Celadrin
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A celadrin is a type of planetouched
in fiction
al world of the Forgotten Realms
campaign setting
for the Dungeons & Dragons
fantasy
role-playing game
. They are the combination of a celestial ancestor and elven blood. As a planetouched, it is an outsider
of the Native subtype with a collection of power based on its celestial bloodline as well as abilities based on its elven nature. The same way that an asimar is a human with a tiny amount of celestial blood, so is a celadrin an eladrin
with celestial heritage.
Celadrins emerge from interactions between eladrin
(usually of the firre type) and elves
(usually Sun elves) during Midsummer festivals of Hanali Celanil
. Hanali Celanil is the feywild aspect of Sune, goddess of beauty and hence their love of such merriment and devotion to beauty and art. Since both eladrin and elves usually have the alignment
of chaotic good, most celadrin have chaotic good alignments. Their favored class is the bard
.
campaign setting in Dragon
#350 (December 2006).
Rare like many planetouched races, they become more common in lands of Cormanthor in the Dalelands
of Faerûn
where bloodlines of celadrin go back to the time of Myth Drannor
. After the fall of the great city, they have moved into the communities of the Dales especially Deepingdale (which is known for its numerous elven community). They are also common where Hanali's worship is strong like Evereska
and Evermeet
, bastions of the elves.
There are also rumours of warlock
celadrins in Cormanthor. The unique mixture of Eladrin
and elven blood has the ability to create warlocks. These warlocks are usually in the service of Hanali Celanil
, at least three celadrin becoming eldritch theurges (a combination of divine spellcasters and warlocks) of the goddess. These warlock/clerics have been known to wander the woods of Cormanthor, rekindling love between elves, with some saying they do this to increase the numbers of elves while others say they love to see elves in love.
Planetouched
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the planetouched are mortal creatures whose ancestors were extraplanar creatures such as celestials, fiends, or elementals.Planetouched are considered native outsiders.-Publication history:...
in fiction
Fiction
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al world of the Forgotten Realms
Forgotten Realms
The Forgotten Realms is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories...
campaign setting
Campaign setting
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for the Dungeons & Dragons
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fantasy
Fantasy
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role-playing game
Role-playing game
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. They are the combination of a celestial ancestor and elven blood. As a planetouched, it is an outsider
Outsider (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, an outsider is a type of creature, or "creature type". Outsiders are at least partially composed of the essence of a plane other than the Prime Material Plane....
of the Native subtype with a collection of power based on its celestial bloodline as well as abilities based on its elven nature. The same way that an asimar is a human with a tiny amount of celestial blood, so is a celadrin an eladrin
Eladrin
The Eladrin are a fictional race of creatures appearing in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Introduced in the Planescape setting of AD&D 2nd edition and D&D 3rd edition, Eladrin were described as a type of celestial of chaotic good alignment and hailed from the plane of Arborea...
with celestial heritage.
Celadrins emerge from interactions between eladrin
Eladrin
The Eladrin are a fictional race of creatures appearing in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Introduced in the Planescape setting of AD&D 2nd edition and D&D 3rd edition, Eladrin were described as a type of celestial of chaotic good alignment and hailed from the plane of Arborea...
(usually of the firre type) and elves
Elf (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, elves are a fictional humanoid race that is one of the primary races available for play as player characters. Elves are renowned for their grace and mastery of magic and weapons such as the sword and bow...
(usually Sun elves) during Midsummer festivals of Hanali Celanil
Hanali Celanil
In many campaign settings for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Hanali Celanil is the elf deity of Romantic Love and Beauty. Her symbol is a gold heart.-Publication history:...
. Hanali Celanil is the feywild aspect of Sune, goddess of beauty and hence their love of such merriment and devotion to beauty and art. Since both eladrin and elves usually have the alignment
Alignment (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, alignment is a categorization of the ethical and moral perspective of people, creatures and societies....
of chaotic good, most celadrin have chaotic good alignments. Their favored class is the bard
Bard (Dungeons & Dragons)
The bard is a standard playable character class in many editions of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. The bard class is versatile, capable of combat and of magic . Bards use their artistic talents to induce magical effects...
