Classic Character Classes

Celestial

 

What is a Celestial?

Celestial

s appear in many fantasy stories in some shape or form. The term

Celestial

has several definitions but the one we tend to be interested in is "belonging or relating to heaven" which manifests in different ways in every story. Most medieval fantasy worlds write in deities or divine beings. In some cases, this also includes demigods to add humanity or evil beings to give the Celestials an opponent. Angels, Archons or feykind are often referenced in media with Celestial beings.
 

Celestial

s are not just a product of medieval fantasy, but appear across many modern stories as well including Marvel, Star Wars and Shadowhunters. They are a beloved character style, and the concepts inspiring these beings are a core part of ancient history, myths and belief systems.
 
 
 

Celestials on World of Legend:

For the most part, it is not possible to play as a Celestial on World of Legends. This character class is claimed by Isilendor's Pantheon of Deities. However, it could be argued that the Mythics and certain Divine Favours are part of the Celestial character style. The deities of Isilendor include:

Tenebria - God of the Night, Nightmares, Corruption, Shadows, Fears and Death.
Solis - God of the Southern Sun, Order, Rulership, Purity, Loyalty, Fate and Perfectionism.
Helios - God of the Northern Sun, Chaos, Riddles, Chance, Innovation, Trade and Debauchery.
Lemuria - Goddess of the Moon, Light, Love, Air, Healing, Protection, Matrimony, Peace and Maternity
Asmundis - God of the Earth, Time, Nature, Peace, Animals, Plants, Guardianship and Mortality.
Lorelei - Goddess of the Ocean, Rivers, Lakes, Water, Stars, Dreams, Illusions and Navigation.
Airi [Unverified] - Goddess of the Air, Wind, Birds, Victory, Secrecy and More to be Discovered.

+ Given that the Mythics are chosen or blessed by the deities, their created may be of Celestial origins.
+ Other Statuses that carry Celestial qualities: Shadowstryder, Blind Seer, Silvertongue
+ Divine Favours that fall into the category of Celestial might include Flugals, Waterbearer, Therian, Ashfallen or Will o' the Wisp
 
 
 

Celestials in Other Media

Dungeons & Dragons

The tabletop game, Dungeons & Dragons, and it's connecting stories "Forgotten Realms" include a Celestials that appears throughout. They appear in different forms and are always aligned with Good - be it lawful, neutral or chaotic good. These beings hailed from the Celestial Planes and occasionally blessed the Mortal Plane with their presence. Celestials were the Good counterparts to fiends and devils. Each Celestial gained their magical abilities from a specific god, and served that god loyally. Many Elves share a common Celestial ancestor, most notably the Seldarine.
 

Lord of the Rings

While not dubbed with the term Celestial, there are definite signs and signals of divinity and Celestials told throughout J.R.R Tolkein's works. Throughout the stories, including the Silmarillion, he tells of the gods, weaving songs to create the population Middle-Earth, with the Elves awakening in starlight.
 

The Mortal Instruments: Shadowhunters

The Mortal Instruments book series, and partnering TV series, center around the work of Shadowhunters, humans blessed with the blood of angels. Angels are a key factor through the stories, with much of their powers and gifts manifesting in the Shadowhunters. Shadowhunters worship the Angel Raziel who was the one to bestow them with Angel blood in order to fulfill the goal of removing demons from the world.
 

Star Wars

Even the futuristic Star Wars features the concept of Celestials. In the Sci-Fi fantasy, Celestials are an ancient, powerful group of entities who were part of The Force. They appeared in physical form as force wielders who were dubbed "the Father," "the Daughter," and "the Sun." These Celestials are the personification of the Force with the Son and Daughter representing the dark and light side, and the Father being the balance between them.
 

What do you think of Celestials?
Do you think Mythics and Divine Favours are Celestial in nature?