Astrological Beings

 

Aquarius
Aries
Cancer
Capricorn
Gemini
Leo
Libra
Pisces
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Taurus
Virgo

Aquarius

Aquarius was the pourer of the waters that flooded the Earth in the ancient Greek version of the Great Flood myth. Water is the bringer and sustainer of all life; therefore the force that made water rain down from the heavens was among the most revered by ancient peoples.

Type: Interplanal Being

Setting: Any

Era: Any

Physical Traits: Humanoid female surrounded with a starfield glow

Size: 6 ft but can grow up to double this

Weight: 40 lbs

Mobility: Legs, telekinetic flight

Sensory Organs: Visual

Communication: Vocal

Reproduction: None

INT: 25, WIS: 25, STR: 20, DEX: 20, CON: 20, CHA: 20, MR: 27/50 flight, HPs: 500

AC: 0, Thac0: 5

Abilities
1) Aquarius can transform her whole or part of her body into a watery liquid substance of unknown composition. While in this state her consciousness can control every droplet that comprises her body, she radiates no heat. Physical attacks, gases and explosions do no damage but electricity does double. She is immune to any liquid attacks including corrosive, toxic and magical.

2) In her water form she can draw on other water and add it to her own mass increasing in size. Punch does +D6 per square metre and she gains +10 HPs per square metre. Can merge with any liquid and become undetectable (except for psi scan). Can also slip through cracks, keyholes, etc.

3) She can exert control over a nearby body of water able to calm it or create waves. She can affect up to a 2 metre radius per WIS, within line of sight. The size of the wave can be up to 25 metres doing D6 damage per metre size. If the body is large enough she can even create a whirlpool of 12 metres radius until her concentration is broken.

4) Finally she can draw condensation from the air and direct it as a jet stream of water from her amphora doing STR damage +5D6 over 25 metres. This pushes the victim back 1 metre per STR point greater than the victim’s. A shot to an open mouth can drown a victim.

Feeding Habits: Photosynthesis

Lifespan: Unknown

 

Aries

This sign was mythologically associated with the golden winged ram that rescued Phrixos and his sister Helle from the altar where they were to be offered as a sacrifice to Zeus. The golden ram carried them to the land of Colchis but on the way Helle fell into the sea and drowned. When Phrixos arrived at Colchis he sacrificed the ram to Zeus and presented the golden fleece to his father-in-law, the King of Colchis. The fleece was then hung upon a sacred oak and guarded by a dragon until rescued by Jason and the Argonauts. Zeus was so moved by the ram's fate that he gave it the greatest honour of being moved to the heavens.

Type: Interplanal Being

Setting: Any

Era: Any

Physical Traits: Appears as a normal ram surrounded with a starfield glow

Size: 5 ft long

Weight: 190 lbs

Mobility: Legs

Sensory Organs: Visual

Communication: Vocal

Reproduction: None

INT: 20, WIS: 20, STR: 20, DEX: 25, CON: 20, CHA: 10, MR: 40, HPs: 500

AC: 0, Thac0: 5

Abilities
1) Aries' horns do 3D6 of impaling damage as well as do knockback.

2) Aries can leap x3 his normal range and can run straight up a wall before jumping off.

3) Aries' legs do STR damage x2. Each time an opponent is hit he receives the following penalties: loses his next attack, -2 to Thac0 and AC, and inflicts an automatic knockback. The penalties last for D4 +1 melees and are cumulative. 

4) Aries can stamp his feet on the ground and create a fissure of up to (20 centimetres diametre) x (250 centimetres length) and x (400 centimetres deep).

