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				Alrighty, folks, welcome to the OOC thread proper. I'm going to post some of the information about the setting here, and then I'd ask that you post your character sheets and hold off on posting further until all five have been posted.<br><br><strong>The Satrapy of Dun-lat</strong><br>Dun-lat, is located along the River Ammon, also known as the Mother River, which empties into the small seas south of the Scavenger Lands, with its source even farther south. Dun-lat itself is located along the major route between the Varangian City-States and Ember, though is more than 1500 miles from the former and around 500 miles from the latter. <br><br>Dun-lat is a longtime satrapy of House Tepet, where devotion to the Immaculate Philosophy is at such a great height among most of the populace that almost all fertile couples give their firstborn child to the Immaculate Order to raise as a monk, inflating the numbers of the Order to such an extent that monasteries are nearly as common as villages in the satrapy, and one of the four greatest settlements is a monastery the size of a city.<br><br>However, not all members of society are so devoted to the Immaculates - the salt mines of the city of Nefrem are filled to the brim with slaves bought and sold by passing nomads, Guild traders, and prisoners of war, and the aristocracy's palaces are full of similar unfortunates. Even some of the free peasants of Dun-lat have difficulty supporting the Immaculates wholeheartedly - for the Immaculate Order is a part of the Realm, and the Realm has treated the Dun-lati very poorly in the past generation. <br><br>Twenty years ago, when a famine struck the City of Bridges, Akhetan, the people begged for a reduction in taxes. The satrap refused, and the people of Akhetan revolted, faced with the certain death of starvation or the less certain death of rebellion. The forces of House Tepet crushed the Akheti utterly, and the waliyah of Akhetan was crucified alongside her immediate family, while her servants and clan were sold into slavery. Akhetan itself was ransacked, its great bridges destroyed and its collection of texts burned (against the incredibly loud objections of the Immaculates). The ruling Malik in Latir, Orsam, was executed for allowing this to come to pass, and his sister, Irelen, was appointed Malika in his place. Since then, she has been a stern hand on the rudder of Dun-lat.<br><br>More recently, news of the weakness of House Tepet following the Bull of the North's destruction of the vast majority of its forces reached Dun-lat, and a woman claiming to be the Daughter of Mother River began a revolution against the weakened Tepet-backed regime, with resounding success relative to the earlier attempts - for five months the revolutionaries wracked the satrapy as the increasingly desperate forces of House Tepet struggled to fight them... But her revolt faltered abruptly, when nearly a month ago, she was slain under mysterious circumstances. The revolt fractured without her unifying charisma, and now many would-be revolutionaries have turned to banditry and raiding.<br><br>Now, above all other times, Dun-lat is fragmented - numerous factions attempt to affect control over the shattered satrapy, whether to restore order or simply to reinforce their own power, and threats from without are watching with eyes full of hunger even as the Mother River begins to show her wrath to the people who allowed her Daughter to die. The people of Dun-lat are greatly affected by this, and the services of the Listeners are coming into the fore as the conflict drags on.<br><br>Into this your characters come - the reborn kings and queens of a golden age. What will they do? Will they bring Dun-lat to a greater status than ever before, or will they destroy everything that is recognizably Dun-lati in their attempts? With the Sun's blessings, the Heirs to Creation walk again in Creation, and their footsteps echo ever louder...<br><br><strong>Akhetan, City of Bridges</strong><br>Akhetan, the City of Bridges, sits upon both shores of the River Ammon, as well as upon an island sitting in the middle, midway between Latir and Nalandun. Once a beautiful city surrounded by the lush green growth of papyrus and lotus plants, with great irrigated fields of crops destined for the Blessed Isle and elsewhere, Akhetan is now but a shadow of its former self, ransacked and burnt. The bridges, once grand displays of artifice, are now replaced to unstable and ill-constructed monstrosities that bear the weight of a cart only with the most ill of grace. The people, once guided by a waliyah and her aristocratic family, have descended to feuding families and street violence, with few authorities able to put things in order. The Daughter's Rebellion saw many members of Akhetan's populace flocking to her banners, as they felt they owed the Realm an even greater blood debt than they did each other, and now the City of Bridges lies in wait for the hammer of the Realm's wrath to fall upon them once again.<br><br>The City of Bridges is in decay - moral, physical, economic - and the people know it. Families and clans feud with each other in the absence of a firmly controlling hand, whilst the Realm Garrison (much depleted after many of its troops were withdrawn to fight against the Daughter) only patrols the West City, ignoring the Center and the East. But not all is lost - some seek to rebuild the lost glories of the City of Bridges, to remake the greatness that was Akhetan, and the number has been growing slowly, but steadily, as House Tepet continued to disregard Akhetan in favor of the Daughter's Rebellion, but it remains to be seen what will come of it.<br><br>About a dozen villages lie within varying distances of the ruined walls of Akhetan - the closest of them lies about a mile out (that's a kilometer and a half), while the farthest that is owned by the city (nominally) is about ten times that distance from the fallen walls. There is also one fairly large monastery sitting roughly five miles (eight kilometers) outside the walls, and this is where the majority of the Immaculates in Akhetan originate.<br><br>Below are listed several interesting characters in Akhetan that the Circle has heard of or interacted with thus far:<br><ul class="bbc_list"></ul><strong>Spirits</strong><br><ul class="bbc_list"><li><strong>Enk-Aren</strong> - the city father of Akhetan, he is reputed to take the form of a small-framed hunter with the head of a great hunting cat. He only very rarely manifests, as is right and proper for a god under Immaculate rule, but during his festival, the Great Hunt, he takes shape and leads a procession of ceremonially dressed hunters through the streets and over the bridges of Akhetan.</li></ul><br><strong>Akhetani Citizens</strong><br><ul class="bbc_list"><li><strong>Dreaming Selash</strong> and <strong>Immaculate Song</strong> - A husband and wife duo, Dreaming Selash (the man) and Immaculate Song (the woman) are a pair of widely beloved members of Akhetan's high society, such as it is. Dreaming Selash is widely held to be the greatest calligrapher outside of Nalandun, and even the Immaculate Order pays dearly for copies of texts he has transcribed. Immaculate Song, while totally blind, is nonetheless one of the greatest poets in a generation - the way her words bind together and stir the heart to passion are blessings showing her high point on the Coils, or so the monks say.</li><li><strong>Striking Eldu</strong> and <strong>Jade Adone</strong> - A pair of married men, members of the merchant family most involved with the trade of grain in Akhetan. Striking Eldu is seen in society as something of a fop, albeit one who has more talent than most when it comes to arranging his family's affairs, while it is whispered that Jade Adone was a courtesan before becoming Eldu's husband. Eldu is one of the more influential members of his family, both due to his age (he is in his middle years now) and his talent with dinars.</li><li><strong>Harun Thrice-Blessed</strong> - A mysterious and somewhat weedy youth who is far more than the overly dramatic boy that he seems to be. He appears to be just barely past his majority, with a thin, wispy beard and a voice that is too deep to be entirely unbroken, but perhaps this, too, is misleading...</li></ul><br><strong>House Tepet and its Subjects</strong><br><ul class="bbc_list"><li><strong>Shakar</strong> - The nominal wali of Akhetan is perhaps the least liked man in all the city. When the former waliyah was slain, her entire family was removed from any place of power, and Shakar was put in her place. A member of the Onkelos family, famed for its investment in the barge trade, Shakar's family fortunes have dipped precariously since the Daughter's Rebellion, and it is only the strength of the Realm Garrison that prevents some "accident" befalling him. He has recently begun purchasing a great number of janissaries, to protect himself from his own people.</li><li><strong>Tepet Shefta</strong> - Talonlord of the Realm Garrison of Akhetan, Tepet Shefta is one of the few Dynast Dragon-Blooded in the city, and is an object of a mix of reverence, anger, and disgust. Shefta has never been unfair to the people of Akhetan in the five years he has been the leader of the Garrison, but there are many in the city who see him as a reminder of the prosperity of earlier times, now lost.</li></ul><br><strong>The Immaculate Order</strong><br><ul class="bbc_list"><li><strong>Wind</strong> - A Pasiap-emulating mortal Immaculate Monk, she seems to care deeply about those under her care, and is from Khara-ul</li></ul><br><strong>Others</strong><br><ul class="bbc_list"><li><strong>Brishah</strong> - Iron Lady of a mercenary band that has stopped in Akhetan for the month. She is often seen laughing uproariously at something or another, even when no one else around her does so. She is in her middle years, and her body is that of a warrior, not a courtesan - while she is not <em>un</em>attractive, neither is she particularly appealing.</li><li><strong>Karam</strong> - A mysterious martial artist serving in Brishah's mercenary band, he may be a Fire Dragon stylist. He wears his hair short, a bare stubble on his scalp.</li></ul><br><br>Nearby Settlements:<br><ul class="bbc_list"><li><strong>Khara-ul</strong> - An Immaculate monastery about a day's journey from the walls of Akhetan.</li></ul><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">The other Cities</div><div class="spoiler_body">Latir, the capital and home to the Malika, the satrap, and the greatest of Realm Garrisons in the satrapy, it is located just east of the Mother River, its palaces sitting on the shore. Latir is where the most wealth is concentrated, and its groves of citrus trees remain untouched by the recent debacles... at least for now. <br><br>Nalandun is not a city as such, but rather the greatest of all Immaculate monasteries in Dun-lat. Located about one hundred miles south of Latir and on the west shore of the River Ammon, the majority of Immaculates live and are taught here, though significant monasteries exist dotted throughout the satrapy. Nalandun is a place of prayer-wheels and chanting, of bells and sacrifice, of incense and ritual as the monks pay respects to gods according to the Immaculate Calendar. Here is the base of the Wyld Hunt of the Realm in Dun-lat, and here is where monks spar as they debate each other's finer interpretations and extrapolations of the Immaculate Texts.<br><br>Nefrem, the northernmost city of Dun-lat, sits in the foothills of Pro-at, where there are significantly deep mines of salt as well as quarries full of limestone. Nefrem is isolated from the rest of Dun-lat, separated by a series of mountainous hills through which the Mother River flows, and it is here that the majority of the slaves of Dun-lat are owned. While the majority of Nefremi are not the same people as the Dun-lati of the rest of the satrapy, they are ruled by a council of Dun-lati merchants who own the majority of the slaves, including janissary troops who keep the Nefremi in line. The council knows, however, that without the presence of a Realm garrison (which has largely been removed for the sake of fighting the Daughter's Rebellion), they are dancing on the edge of a popular revolt even now... <br>Nefremi villages are scattered throughout the foothills of Pro-at, where the people whisper prayers to gods of mountain and storm where their Dun-lati Immaculate overseers cannot see. Rumors abound that these people are plotting their own revolt against House Tepet with the aid of the sorcerer-king of Klanth and his House Ledaal overlords, but none know for certain if this is true.