Agkelos o Fyli (as known as “Angels”, “Harpies” and “Ravens”)
Racial Traits:
Height: 1,6m – 1,8m
Weight: 45kg – 65kg
Ability scores: +4 Dexterity
Size: Medium
Speed: 6, Flight 8 (Hover)
Vision: Normal
Languages: Primordial, Fylish
Skill Bonuses: +2 Acrobatics, +2 Religion
Closed Spaces are not to my Taste: Zwei and Kreuz Agkelos o Fylis do not feel comfortable in tight spaces (less than two squares to each side), losing their flight movement and receiving a penalty to attack rolls of -2.
Flyby Attack: Kreuz and Zwei Agkelos o Fylis can use the power Flyby Attack.
I Am not Water Resistant: If you get wet, you get a penalty to CA and Reflexes of -2 and cannot fly for three of your turns, if you are flying at the moment you get wet, you fall. Wingless are not affected by this.
I Move Fast: Wingless can use the I Move Fast power.
Knowledge of the Sage: You bear knowledge of spells long lost to the world. (Arcana +5 when rolling for this kind of tests)
My Home Town is above the clouds: +5 in Endurance tests against extremely cold temperatures and thin air.
The Ground is mine: Wingless get a bonus to Reflex of +3.
The Highs are mine: As long as you’re flying, you get a bonus to your CA and Reflex of +2.
Flyby Attack Zwei / Kreuz Racial Power
"Here I come, here I go! Come catch me if you can!"
Encounter * Martial
Standard Action Melee 1
Target:
Attack: Dexterity vs. AC
Hit: The Zwei or Kreuz Agkelos o Fyli flies up to 8 squares and makes one melee basic attack at any point during that movement. The Zwei or Kreuz Agkelos o Fyli doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks when moving away from the target of the attack.
Special: This power can be used up to three times per encounter
I Move Fast Wingless Racial Power
"Did you see me? No!"
Encounter * Martial
Standard Action Personal
Effect: If you are hit by a melee or ranged attack that are not arcane, the attacker must reroll the attack with a -2 penalty.
Special: This power can be used up to three times per encounter
Living in celestial mountains, Agkelos o Fylis often have beautiful wings and great resistance. Even when they are wingless, they are still as quick as a cat.
Physical Qualities
Agkelos o Fylis are divided in three subspecies: the Kreuz, the Zwei and the Wingless. Each of these bear different characteristics.
The Kreuz are four-winged, can reach 1,8m high, and their hair colours can be red, silver or blonde. Their eyes normally have the same colour of their hair. As a result of the four wings, the Kreuz are the best when it comes to long flights since the energy expended by each wing is lessened. However, the extra pair of wings leaves them heavier than the Zwei, which means they are not as quick. The rest of their body is really alike human’s traces.
The Zwei have two wings and can grow up to 1,75m high, being their possible hair colours black, blue and white. As the Kreuz, the eye colours follow the hair patterns, except for white. Indeed, they are extremely fast flying creatures. Differently from the Kreuz, who always bear white skin, unless they are hybrids, slightly brown skins are characteristic of Zweis.
The Wingless, as their name suggest, do not have wings. They normally have brown or black hair and eyes with the same colours. They have a great range of skins, from almost as dark as a drow to white, being blue and red possibilities as well. They are normally the strongest among the Agkelos o Fylis and the quicker on the ground.
Male Agkelos o Fylis can grow facial hair. However, the rest of their body is usually clear of it.
Their life spams are much higher than human’s. The “Angels”, can live up to three or four hundred years.
Society
The Agkelos o Fyli’s society is a monarchy. The nobility is compound only by the Kreuz, who have the sacred gift of four wings. Zweis can hold important duties by born rights; however, they can only earn noble titles if they achieve those by their own feats. When it comes to Wingless, born rights regarding posts are inexistent, so they have to achieve everything by their own feats.
Their major religion, differently from the political system, does not separate Kreuz and Zweis from Wingless. Indeed, the belief of the quantity of wings being sacred or not is social, not religious. The Kyrie religion preaches they must look for peace and equality in rights, evade prejudice and fight for life. They also believe that they should be careful with each other’s feelings and try to be helpful when possible. According to the Kyrians, their treatment regarding the other races should be no different from how they treat their equals.
The Agkelos o Fyli’s celebrate seven yearly festivals which are considered of ultimate importance. In all of those, they forget their origins and positions and get together as a single and united race. The festivals are:
20/01 – Midwinter Day. All children get together to build a giant snowman, while their parents prepare hot drinks and some women sew coats to their beloved.
