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Angel, Astral Deva

This tall, human-like creature has long, feathery wings and a gentle inner radiance that makes it difficult to look directly at.

Astral Deva
 CR 14

XP 38,400
NG Medium outsider (angel, extraplanar, good)
Init +8; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +26
Aura protective aura

DEFENSE

AC 29, touch 14, flat-footed 25 (+4 Dex, +15 natural; +4 deflection vs. evil)
hp 172 (15d10+90)
Fort +16, Ref +13, Will +11; +4 vs. poison, +4 resistance vs. evil
Defensive Abilities uncanny dodge; DR 10/evil; Immune acid, cold, petrification; Resist electricity 10, fire 10; SR 25

OFFENSE

Speed 50 ft., fly 100 ft. (good)
Melee +2 disrupting warhammer +26/+21/+16 (1d8+14/×3 plus stun) or slam +23 (1d8+12)
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 13th)
At Will—aid, continual flame, detect evil, discern lies (DC 20), dispel evil (DC 21), dispel magic, holy aura (DC 24), holy smite (DC 20), holy word (DC 23), invisibility (self only), plane shift (DC 23), remove curse, remove disease, remove fear
7/day—cure light wounds, see invisibility
1/day—blade barrier (DC 22), heal

STATISTICS

Str 26, Dex 19, Con 21, Int 18, Wis 18, Cha 23
Base Atk +15; CMB +23; CMD 37
Feats Alertness, Cleave, Great Fortitude, Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Power Attack, Toughness, Weapon Focus (warhammer)
Skills Acrobatics +22, Craft (any one) +22, Diplomacy +24,  Fly +26, Intimidate +24, Knowledge (planes) +22, Knowledge (religion) +19, Perception +26, Sense Motive +26, Stealth +22
Languages Celestial, Draconic, Infernal; truespeech
SQ change shape (alter self)

SPECIAL ABILITIES

Stun (Su)

If an astral deva strikes an opponent twice in one round with its warhammer, that creature must succeed on a DC 25 Fortitude save or be stunned for 1d6 rounds. The save DC is Strength-based.

Publisher's Choice Quality Stock Art (c) Rick Hershey / Fat Goblin Games

Lore

Characters with ranks in Knowledge (planes) can learn more about astral devas. When a character makes a successful skill check, the following lore is revealed, including the information from lower DCs.

Knowledge (Planes)

DC Result
15 Though uncertain exactly what this creature is, you can tell it is not native to this world.

This result reveals all outsider traits.
24 This creature is an astral deva, an angel from the Blessed Fields of Elysium or another good-aligned plane. These angels watch over creatures of good alignment, especially planar travelers and those on missions of a good cause.

This result reveals all angel traits.
29 Astral devas take fierce joy in wading into combat to battle evil foes, usually relying on their large enchanted maces to smite their foes. Their natural weapons and any weapons wielded are good aligned and they are vulnerable to evil weapons.
34 Astral devas have a large array of powerful spell-like abilities at their disposal and are extremely resilient to magical attacks. They can also stun foes that they hit multiple times in combat with their maces.

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ECOLOGY

Environment any good-aligned plane
Organization solitary, pair, or squad (3–6)
Treasure double (+2 disrupting warhammer)

Astral devas are messengers of the gods of good. They watch over planar travelers and sponsor powerful mortals, pushing them to take on good causes. A typical astral deva looks human except for its wings, though some look like other humanoid races and a rare few have even more unusual forms. An astral deva is 7-1/2 feet tall and weighs 250 pounds.

Astral devas are usually created by deities from the souls of good mortals, though some souls spontaneously transform into astral devas without the intervention of a deity. Their skills and abilities make them excellent scouts and elite agents for celestial armies. They often carry long, flowing scrolls upon which are writ messages and judgments from the gods. An astral deva's scrolls frequently contain hints of prophecies and major events yet to come, and as such the devas are fiercely protective of the contents of these scrolls and let none, not even other astral devas, peruse them.