<br></div></div><br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">The Listener Tradition</div><div class="spoiler_body">The Dun-lati hold to a relatively unusual (but still quite acceptable) permutation of the Immaculate Philosophy - specifically, they believe that if a dark thought, experience, action, or emotion is not spoken of to another, it becomes as poison and cripples the soul's ability to ascend the Coils of the Dragons. As such, they have developed a longstanding tradition of the Listener.<br><br>The Listener is a person who dons all-concealing robes, that none might know who they are, and simply sits and listens to those who come to them, then responds with compassion and understanding. While in most villages there is a designated Listener family, who sit to hear the tales of their communities (effectively negating the desired effect of their robes), the aristocratic families have long felt that slaves are much more trustworthy as Listeners, and developed their own (owned) families to whom they may speak of their troubles.<br><br>Even free Listeners are under immense societal pressure to never share what has been spoken to them when wearing the robes, while slave Listeners take their lives in their hands to even risk speaking of their owners' private secrets. While there are tales that tell of such things, they emphasize the consequences of the Listener's actions. More popularly, there are innumerable songs and tales of scandalous romances blossoming between the Listener-slaves and their owners, but all aristocrats firmly deny such tales.</div></div><br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Poetry</div><div class="spoiler_body">Poetry (as represented by the Performance or Linguistics abilities, somewhat arbitrarily) is widely beloved by the people of Dun-lat, and those who can use words to create beauty and cleverness are held as prestigious additions to one's family. Particularly praised is poetry that represents the values of the Immaculate Order, and a well-crafted poem that refers to those virtues is widely held as hinting at the perfection of the Immaculate Dragons themselves.</div></div><br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Dun-lati Names</div><div class="spoiler_body">Dun-lati names run a wide gamut of styles, with many villagers and peasants using simple "Adjective Noun," "Noun of Noun," or just plain "Noun" sorts of names. A few examples might be Honest, Laughing Rain, or Son of River. Occasionally, they will be something that is less simple, such as Radiant Dashi or the like, though this is more common in city-dwellers who are not aristocrats. Aristocratic families tend to avoid the "Adjective Noun" or "Noun of Noun" sorts of names - for those are the names of the lowest ranked sorts, and I take inspiration from Middle Persian, Hebrew words, and a touch of Arabic for the names of wealthy and elite families, myself.</div></div><br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Neighboring Satrapies</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>The Glorious Sheikdom of Assar</strong> - The Glorious Sheikdom of Assar is centered on the oasis city of the same name, and is overseen by a satrap from House Cathak. The Asri themselves use the oasis city as the major hub for any trade they wish to do, but spend much of their time roaming the deserts with their (relatively small) herds of animals in tow. House Cathak often takes its tribute from Assar in a mix of taxes and young women who make up the majority of their horse archers in the South.<br><strong>The Kingdom of Klanth</strong> - A loose collection of hill tribes to the north of Dun-lat along the River Ammon who swear allegiance to the kings of the city-state Marous, the Kingdom of Klanth is a satrapy owned by House Ledaal. Its sorcerer-king, Amber Sky, has long been a boogeyman for the Dun-lati, who fear that the Nefremi would prefer to serve him rather than them, and House Tepet, whose disinclination to trust sorcerers and its Dynastic rivals bring out the deepest suspicions.<br><br><strong>To be added when time allows</strong><br></div></div>[/list]
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>16-11-2015, 19:26:44</strong>
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				http://www.deviantart.com/art/Kiana-403689997<br><br>Transcendent Starlight Beauty<br>Caste: Night<br><br>Background: She was born as simply Night Star. The child of a mortal soldier of Lookshy on leave and a lovely but poor peasant girl in one of the smaller villages of the southern Scavenger Lands, Night Star's prospects weren't good. The soldier denied all connections once he found out the girl was pregnant. The girl's family wasn't about to raise some bastard when they could barely feed themselves. As soon as the child was born she was sold off to the next Guild caravan to come through, over her mother's objections. The Guild in turn sold her off to a geisha house for a hefty profit. They didn't realize exactly what they were selling her into.<br><br>This particular geisha house, the Mist of Sapphire Blossoms, was owned by one Spring Blossom. Spring Blossom was the public face of the Diving Raiton Society. The "society" is a polite name for a criminal organization that has deep roots. Members of the Society run everything from smuggling to murder-for-hire. They have magistrates in their pockets, and count nobles among their leadership. The Society has many facets, and many fronts. Spring Blossom, who was a member of the Society's administrative ranks, ran the "sweet" side of the operation: honeytrap operations, prostitution, and the more high-class geisha and courtesans. Her job was training and managing agents who could be invited into places and then could seduce, steal, or kill as needed, sometimes all three. She ran all this from behind an unassuming and polite mask as the head of a geisha house. This was the world Night Star was sold into.<br><br>Her early years were shaped almost from the time she could walk. She and the other children were praised and graded on how well they could lie and decieve. They learned early that they could get out of trouble by informing on other children for their own crimes, if they were clever enough to come up with a convincing lie or could fake evidence well. The children were assigned chores, and fed only when they did their chores. But those children who could convince or bully other children to do their chores for them got the best meals and the nicest toys. By five the children were separated. Those considered pretty enough, talented enough, and smart enough began their training. The rest were sold off into lesser branches of the Diving Raiton Society. Waste not, want not. Night Star was one of the lucky ones chosen to remain, and begin her training. Over the next ten years she learned the arts of dance, of seduction, poisons, and theft. She learned how to be what people expected and to be completely unique. She also learned to trust no one. To view people and events solely in terms of how she could manipulate them for maximum gain. The only being she ever allowed herself to get close to was the house cat. She learned, painfully, that people betray and gods are fickle. She drove herself to be the best, because only then could she be sure that her heart couldn't be betrayed.<br>&nbsp;She was taught to find joy in her work, in the ways she could twist others around her fingers, and she relied on that joy as the only thing she could truly count on.<br><br><br>Her constant rival during these years was a girl named Oasis Willow, who constantly strove against her. Oasis Willow was pretty, but not as pretty as Starlight. Talented, but not as talented. She always strove to be better than Starlight and never quite measured up. So when the Society got a very lucrative contract for the honeytrap division, it was only natural for the trainees to compete for the honor. And Starlight won, as she always did. She was assigned to infilitrate the court of a nobleman notoriously unwilling to be bribed or threatened, kill him and his immediate family, and send a message to anyone else who might resist subversion by the Society. It was a simple enough assignment. She successfully infilitrated the household by befriending the man's daughter, Sunset Spark, and being taken on as a household servant.&nbsp; After a few months of memorizing the household layout, servant schedules, and earning the trust of the staff and family, she was ready to move. There was only one thing that troubled her. Over her months of preparation she'd become a trusted confidant of Sunset Spark. The teenage girl was surprisingly friendly, as well as terribly lonely. Her mother had died of a wasting illness. Her brother was a soldier and gone on deployment a lot, and her father, though well-meaning, had no real idea how to raise a daughter. Her position kept her isolated, and by the time she met Starlight she was dying for a friend close to her own age.<br><br>Something about the open way Sunset connected to her caused Starlight to begin to have doubts about her mission. She was used to the pit of vipers she'd grown up with and the intrigue of her previous assignments. Sunset's honesty and vulnerability touched a chord in her that she struggled very hard to deny was even possible. The fact that Sunset often donated of her family wealth to help the poor and sick in her family's lands struck Starlight as too good to be a true, an obvious attempt at mollifying the masses. But still, she seemed so sincere, and Starlight, who was trained to know a liar and a con when she saw one, could detect no falsehood in her.&nbsp; The existence of someone who was not a cynical manipulator threw her. Genuine friendship was something she was never trained for. And she felt strangely warm when Sunset would take her and the other household staff out to contribute to the poor houses and asylums. The night she was to carry out the assassination, she was having serious doubts about whether or not she should, let alone if she could kill Sunset.<br><br>It turned out not to matter. Oasis Willow and some of the others from her training program had decided that if they couldn't beat Starlight on their own merits, they would ruin her. They leaked information about the assassination plot to Sunset's father and the city guard. When the guard came for her, she was with Sunset and the other attendants on the way back to the mansion after a day helping in the slums. Realizing that she was compromised, she began to fight. But when she saw Sunset (mistaken for an accomplice by a hasty guard) come under attack, something in her changed. She couldn't let this innocent girl suffer for her crimes. Or even her other attendants. She fought fiercely and led the guards a merry chase back into the slums. When the exhausted and angry guards decided to torch the building she was holing up in, starting a fire that threatened to consume the slums, she looked down and saw all the work and care of Sunset going up in flames. And she knew it was wrong that so many should die, so much hope lost, over her. She snuck out of that deathtrap, killed every one of those guards, then went to the slum-dwellers and with her force of charisma and gathered them at the shelter Sunset used. It was the safest place from the fire. Starlight knew she had to go, but there were two things left to do.<br><br>First, she made her way through the cordon of security back to Sunset Spark and she thanked the girl. Thanked her for showing her that not everyone was an evil, amoral user, and she asked her to continue her good work. The second item on her agenda was revenge. She made her way back to the Mist of Sapphire Blossoms in secret. Not knowing that the whole organization had not betrayed her, she broke into Spring Blossom's hidden chambers and retrieved her hidden ledgers, blackmail files, and other compromising information on the honeytrap division of the Diving Raiton Society. Oasis Willow and the other conspirators caught her as she exited the office. To say that they were surprised is an understatement. Starlight didn't give them much chance to enjoy it. She buried a dagger in Oasis Willow's eye, and then the battle was on. Starlight's talents were for seduction and targeted assassination. A straight up fight against numbers wasn't her forte. But she refused to give up. Not now. These people had lied to her her whole life. They had used her for their own cynical gain and would have had her kill a woman who tried to help so many others. As five guards closed in on her, swords ready to snuff her life, a golden circle blazed into being on her forehead. She would not die here! She'd bring down this nest of vipers if it was the last thing she did!