The Realm, ruled by the Divine Avatars, the Exalted, of the Sun, Moon and Stars, Alchemical and Elemental, these are the Mighty, the champions, leaders and princes at the forefront of the endless war against the Primordials.  For thousands of years this war had continued, even as the primordial Autochthon sheltered them within himself, and they traveled though the stars, within the Realm of Brass and Shadow.  For the exalted were the ones who made this possible, but the host is not where our story takes us, but to the individuals, a few of the great within the great, a small gathering of exalts who stand out even within the ranks of the mighty.<br/><br/>Loren, the elder Moonsilver Alchemical, had almost 8 centuries ago, been sent with a large population of it's own to become the nucleus of a new nation, transforming from a massive Colossus into a Metropolis, a mobile nation that was also a vast ship designed to sail the unimaginably vast elemental pole of oil.  Loran had grown sense her early days, the Metropolis was huge and beautiful, a series of floating spheres and orbs interconnected by flexible moonsilver tram lines.  It was here that the princes had gathered, to retrieve one of their own from the vast sea of oil, to lead the forces that were needed to guild and defend this city, for this was the outskirts, the parts of the realm that were most vulnerable to invasion from without and least easy to guard by the forces of the realm.<br/><br/>For the time being, while they had been searching for their lost circlemate, General Steel Orchid had been given command of the Metropolis military, where as Reflections of Serenity was the cities Civil Director, and there are a number of other exalted in the city in positions of authority, though the only other solar was Jay Jadestar.  Even now the city was maneuvering into position in order to better receive the party returning from the oil sea, the solar Zenith Kage, had been found at last by her lunar mate, still encased in crystal to keep her in perfect suspended animation, and he was bringing aboard in one of the docking stations.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Ok, we now begin, decide where you are in the city..  if you have any questions, you can PM me, or ask in the OCC thread.. and yes, there is a use for Voidfighters in this environment, besides fitted to fly the oil sea directly, they can also launch from the upper surface of the pole of oil into the void of space beyond.<br/><br/><strong>Setting Detail</strong> (and in this case, most Important NPC - for now)<br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Metropolis of Loran</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div class="floatleft">(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-TA3IGWMzspE/UNtWGML6YWI/AAAAAAAAAD0/dZbkovu69BM/s640/From_The_Deep_by_DeviantVicky.jpg)</div><strong>Motivation</strong>: Become the beautiful and awe inspiring core of the most mobile nation in the Realm of Brass and Shadow<br/><strong>Notes</strong>: The picture is the various domes and spheres that make up the city, picture silver threads connecting them, some thicker then others and you have the tram lines between areas.  Viewed from outside, Loran appears a series of shining gold-silver domes and bubbles connected by tubular scaffolding and flexible tram tunnels.  Each of these spheres and domes are large enough to contain thousands of people, as a nucleus of a new nation, it has a population of over a million mortals.<br/><br/><strong>Stats</strong><br/>Attributes: Highest Attributes tend to be her Caste Attributes: Appearance, Dexterity and Wits, they hover at around the 12-13 dots point, her next highest are her Favored Attributes which are Stamina, Intelligence and Charisma, which are around the 10-11 dots, last her her non-favored which tend to be about 8-9 dots. Her abilities vary, but most of them are 7 or higher, and she has maximum willpower, as well as high compassion and conviction, affected some by clarity below.  Charms are too many to count, but of particular note are her Fluidic Agitation Combines which allow her to uproot herself from any surface of Autochthon she has anchored and sail the oily sea directly.<br/><br/><strong>Clarity:</strong> Loran is an Essence 9 Alchemical Metropolis with a clarity of around 7, she has relationships of friendship only if they are of material benefit to her personality or two her motivation of course, most exalted fit that qualification, but she is also known for her deep sense of commitment to and love for the people of her nation.<br/><br/><strong>Intimacies of Note:</strong> Loran has intimacies toward her cities people, it's present leaders and any of the exalts working in her and is particularly responsive to many of the exalts in her city, the city loves her inhabitants and with the aid of her Director works to harmonize the way her people work together.  In the view of the mortals at least, she is both a grand and beautiful home and a sort of maternal figure.<br/><br/><strong>Synergy:</strong> Lunars in the presence of a Moonsilver caste experience a degree of turmoil in their soul, their exaltation and the reason behind it are clearer in their mind, and the things they have chosen to Steward impress themselves on their mind.  When they sleep and dream it is of them things they have triumphantly safeguarded, both in this life and in previous incarnations, and they dream of their solar mate, even if they have never met.  They also reduce the successes on limit rolls by -1, this can bring a limit roll to 0.  As Loran is a city, every Lunar in the city, or who visits the city, tends to renew their commitment to guardianship each day, as their original purpose is renewed in their hearts, and their solar bond tends to deepen, even without any intention to do so.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Projected Avatar</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div class="floatleft">(http://imageshack.us/a/img829/9388/avatarofloran.jpg)</div>When Loran choses to manifest a holographic image though her many Holographic Projection Nodes or launch a secondary avatar though her Avatar-Launching Silo, she can launch both Collosus sized Avatars and regular Human sized ones this way, this is her usual appearance when she lauches a Human sized Avatar.  <br/><br/>Loran is unusually active for a Metropolis in this area, while most Alchemical Metropoli do use avatars now and again, Loran has more then one active in some project in the city, guiding projects as best she can, and assisting directly at times, for Loran has not yet built it's own Alchemicals to serve such purposes.<br/><br/>Like all alchemical cities, her Avatars are taken from her human personalities, and she can sometimes seem more human then the more metallic and musical voice she has when she speaks directly from her Core or though her Holographic Projections.<br/><br/>This is true for her Human sized projections, her Collosus sized projections, some of which actually become Voidfighters are much more combat focused, tending to focus more on protecting the city and it's inhabitants rather then nurturing them as her Human sized Avatars are focused on.<br/></div></div></div></div></div></div>