Feeding Habits: Photosynthesis

Lifespan: Unknown

 

Cancer

Cancer was the crab sent by Hera to plague the Greek hero Heracles, who she hated. At the time the hero was fighting a much more terrible foe, the Lernean Hydra. It was a giant fire-breathing snake with many heads. Each time Heracles cut off one head, two more would grow back in its place. Hera thought that Heracles would be too busy fighting the Hydra to pay attention to the giant crab, or that if the crab distracted him, the Hydra would have an opportunity to finish him. Unfortunately for the crab (and the Hydra), Hera was mistaken. Heracles killed Carcinus easily, then turned his attention back to the Hydra. Hera, who had watched the incident, did not forget the animal that had died at her command. She placed it in the heavens to show that she was grateful for its efforts.

Type: Interplanal Being

Setting: Any

Era: Any

Physical Traits: Appears as a giant crab surrounded with a starfield glow

Size: 2 metres tall

Weight: 400 lbs

Mobility: Legs

Sensory Organs: Visual

Communication: Vocal

Reproduction: None

INT: 20, WIS: 20, STR: 40, DEX: 20, CON: 40, CHA: 10, MR: 30, HPs: 700

AC: -1, Thac0: 5

Abilities
1) Cancer's claws do 3D6 points of crushing damage each.

2) Cancer can spit corrosive salt water in a 30 centimetre wide stream which extends 2 metres in a straight line beginning at the height of the dragon's head and travelling in the direction and at the angle which the monster's head was facing at the time of discharge. It does 14D6 +10.

3) Cancer can cast any Water Elemental spell. It can tap into the world’s natural mana at a rate of 160. Mana is recovered at a rate of 10 per hour if remain active (but not using magic) and 20 per hour if asleep.

4) Cancer can draw condensation and form a shield or wall of water (200 centimetres thick) x (600 centimetres tall) x (300 centimetres radius) anywhere within 40 metres until concentration broken. Most weapons will have their range halved by the water if not swept away together. 

Feeding Habits: Photosynthesis

Lifespan: Unknown

 

Capricorn

This constellation is one that has retained a mythological explanation which predates the Greeks. Capricorn, the Seagoat, is thought to be the image of a powerful Babylonian deity called Ea. He had the lower half of a fish and the head and torso of a goat. The god lived in the ocean. He came out every day to watch over the land, and he returned to the sea every night.

Type: Interplanal Being

Setting: Any

Era: Any

Physical Traits: Appears as a goat with a fish tail surrounded with a starfield glow

Size: 1 metre

Weight: 110 lbs

Mobility: Legs, mystical wings

Sensory Organs: Visual

Communication: Vocal

Reproduction: None

INT: 20, WIS: 20, STR: 25, DEX: 25, CON: 25, CHA: 15, MR: 40/50 flight, HPs: 500

AC: 0, Thac0: 5

Abilities
1)
When Capricorn charges, it gains a +2 Thac0 bonus and does an additional D8 points of damage. Charging speed is MR is x2.

2) Capricorn can vibrate so quickly that it's extremely difficult to see it, bordering on invisibility but not quite (though if he moves very close to a potential observer it becomes easier to catch a glimpse of him). Enemies are -8 Thac0 to hit the character.

3) Capricorn can breathe underwater as naturally as above water and swim at MR x4. It can resist the effects of high water pressure, up to 2500 metres underwater, without worry of such ailments as burst eardrums, damage to blood vessels, and the bends.

4) Capricorn has x3 normal leap range and gains the seeming ability to run part way up a wall before jumping off.

Feeding Habits: Photosynthesis

Lifespan: Unknown

 

Gemini

The ancient Greek tale of the twins Helen and Pollux, born to their mother Leda after she was seduced by Zeus in the guise of a swan. Their consummation on the same night as Leda lay with her husband, Sparta's King Tyndareus, resulted in the birth of immortal Pollux who possessed great physical strength, and mortal Helen who possessed great ingenuity. Pollux was a member of the Argonauts, the group of brave young men who set off with Jason in pursuit of the Golden Fleece. Theseus kidnapped Helen one day and locked her up in Athens. When Theseus was away attending to other business, Pollux stormed the city and took Helen back. Upon Helen's death Pollux begged Zeus to let him share his own immortality with his twin to keep them together and they were transformed into the Gemini constellation. The Gemini motif is essentially a symbol of opposites, inversions and alternating contradictions between life and death and positives and negatives.

