant search for tales brings raelises to the mortal Universe more often than other azatas.

A raelis is generally knowledgeable about trails and directions, as their journeys take them to a variety of different locales. Raelises prefer to avoid taking the same journey twice and will go out of their way to avoid doing so. After millennia of constant journeys, a raelis becomes a living atlas, something they take great pride in.

Raelises adore brawling and wrestling, and often travel in mortal guises so as not to unduly influence the events they chronicle. Their ability to travel discreetly among settlements make raelises excellent spies and discreet agents for gods with similar interests.

Recall Knowledge - Celestial (Religion): DC 28
Unspecific Lore: DC 26
Specific Lore: DC 23

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RaelisCreature 11

Large Azata Celestial Holy 
Source Monster Core 2 pg. 51
Perception +21; darkvision
Languages Common, Diabolic, Draconic, Empyrean; truespeech
Skills Acrobatics +21, Arcana +19, Athletics +19, Deception +20, Occultism +19, Performance +22, Religion +20, Society +21, Stealth +19
Str +6, Dex +6, Con +5, Int +4, Wis +3, Cha +5
AC 30; Fort +21, Ref +24, Will +18
HP 200; Weaknesses cold iron 10, unholy 10
Speed 40 feet, fly 80 feet
Melee [one-action] fist +23 [+19/+15] (agile, finesse, holy, magical), Damage 2d6+9 bludgeoning plus Improved GrabDivine Innate Spells DC 30, attack +22; 6th vibrant pattern, zealous conviction; 5th illusory scene, temporary glyph, translocate; 4th outcast's curse, unfettered movement; 3rd enthrall, heroism, lightning bolt; 1st bless; Cantrips (6th) detect magic, divine lance, figment, haunting hymn, read aura, telekinetic projectile; Constant (5th) truespeech; (4th) unfettered movement, veil of privacy
Rituals DC 30; 3rd rune trap (doesn't require secondary casters)
Change Shape [one-action] (concentrate, divine, polymorph) The raelis can take on the appearance of any Small or Medium humanoid, or any Medium or smaller animal. This doesn't change their Speed or their attack and damage bonuses with their Strikes, but might change the damage type their Strikes deal.Recount Epic [two-actions] (auditory, divine, mental) The raelis recounts a tale to inspire their allies to heroic feats. For the next minute, all allied creatures who heard the epic gain a +1 circumstance bonus to Acrobatics, Athletics, and Performance checks.Siphon Scroll [two-actions] (divine) The raelis Casts a Spell from a scroll within 60 feet that they've read with Word Caller; this scroll must be divine. If this spell has the holy or vitality trait, they Cast it as one spell rank higher. This expends the scroll as normal.Word Caller [one-action] (concentrate, divine) The raelis senses the presence of words around them within 60 feet, reading up to 100 pages of nonmagical writing or automatically succeeding at a Recall Knowledge to identify 1 magical scroll.

All Monsters in "Azata"

NameLevel
Aeolaeka (Stone Azata)12
Bralani (Wind Azata)6
Gancanagh (Passion Azata)4
Ghaele (Crusader Azata)13
Kanya (Muse Azata)7
Lyrakien (Wanderer Azata)1
Raelis (Laureate Azata)11
Veranallia (Rebirth Azata)20
Yamah (Spelldrinker Azata)5
Zhuraita (Scholar Azata)15

Azata

Source Monster Core pg. 32 1.1
Azatas are manifestations of freedom and unrestrained joy—kindly celestials with a penchant for curious exploration, spontaneous revelry, and whimsical quests. Born of good dreams and heartfelt wishes for a better world, they reside in the untamable wilds of Elysium. Azatas are passionate and mercurial, as beautiful and bright as a child's fantasy, but also fiercely loyal to those they hold dear. They act quickly and directly against fiendish and foul influences, but they tend to avoid guiding mortal affairs otherwise, allowing people to choose their own destiny without the meddling of otherworldly forces.

Azatas reject the dual chains of both duty and tyranny, but also the heavy chains of despair that reality so often inflicts upon those who live in it. This can give them a dubious reputation with other celestials, who consider azatas to be flighty and unreliable, but azatas know that unrelenting self-sacrifice can be just as destructive to the soul as evil. Azatas refuse to compromise the beauty of the world with such banality, instead living without regret and savoring every triumph and agony they encounter upon the way.

Sidebar - Additional Lore Azata Divinities

The most powerful azatas belong to the host of demigods known as empyreal lords. These lesser deities maintain many cults across many worlds in the mortal Universe, and count among their kind such diverse demigods as Ashava, a protector of lost spirits and dancer in the moonlight; Black Butterfly, a mysterious agent of Desna and patron of the depths of outer space; and Sinashakti, joyful wanderer and deliverer of wisdom to vagabonds.

Sidebar - Additional Lore Azata Intercession

Azatas occasionally intercede in mortal affairs when obvious freedoms are at risk. Azatas are known to show up and aid mortals facing off against tyrants or other wicked beings. These moments of aid are brief, however, and azatas generally leave the moment an oppressor falls. The value of freedom is so important to azatas that they prefer to leave to avoid influencing a mortal in any direct way and thus infringe on a mortal's freedom.

Sidebar - Treasure and Rewards Azata Treasures

Azatas are not above material wealth, and most azatas adore finery out of an innocent passion for its beauty. Not entirely immune to embarrassment, they might explain away bejeweled weapons as necessary tools against the forces of evil, or the wild array of jewelry and silks they wear as important diplomatic tools.

Sidebar - Related Creatures Other Azatas

The wilds of Elysium play host to a wide array of azatas, the most varied and widespread of the celestials. From the four-eyed, mothlike uinuja to the supernaturally verdant and beautiful veranallia, whose lower body is a wondrous garden of wildflowers and plant life, azatas are nothing if not diverse!