Name: Caladrius
Also Known As:
Type: Celestial Spirit
Corporeal Forces: 1 Strength:
1 Agility: 3 Body Hits: Vessel level + 1
Celestial Forces: 3 Will:
5 Perception: 7 Soul Hits: 15
Skills: Detect Lies/6, Dodge/4, Fighting/2
Songs: Healing (Corporeal)/6, Tongues (Ethereal)/6
Esoteric Abilities: as a creature akin to Relievers
a Caladrius can remain in Celestial form indefinitely while on Earth.
Primary Attack: talon rake (Power +1, Accuracy –1)
Secondary Attack: none; Caladrii avoid combat, but
they will defend the helpless in the absence of more physically potent angels.
Appearance: a small bird with a swanlike neck and
brilliant white plumage. This is the appearance of both the celestial form and
the most common Vessel.
Favored Habitat: Heaven (in and around the Cathedral
of Knowledge), but often comes to Earth to places of significant human
suffering.
Number Typically Encountered: 1
General Classification: (Ethereals) Neutral;
(Heaven)
Friendly; (Hell) Hostile; (Humanity) Friendly
Capsule Description: these spirits appeared shortly
after Raphael became an Archangel. Humans once believed that Caladrii could
predict whether or not a sick person would recover. In actuality a Caladrius
heals the sick - but only if it senses that the subject is deserving. A
Caladrius uses its Song of Tongues to probe the subject’s mind. If it finds
noble thoughts it heals the person. Raphael once sent flocks of Caladrii to
Earth to alleviate physical suffering. Now that she is gone their numbers are
dwindling. Those who remain seek out deserving mortals to heal. When not
working they gather at Raphael’s Cathedral to mourn their lost mistress.
Reported by: Raphael, Archangel of Knowledge
Corporeally Researched by: Michael Walton
Corporeal Reference: Hargreaves New Illustrated
Bestiary