Type: Interplanal Being

Setting: Any

Era: Any

Physical Traits: Appears as male and female twins surrounded with a starfield glow

Size: 2 metres each

Weight: 210 lbs each

Mobility: Legs

Sensory Organs: Visual

Communication: Vocal

Reproduction: None

Helen

INT: 25, WIS: 25, STR: 20, DEX: 20, CON: 20, CHA: 20, MR: 20, HPs: 500

Pollux

INT: 15, WIS: 15, STR: 100, DEX: 25, CON: 40, CHA: 20, MR: 40, HPs: 500

AC: 0, Thac0: 5

Abilities
1)
The twins can each create one double of themselves with clothes but not any equipment he is carrying. Only the original can duplicate himself. Even if killed the duplicate can be recreated at any time. Helen can create up to 6 duplicates while Pollux 3.

2) Each twin can also touch objects and duplicate them. The only limitation is size. They can duplicate up to their own body weight in size per level. Each object will last for 20 minutes.

3) Each twin can touch a person and make the victim duplicate their movements completely. The puppet will gain all the character's skills but not powers. Whatever the twin does their puppet will also do in perfect synchronicity like a mirror image. The twins can take control of 5 victims each.

4) Hellen can cast any Dragon magic spell. She can tap into the world’s natural mana at a rate of 200. Mana is recovered at a rate of 10 per hour if remain active (but not using magic) and 20 per hour if asleep.

Pollux can at will increase his STR anywhere up to 150 for up to 15  minutes (he can choose how much to boost his STR).

Feeding Habits: Photosynthesis

Lifespan: Unknown

 

Leo

The fifth group of stars in the Zodiac is representative of a mythical monster fought by the great Heracles. This monster was the Nemean Lion. The valley of Nemea had been terrorised by the beast, which was thought to be impossible to kill. The First Labour of Heracles was to find the lion in its mountain lair and destroy it before it could completely wipe out the Nemean countryside. Once he had killed the lion, his brother and taskmaster Eurystheus wanted Heracles to bring its hide back to the city as proof that he had actually accomplished the task.
Heracles sought out the lion and immediately tried to kill it, first with his arrows, then with his giant sword. The arrows bounced harmlessly off the lion's hide, and the sword broke. When Heracles realised that the lion's hide was truly impenetrable, he decided to kill it using brute force. He wrestled the lion, strangling it with his bare hands. Then, he skinned it using its own claws and carried it triumphantly to Eurystheus. His brother panicked and ran when he saw the lion's remains. He told Heracles to leave his spoils outside the city gates in future. Heracles took the lion's carcass away. He made a cloak out of the skin and a helmet out of the head. Pictures of him nearly always show him clothed in the skin of the Nemean Lion. The spirit of the lion was placed in the sky, where, no longer deadly, it has become beautiful.

Type: Interplanal Being

Setting: Any

Era: Any

Physical Traits: Appears as a large lion surrounded with a starfield glow

Size: 2 metres

Weight: 310 lbs

Mobility: Legs

Sensory Organs: Visual

Communication: Vocal

Reproduction: None

INT: 20, WIS: 25, STR: 30, DEX: 25, CON: 30, CHA: 20, MR: 40, HPs: 500

AC: 0, Thac0: 5

Abilities
1)
Each of Leo's paws do STR +2D6 claw damage. On a successful hit using a paw Leo can then immediately try to backswipe the same victim doing an equal amount of damage. This requires another Thac0 roll.

2) Leo can control feline animals within its line of sight or a radius of 250 metres telepathically. He can control up 25 felines.

