Well, the Dark Fate rules from Shards makes abyssals much more tolerable mechanically. My character for that Day Caste, shes actually my very first Exalted character, who ive made Solar, Abyssal and Infernal versions of, but ive never actually managed to get her into a game that didnt die, i worry shes cursed O_O. Her first age self was a real hardcore justice oriented assassin (imagine Dredd as a solar assassin XD), her current Abyssal state is rather similar, but twisted to darkness. Originally she was pretty bitter and bought into the whole drop-creation-into-the-abyss speel, believing that the world was ruled by corruption and should be put out of its misery by the purity of the Abyss. But while she herself was very devote... she was a deathknight of the Lover, whos hedonistic ways gradually drove a wedge between her and her patrons, and she fled the Lover's service in disgust. Having realized that the forces of the abyss were no less corrupt (within their own ideology that is) than those she served under (and was betrayed by) in life. She started making her own way, killing those<em>she</em>decided had to die, targeting corrupt officials and agents of every faction. Between that and slowly rediscovering her morality and the fever-dreams of her first age incarnation, she gradually shifted towards a positive motivation, and wants to make the world a better place.... by taking corrupt people out of it. In terms of weaving her into the story, im inclined to say that Anj did her a good turn once, or possibly fed her information, and is rather thoroughly miffed that shes dead now.<br/><br/>As for my Sid, original character, yaay. Likely a blusid. She was a courtesan (and Realm courtesans are FAR more than comfort girls, they are practically diplomats), who exalted as a Chosen Of Serenity at the ordained time, and was collected by sid agents to begin her new life as a fate ninja, being well prepared by her early life for the role and its responsibility.... Except she wasnt. However intensely courtesans are trained, she herself was always more of a feel-good kinda girl, who was happiest pleasing others (and herself!) rather than manipulating business deals or trade agreements. As such she was rather thoroughly unhappy to have to do officework, in the The Cerulean Lute of Harmony of all places. So one day after her entire days work for shredded because she missed a stamp (she was distracted by a passing god of hawtness), she filed herself under Quitting and ran like a bitch. XD From her work she was aware of Anj, who was making lots of people happy, so she ran to her and asked for sanctuary. Anj brought the young Sid to hell, and set her up in a modest manse, thusly hiding her from whose who might be inclined to 'free' her exaltation in Creation. In exchange she had the sid do jobs for her, and im sure it doesnt take much work to imagine all the uses she might have had for a pet Sidreal. She spends her free time in her manse in Hell (which is a modest little pleasure palace staffed by neomah), which is where she was when all this was happening. Ill have to refresh myself on the mechanics, but she likely sensed either Anj's death or her key opening a way, and turns up to see whats going on.<br/><br/>And if theres one thing thats even worse to piss off than a judgemental abyssal, its a Chosen of Serenity. Calm Is Not Nice.