<br><br>In the rush of Exaltation, she slid under the blades. She surprised herself by killing all the guards. Then killing anyone else who got in her way. She managed to escape, and then proceeded to use the information she found in Spring Blossom's files to uncover damning evidence on other Society members, breaking into their homes and businesses to acquire the info. At each stop, she made it a point to assassinate the division heads and leadership of the Society, all in a single night. She finished by slipping the information she'd gathered to the few uncorruptible magistrates that had been pursuing the Society all the years of her life. Within a day, the leaderless members of the Society were rounded up. Without the extensive blackmail files, money (she'd stolen all she could carry), and other resources, the members were easy prey for the law, and couldn't rely on the crooked magistrates, judges, and nobles to protect them. Of course, Starlight was long gone by the time the magistrates had captured Oasis Willow and the rest of her "family".<br><br><br><br><br>Attributes<br><br>Charisma: 2<br>Manipulation: 4<br>Appearance: 5<br><br>Perception: 3<br>Intelligence: 3<br>Wits: 3<br><br>Strength: 2<br>Dexterity: 3<br>Stamina: 2<br><br>Caste Abilities<br><br>Socialize: 3<br>Stealth: 2<br>Larceny: 3<br>Athletics: 2<br>Awareness 2<br><br>Favored Abilities<br><br>Presence:&nbsp; 3<br>Performance: 3<br>Integrity: 3<br>Thrown: 3<br>Dodge: 2<br><br>Supernal Ability: Larceny<br><br>Occult: 1<br>Resistance: 1<br>Linguistics: 1<br><br><br><br>Merits<br><br>5 for Hidden Justice (moonsilver and green jade throwing needles)<br>3 for Belt of Shadow Walking<br>4 for Shadow's Embrace<br>Hearthstone (Freedom Stone)<br>Res 2<br><br><br>BP Spends<br><br>6 for Stealth, Awareness, Athletics 2.<br>2 for Dodge 2 and Thrown 3<br>HS: Freedom Stone<br>2 for Belt of Shadow Walking<br>2 for Res 2<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Hidden Justice: Vyer Akelos was the last person you'd expect to be an assassin. That's what made him such a good one. In the First Age, Akelos was a Waning Moon who served as mate to a glorious Solar of the Zenith caste. Akelos's mate was a good and righteous ruler, but woefully naive. Akelos was in charge of his security, and far more pragmatic and ruthless than his love. He developed Hidden Justice to strike at those foes of his mate who were too high-profile to simply be torn apart by claws or fangs. Akelos would conduct thorough investigations on potential enemies, then use his shapeshifting talents and skills as a spy to sneak in and assassinate those targets that needed killing. Or just frame or sabotage those enemies too highly placed for assassination.<br><br>Formed of moonsilver with green jade worked into the handles, these poisoned needles were designed to be thrown at a considerable distance. One who has mastered them can cause the needles to bend and warp, flowing around and through weak points in armor to deliver their deadly poisons. They can leave behind slivers of moonsilver that seek the heart of an enemy. And by magic, they return to the hand of their wielder once they've done their deadly work.<br><br>Shadow's Embrace: In the First Age, if you were a criminal in the West you quickly learned to fear and hate the name of Twelve Shades. Known among his peers as Twelve Shadows Flowing, this Night Caste Solar was a fearsome and harsh inquisitor. Under a variety of assumed names and guises, both male and female, Twelve Shades wormed his way into criminal conspiracies of mortals, renegade spirits, rogue demons, and even the plots of less scrupulous Exalted. He'd gather evidence meticulously, sometimes spending years on his investigations. Then he'd strike. Conspiracies and cartels would awake to find their leaders dead or hauled up before the Deliberative with so much damning evidence they couldn't hope to get off. He struck without fear or favor, and was infamous for his inability to be bribed or threatened off a case.<br><br>After a particular close call in which a black market Exigent enforcer for a cartel had nearly sniped him down, Twelve Shades commissioned this blue jade and orichalcum chain shirt. He needed something flexible enough to wear when deep undercover but sturdy enough to hold up to the abuses he often took. It was designed with a socket for a hearthstone, as he often used hearthstones (and sorcery) to aid in his investigations. The chain shirt gave him increased awareness of the hostile intent of others, as well as bending light to better conceal him from the senses of enemies.</div></div><br>Charms<br><br>Precision of the Striking Raptor (p. 415)<br>Joint-Wounding Attack (p. 416)<br>Graceful Crane Stance (p. 261)<br>Monkey Leap Technique (p. 261)<br>Perfect Shadow Stillness (p. 403)<br>Reed In The Wind (p. 299)<br>Dust Motes Whirling (p. 299)<br>Mastery of Small Manners (p. 393)<br>Masterful Performance Exercise (p. 361)<br>Seasoned Criminal Method (p. 315)<br>Blinding Battle Feint (p. 404)<br>Spurious Presence (p .315)<br>Preying on Uncertainty Approach (p. 316)<br>Swift Gambler's Eye (p. 316)<br>Lightning-Hand Sleight (p. 316)<br><br>Intimacies and Limit Trigger<br><br>Defining Intimacy: I don't know who I am anymore. I need to find out who and what I am now.<br><br>Major Intimacy: Sunset Spark showed me what compassion and generosity were. I should support others like her in the world.<br><br>Negative Intimacy: Oppressive or unjust rulers.<br><br>Positive Intimacy: Those who presevere in the face of unjust oppression.<br><br>Limit Trigger: Seeing the generous and compassionate being ground under and not doing (or not being able to do) anything about it.<br><br><br><br>Parry: 2<br>Resolve: 3<br>Guile: 4<br>Evasion: 3<br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>16-11-2015, 21:30:16</strong>
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				Kheldaran - Eclipse Caste<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Stats</div><div class="spoiler_body">Mental <br>&nbsp;Perception 3<br>&nbsp;Intelligence 3<br>&nbsp;Wits 3<br>Social <br>&nbsp;Charisma 4<br>&nbsp;Manipulation 5<br>&nbsp;Appearance 2<br>Physical <br>&nbsp;Strenght 2<br>&nbsp;Dexterity 3<br>&nbsp;Stamina 2<br><br>Willpower 5</div></div><br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Attributes</div><div class="spoiler_body">Athletics - 1<br>Awareness - 1<br>Brawl - 1<br>Bureaucracy (F) - 1<br>Dodge - 3 (Speciality unarmoured)<br>Integrity (F) - 3<br>Investigation - 1<br>Larceny (C) - 2<br>Linguistics (C) - 1<br>Lore - 1<br>Martial Arts (F) - 2 (Speciality unarmoured)<br>Medicine (F) - 3<br>Melee - 1<br>Occult (C) - 1 <br>Performance (F) - 1<br>Presence (CS) - 3 (Speciality - In character)<br>Resistance - 2 <br>Sail - 1<br>Socialise (C) - 3 (Speciality - Misdirection)<br>Stealth - 1</div></div><br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Merits</div><div class="spoiler_body">Manse (3) - Gives Demanse (2 dots), Hearthstone (2 dots) - Chameleon stone<br>Language (High Realm (native), Old Realm, Riverspeak, Flametongue) <br>Subtle gills <br>Resources (1)<br>Martial arts <br>Followers (2)<br>Artifact (2 dots) - Hearthstone Amulet</div></div><br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Charms</div><div class="spoiler_body">Graceful Crane Stance <br>Fists of Iron technique<br>Deft Officials Way <br>Reed in the Wind <br>Integrity Protecting Prana <br>Watchman's Infaliible Eye <br>Seasoned Criminal Method <br>Spurious Presence <br>Wound Mending Care technique <br>Spirit Detecting Glance <br>Harmonius Presence Meditation <br>Ox Body technique <br>Body Mending Meditation <br>Crane Style Martial Arts - Empowering Justice Redirection <br>Mastery of Small Manners </div></div><br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Intimacies</div><div class="spoiler_body">Defining Principle - Rebuild the civilisation of the First Age<br>Major Tie - Water Elemental Spirit Lord (Obligation, Friendship)<br>Major Tie - The Guild (Dislike)<br>Major Tie - Followers (Like, Protect)<br>Minor Tie - Nymphs (Fondness, Desire)<br>Minor Principle - I will follow the Path of Righteousness. [<em>Eight common attributes of the xia are listed as benevolence, justice, individualism, loyalty, courage, truthfulness, disregard for wealth and desire for glory</em>.]<br>Minor Principle - The strong should protect the weak<br><br>Limit Break Trigger - The Solar takes the opportunity to advance his own cause by harming an innocent or ignoring one’s suffering.</div></div><br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Background</div><div class="spoiler_body">Peleps Daishan was born and raised a son of the Household of Peleps Kaizoku, and like many of this household, he spent a lot of time learning about, on or near the sea. With his family's status of unofficial Realm pirates, that's to be expected. He doesn't have a great many memories of this time though<br><br>Peleps Daishan died at sea. A great storm arose, his ship was separated from the rest of the squadron, damage taken in a battle with Lintha pirates having slowed it to the point it could not outrun the storm. Damaged, and short of crew, the ship was buffeted and battered. Sailors were plucked one by one from the deck by waves that seemed almost sentient.<br><br>They were. The storm was not a normal storm, but a hunting party of the Fair Folk, far from their normal waters. Peleps Daishan was one of the last taken. Perhaps that was why he survived, the Fair Folk having sated the worst of their lusts on those already lost. He was not as fortunate, to be killed out of hand. Instead he was taken.<br><br>He who was Daishan was now a slave, to be used by the Fair Folk in any way that amused them. They took him to deep, dark, places and changed him there, so he would last longer, amuse them for longer.<br><br>He can't recall how long he was amongst them. Months. Perhaps years.<br><br>His escape was a shock to many. The hunting party had encountered a group of water spirits and were seeking uncontested passage through their realm. Their slave suddenly addressed one spirit, calling on ancient pacts in the name of who he was before. The spirit saw the reincarnation of one he owed a debt to, and fulfilled his oath. The hunting party were slaughtered, the few survivors fleeing before the spirits.<br><br>The once more Exalted Eclipse solemnly thanked his old friend, and acknowledged the debt paid. As a last boon, the spirit took him safely back to the shore, leaving him on a beach with Port Calin a distant blur on the horizon.<br><br>Unused to being above water, he was weak and uncoordinated. He was found by a Guild caravan, and having nothing of worth to pay for any help they might give him, they promptly enslaved him once again, shackling him and tossing him in a wagon with others who were to be sold in Nexus. Once he recovered his strength, he taught them the error of their ways. Recovered and now equiped with clothing and equipment that had been Guild property, he set out to explore.<br><br>Over time, some memories came back to him, enough to know that his former family would likely want to see him dead. Not only had he not fallen gloriously in battle, he had been taken as a slave, something that would mar the entire family with dishonour, and then worst of all, had exalted as Anathema.<br><br>Peleps Daishan died at sea. The man who stood on that muddy trail took the name Kheldaran. It would serve well enough for now, and could always be discarded later, if necessary.<br><br>His wandering around the Scavenger Lands found him creating a number of identities, and finding several useful tools along the way. A poorly thought out excursion to the haunted city of Denandsor almost cost him his life, but he escaped it bringing the Nymph Calinara with him, having rescued her from the empty city and its curse. She decided to stay with him, as he usually ended up in such interesting situations, mostly unmanifested and inside of him, but taking her true form around expanses of water that she judged worthy.</div></div><br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Kheldaran, normal appearance</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/c/c0/Dhaizun.jpg)</div></div><br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Alternate identities</div><div class="spoiler_body"><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Jiao Ting, the merchant</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f2/Yasuki_Tsujiken2.jpg)<br><br>A small time merchant from the Scavanger Lands, who seeks to become a Merchant Prince. Tends to deal in merchandise of little interest to The Guild.