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Celestial Pegasus — Born from starlight and divine breath, this radiant winged steed soars between realms, its luminous mane trailing constellations as it carries gods, heroes, and lost souls across the heavens.
The Celestial Pegasus is a magnificent equine creature wreathed in luminous aether. Its coat gleams like moonlit silver or deep indigo sky, often dappled with constellations that subtly shift as it moves. Vast wings shimmer with feathers that glow from within, casting faint halos of light, and its mane and tail drift like trails of cosmic dust. Its eyes hold the calm infinity of the stars, reflecting both serenity and unimaginable distance.
Behaviour
Serene and vigilant, the Celestial Pegasus moves with quiet purpose, favoring grace over aggression. It seldom touches the ground, preferring to soar among the upper winds or rest upon cloudbanks and mountain peaks. Though peaceful, it reacts swiftly to evil or desecration, manifesting a sudden, righteous fury when the innocent are imperiled.
Habitat
Celestial Pegasi dwell in sanctified high places—floating citadels, mountaintops that pierce the clouds, and astral planes where the veil between heaven and the material world thins. When summoned to mortal realms, they leave trails of light across the night sky, mistaken for falling stars.
Modus Operandi
In battle, a Celestial Pegasus strikes with blinding speed and radiant force, using divine light and the power of the storm. It favors hit-and-run tactics, diving from the clouds to smite foes with celestial hooves or beams of searing brilliance before vanishing skyward. When allied with a worthy rider, it channels their virtues, amplifying divine magic and speed.
Motivation
Driven by an innate sense of justice and cosmic harmony, the Celestial Pegasus seeks to preserve balance between the mortal and divine. It answers only to beings of pure heart or celestial mandate, serving as guide, guardian, or avenger according to the needs of the heavens.
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Celestial Pegasus. Pathfinder
Celestial Pegasus
Large celestial, lawful good
Armor Class: 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points: 136 (16d10 + 48)
Speed: 60 ft., fly 120 ft.
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 (+5) | 18 (+4) | 16 (+3) | 14 (+2) | 18 (+4) | 20 (+5) |
Saving Throws: Dex +9, Wis +9, Cha +10
Skills: Perception +9, Insight +9
Damage Resistances: Radiant; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Damage Immunities: Poison
Condition Immunities: Charmed, Frightened, Poisoned
Senses: Darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 19
Languages: Celestial, understands Common but cannot speak
Challenge: 10 (5,900 XP)
Traits
Celestial Flight. The Celestial Pegasus’s flying speed ignores difficult terrain and does not provoke opportunity attacks when leaving a creature’s reach.
Innate Spellcasting (Charisma). The Pegasus can cast the following spells without material components:
- At will: Light, Detect Evil and Good
- 3/day each: Moonbeam (2nd-level), Lesser Restoration (2nd-level)
- 1/day each: Flame Strike (5th-level), Guardian of Faith (4th-level)
Spell save DC 18, +10 to hit with spell attacks.
Radiant Aura. A 10-foot radius around the Pegasus sheds bright light. Enemies starting their turn in this aura take 7 (2d6) radiant damage.
Actions
Multiattack. The Celestial Pegasus makes two attacks: one with its hooves and one with its bite.
Hooves. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d8 + 5) bludgeoning damage plus 7 (2d6) radiant damage.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (1d12 + 5) piercing damage.
Celestial Charge (Recharge 5–6). The Celestial Pegasus moves up to 60 ft. in a straight line. Each creature of Large size or smaller in the path must succeed on a DC 18 Strength saving throw or take 27 (6d8) radiant damage and be knocked prone. A creature that succeeds takes half damage and is not knocked prone.
Reactions
Protective Burst. When a creature within 10 feet is hit by an attack, the Celestial Pegasus can release a burst of radiant energy. The attacker must succeed on a DC 18 Constitution saving throw or take 14 (4d6) radiant damage.
Legendary Actions
The Celestial Pegasus can take 2 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn.
- Celestial Dash. Fly up to half its flying speed without provoking opportunity attacks.
- Radiant Strike. Make one hooves attack.
- Celestial Guidance (1 action). One ally of the Pegasus within 30 ft. can add +2 to their next saving throw or attack roll.
Tactics
Celestial Pegasi fight with mobility, radiant damage, and spellcasting. They favor hit-and-run attacks: hovering above to cast Moonbeam on clustered enemies, diving with Celestial Charge, then retreating skyward. They protect allies and prioritize evil or corrupt foes, leveraging Radiant Aura and Protective Burst to punish groups that try to surround them. Legendary actions allow them to maintain initiative while shielding companions.
