Arkhandus
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Incubi in 3rd Edition D&D are just Succubi who have used their alternate form ability to appear as males. Erinyes I'm not sure about.
The 3.0 Monster Manual shows a Hound Archon, Lantern Archon, and Planetar as examples of Celestials (who are once again called Angels in 3.5E). The Hound Archon shown is male, cracking his knuckles or something it looks like, the Lantern Archon hovers above, and the Planetar shown is female, holding her +3 greatsword ready. The Lantern Archon shown could, perhaps, actually be a Ghaele Eladrin in its 'globe of light' form, but that's described as being multihued whereas the picture displays just a glowing yellow orb, so I'm fairly sure it's a Lantern Archon.....
Anyway..... Yes, Angels/Celestials in D&D may be male or female. Their descriptions almost never give any indication of gender (if any such indications are given, they're not in the core rulebooks at least). The Monster Manual and such only seem to refer to them with gender-neutral terms/pronouns/whatever (it, it's, its, they, their, etc.). But they are depicted in both male and female forms; nowhere does it say in the core rulebooks if all celestials/angels of any given type are male or female. The gender-neutral references and varied pictures seem to indicate that the intention is that angels/celestials may be male or female but that it also probably does not matter.
Archons (the ones who must be lawful good) are a type of celestial/angel that is formed from the souls of mortals who have passed on. When lawful good souls reach Mount Celestia, they become petitioners on the first layer/level at the base of the mountain, IIRC. When they attain sufficient righteousness, honor, and such, they ascend to the second layer/level of the mountain and are transformed into Lantern Archons; from that point onward they are on the path towards achieving greater archon forms through noble deeds and loyal service.
Eladrins (the ones who must be chaotic good) I know less about, but they all seem to have elf-like features. They include Ghaeles, Firres, and a few others I think. Eladrins are native to Arborea, but I can't remember if they're formed from mortal petitioners' souls like archons are; I think so. Arborea is the outer plane where Corellon Larethion holds court, so it is the home to most goodly elven souls/petitioners.
Guardinals (who must be neutral good) I also know less about, but they all appear to be a noble, beautiful-looking blend of humanoid and animal. Avorals are birdlike, Cervidals resemble satyrs, Lupinals are wolf-like, Leonals are lion-like, and so on. Guardinals are abundant on Elysium. I also don't remember their origin.
Devas (of which there are three types: astral devas, movanic devas, and monadic devas) are another type of angel/celestial; they're related to the transitive planes IIRC but I don't recall their origins.
Planetars and Solars are created by deities to be their chief servants.
The 3.0 Monster Manual shows a Hound Archon, Lantern Archon, and Planetar as examples of Celestials (who are once again called Angels in 3.5E). The Hound Archon shown is male, cracking his knuckles or something it looks like, the Lantern Archon hovers above, and the Planetar shown is female, holding her +3 greatsword ready. The Lantern Archon shown could, perhaps, actually be a Ghaele Eladrin in its 'globe of light' form, but that's described as being multihued whereas the picture displays just a glowing yellow orb, so I'm fairly sure it's a Lantern Archon.....
Anyway..... Yes, Angels/Celestials in D&D may be male or female. Their descriptions almost never give any indication of gender (if any such indications are given, they're not in the core rulebooks at least). The Monster Manual and such only seem to refer to them with gender-neutral terms/pronouns/whatever (it, it's, its, they, their, etc.). But they are depicted in both male and female forms; nowhere does it say in the core rulebooks if all celestials/angels of any given type are male or female. The gender-neutral references and varied pictures seem to indicate that the intention is that angels/celestials may be male or female but that it also probably does not matter.
Archons (the ones who must be lawful good) are a type of celestial/angel that is formed from the souls of mortals who have passed on. When lawful good souls reach Mount Celestia, they become petitioners on the first layer/level at the base of the mountain, IIRC. When they attain sufficient righteousness, honor, and such, they ascend to the second layer/level of the mountain and are transformed into Lantern Archons; from that point onward they are on the path towards achieving greater archon forms through noble deeds and loyal service.
Eladrins (the ones who must be chaotic good) I know less about, but they all seem to have elf-like features. They include Ghaeles, Firres, and a few others I think. Eladrins are native to Arborea, but I can't remember if they're formed from mortal petitioners' souls like archons are; I think so. Arborea is the outer plane where Corellon Larethion holds court, so it is the home to most goodly elven souls/petitioners.
Guardinals (who must be neutral good) I also know less about, but they all appear to be a noble, beautiful-looking blend of humanoid and animal. Avorals are birdlike, Cervidals resemble satyrs, Lupinals are wolf-like, Leonals are lion-like, and so on. Guardinals are abundant on Elysium. I also don't remember their origin.
Devas (of which there are three types: astral devas, movanic devas, and monadic devas) are another type of angel/celestial; they're related to the transitive planes IIRC but I don't recall their origins.
Planetars and Solars are created by deities to be their chief servants.
