Bestiary

F'Har - by Maere ©2013 v1.0

Stats Description Frangible beauty is an appropriate descriptor for the F`Har (pronounced Farr), though appearances can be misleading. Their humanoid frames are delicate and willowy, skin so fair as to be the slightest bit translucent. Each and every F`Har is the a perfect blend of comely and homely, features soft and attractive without being overdone.

Despite their otherworldly origin their eyes are more humanesque than those of the Asyndi, perhaps in an attempt to better present themselves to a multitude of races, though their irises’ color spectrum still synchronizes with that of the Quar`Vess’s eye color. Whichever is chosen at the moment of their divine conception, it remains the same throughout each individual F`Har’s existence. The same color likewise radiates softly from their bodies akin to a hallucinatory aura, casting the svelte entities in soothing pastel shades despite their inherent fairness.

Perhaps the most iconic thing about the F`Har is their wings, each and every white feather a pristine symbol of the Spirit of Mercy’s warmth and compassion for all beings. Otherworldly as they are, the average F`Har summoned by an occultist or priest is unlikely to present itself clothed regardless of gender, though they may permit themselves to be confined to such trappings if requested.

Lore Comparable to how Outlanders oft describe angels, the F`Har are celestial entities whose purpose is to spread kindness and mercy throughout Imarel. Rarely seen outside of the Shining Heavens where they tend to the ascended dead and console them until the arrival of their loved ones, most of their presence on the Material Plane is through legend and folklore. Ancient depictions of the Shining Heavens as art show them as beings of superb beauty, and quite often figurines in their likeness end up on Yule trees throughout Imarel. F`Har’s allegiance is to the Spirit of Mercy, whose presence on Imarel is a constant yet woefully weak one; for this reason, they are rarely summoned to the Material Plane.

Amongst those who worship Infernal powers, the corrupted feathers of a slain F`Har are used in the darkest of summoning rituals. To use such a thing invariably seals one’s descent to Xos, and even squeamish worshippers of the dark would never consider such a sin.

F`Har are often mentioned in song, especially in religious hymns, due to their beautiful voice. While subject to speculation, legend has it that a choir of them once descended from the Shining Heavens to aid a priestess to the Spirit of Mercy who ran afoul a brute of a Berserker, and that aria breached the Berserker’s bloodlust to pacify him. The wildman became docile, and aided the priestess in her duties until the end of his days. Whether-or-not this is true, their singing is indeed a marvel to behold. (Enthralling Performance: -20% to the attack rolls of all who can hear within 20').

Beyond their pacifying voice however, the F`Har’s combative use is minimal at best. They possess legendary naivety, bordering on that of a child’s, and such innocence that the sight of death and destruction often goes them to do little more than flee. When forced or otherwise convinced though, they have an array of defensive and support abilities helpful in cases such as the defensive side of a siege.

Drawing upon the power of the Spirit of Mercy, F`Har are able to produce a Momentum Dampener something akin to an ablative bubble around either themselves or a single individual, that both reduces the impact of force or energies dealt and received, effectively providing defensive properties to those whose objectives are nonaggressive. Warriors and magi would undoubtedly shun such a boon, as it would reduce their own effectiveness as well. (Momentum Dampener: All damage dealt and reduced is reduced by 50%, or outright nullified if already minimal).

Unsurprisingly F`Har also possess potent healing powers, their seldom-produced miracles on par with that of the Spirit of Mercy’s ecclesiastics. By laying their hands on an individual, they may nullify crippling effects such as paralysis, poisoning, the temporary loss of a sense, or blood loss as well as heal potentially life-threatening injuries in the blink of an eye using Healing Touch. This boon is supposedly draining on them however, due to the necessary interface with mortal by an immortal. (Healing Touch: Remove negative effects and Serious or Critical Wounds without err, once per day).

While unconditionally benign, a F`Har being harassed or otherwise attacked may enact a Moment’s Reprieve to render their assailant unconscious. While unconscious in this manner, the victim is both unable to stir nor sustain damage from any non-Infernal source, effectively removing them from the equation. This is typically used by a F`Har to retreat from a battlefield. It has another use in being able to place an injured or dying ally in a similar stasis, stalling their demise so that they may be healed thereafter. (Moment’s Reprieve: Stun an unwilling target for 1d3+1 rounds at a flat 75% success rate, rendering them immune to non-Infernal damage until it disperses, or stun a willing target for 1d3+1 hours to protect them from non-Infernal damage and delay death from injury, once per day).