20/02 – Khaat’s Day. During this day, they start a fast, eating only fruits and vegetables and drinking only juice and water. This lasts until the St Cecilia’s Day, one week later.
27/02 – St Cecilia’s Day. In the city central square, the children act representing the creation of the world by Khaat and how the Agkelos o Fylis developed ever since. After that, they tell St Cecilia’s story and sing a song for her. For many, this is the most cheerful day of the year.
07/07 – Crown’s Day. A king must remember the importance of his position. In the Crown’s Day, the king must visit every single house of the city. Sometimes, the Crown’s Day is called the Crown’s Week or the The Day With More than 24 hours, because it is nearly impossible for a king to visit everyone in one day. Actually, even calling it the Crown’s Week sounds euphemistic, since the visits often last for a month or more.
14/08 – Moon’s Day. They get together to stare at the moon for about an hour, while drinking hot drinks.
10/10 – Fyli Pride Day. During this day, all differences between the subspecies are remembered and exalted. Then, three Fylis enter the stage on behalf of each subspecies and act in a two-hour play reminding all of their differences and similarities and of their importance to the fylian society.
31/12 – Farewell Day. In the last day of the year, they remember their good deeds along that year and make their New Year’s resolutions.
Playing an Agkelos o Fyli
The Agkelos o Fylis are a recluse folk. They often choose to keep apart from the underworld happenings. As a consequence, most people do not trust in their existence, and, when they do, they do not redeem them as dependable. The majority of angels who decide to leave their original cities are either convict criminals or their trackers.
However, in moments of desperate need, the Fylian authorities may turn to help those who live beneath. Even so, they act concealed, since they dislike attention. Indeed, it is something they cannot avoid, since their wings and astonishing beauty call enough attention themselves.
There are also some Agkelos o Fyli who leave their cities seeking more agitated lives, with fights and trips. Those are rare and many times misunderstood by their own race and thus shunned by them. Nevertheless, they do not abandon their traditions.
Agkelos o Fyli characteristics: Calm, Intelligent, Naïve, Selfless, Inflexible, Zealous
Agkelos o Fyli male names: Áedh, Arthfael, Bradánn, Bréanainn, Brennus, Brian, Caom, Cathasach, Cynwrig, Drest, Eóghan, Fáelán, Gwrtheyrn, Haerviu, Mathghamheim, Versingetorix.
Agkelos o Fyli female names: Aithne, Boadicea, Boadicca, Bretta, Cordelia, Drew, Dúbhshláine, Feidlimid, Genovefa, Kaie, Ninian, Sabrina, Seisyll, Shylah, Vanora.
Racial Heroic Feats
| Feat | Pre-requisites | Effect |
| Eagle Vision | Agkelos o Fyli | Acquires low-light vision |
| Not Here | Zwei or Kreus Agkelos o Fyli | Does not grant combat advantage while flying. Does not apply to flanking |
| Wingless Strength | Wingless Agkelos o Fyli | Instead of adding +4 Dexterity to your ability scores, add +2 Strength and +2 Dexterity |
| Do you think this is cold? | Agkelos o Fyli | Resistance against cold 5 (level 11, 10; level 21, 15) |
| I strike from the highs! | Zwei or Kreuz Agkelos o Fyli | +2 bonus to damage caused while flying |
Racial Paragon Feats
| Feat | Pre-requisites | Effect |
| I am dexterous | Agkelos o Fyli | +1 in Skill Tests that use Dexterity as their main attribute |
| It is not that high! | Zwei or Kreuz Agkelos o Fyli | When you fall, any damage you take is halved |
| Sound Speed | Wingless Agkelos o Fyli | Speed +1; When using “I Move Fast”, -3 penalty. |
| Steel Wings | Zwei or Kreuz Agkelos o Fyli | When the targeted creature of Flyby Attack is granting you combat advantage, you gain +2 bonus damage |
Racial Epic Feats
| Feat | Pre-requisites | Effect |
| Arcana of Elements | Agkelos o Fyli | With a minor action, any weapon that is held by the user can inflict fire, cold or thunder damage. With a minor action, the weapon can start causing its normal damage again. If using this power, any damage caused is also considered arcane damage |
| Light Speed | Wingless Agkelos o Fyli | “I Move Fast” penalty is -4 instead of -2; if you are granting combat advantage, it is -6 |
| Limitless Flight | Zwei or Kreuz Agkelos o Fyli | “Flyby Attack” can be used as an At-Will power |
