“Magic is a language, and like any language you must spend time to learn its true meanings and subtleties. Every mage seeks to master this language, to eventually speak it without an accent. That is, all mages except for Ogre Mage-kin. For us, magic is our native tongue, and we speak it with deadly fluency.”

Arkor Prima - Councilwoman, College Arcane

In the circles of powerful Celestial casters in the realms, there is almost always at least one Ogre Mage-Kin among them. No other race has such a natural attunement to the art of celestial spell casting.

Ogre Mage-Kin are descended from the Ogre Mages, creatures who once had been Ogres and who the Ogre Mage-Kin claim were the first creatures ever to harness celestial magic. Most are very proud, bordering on arrogant, and dislike being compared to Oni or other Ogre-Kin. Although not all of them are so elitist.

They also can be found as warriors, statesmen, scholars, tradesmen and almost any other occupation.

Celestial magic is essentially in an Ogre Mage-kin’s blood. Learning to read magical language is easy for any of them and they seem to have a natural ability to re-channel magic through Adept spell slots. Some speculate that the mark they all wear on their face is an ancient symbol of their bond with magic.

Ogre Mage-Kin are so closely attuned to Celestial magic that the protective energies of some Earth magic cannot take hold of them. In addition, if they fail to cast a spell properly, the usually harmless discharge of energy backlashes on them in a potentially fatal fashion.  They have little patience for anything other than the most basic fighting styles.