Lore
Celestial Pegasi are rare, divine messengers, guiding heroes or punishing desecration. Drawn to places of high virtue, they serve as living bridges between mortal realms and the heavens.
Celestial Pegasus
The pegasus is a magnificent winged horse that sometimes serves the cause of good. Though highly prized as aerial steeds, pegasi are wild and shy creatures not easily befriended.
A typical Celestial Advanced Pegasus stands 6 feet high at the shoulder, weighs 1,500 pounds, and has a wingspan of 20 feet. Most pegasi are white, though occasionally one is hatched with conventional horse colors and markings.
| Celestial Pegasus CR4 |
| XP 1200 CG Large magical beast Init +4; Senses Darkvision 60 ft., detect evil, detect good, lowlight vision, Scent; Perception +13 |
| DEFENSE |
| AC 18, touch 13, flat-footed 14 (+4 Dexterity, +5 natural, -1 size) hp 42 (4d10+20) Fort +9, Ref +8, Will +6; Resist acid 5, cold 5, electricity 5; SR 8; fire10; immunity to petrification attacks; +4 racial bonus on saving throws against poison |
| OFFENSE |
| Speed 60 ft., Fly 120 ft. (perfect) Melee bite +9 (1d3+6), 2 hooves +4 (1d6+4) Space 10 ft.Reach 5 ft. Special Attacks Smite Evil 1/day (swift action, +Charisma bonus to attack, +HD bonus to damage; persists until target dead or creature rests). Spell-Like Abilities (CL 4th) Constant-detect evil (60-ft. radius), detect good (60-ft. radius) |
| STATISTICS |
| Strength 22, Dexterity 19, Constitution 20, Intelligence 14, Wisdom 17, Charisma 17; Base Atk +4; CMB 11; CMD 25 Feats Flyby Attack, Iron Will Skills Fly +7, Perception +13, Sense Motive +9; Racial Modifiers +4 Perception Languages Common (cannot speak) |
| ECOLOGY |
| Environment temperate and warm plains Organization solitary, pair, or herd (6-10) Treasure none |
Combat
Smite Evil (Su): Once per day an Celestial Advanced Pegasus can make a normal melee attack to deal extra damage equal to its HD (maximum of +20) against an evil foe.
Spell-Like Abilities: At will-detect good and detect evil within a 60-foot radius. Caster level 5th.
Skills: Celestial Advanced Pegasus have a +4 racial bonus on Listen and Spot checks.
Training a Pegasus
The pegasus is, despite its appearance, as intelligent as a human. As such, those who try to train a pegasus to serve as a mount find the pegasus to be recalcitrant and even violent. A pegasus cannot speak, but it understands Common and greatly prefers the company of a good companion. The proper method to convince a pegasus to serve as a mount is to befriend it with Diplomacy, favors, and good deeds.
A pegasus is generally indifferent to a good-aligned creature, unfriendly to a neutral one, and hostile to an evil one – before a pegasus will serve as a mount, a pegasus must be made helpful via Diplomacy checks or other means. Riding a Celestial Advanced Pegasus requires an exotic saddle or no saddle at all, as a regular saddle’s straps interfere with the creature’s wings. A pegasus can fight while carrying a rider, but the rider cannot also attack unless he or she succeeds on a Ride (Dexterity) check. Trained pegasi are not afraid of combat, and the rider does not need to make a Ride (Dexterity)check each round merely to control his mount.
Pegasus eggs are worth 2,000 gp each on the open market, while young are worth 3,000 gp per head. Pegasi mature at the same rate as horses. Professional trainers charge 1,000 gp to rear or train a pegasus, which serves a good or neutral master with absolute faithfulness for life. However, as they are intelligent, good-aligned creatures, selling eggs and young is essentially slavery and is looked down on or outlawed in good societies.
Carrying Capacity
A light load for a Celestial Advanced Pegasus is up to 300 pounds; a medium load, 301-600 pounds; and a heavy load, 601-900 pounds.
In some pegasi, the blood of a mighty heroic stallion ancestor runs strong. These champions have the lifespan of a human, the advanced template, perfect flight maneuverability, fire resistance 10, a +4 racial bonus on saving throws against poison, and an immunity to petrification attacks. Some are able to speak a few words in Common or Celestial. They are fully aware of their superiority over common horses and pegasi, and need no training to Fly with a rider, but only allow themselves to be ridden by great heroes.