• Feel a strong kinship with outcasts, orphans, or others who have been misunderstood or marginalized.

• Glow a warm orange when walking on a leyline.

• Treat you with worship or reverence, but distance you by putting you on a pedestal.

• Assume you worship Solariel.

An empyrean's physical appearance depends as much upon the features of their parents as it does upon the nature of their celestial heritage. While an empyrean is recognizably a member of their humanoid ancestry, they always bear a few physical traits that set them apart, such as glowing eyes, a faint halo of light above their head, feathers for hair, antennae on the brow, a metallic sheen to the skin, lack of a belly button, a strangely musical voice, or a naturally pleasing floral scent. It’s a common stereotype that all aasimars are handsome or beautiful—another assumption aasimars face throughout their lives.

All sun empyreans live in the society and culture related to their ancestry, where they're raised by their parents. They thrive in societies that give them the space to uphold the values associated with Solariel, while also leaving room for an active lifestyle. Sun empyrean usually end up as adventurers or teachers if they forgo a position as priest, wanting to inspire others to achieve greatness.

When bigger groups of empyreans assimilate, they usually form close bonds, creating a strong sense of community. While open to everyone, they tend to prefer other outcasts, finding only they understand what it's like to always be seen as different.

In many cases, an empyrean's beliefs are shaped by the nature of their upbringing, their parents, and the society in which they were raised. Most empyreans are good, whether because society tends to accept, foster, and support empyreans, or because the influence of the Solariel is enough to subtly encourage them down such paths.

• Archives of Nethys.

• Legacy (Aasimar).