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Eladrin, Amori
Also known as the ardent azata â€
Who Just Love to Love
CG; CR 2
Also known as passion azata â€
Alternate form: A whirlwind of bright ribbons
Amori (ah-MORE-ee), the “succubi of the Upper Planes” are perhaps the most argument-inducing celestial creatures. They embody open sexuality and are well-known for their, let’s say, romantic immodesty, which can border on debauchery. But the comparison with their arch-nemeses, succubi, couldn’t be more wrong. Unlike those conniving fiends, amori actually have love in their hearts—and not only the physical kind. In fact, they’re perfectly content with any form of admiration, and some amori even prefer to keep things platonic—though most of them love to make love. While one would expect amori to have a conventionally attractive (for a humanoid) look, they are actually surprisingly diverse, even compared with some other eladrin. Perhaps this is due to how they encourage variety in experiences—with all due consent, of course. This philosophy, unsurprisingly, makes them popular with Sensates.
On Arborea, amori live together with other eladrin (there’s a running joke among celestials about how amori are the only thing keeping eladrin together by turning their society into one huge polyamorous community). Some serve as concubines in divine realms or venture out in search of… let’s go with adventures. Many amori face disapproval from certain less permissive celestials (okay, mainly the archons) and outright harassment from creatures who are not as well-mannered. But other eladrin always defend their kin. After all, if kissing some dryads (while maybe lacking a bit of clothing) “isn’t okay” now, then what won’t be “okay” tomorrow?
The alternate form of amori is a whirl of bright ribbons. This is mostly used to briefly escape danger, but should the need arise, the ribbons can restrain a target as well.
What’s the difference between an amori and a gancanagh, I hear you cry? It’s a subtle one for sure, but the amori most definitely see themselves as lovers, not fighters. While the gancanagh—now they’re a bit of both.
Source: Margarita and Jon Winter-Holt. Canonwatch: ‡ Amori are homebrew.