3) Leo can hear x4 normal range. At 25% of radius hear as low as 1 decibel, at 50% of radius 10 decibels, at 75% 20 decibels, and at 100% cant hear below 39 decibels. Its sight, smell and taste are also x4 normal.

4) Leo can cast any Faerie magic spell. Leo can tap into the world’s natural mana at a rate of 180. Mana is recovered at a rate of 10 per hour if remain active (but not using magic) and 20 per hour if asleep.

Feeding Habits: Photosynthesis

Lifespan: Unknown

 

Libra

In Roman mythology, Libra is considered to depict the scales held by Astraea (identified as Virgo), the goddess of justice. Libra is also considered the goddess of balance and truth. She also corresponds with Egyptian mythology as Ma'at, the goddess of the scales or balance.
The legend of this sign seems to originate in Egypt, where the Egyptian lord of the dead used a scale to weigh the souls of those who had died. Anubis is portrayed with the head of a jackal. He and his brother Apu-at watched over the two roads that led to the Underworld. Anubis would weigh the souls of the dead to determine their value based on what they had done on Earth.

Type: Interplanal Being

Setting: Any

Era: Any

Physical Traits: Appears as a large set of scales surrounded with a starfield glow

Size: 1 metre

Weight: 300 lbs

Mobility: Telekinetic flight

Sensory Organs: Visual

Communication: Vocal

Reproduction: None

INT: 25, WIS: 25, STR: 20, DEX: 25, CON: 30, CHA: 10, MR: 30 flight, HPs: 500

AC: 0, Thac0: 5

Abilities
1)
Libra can automatically neutralize any magic aimed at him by nullifying the spellcasting ability of anyone or any object within a radius of 25 metres. This includes magic enhancements.

2) Libra can also automatically neutralize any supernaturally derived abilities or enhancements so long as they remain within a radius of 25 metres. A Were for example will revert to human in his presence.

3) Likewise Libra can neutralize the powers of any meta gene enemies within a radius of 25 metres.

4) Once an hour Libra can can reverse time and repeat an event. Libra and any it influences remembers what happened the 'first time', but noone else will. It can rewind up to one day.

Feeding Habits: Photosynthesis

Lifespan: Unknown

 

Pisces

According to Greek myth, Aphrodite and Eros in their attempt to escape Typhon jumped into the river and were rescued by two friendly fish, who carried them to safety. Zeus then hung these fish in the sky, their tails intertwined, to commemorate the day when Love and Beauty were saved.

Type: Interplanal Being

Setting: Any

Era: Any

Physical Traits: Appears as two giant fish surrounded with a starfield glow

Size: 1 metre each

Weight: 250 lbs

Mobility: Telekinetic flight

Sensory Organs: Visual

Communication: Vocal

Reproduction: None

INT: 20, WIS: 20, STR: 25, DEX: 20, CON: 25, CHA: 15, MR: 50 flight, HPs: 500

AC: 0, Thac0: 5

Abilities
1) Each of the fish are able to expand their mouths up to x4 its normal size in order to swallow victims whole. Swallowed victims take D6 damage per round from the fish's digestive juices and have a 10% cumulative chance per round of suffocating.

2)Each of the fish can fire D6 spines per round from its body. They are +3 Thac0 and may even penetrate armour causing D8 damage apiece before snapping off in the wound. Within each spine is a slow-acting toxin which victims must make a saving throw vs. lethal poison at a -4 or die. Even if the victim saves he suffers a -2 penalty on all rolls for the next D10 hours.

3)Each fish can also discharge a jolt of electricity with a 20 metre range or 10 metre radius. Victims suffer 5D6 damage and are -1 on all rolls for the next D10 minutes.

4) Finally each fish can breathe underwater, swim at MR x4 and resist the effects of high water pressure up to 2000 metres. They can also create a field to extend this ability to any who summon them.