</div></div><br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Old Wolf, wandering troublemaker</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/b/b6/Jackiechan.jpg)<br><br>Wandering vagabond, teller of tales, finder of occasional lost items (sometimes before anyone even realises they're lost in the first place), claims to be a Fang Shi (wandering exorcist), and will happily help a village deal with a troublesome spirit in return for a hot meal and a few drinks.</div></div></div></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ChaoticSky</strong> on <strong>16-11-2015, 23:27:56</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Silken Rays of Hope, 'Silk', The Shining Courtesan Saint</strong></span></div><div class="floatright">(http://i.imgur.com/CARey4F.jpg)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Player:</strong></td><td>ChaoticSky</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Type:</strong></td><td>Solar</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Caste:</strong></td><td>Zenith</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Anima:</strong></td><td>Silk's anima dances and writhes invitingly; At the lower levels it rises and arcs out from her body in golden ribbons, mimicking the radiant flares of the Sun. As the anima grows, it expands outwards, radiating out from her body to dance and writhe erotically in the air around her, reaching towards those who stand near with ribbons of golden warmth to caress and invite. At the totemic level it becomes a glorious golden aurora as ribbons of golden light draw shapes of love and eroticism in the air visible for miles, while drawing every eye to her radiant self. Her beauty boosted by the golden light that coils about her like a lover.</td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Age:</strong></td><td>24</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Birthday:</strong></td><td>26th of Decending Fire</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Height:</strong></td><td>5"10</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Weight:</strong></td><td>No.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Skin:</strong></td><td>Chocolate</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Hair:</strong></td><td>Brunette</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Eyes:</strong></td><td>Teal</td></tr></tbody></table><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Bio</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>The Girl</strong><br>Hopeful Rain was born into the small town of Water Falls, set at the bottom of a valley of the same name. A&nbsp; great scar in the land, near the Mother River, and fed by a deep stream of her waters, the bottom of the valley had been made lush by her bounty, and its auspicious positioning meant that the length of the valley followed the path of the sun across the sky so that plenty of light reached the valley floor. This allowed for the farming of many sensitive crops that would normally be killed by the dry southern winds, and ensured the prosperity of the town and its people.<br><br>On the one hand, Hopeful Rain's family were one of several families of hunters who by tradition walked the farmer's fields, hunting and trapping birds and small pests that attack the crops, before ranging beyond the valley to hunt among the grass and reeds of the Mother River for greater game. Which in turn they sold on the market to butchers and others who would make use of it. However, this also made them the closest thing the village had to scouts or sentries. Sitting in the lap of Dun-Lat, there was no need for a dedicated armsmen, so such duties were undertaken by those who had the skills; hunters stood watch, farmers stood in defence, and so on. This was not a duty favoured by many, of Water Falls' hunters were often enamoured with the thrill of a catch, and competed in friendly manner to out-do each other daily. While sentry work offered few thrills and much boredom.<br><br>On the other hand, her family were also Water Falls' Listeners. Ordained by the Immaculate Philosophy to provide an outlet for the darkness, guilt and sins of others, lest their thoughts turn into a poison of the soul. A unjudging ear, ready with kind words, to whome the villagers could unburden themselves to better pursue the coils of the dragon. Not an easy calling to endure, though some think it soft work, there is no shortage of burden on the soul. Something Hopeful Rain learned early and well, for her age mattered little once she donned the black robes of a Listener, and those who found her waiting to hear their sins rarely bothered to seek out one of her parents instead if the subject matter was unfit for a young woman's ears.<br><br>Hopeful Rain bore both duties with a certain cheer, though even the all-concealing robes of a Listener could not hide her curves, and the girl was nothing if not stunningly beautiful. As such her identity as a Listener was even more of a open secret than the rest of her family, since for them the robes atleased made it hard to tell who was who. This beauty also made her very sought after as a conquest for young men and fortunately for them Hope was more than willing to reciprocate, she grew up curious about sex, after hearing much about it, and when the opportunity to try it out for herself arouse, she jumped at it... and basically never stopped. The only exception was of course, when she was working as a Listener, which was a responsibility she took very seriously and never mixed with pleasure. As for those stories of a Listener falling in love with their charges, she was quickly growing tired of people thinking that confessing their feelings for her <em>to her</em>, as a Listener, would actually work, and had some very choice words prepared if she ever met the author of one of those smut novels. As a hunter, she was one of the only ones who showed any favouritism towards the dull work of a sentry. Claiming a pile of rubble that had once been a tower as her nest, she would often spend hours looking out over the desert for the arrival of canavans, or threats. Despite common knowledge to the contrary, she actually managed to catch a fair bit over the years from her perch, the monotony of the day broken up by the crack of her bow, sending arrows streaking into the blue to strike at distant targets, some imagined, and some delicious. The practice at something approaching formal archery, rather than merely hunting, increased her skill and changed her style over the years. Each time her bow wore out, her next was always longer than the one before it, her draw became slow and long, and while she was nowhere near as quick a shot as her peers, she more than made up for it with range and accuracy.<br><br>But its not like shooting was all she did up there. No, she also spent a great deal of time pondering life's great mysteries... on her back. Paramours would often come to join her in her vigil, for while there was little in the way of action at her post, there was a preponderance of time and privacy, which lent its self well to entirely different sorts of <em>action</em>. Between lovers and practice however, the young woman still had plenty of time simply alone to just <em>think</em>. Her mind wandered hither and yon, rolling from topic to topic... but like a ball rolling down hill, it eventually returned to thinking about the things she had Listened to. It set her apart, she knew, to walk down the street and know that that woman had prayed to the River on days that belonged to the Harvest gods, that man lusted after his daughter, or that both of those people were cheating on each other though neither knew about it, or that that man had stolen from his neighbour. And that was only the beginning! Were these people bad or good? She had often encouraged people to do better in their lives, but the fact that she <em>had</em> to do so, that they simply hadn't behaved morally to begin with, bothered her on a fundamental level. Were people wicked and only did good when conjoled to do so? Or were they good and simply susceptible to temptation? They couldnt be both! Alas. no answers came to her... though she often wryly wished she could speak to a Listener herself, some of these thoughts <em>had</em> to be bad for her after all.<br><br>In the end she found, if not peace of mind, at lease balance in life, and was happy with that.<br><br>Until one day, while as she sat on a bench near the center of town, wearing her Listener robes and waiting for someone to join her and speak of their problems, a old man happened to pass by. Then passed by again, and Hope smiled behind her veil, shed seen such behaviour before, but could do nothing but wait for him to gather up his courage.... there was something <em>off</em> about the man... but she couldnt... no, nothing, just a trick of the eye. Another pass, and then a awkward pause, and Hope rose from her seat, offering the man her hand politely, "Would you like some help sir?" she asked him, startling him out of whatever thoughts occupied his mind, and he favoured her with a tentative smile, accepting her help as she gently sat him on the bench, careful of his old bones. Only then did she notice that he was wearing the robes of a Immaculate Monk... and one of high rank too, if the level of intricacy equated to authority, his attire was fare more opulent than that of the local monks, had he come in on the last caravan? Which of course begged the question, why was he talking to her? The Order had its own Listeners, sure the few monks that lived in Water's Fall made use of her family's services being such a small place that they didnt have any internal Listeners. but if this man was from elsewhere, surely he wouldnt simply wait until he left?<br><br>Once the man was seated she returned to her spot beside him and waited. Finally, he sighed loudly and licked his lips to wet them before speaking, his voice halting with age and indecision; "Ah, miss, have you ever wondered if your doing the right thing?" The monk asked quietly, as if confessing a terrible sin.<br>Hope laid her hand on his shoulder and leaned in slightly, letting her compassionate smile colour her words, "All the time." she answered the man, to his surprise as he turned to look at her sharply, and she gave his shoulder a reassuring squeeze, "We are all human, its normal to doubt our duty at some point, if it was always easy, there would be no value in it. Take me for example, I hear all kinds of things; some bad, some I could do something about.. but my duty demands I keep the secrets told to me. I know that Duty can be a heavy burden at times~" <br>The man just stared for a moment, before bursting out into a deep laugh, "Ah, right you are miss, right you are!" he guffawed for a moment before lapsing back into morosity. Finally, he asked the question he had come here to ask, his voice solemn like a prayer; "Will you Listen to my story?"<br><br>Hope smiled, "Yes I will."<br><br><strong>The Exalt</strong> WIP<br>Hope was lost.<br><br>The monk's words kept going around in circles in her head. It was impossible, but she could <em>feel</em> the truth of them, like blows to her very soul. The old man had no reason to lie... and even if he did, a Listener was the worst possible person to deceive; someone who couldnt act on what they were told. But more than that... she had heard the way it weighed on him, body and soul. Thinking back, she had wanted to call him a heretic and a liar, the urge to strike him for his blasphemy had been strong. Then she had seen his eyes. Different somehow from what she had expected, they did not suit a old man, but there was nothing of guile in his gaze, just the struggle that she was all too familiar with.<br><br>The Immaculate Philosophy was a lie; the Calendar merely a construct to control worship, with the looming threat that worship could be stopped entirely if a god defied them. <br><br>The Coils of the Dragon was a complete fabrication, Exaltation wasn't connected to reincarnation at all, and if anything... the Dragonblooded were among the <em>least</em> of the Chosen. <br><br>Everything she had been told about the Anathema was a lie... <em>what did that even mean?</em><br><br>Hope had wandered out of the valley in a daze, along one of the side paths, she didn't cross anyone's path and even if she had... one doesn't pry into a Listener's business, that strays too close to taboo for most to be comfortable. She crested the lip and kept walking, away from the bounty of the Mother River out into the dunes, the Listener had no idea how long she walked or even how to get back but she was beyond caring. If the Coils were lies, then what was the point of Listening? What had she been suffering for?