Aasimar blood: who from?

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IWD2 desc says deities only, but I know there are some that are descended from some devas etc. I've even heard that's a more complex issue and their aasimar heritage may come from a wide range of sources. Any ideas?

 

Aasimar (as well as Tieflings) are known as "Planetouched" in the Monster Manual (3e, anyways). They can trace their lineage back to a planar entity. I think Icewind Dale II got it wrong when it says a deity. I believe it's more like a Celestial, or perhaps a Good God (although the latter would probably result in something a tad more powerful than an aasimar).

 

I agree, they come from celestials, not deities. Some of the offspring of deities are listed in the Epic Level Handbook...the Abominations. Way more powerful than mere aasimar.

Aasimar are just supposed to be the good counterparts to tieflings. Genasi are similar, but the offspring of mortals and outsiders from the Inner Planes.

 

Thanks, guys. So I understand any good planar being goes. But what about the other ways I've heard of like some gift, reward, blessing, curse or special event etc that might create an aasimar without a celestial on the genealogical tree?

 

1) Get reincarnated as an Aasimar (it's theoretically possible, because the DM may decide what the character gets reincarnated as).

2) There's a spell in Defenders of the Faith that applies the Celestial template to your cleric (who has to be of a good deity, of course). While the Celestial template isn't exactly like the Aasimar, the idea is fairly similar.

3) Just come up with a spell that transforms the character into an Aasimar. Actually Polymorph Self or Polymorph Other can be used to do that, but only Wizards and Sorcerers can cast it.

[ February 21, 2003, 19:10: Message edited by: C'Jakob ]

 

So a special deity-given blessing before birth making one born Aasimar then isn't real? Just curious.

 

I think if a deity wanted to personally bless a normal guy, the changes would be a tad, erm, more significant. Make him a Planetar, a Solar. Add the Celestial or Half-Celestial template to him. Whatever. But seeing as it's deity conferring the blessing, I don't see why it isn't possible. The methods I described in the last post are just ways Joe Wizard/Sorcerer/Cleric/Druid could do it.

 

A god can obviously do whatever it wanted along these lines.

As for traditional aasimar origins, just remember that the 'celestial' heritage is potentially long, long ago. At the very least, your celestial ancestor is one of your grandparents. If it was one of your parents, you'd be a half celestial.

I'd be willing to bet most aasimars don't know much of anything except maybe some family legend about who or what was responsible for the outsider taint (blessing) in their family line.

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Thank you all for explanation Now I think I know all I wanted to know...