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Deva is a player character race in Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition as one of the races in the second Player's Handbook. They are known as "Aasimar" in other editions of Dungeons & Dragons.

Racial traits

In appearance, devas are very similar to humans, but with an unearthly beauty and uncanny stillness about them. They are almost as tall as dragonborn, but much more slender.

Statistics

• Average Height: 6´ 1˝–6´ 6˝
• Average Weight: 175–280 lb.
• Ability Scores: Wisdom, and either Intelligence or Charisma^[Dr397:2]
• Size: Medium
• Speed: 6 squares
• Vision: Normal
• Languages: Common, choice of two others
• Skill Bonuses: History, Religion

Special

• Astral Majesty: You have a minor bonus to all defenses against attacks made by bloodied creatures.
• Astral Resistance: You have a resistance to necrotic damage and radiant damage equal to a moderate number + one-half your level.
• Immortal Origin: Your spirit is native to the Astral Sea, so you are considered an immortal creature for the purpose of effects that relate to creature origin.
• Memory of a Thousand Lifetimes: You can use memory of a thousand lifetimes as an encounter power.

Favored classes

• Avenger
• Cleric
• Invoker
• Wizard
• Psion

Deva specific feats

• Astral Renewal (11th level): When Astral Resistance reduces damage, get +2 bonus to next attack roll.

Deva Paragon paths

Refer to the Deva section on the paragon paths page.

See also

• Dragon Magazine 374, Ecology of the Deva, page 41.
• Player's Handbook 2

Trivia

• While Devas are 4th editions equivalents to Asimars from other editions of Dungeons and Dragons, the Samsaran race from the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game based off of Dungeons and Dragons 3.5 edition, are also quite similar to Devas. They too have blue skin, go through a cycle of reincarnation, and have a closer connection to the divine than other races.