<br><br>With a sudden surge of anger Hope yanked her veil off and with short scream of fustration, hurled it straight down. She threw it so hard that she unbalanced and toppled over herself, joining it on the hot sand. Struggling back to her knees the young woman choked back a sob... No, <br><br><strong>The Priestess</strong> WIP<br><br><strong>Personality</strong><br>Silk is very much a genuinely good person, while many with her natural charisma and beauty would use them to get ahead in life, even before her exaltation, she was more interested in plying her talents to help others. As a Listener, she had a unique position that allowed her to see into the hearts of others and encourage them to make changes in their lives above and beyond simply telling her their problems, and her earnest words swayed many souls towards goodness.<br><br>She is also a very honest person, always believing that the truth is better than a lie, no matter how insignificant... which is somewhat ironic considering that Silk herself is a <em>terrible</em> liar. Almost comically so. Her truths are sometimes hard, though she does her utmost to soften the blows that can come from harsh truths, she believes that they must be said. This ideology gets taken to the logical extreme in that she believes that nothing good or lasting can be built upon a foundation of lies, and that any such construct is ultimately harmful... no matter how comforting it is. If the truth will destroy a thing.... then it should, and what grows after will be better for its honest. Those who are hurt will be happier in the long run. It is worth noting however that being unable to lie does not mean she is unable to keep secrets... as a Listener it was her duty to do so after all; rather than lie or deflect, she will simply refuse to answer.<br><br>Silk is also not a woman who places much import on acts of intimacy and is a perpetual flirt, as well as a perponent of free love. Always ready with a sultry invitation or suggestive pose, she enjoys the attention her body gets her, and is more than willing to share the love. Both for her own fun and that of others. As a lover, she is extremely generious and devotes a great deal of attention towards ensuring her partners are satisfied, but forms no deeper bonds and rebuffs any attempt to build such as gently as possible. Never one for formal relationships, she simply enjoys herself freely and revels in her talent for pleasing others.<br><br>Before Exaltation, and even more so afterwards; Silk favours peaceful solutions over violent ones and generally sees being forced to fight as a personal failure. That she couldnt find the words to bring things to a peaceful solution, and there is <em>always</em> a peaceful solution. Shes ultimately a builder, not a destroyer. That said, when violence beckons, she draws upon her experience as a archer and wields her bow with determined precision. <br><br>In the same vein, her cult was made to improve the lives of the people of Water's Fall and the fact that it worships <em>her</em> as well was only a side benefit, not her goal.<br></div></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Character Stats</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_u">ATTRIBUTES</span></strong><em>(8/6/4)</em></div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>[•] Strength</strong></td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td><strong>[•] Charisma</strong></td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td><strong>[•] Perception</strong></td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>[•] Dexterity</strong></td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td><strong>[•] Manipulation</strong></td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td><strong>[•] Intelligence</strong></td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>[•] Stamina</strong></td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td><strong>[•] Appearance</strong></td><td><strong>••••• {••}</strong></td><td><strong>[•] Wits</strong></td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr></tbody></table><br><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_u">ABILITIES/SPECIALITIES</span></strong><em>(28)</em></div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Zenith</strong></td><td></td><td><strong>Favoured</strong></td><td></td><td><strong><em>Specialities</em></strong></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Athletics</td><td><strong>•••••</strong> </td><td>Archery</td><td><strong>•••••</strong> </td><td>Archery</td><td>[Powerbow] </td></tr><tr><td>Integrity</td><td><strong>•••••</strong> </td><td>Awareness</td><td><strong>•••••</strong> </td><td>Presence</td><td>[Awing]</td></tr><tr><td>Performance</td><td><strong>•••••</strong> </td><td>Brawl</td><td><strong>•••••</strong> </td><td>Presence</td><td>[Seduction]</td></tr><tr><td>Presence</td><td><strong>•••••</strong> </td><td>Medicine</td><td><strong>•••••</strong> </td><td>Performance</td><td>[Dance] </td></tr><tr><td>Resistance</td><td><strong>•••••</strong> </td><td>Occult</td><td><strong>•••••</strong> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td><div align="center"><strong>Others</strong></div></td></tr><tr><td>Bureaucracy</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>Craft</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>Dodge</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Investigation</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>Larceny</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>Linguistics</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Lore</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>Melee</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>Ride</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Sail</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>Socialize</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>Stealth</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Survival</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>Thrown</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>War</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr></tbody></table><br><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_u">MERITS</span></strong><em>(10)</em></div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>Cult </td><td><strong>•••••</strong> (The Shining Way)</td></tr><tr><td>Resources </td><td><strong>•••••</strong> (Affluent Peasant)</td></tr><tr><td>Artefact </td><td><strong>•••••</strong> (Flesh Aegis Of Glorious Form)</td></tr><tr><td>Artefact </td><td><strong>•••••</strong> (Horizon)</td></tr></tbody></table><br><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_u">STATS</span></strong></div><strong>Essence:</strong> <strong>••••• •••••</strong><br><strong>Personal Pool:</strong> 13/13<br><strong>Peripheral Pool:</strong> 11/11 (Commited: 22m)<br><br><strong>Willpower:</strong> <strong>••••• •••••</strong><br><strong>Temp Willpower:</strong> 7/7<br><br><strong>Limit:</strong> <strong>••••• •••••</strong><br>Trigger: Failing to act after perceiving injustice.<br>Break:<br>Duration:<br><br><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_u">HEALTH LEVELS</span></strong></div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>-0</td><td><strong> [&nbsp; ] [&nbsp; ]</strong></td></tr><tr><td>-1</td><td><strong> [&nbsp; ] [&nbsp; ] [&nbsp; ]</strong></td></tr><tr><td>-2</td><td><strong> [&nbsp; ] [&nbsp; ] [&nbsp; ]</strong></td></tr><tr><td>-4</td><td><strong> [&nbsp; ]</strong></td></tr><tr><td>INCAP</td><td><strong> [&nbsp; ]</strong></td></tr><tr><td>DYING</td><td><strong> [&nbsp; ]</strong></td></tr></tbody></table><br><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_u">INTIMACIES</span></strong></div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Principles</strong></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong></strong></td><td><strong>Principle</strong></td><td><strong>Intensity</strong></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Truth, Always.</td><td>Defining(4)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>The Immaculate Faith is a Lie</td><td>Major(3)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Never ignore what I can fix</td><td>Major(3)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Together we can fix Creation.</td><td>Minor(2)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>'Solars' are not 'Anathem'</td><td>Minor(2)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Ties</strong></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Name</strong></td><td><strong>Context</strong></td><td><strong>Intensity</strong></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table><strong>v Not Updated For Hope/3E</strong><br><strong><span class="bbc_u">ATTACKS</span></strong> Range: 8 dice(3Dex+4Archery+1spec)<br><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Physical</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Weapon</td><td>Speed</td><td>Accuracy</td><td>Damage</td><td>Defense</td><td>Rate</td><td>Tags</td><td>Notes</td></tr><tr><td>Fists</td><td>5</td><td>+5</td><td>+4B</td><td>+6</td><td>3</td><td>N</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Charm</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>HandsofTheSun</td><td>5</td><td>+4</td><td>+5L/2</td><td>+3</td><td>4</td><td>O</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table><strong>^ Not Updated For Hope/3E</strong><br><br><strong><span class="bbc_u">DEFENSES</span></strong><br><strong>Physical</strong> (Soak, Hardness)<br><span class="bbc_u">Soak</span><br>Natural:&nbsp; &nbsp; 5 ,&nbsp; -<br>Armour:+11 , 10<br>Charms:&nbsp; &nbsp;-&nbsp; , +4<br>Total:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;16 , 14<br><span class="bbc_u">Parry</span>: 3<br><span class="bbc_u">Evasion</span>: 0<br><br><strong>Social</strong><br><span class="bbc_u">Resolve</span>: 3<br><span class="bbc_u">Guile</span>: 1<br><br></div></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Charms</div><div class="spoiler_body"><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_u">CHARMS</span></strong></div></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Name</strong></td><td><strong>Duration</strong></td><td><strong>Type</strong></td><td><strong>Keywords</strong></td><td><strong>Cost</strong></td><td><strong>Description</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Excellency</td><td>Instant</td><td>Supplemental</td><td>N/A</td><td>1m/die</td><td>Add 1sux to roll, up to (attribute+ability)</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Archery</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Phantom Arrow Technique</td><td>Instant</td><td>Reflexive</td><td>N/A</td><td>1m</td><td>May fire without arrows. 1/scene may add +Intimacy dice, but numbs the intimacy.</td></tr><tr><td>Summon The Loyal Shaft</td><td>Indef</td><td>Simple</td><td>N/A</td><td>1m</td><td>Banish a weapon to elsewhere, reflexively release to recall.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Awareness</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sensory Acuity Prana</td><td>1Scene</td><td>Reflexive</td><td>N/A</td><td>5m</td><td>All senses enhanced, double 9s. If Enhanced(sense) active, reroll 6s. No danger of overload</td></tr><tr><td>Keem Taste and Smell</td><td>1Scene</td><td>Simple</td><td>N/A</td><td>3m/6m1wp</td><td>Recognize/track/navigate by scent. +2sux to Surv rolls to hunt/track/find water, extend range to 200xE. Enable Scent/Taste Libraries. 6m/1wp makes duration indef.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Occult</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Spirit-Detecting Glance</td><td>1Scene</td><td>Reflexive</td><td>N/A</td><td>3m</td><td>See immaterial Spirits.</td></tr><tr><td>Spirit-Manifesting Word</td><td>Instant</td><td>Simple</td><td>N/A</td><td>1m</td><td>Allow a spirit to manifest physically without paying the cost its self.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Performance</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Masterful Performance</td><td>Instant</td><td>Supplemental</td><td>Mute</td><td>2m</td><td>Add 1sux and reroll 1s. 1s cannot be targeted by interfereing magic.</td></tr><tr><td>Thousand Courtesan Ways</td><td>Indefinite</td><td>Reflexive</td><td>N/A</td><td>5m</td><td>Add 1 to App, my attempt seductive persuade without targeting intimacy. Single roll, multiple targets. <strong>Commited</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Presence</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Majestic Radiant Presence</td><td>1Scene</td><td>Simple</td><td>N/A</td><td>5m</td><td>While active, others must pay 1wp to act against or attack the Solar. Threaten actions suffer E penalty.