Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition

Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition

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Cabbage Dec 7, 2021 @ 7:41am
Azata Lore Question
I'm decently new to pathfinder and I do believe I've truly understood the difference of Devils and Demons. Devils being Lawful Evil, from Hell, and described using "infernal" where Demons are Chaotic Evil, from the Abyss, and described as "abyssal" and "demonic" and BOTH are described as "Fiends" and "fiendish".

This game is the first I've heard of the Azata and I was curious if they're comparable to Angels in the same way? Being Chaotic Good and from Elysium is all I know about Azata, so I was curious what word described them (like infernal)? Also, Angels seem to be on all good alignments when I looked on the normal pathfinder wiki, so is there something else that draws a better parallel to Azatas and the game just uses Lawful Good for the story? I know all good outer planes people use "celestial" as a branching adjective, but I know nothing of the Lawful Good specific stuff.

This is just to satisfy my own curiosity since I can't find my own answers so I really appreciate any help I can get :)
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Immortal Reaver Dec 7, 2021 @ 8:01am 
Azatas have azata, good, extraplanar and chaos descriptions. Some of the types have also Shapeshifter description. So yes Azata has azata description.
Archons are Lawful Good outsiders. Angels can be anywhere, but most famous are ones in Heaven (LG) and Nirvana (NG). Neutral Good outsiders are called agathions (which have agathion description).
Here is a lot of info on Azatas.
https://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/outsiders/azata/
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Gorwe Dec 7, 2021 @ 8:19am 
Good and what are daemons then?
solthusx Dec 7, 2021 @ 8:23am 
Simplest way to describe Azatas would be 'like good aligned fae'.
darkholyPL Dec 7, 2021 @ 8:26am 
Originally posted by Gorwe:
Good and what are daemons then?
Deamons are Neutral Evil form Abbadon. They include the Four Horsmen. Yes, the Four Horsmen.

To expand a little bit on Azata, here is an excerpt from Pathfinder Bestiary 1:
"Azatas are a race of celestials native to the plane of Elysium, where the pursuit of freedom and goodness is paramount. Azatas are champions of these concepts, great bards, knights, and explorers who roam the planes in search of good folk in need of their help. Frequently described as the most elven or fey-like celestials, azatas nevertheless ofthen have strange, inhuman shapes or can thake elemental or eldritch forms. Most have some knightly or courtly title, such as duke, countess, or prince, apparently hereditary, perhaps from a clelestial monarch long abandoned and forgotten. Azatas do not exploit these titles to exert influence over each other, instead using them for personal indentification or a bit of self-importance. They are deadly and resolute foes of evil, fearless and clever in battle."
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Drake Dec 7, 2021 @ 9:09am 
The term you seek is celestial for good. There is also the monitor term for neutral outsiders like aeons.
Stilgars Dec 7, 2021 @ 9:23am 
Originally posted by Gorwe:
Good and what are daemons then?

Daemons are Neutral Evil. According to wiki "Harbingers of ruin and embodiments of the worst ways to die, daemons epitomize painful death, the all-consuming hunger of evil, and the utter annihilation of life. While demons seek to pervert and destroy in endless unholy rampages, and devils vex and enslave in hopes of corrupting mortals, daemons seek only to consume mortal life itself."

Nice fellows.
Cabbage Dec 7, 2021 @ 9:34am 
Originally posted by Immortal Reaver:
Azatas have azata, good, extraplanar and chaos descriptions. Some of the types have also Shapeshifter description. So yes Azata has azata description.
Archons are Lawful Good outsiders. Angels can be anywhere, but most famous are ones in Heaven (LG) and Nirvana (NG). Neutral Good outsiders are called agathions (which have agathion description).
Here is a lot of info on Azatas.
https://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/outsiders/azata/
Oh, thank you about the Archon thing! that definitely is making more sense now to me.

For descriptors I meant more as in adjectives that describe stuff, i.e. an "infernal archer" is an archer from Hell and a "demonic cultist" is a cultist worshiping a Demon from the Abyss. Are there special words like that for the Archon/Azata dichotomy?
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