Feeding Habits: Photosynthesis

Lifespan: Unknown

 

Sagittarius

The Archer, as the constellation is called, commemorates one of the more heroic figures of the Zodiac. This mythical figure is Chiron, the kindest and gentlest of the centaurs who was known for his wisdom, his caring nature and his ability to teach. He was immortal; his father was Kronos and his mother was a daughter of the sea god Oceanus. Chiron taught the young Greek heroes Achilles and Jason, among others. He was renowned among the Greeks, although he lived by himself in a cave in the countryside. Heracles shot him with an arrow by accident. The hero had been trying to wipe out the other vicious centaurs which were plaguing the countryside. He had no intention of shooting Chiron, and was extremely remorseful. Although Chiron used his medical skills on the wound, it was incurable. Heracles' arrows were tipped with the deadly venom of the Lernean Hydra, which killed any victim it touched. But the centaur was an immortal, which changed the situation. Chiron was in terrible agony, but he could not die, although he wanted to. Prometheus the Titan saw his plight and ascended him into the stars.

Type: Interplanal Being

Setting: Any

Era: Any

Physical Traits: Appears as a male centaur surrounded with a starfield glow

Size: 2 metres

Weight: 320 lbs

Mobility: Legs

Sensory Organs: Visual

Communication: Vocal

Reproduction: None

INT: 25, WIS: 25, STR: 20, DEX: 25, CON: 30, CHA: 20, MR: 50, HPs: 500

AC: 0, Thac0: 5

Abilities
1) By touching a missile (including arrows, bolts, bullets, stones, etc) Sagittarius can cause it to create a replica of itself when fired or thrown at a target. The hit is only rolled once, either all the missiles strike or they all fail. He can create 6 additional replicas. Note the replicas only appear once the object is fired. Once they have hit or missed they all disappear.

2) Once Sagittarius has hit a victim once he no longer needs to reroll his Thac0 to hit the same victim again. It just happens automatically and if it was a critical the first time then it will also be a critical each subsequent time.

3) Sagittarius suffers none of the normal penalties for firing while moving or hitting tiny objects.

4) Sagittarius may use his attacks to shoot down projectiles fired or thrown at him or another requiring only a normal Thac0 roll.

Feeding Habits: Photosynthesis

Lifespan: Unknown

 

Scorpio

In Greek mythology, the Scorpio is featured in the myth of the giant hunter Orion and the goddess Artemis. According to the Phenomena of Aratus, Orion was enjoying the slaughter of all manner of beasts when he laid his hands upon Artemis's robes. In anger she proved his vulnerability by rousing the deadly scorpion whose unsuspected bite destroyed the supposedly invincible hunter. The goddess raised the Scorpion to the heavens in gratitude, placing its constellation in opposition to that of Orion. The scorpion and the hunter are thus said to be linked forever in conflict in the sky, such that Orion flees beneath the western descendant.

Type: Interplanal Being

Setting: Any

Era: Any

Physical Traits: Appears as a giant scorpion surrounded with a starfield glow

Size: 3 metres with a 1 metre long tail

Weight: 410 lbs

Mobility: Legs

Sensory Organs: Visual

Communication: Vocal

Reproduction: None

INT: 20, WIS: 20, STR: 30, DEX: 25, CON: 30, CHA: 10, MR: 50, HPs: 600

AC: -1, Thac0: 5

Abilities
1)
Scorpio can grab victims with its two huge pincers, inflicting D20 points of damage each, while it lashes forward with its tail to sting. Thus, it can fight three opponents at once.

2) The sting inflicts D10 points of damage and the victim must save versus lethal poison or die the next round. If the save is successful then the victim suffers 4D6 damage.

3) Scorpio can travel swiftly through the earth by burrowing a tunnel at his normal land movement rate. He may burrow through materials with lower material strength than his damage ability. Materials with equal or greater material strength are obstacles to be detoured around.

4) Finally Scorpio can climb any surface at two thirds its normal running MR (except loose rocks, ice or any other slippery surface). 