</td></tr><tr><td>Harmonious Presence</td><td>1scene</td><td>Reflexive</td><td>N/A</td><td>5/7m</td><td>Add 3dice to all social influence abilites, social charms cost -1m. 7M makes duration Indef.</td></tr><tr><td>Threefold Magnetic Ardor</td><td>Instant</td><td>Supplimental</td><td>N/A</td><td>4m</td><td>Turn dice bonus from App difference into sux(counts as charm dice)</td></tr><tr><td>Awakened Carnal Demiurge</td><td>Indefinite</td><td>Simple</td><td>N/A</td><td>5m1wp</td><td>Add 1 to App, seduction targets have -1 Resolve. <strong>Commited</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Rose-Lipped Seduction</td><td>Instant</td><td>Supplimental</td><td>N/A</td><td>2m1wp</td><td>Double 9s on Seduction. May seduce people even if its Unacceptable for them.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Resistence</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ox-Body Technique</td><td>Perm</td><td>Perm</td><td>Stack</td><td>-</td><td>Gain +1 -0/-1/-2 HLs.</td></tr><tr><td>Durability of Oak</td><td>1tick</td><td>Reflexive</td><td>Dual</td><td>3m</td><td>-2 Raw damage, +4 Hardness vs Decisive, but not during Crash.</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Panoply</div><div class="spoiler_body">-<strong>Flesh Aegis Of Glorious Form</strong> (Slot: Empty(). Plate(Class: Heavy. Soak +11. Hadness: 10. MobPen: -2). Cleans as per Collar Of Dawn. Att: 6m)<br>The Flesh Aegis takes the form of golden Orichalcum tattoos, covering the wearer's body that shimmer softly in any light, and glow if any attempt is made to cover them. These tattoos form straight lines and perfectly radial curves, while both highlighting and accentuating all of Silk's positive features, both curves and muscles.<br>-<strong>Horizon</strong> (Powerbow(Dam: +12. O: 4. Acc: Close-1/Short+5/Med+3/Long+1/Ex-1) Att: 5)<br>A slim but extremely long powerbow made of a single unadored shaft of White Jade, with a handle in the center, and flaring symmetrical arms that end in stout spikes, with a thread of Red Jade reaching from just below each spike to string the bow. It is covered in small angular shapes and what are clearly attachment points, giving it a sense of unfinishedness, and lacks the strange vitality of many Artefact weapons, though it has <em>warmed</em> somewhat since Silk took it up.<br></div></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Gm Stuff</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong><span class="bbc_u">Details and Hooks</span></strong><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Water Falls: Details</div><div class="spoiler_body">The valley is situated at a point where the Mother River runs almost exactly south to north, and its self runs almost exactly west to east. Sitting on the right side of the river, a narrow but deep and fast stream of water flows over the (west)edge, forming a waterfall (and giving the place its name, for such features are uncommon in the South) before winding its way towards a cenote at the far(east) end of the valley. Wider at the west-side and narrowing away from it, there is plenty of space on either side of the stream that flows down the center of the valley, and the soil here is rich, ideal for many types of crop, though much of what is grown here are herbs and teas that are rare in the South, for the valley shields its produce from the harsh southern winds and the worst of flaying sandstorms.<br><br>The town abuts against the westmost end of the valley, with positions nearest to the falls being more desired, as the mist dulls the day's heat. On the northern side of the stream, there is a broad, switchingbacking path that forms the main road in and out of Water Falls, though there are many other paths (and more for those unafraid to scale the walls), that is the only one wide enough for wagons and caravans. At the top of the valley where the pathstarts, there are a number of ruins, the most noteworthy being the remains of a tower or similar structure. Once made of interlocking stone shapes, with no two ever the same, it was sundered ages ago, and the pile of rubble is one of the highest points near Water Falls. <br><br>At the bottom of the path sits the town's small bazaar, where traders can buy the valley's produce (in bulk or otherwise) and sell their wares; mostly metals and other raw materials that cannot be acquired locally, but the rare herbs sold here mean that the locals are relatively affluent for peasants, and a small but brisk trade for more personal items keeps things fresh.<br><br>There are only a handful of slaves in Water Falls, and they belong to the wealthiest landowners, but most of the people here are hereditary farmers or craftsmen who work trades that support agriculture, local smiths are masters of crafting plows, not swords. Most children follow the ways of their parents, and it is rare and inauspicious, though tolerated, if young men and women seek other paths or apprenticeship under people other than their parents.<br><br>Once devout followers of the Immaculate faith, the denizens of the valley had grown disillusioned in recent years as strife ravaged the lands of Du-lat, reducing trade and luring away young men and women with promises of heroism and glory, threatening a way of life that has existed since the Great Contagion. When a golden saint appeared to ease their suffering, they flocked to her creed. <br></div></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">The Shining Way</div><div class="spoiler_body">Silk's cult, born out of a need for something to replace the immaculate philosophy with, was constructed by her and the dragonblooded monk, Amanil. The basic idea of the cult is a simple one; building a relationship of mutual reciprocity between mortals and gods. Mortals shall pray to the gods that are relevant to their daily tasks, those gods shall in turn offer up their blessings. Mortals are rewarded for praying to gods, and the gods reward mortals for their prayer. Thus, maintaining the arrangement is in the best interest of everyone involved. No sane god would risk its prayer by with-holding blessings out of pettiness or spite, nor would any mortal wish to labour without the god's blessings when it requires so little of their energy in exchange for such great rewards. <br><br>As such, it is the most perfect of systems; one where every part can be trusted to work towards the whole.<br><br>However this idea, while valid, is both overly simplistic and somewhat on the naive side. Amanil's influence can be seen most strongly in the canny solutions to the problems that this new cult poses. For example, more abstract Celestial gods are far more important to the proper functioning of Creation that local terrestrial gods, however these gods would recieve little to no worship under Silk's system. The solution is that lesser gods should tithe a fair portion of the prayer they receive to their heavenly superiors. The God Of Southern Harvest for example would recieve almost no direct worship, but they would recieve a tithe from <em>every</em> southern local harvest god, meaning that they will almost certainly accrue a potion of prayer that befits their status. And so on, up the chain. <br><br>The only deviation from this model is the direct worship of The Unconquered Sun, and Silk herself. The newly minted priests and priestesses of the Shining Way lead the faithful in a formal prayer every day as the sun sets to bit Him farewell, while Silk is praised as the one who revealed the lies of the Immaculates and opened their eyes to a better way. This practice is largely due to Silk's fiat, she believes that the greatest of gods (to say nothing of her patron) deserves a special place in the religion she founded. A somewhat interesting note is that shes more than willing to waive this in areas that are controlled by others, pointedly, in places ruled by the Dragonblooded, shes quite open to them worshipping their dragon of choice (or all of them) in place of the Sun (and why yes, Amanil did have something to do with this). While she isnt precisely aware of the existence of Lunars, she would be more than willing to let them sub in Luna in their areas of control. The same goes for Exigents, and other Exalted. That said, this is the only part that shes widely flexible on, she fully intends to spread The Shining Way across Creation and allowing the powers-that-be to give a favoured position to their patron deities is just another oh-so-reasonable tactic shes employing to help everyone realize that following <em>her</em> religion is in their best interests.<br><br>Why use a stick when you can use a carrot instead?<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Day to day</div><div class="spoiler_body">The people of Water's Fall were relatively quick to go along with her religion once she subdued the local Immaculates, albeit with a surfeit of grumbling. However, the sudden preponderance of divine blessings on their valley have made the benefits of Silk's way readily apparent to even the most hidebound among them. Even the most resistant at leased pay lip service to the new practices shes ordained, even if their prayers lack flair, they still count. A strong minority continue to attempt some semblance of immaculate worship in the privacy of their own homes and consider themselves to be running a convert-and-repent gambit.<br><br>However, the highly formalized and down-putting ways of the Immaculate Philosophy towards mortals means that the younger generations are not nearly so rigid as their elders, young adults can often be seen singing prayers while the work as a kind of working-shanty to improved both morale and productivity, while the youngest have begun to interweave their worship with Dun-Lat's revered tradition of poetry to come up with spontaneous and unique prayers as a kind of game.<br><br>There are six monks in her cult, three former (mortal) immaculates swayed by Silk's arguments, two new ones that have only recently begun their training since the Way was formed, and Amanil who serves as a high priestess, second only to Silk herself. Who is not a monk at all by the way, but goes by the title of 'courtesan saint'... Mostly because she likes how it sounds and she needed <em>some</em> kind of title.<br><br></div></div></div></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Panoply</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Flesh Aegis Of Glorious Form</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Story</strong><br>The story of the Aegis starts, as it must, with its creator; A solar named Sun Forged Wisdom. <br><br>A veteran of the Primordial war, he like all his kind, defeated the Primordials,&nbsp; expanded and reaffirmed Creation in the aftermath, and then settled in to rule and peruse his interests. Sun was a great craftsman, who learned at the feet of the Mountain Folk in the days leading up to the War, and he forged many artefacts, from simple trinkets to worldshaking wonders. Alas, for he was one of the first to begin to succumb to the Great Curse...<br><br>Always a man who placed a high value on perfection, Sun began to become enamoured with his own form, and as his narcissism grew, would often spend hours admiring himself in a massive array of lights and mirrors, obsessing over and correcting any flaw, no matter how small. Eventually, his infatuation with himself lead him to begin to look askince at his suit of Plate, which had served him well throughout the War, but which he was now loathe to wear, for it concealed his body completely. Torn between his narcissism and the practical aspect of his creative mind, he would be forced to choose between displaying his form and protecting it....<br><br>You know, if he wasnt a Solar.&nbsp; <br><br>Sun resolved to do both, to create a new armour as inviolate as his plate, but which would not obscure his body. So particular was he, that hundreds of prototypes (themselves artefacts of great power that a modern Dragonblood would probably have sold their firstborn for) were created and rejected, reduced to slag in the fury of his ire, before he finally hit upon a perfect solution. The Aegis he forged was a masterwork of solar craftsmanship, a living alloy of Orichalcum and Moonsilver, mostly the former, but with enough to lend some malleability to the golden metal's legendary hardness. <br><br>Taking form of golden tattoos, the Aegis lines the wearer's form, accentuating every curve and muscle, hiding any imperfection, while infusing the skin with interwoven lattices of essence that make it as durable as the heaviest armour. So adored, Sun Forged Wisdom rarely wore anything else, and was free to bask in his perfection and all the.... <em>opportunities</em> that perpetual nudity offered.