.
Publication history
The celadrin appeared in the third edition for the Forgotten RealmsForgotten Realms
The Forgotten Realms is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories...
campaign setting in Dragon
Dragon (magazine)
Dragon is one of the two official magazines for source material for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game and associated products, the other being Dungeon. TSR, Inc. originally launched the monthly printed magazine in 1976 to succeed the company's earlier publication, The Strategic Review. The...
#350 (December 2006).
Physical description
Due to their celestial backgrounds, there is some variety of appearance between different celadrin. But common traits are flaming red hair, gold eyes and bronze skin. They enjoy wearing clothing made of silk with threads of gold and silver woven in.Details
Celadrin tend to live among gold elves in their communities, working in those communities as artisans, bards and guardians of those arts. This harkens back to their Firre Eladrin blood as Firre are celestials who focus on the arts. Then tend to worship Hanali Celanil and live close to churches of this goddess, if they are not in her service. They love gemstones and jewelry of elaborate designs, and then to prize those treasures over any other kinds.Rare like many planetouched races, they become more common in lands of Cormanthor in the Dalelands
Dalelands
The Dalelands is a region in the fictional setting of the Forgotten Realms, for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. In the setting, the Dalelands is set on the continent of Faerûn, somewhat influenced by rural England, and most famous for hosting the famous wizard and sage, Elminster...
of Faerûn
Faerûn
Faerûn is a fictional subcontinent, the primary setting of the Dungeons & Dragons world of Forgotten Realms. It is described at a relatively high level in the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting from Wizards of the Coast, and various locales and aspects are described in more detail by separate...
where bloodlines of celadrin go back to the time of Myth Drannor
Myth Drannor
Myth Drannor, formerly known as Cormanthor, the City of Song, is a fictional elven city in the Forgotten Realms world. It is located in the area called Cormanthyr.-Fictional history:...
. After the fall of the great city, they have moved into the communities of the Dales especially Deepingdale (which is known for its numerous elven community). They are also common where Hanali's worship is strong like Evereska
Evereska
In the fictional fantasy setting of the Forgotten Realms, Evereska is an elven stronghold in northern Faerûn.Evereska is known as the Lasthaven of the elves, as it is the only elven stronghold left in Faerûn...
and Evermeet
Evermeet
Evermeet is an island in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons game, located far west of the continent of Faerûn...
, bastions of the elves.
There are also rumours of warlock
Warlock (Dungeons & Dragons)
The warlock is a playable character class in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. It was introduced as a non-core base class in the supplemental book Complete Arcane for the 3.5 edition of Dungeons & Dragons...
celadrins in Cormanthor. The unique mixture of Eladrin
Eladrin
The Eladrin are a fictional race of creatures appearing in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Introduced in the Planescape setting of AD&D 2nd edition and D&D 3rd edition, Eladrin were described as a type of celestial of chaotic good alignment and hailed from the plane of Arborea...
and elven blood has the ability to create warlocks. These warlocks are usually in the service of Hanali Celanil
Hanali Celanil
In many campaign settings for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Hanali Celanil is the elf deity of Romantic Love and Beauty. Her symbol is a gold heart.-Publication history:...
, at least three celadrin becoming eldritch theurges (a combination of divine spellcasters and warlocks) of the goddess. These warlock/clerics have been known to wander the woods of Cormanthor, rekindling love between elves, with some saying they do this to increase the numbers of elves while others say they love to see elves in love.
Additional reading
- Bernstein, Eytan Class Chronicles: Warlocks, Part One, (Wizards of the CoastWizards of the CoastWizards of the Coast is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes, and formerly an operator of retail stores for games...
Website), March 14, 2007. - Bernstein, Eytan Class Chronicles: Warlocks, Part Two, (Wizards of the CoastWizards of the CoastWizards of the Coast is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes, and formerly an operator of retail stores for games...
Website), March 28, 2007.