Feeding Habits: Photosynthesis

Lifespan: Unknown

 

Taurus

In Greek mythology Taurus was identified with the Cretan Bull, one of The Twelve Labours of Hercules. Heracles was sent to capture the bull by Eurystheus as his seventh task. He sailed to Crete, whereupon the King, Minos, gave Heracles permission to take the bull away and offered him assistance, which Heracles denied because of pride, as it had been wreaking havoc on Crete by uprooting crops and levelling orchard walls. Heracles snuck up behind the bull and then used his hands to strangle it, and then shipped it back to Athens. Eurystheus, who hid in his pithos at first sight of the creature, wanted to sacrifice the bull to Hera, who hated Heracles. She refused the sacrifice because it reflected glory on Heracles. The bull was released and wandered into Marathon, becoming known as the Marathonian Bull. Aegeus' own son, Theseus, set to try to capture the Bull. Theseus was successful in capturing the bull and then dragged the Bull to Athens where he sacrificed it to Athena. Athena then ascended the bull to the stars.

Type: Interplanal Being

Setting: Any

Era: Any

Physical Traits: Appears as a larger than normal bull surrounded with a starfield glow

Size: 2 metres

Weight: 500 lbs

Mobility: Legs

Sensory Organs: Visual

Communication: Vocal

Reproduction: None

INT: 20, WIS: 20, STR: 40, DEX: 20, CON: 40, CHA: 10, MR: 50, HPs: 500

AC: 0, Thac0: 5

Abilities
1)
Taurus can make a breath weapon attack shooting forth in a truncated cone, five feet wide at the base and 20 feet wide at its end, with a maximum range of 60 feet. Any creature caught in this cone must roll a saving throw vs. lethal gas or die.

2) Taurus's 2 horns on his head do his STR x4 in impaling damage.

3) Taurus can use his body to shield others and deflect any one type of attack he can see coming without taking any damage from it. If there are multiple different types of attacks incoming (eg. projectile, energy, psionic, etc) then he must choose which one type to block.

4) Taurus can see through any form of concealment, disguise, illusion or invisibility whether by electronic, meta or magical means.

Feeding Habits: Photosynthesis

Lifespan: Unknown

 

Virgo

Astraea was the Greek goddess of innocence and the administration of law. Sickened by the wars of men, she was the last of the celestial beings to leave the earth for the heavens and is often depicted with the wings that allowed her angelic ascension to the stars. It is said that Zeus placed her amongst the stars as the Virgo constellation along with her scales of justice to depict the constellation Libra.

Type: Interplanal Being

Setting: Any

Era: Any

Physical Traits: Appears as a humanoid female with wings surrounded with a starfield glow

Size: 6 ft

Weight: 210 lbs

Mobility: Legs, mystical wings

Sensory Organs: Visual

Communication: Vocal

Reproduction: None

INT: 25, WIS: 25, STR: 20, DEX: 20, CON: 20, CHA: 25, MR: 27/75 flight, HPs: 500

AC: 0, Thac0: 5

Abilities
1)
Virgo can convert into a worshipper any who see, hear or smell her. Any victims save versus mind-control drugs whenever they come within range of her or be reduced to any means they can find to impress her. 

2) Virgo has the ability to manipulate the emotions of any living thing. They must be within her line of sight or 20 metre radius.

3) Virgo cannot be forcibly removed via banishment, dimensional transport, gateway, portal, or any form of time displacement. Further even if history changes she will remember both versions and cannot be erased by paradoxes, even if the rest of your world is. She can extend this to anyone she touches. She and anyone else will remember all your experiences, even the ones that never happened.

4) Virgo can cast any Tantric magic spell. She can tap into the world’s natural mana at a rate of 200. Mana is recovered at a rate of 10 per hour if remain active (but not using magic) and 20 per hour if asleep.

Feeding Habits: Photosynthesis

Lifespan: Unknown

 

 

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