<br><br>When he fell during the Usurpation, hundreds of years later, he was slain by his three hundred dragonblooded courtesans, who coaxed him out of his armour before turning on him.<br><br><strong>Details</strong><br><br>The Aegis when inert, takes the form of a sphere of Orichalcum, slightly larger than a man's fist, with a sun-burst design. <br><br>When activated, it flows onto the user, embracing their form with gleaming patterns of orichalcum that accentuate their body, highlighting positive traits, like muscles or curves, while bestowing all the properties of a suit of Articulated Plate. This includes the mobility and stealth penalties, for even solar artifice cannot soften such hardness, and the full body embrace of the Aegis slows its wearer somewhat, gifting them with a sensuality movement.<br><br>Sentient, but only somewhat sapient, the motive spirit of the Aegis glories in its purpose to highlight and protect individuals of great beauty, but is also prideful to a fault. So much so that it cannot be used by anyone other than a Solar, for no lesser being is worthy of being displayed by her, and she will poison the essence of anyone who tries. Even among Solars however, those with less than Appearance 5 she will serve only sulkingly, and offer up no Evocations. But ah, she <em>dreams</em> of once more adorning the body of one who is worthy... <em>this</em> time she will not fail them....<br><br>Of course, the Aegis's pride also resents being hidden, and will take it upon herself to display her owner's glory regardless of how they might choose to garb themselves. Shimmering with captured light, the Aegis penalizes stealth (as Fullplate, but visual rather than noise), she will glow brighter the heavier clothes her owner wears, so that her light always shines through, while heavier materials that will not permit her glow are worn away with supernatural speed, lasting only days, rather than months or years, before unravelling. All this is, of course, for her owner's benefit of course, it would be most terrible if their wondrous body was completely hidden! The notion that they might <em>want</em> to is so foreign to the Aegis' nature and thoughts that she could never begin to comprehend it.<br><br><strong>Mechanics</strong><br>Class: Heavy<br>Soak: +11<br>Hard: 10<br>MobPen: -2<br>Attune: 6<br>-One hearthstone socket, made of a particularly thick layer of oricalcum, sits over the heart on men, and at the base of the sternum (under the bust) on women.<br>-Duplicates the cleaning effects of a Collar of Dawn’s Cleansing Light.<br><br><strong>Evocations</strong><br>The Flesh Aegis Of Glorious Form accentuates the body, drawing attention and desire, while offering great protection, its primary Material is Orichalcum, to better Defend and Beautify its wearer.</div></div> </div></div><br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">EXPENDITURES</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong><span class="bbc_u">Chargen BP</span></strong><em>3/15</em><br>-5th dot Sta [Pri Attri: 4]<br>-4th dot Brawl [Fav Abil: 1]<br>-4th dot Resistance [Cas Abil: 1]<br>-4th&amp;5th dots Presence [Cas Abil: 2]<br>-6th&amp;7th dot Willpower[WP: 4]<br><br><br><strong>Earned Exp</strong><br><br><br><br></div></div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>Fiery Arrow Attack</td><td>Instant</td><td>Supplemental</td><td>Decisive</td><td>2m</td><td>Arrows ignite. +1sux to Decisive damage roll. If it deals 3+HLs, target catches fire and takes E dice of lethal damage/turn </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">stuff for later</div><div class="spoiler_body"></div></div></div></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>18-11-2015, 14:05:48</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(http://pre01.deviantart.net/993d/th/pre/f/2012/195/c/a/legend_of_the_five_rings_female_samurai_by_phantom_cz-d579ozg.jpg)</div><br>Seven Words of Wisdom - Twilight Caste<br><br>Anima - A Sky Blue Book with Golden Lettering in Old Realm<br><br>Strength 2 Dexterity 3 Stamina 2 Charisma 3 Manipulation 2 Appearance 4 Perception 4 Intelligence 4 Wits 3<br><br>Athletics 1 *Awareness 3 *Bureaucracy 1 *Integrity 3 (Against Pathos) *Investigation 5 *Linguistics 5 *Lore 5 (Immaculate Philosophy) *Medicine 3 *Melee 1 (Knives) *Occult 5 *Presence 4 (Logic) Resistance 1 Socialize 3 <br><br>Contacts (Immaculate Order) 1<br>Followers (Librarians/Scriveners/Sages) 1<br>Influence (Known Librarian/Scrivener/Sage) 2<br>Languages - High Realm, Old Realm 2<br>Resources 2<br>Retainer (Neomah) 2<br><br>Limit Break - The Solar is insulted, belittled, or deliberately frustrated by another character.<br><br>Essence 1 Willpower 8 Resolve 3 (4 against Pathos) Guile 3 Parry 2 (3 with Knives) Evasion 2<br><br>Charms:<br><br>Wound-Mending Care Technique<br>Spirit-Detecting Glance<br>Spirit-Manifesting Word<br>Harmonious Presence Meditation<br>Strange Tongue Understanding<br>Poetic Expression Style<br>Whirling Brush Method<br>Watchman's Infallible Eye<br>Crafty Observation Method<br>Evidence-Discerning Method<br>Judge's Ear Technique<br>Ten Magistrate Eyes<br>Unknown Wisdom Epiphany<br>Stubborn Boar Defense<br>Mastery of Small Manners<br><br>Intimacies:<br><br>Logic is the key to enlightenment. (Defining)<br>Deception is a cruel and unnecessary obstacle in the quest for enlightenment. (Major)<br>Knowledge makes Creation a better place. (Major)<br>All life has intrinsic value (Minor)<br>Well of Knowledge Library (Minor)<br><br>Equipment:<br><br>Chiaroscuran Glass Knife<br>Straight Sword (Owned but rarely carried) (Really just because it's in the picture)<br>Exceptional Chain Shirt<br>Exceptional Brush (+1 to writing and calligraphy)<br><br><hr><br>Seven Words of Wisdom was conceived during the destruction of Akhetan, with a Tepet father and an unwilling mother.&nbsp; The prophecy of her birth gave her the name with the claim that, upon her deathbed, she would speak seven words of absolute wisdom, distilled so perfectly as to let the entire world hear and understand.<br><br>At this stage in her life, it would be easier to fill seven tomes.<br><br>Her current position puts her at high authority of the Well of Knowledge Library, which started out simply copying Immaculate texts but has expanded as the Immaculate influence has waned.&nbsp; The poor are given access to the lore, and the rich often purchase copies of books for themselves.&nbsp; Sages as well as scriveners find employment there.<br><br>Some claim that she was Exalted by Mela, but it's never been proven.&nbsp; Certainly she's proven herself as talented between her many different tasks: sage, healer, scrivener, even a detective when a situation requires a keen eye and open mind.&nbsp; Her existence demonstrates that there is as much power in a well-used tome as in a blade.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>18-11-2015, 20:43:07</strong>
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				Crooked Crane Krum sounds Delzhan to me.<br>Gender: Male<br>Caste: Dawn<br>Nationality: Chiaroscurian (Delzhan/Northerner-God-Blooded)<br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Attributes</div><div class="spoiler_body">Martial Artist 4<br>Language 1 (Riverspeak)<br>Boundless Endurance 2<br>Ally 3 (Righteous Furnace)<br><br>Physical Primary:<br>Str 2 (normal)/Dex 5 (reflexes of a fencer)/Sta 4 (Hello, ladies :P!)<br>Social Secondary: <br>Cha 1 (unexpressive)/Man 5 (inscrutable)/App 3 (Are you glad to see me, ladies &gt;:)?)<br>Mental tertiary:<br>Perception 1 (can be distracted because of self-doubt)/Intelligence 1(not well-read, still learning the finer points of "book thinking")/Wit 5 (You call that thinking on my feet, I call it "what I'm doing"!)<br></div></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Abilities</div><div class="spoiler_body">Caste: Awareness, Brawl/Martial Arts, Dodge, Resistance, War. Supernal: Martial Arts<br>Favoured: Presence, Performance, Socialize, Integrity, Athletics<br><br>Awareness 3<br>Athletics 4<br>Brawl 1<br>Craft 1<br>Dodge 4 (Unarmoured)<br>Integrity 4<br>Investigate 1<br>Martial Art: Crane Style 5 (Specialty: Unarmored)<br>Medicine 1<br>Lore 1<br>Occult 1<br>Presence 2<br>Performance 3 (Seduction)<br>Resistance 2<br>Ride 1<br>Socialize 3 (Hiding His Intentions)<br><br>Willpower 8 (6 BP)<br><br>Parry: 6 (7 Hook Sword)<br>Evasion: 6<br>Resolve: 5<br>Guile: 5<br><br>Intimacies:<br>Defining:<br>Principle: Some Things Are Not For Sale<br>Tie: Senseless Cruelty (Hate)<br>Tie: Betrayal (Despise)<br><br>Major:<br>Tie: Immaculate Doctrine (General Approval)<br>Tie: Ally (Friendship)<br>Tie: Cute Women (Lust)<br>Tie: Lost Love (Grief)<br><br>Minor:<br>Principle: I am no sorcerer!<br>Tie: Other Martial Artists (Like)<br>Note: Martial Artists here means anyone practicing a Martial Arts style, Brawling, Melee, Archery, Thrown Weapons, and even Stealth and combat-style Athletics or Performance!<br></div></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Charms</div><div class="spoiler_body">Empowering Justice Redirection<br>Fluttering Cry of Warning<br>Crane Form<br>Crossed Wings Denial<br>Feather-Stirred Arrow Deflection<br>Wings Spread to Sky<br>Humbling Enlightenment Commentary<br>Kindly Sifu’s Quill<br>Mournful Crane’s Cry<br>Wisdom of the Celestial Crane<br>Harmonious Presence Meditation<br>Durability of Oak Meditation<br>Masterful Performance Exercise<br>Thousand Courtesan Ways<br>Sensory Acuity Prana<br></div></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Background</div><div class="spoiler_body">Krum was born to a couple like those you can meet all the time in Chiaroscuro: A Delzhan warrior-poet, he himself with a Northerner mother - and a God-Blooded mother.<br>Well, maybe the God-Blooded part isn't all that popular.<br>Either way, he had a happy childhood, learning the Crane style almost to perfection (he overheard once his mother expressely forbidding his father to teach him "cruel moves"). From his mother, he learned not to be afraid of the girls, and that they don't bite; to talk before fighting; and that he hasn't inherited his father's skill in painting.<br>That was the beginning of the lessons in self-awareness she taught him, but far from the end.<br>All of this ended when he crossed a nasty cult. A girl he believed to love had joined, claiming it was her duty...somehow...and since this made her unsuitable for a bride, in his father's opinion. The cult agreed with him, forbidding marriage outside of its members.<br>So Krum opposed the man who had recruited her. After trashing him in public, he thought it was settled.<br>That is, until he was invited to a dark, gloomy place by the grateful girl. Alas, Krum had a friend read him her missive, and not his mother - letters weren't his forte, he preferred talking to actual people - and the friend didn't think it suspicious.<br>So the young man hurried right into the ambush, and confronted the dark, undead powers that served the cult.<br>Instead of submitting, though, as demanded the man he had beaten, he drew his hook swords, summoned the Dragons to give him ferocity - he didn't hope to survive, but hoped to take as many as possible with him. That's when a sun shone upon his brow.<br>He won that fight. But a glimpse of Solar Anima meant he had to leave Chiaroscuro.<br>"It was time for you to travel", his father smiled. "Traditions should be withheld".<br>"You might even find the time to learn to read", his mother added.<br>And so, Krum left for an unspecified length of time. He wonders, sometimes...what is he now? An Anathema? The god of heretics?<br>He has only one answer.<br>"I am Krum. My father is Omurt of the Delzhan, and my mother is Rainah, daughter of Shuhari, the spirit of trees that grow in the desert. I am no sorcerer, nor do I wish to be."<br><br>But now, he is looking for answers. Dun-lat seems like a good place to start: there are many other people there that follow the path of the martial arts, and the path of clarity. He might even learn things his father didn't teach him...the old man had only hinted that there are other styles that complement the Crane, but never showed them!<br>So what if the people ther might consider him a sorcerer, and try to kill him?<br><br>On the way, though, he met an interesting figure.&nbsp; Scorching Heat, an Ifreet. A rival who became a friend and, after discovering they had similar <br></div></div><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">A Tale Of An Exaltation</div><div class="spoiler_body">"It feels like this happened yesterday. I remember that was a scorching hot day, which is to say, just like any other in the Season of Fire in Chiaroscuro...<br>I go according to the directions in her note - I had them memorized after a friend read it to me - and then bump into a dead end, reaching the wall of a tannery which <em>has no right to be there.<br></em><br>Now, it's not strange to find a tannery between a smith's place and a tavern for the kind of people that can drink despite the stench of the tannery (butchers, sailors, veterans and those in constant state of inebriation, mostly - so sages are still debating whether it's the unwashed drunks that smell worse, or the shit the tanner is using). No, it shouldn't be there because, according to my girl's directions, I should continue. No way I'm mistaken. Yet I'm in an Adurjan-damned dead end!<br><br>The laughter behind my back is telling me I might be right both on the dead part and on the end part of it. I turn to see a guy I'd trashed but a few days ago, sitting there and gripping my girl's breast. It doesn't help that I trashed him to warn him to stay away from her, along with his sect...<br><br>"Kneel", he hisses. "Kneel and swear allegiance, and I might be merciful! I want to kill you, you know that, but the Mistress would rather have you as a servant of our ancestors."<br>"What, do you need new muscle? Oh wait. You're no longer considered sufficient, are you?"<br>His face cringes and I know I've hit the bullseye. Which, in retrospect, might not have been my brightest idea.<br>"Meet the Mistress, then!", he shouts. He's trying to be menacing. <br><br>His master is behind me, crawling the wall down, like a desert centipede crawling down on the sun-warmed stone hills. A dark cloak behind <em>it,</em> holding a sword of dark steel with screaming, damned souls in <em>its</em> hand. <strong><em>It</em></strong> nods. Oh, technically, <em>it</em> had breasts, and most people would have referred to <em>it</em> as <em>her,</em> but the undead? They're <em>things.</em><br>It's not knowing I'm going to die that hurts my heart the most. No, it was the spear in my girl's hands. She's holding it without flinching, ready to defend the man who is planning to kill me - from my blade.<br>I have little doubts the note was authentic, now. Probably even with her handwriting, was I one to discern such things. I feel a last tinge of sadness as I take out my multi-sectioned staff, and measure it against the spear in my mind.<br><em>Not</em> good.<br>And then sadness is washed away as I know I can't run, nor win.<br><br>"Mistress", the man looks at the thing. "He chose to die!"<br>The thing is fast, real fast. It's next to me, swinging the great blade. I move my handles, parrying the first blow without thinking, not letting it split my wooden weapon. With a reverse cut, it presses me back, allowing no counter, and hisses.<br>"That's your last opportunity!"<br>"Go rot in a grave, and take her rotting soul for company", I answer jumping back. "Pasiap, keep me alive until I destroy the abominations! Mela, give me the ferocity of the warrior wind!"<br>I didn't expect to survive, I was praying to die gloriously and take the <em>thing</em> with me. My family would be proud if I do. Maybe I sudden rush...<br><br>That was the moment when a sun shone upon my brow, and its arrows came alive one after the other, like spokes in a wheel. Each one was accompanied by the hissing of snakes, shouts of flying cranes, screeches of monkeys, and other animal sounds. Was that roar a dragon, or a lion, though?<br>And over all of this, the stench of blood and jasmine. Which, as I realised, was also emanating from me.<br>A single parry, made in an impossible way, disarmed <em>it</em>...literally - breaking <em>its</em> wrists. Then I moved, gripped <em>its</em> neck in the chains, and stepped in a half-circle, smashing the <em>thing's</em> head in the wall.<br>It was the feeling of triumph that carried me. Laughing now, I smashed the head again, and turned to see my other assailants.<br>I had to parry the spear, and felt offended. Betrayed. Attacked by a far inferiour enemy, who almost surprised me nonetheless.<br>The light shone even brighter as I delivered reflexively a snap kick to my girl's temple.<br>My soul screamed, but my body was trained in the follow up. So while it was screaming, it was walled away behind the feeling of purpose, triumph and power.<br>But my body was doing what it has been trained to. And I was spinning around and delivering an even more powerful second kick.<br>She fell, unmoving, and her fall probably pained me far more than it pained her - for I believe the spirit had already left her body.<br>I almost stopped, but I knew the kick had felt right. There was no reliving her.<br>I tried to remind the screaming part of myself that my beloved had betrays not just my people, but all people on the world. Can you say "joining a cult of filthy unliving creatures"?<br>Yet the own screaming part of me didn't want to listen.<br><br>Almost lost in these thoughts, I swung the three-sectioned staff, killing the guy instantly. Oh, if only I had done this outright, in our previous fight! Would I have been spared the previous moment, with her body falling softly and feeling nothing - that moment that I knew already I would be living time and time again in my dreams?<br>Who knows? I am no philosopher, and I doubt they'd have an answer, either. Though they might wish they had one, I doubt it would be a real one. And these people are, way too often, wrong in the head anyways.<br>Instead, I lost myself in what I did best: fighting.<br><br>After that, the staff sang its buzzing song, and the cult members who were there, fell down. The abomination rose again, and I broke <em>its</em> kneeecaps.<br>Only after <em>it</em> had seen the loss of all of <em>its</em> cultists did I turn towards it, and smashed <em>its</em> head almost level with the stone pavements.<br><br>The Crane doesn't kill...usually. But I didn't understand my new abilities at that point. All I knew that only the greatest warriors, even among the Dragon-Blooded can defeat a member of an armed group without killing - and I didn't consider myself one.<br><br>It was only later that I realised: I wasn't one, because I was already better. Could I have avoided killing in this fight? My beloved at least - though I knew the families of other cultists as well, and didn't enjoy killing them?<br>Who knows? Only I walked away on that day. And even I am not sure.<br>Armchair philosophers would want to judge me or tell me what I did was fine. And to both I say: <strong>fuck your mothers!</strong><br>Because no matter what side you're on, neither of you were there. I was. And if I didn't know what I could have done, you couldn't know it either!<br></div></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>18-11-2015, 21:48:49</strong>
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				Excellent! That's everyone, and thus now we can chatter all we want in the OOC nonsense area.<br><br>Actually, I want to follow up on a thing that Hairy suggested over in the other thread - I'd ask that you guys try to figure out whose character knows whose, and how. I'll be offering suggestions, of course, but I trust you'll be able to figure out things that make sense within the context of the game.<br><br>Next, a few other housekeeping details before we get started with the more general OOC-ness. Firstly, if people want to put orientations for their characters, they're absolutely welcome to do so - I'll be sure to keep them in mind (though the rest of the world won't) when thinking up ideas. That said, it's not in any sense required - I feel that attempting to approach sexuality in Exalted through a lens of 21st century conceptions of what it is and means... operates on certain flawed premises - I think that in Creation, orientation is more of a... tendency than anything else. There are some who are definitively only attracted to X sort of people, but then, X sort of people might not be only gender. Most people, however, I feel, tend to at least not explicitly <em>exclude</em> anyone by virtue of their gender. Attempting to frame their sexuality in the way we do today is not necessarily the ideal way to understand it, but you can do so as you like.<br><br>With that, I release you to do as you will! :D<br><br><br>Oh, and I'll be making occasional updates to the first post as time goes on, depending on what you guys think we need there.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>18-11-2015, 23:17:28</strong>
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				https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJBnK2wNQSo<br><br>Anyone else get a definite Exalted vibe off this? :)
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>18-11-2015, 23:51:13</strong>
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				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11829472#msg11829472">Quote from: HairyHeretic on 18-11-2015, 23:17:28</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">[snip]<br><br>Anyone else get a definite Exalted vibe off this? :)<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Yes... but it's <em>really</em> not my kind of movie, just from the first few moments. :P<br><br>Also, there are a lot of white people there, though I did notice one person who wasn't...
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>19-11-2015, 00:04:58</strong>
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				It's Hollywood, what do you expect? :P
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>19-11-2015, 00:05:36</strong>
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				Too much, honestly... far, far, too much.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>19-11-2015, 00:08:29</strong>
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				How about this then? :D<br><br>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHt0Pb8rkXU<br><br>John Wayne is .. Genghis Khan&nbsp; XD
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>19-11-2015, 00:17:32</strong>
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				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11829591#msg11829591">Quote from: HairyHeretic on 19-11-2015, 00:08:29</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">How about this then? :D<br><br>[snip]<br><br>John Wayne is .. Genghis Khan&nbsp; XD<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>*Sigh*<br><br>There's at least one reason I set this in the South rather than the East, North, or West... I mean, aside from the inspiration I'm taking from Ancient Egypt in some respects - I was looking with interest to see whether people would play dark-skinned people. I'm more or less pleased, actually - I don't think any of the image inspirations we have are actually of European descent.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ChaoticSky</strong> on <strong>19-11-2015, 00:22:41</strong>
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				It was, unironically, one of the things i was specifically looking for in a picture.<br><br><br>Also, if we are posting exalted-esque things, theses two are probably the best ive seen;<br>Solars vs Demons<br>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiouNjFxCcc<br><br>Solar Vs Abyssal (or; Why the Usurpation caused so much damage/why backing a Elder Solar into a corner is a bad idea)<br>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5Mejo0LuHQ
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>19-11-2015, 00:28:13</strong>
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				That said, I still have a hankering to run a game with pyramids and mummification rituals located in the far North. Frozen Egypt! :D<br><br>I even have a few ideas of what I'd do with deities there... hm...<br><br>Anyways! *Waves Orichalcum ST-Beaty-Stick*<br><br>Connections!
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>19-11-2015, 01:08:28</strong>
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				<em>When the Guild slave caravan encountered a somewhat drunken vagabond a few hours from Akhetan, they considered him a 'freebie' to add to the wagons of human misery they were transporting. Come nightfall, they discovered just how high a price that freebie would cost them.</em><br><br>Who wants to join in an ambush on a Guild slave caravan?
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>19-11-2015, 04:21:21</strong>
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				Maybe?<br><br>I was discussing with Winter how Starlight maintains her wealth and I was thinking that she might be a fixture in the gambling halls of the area, using Lightning-Hand sleight to cheat undetectably. As well as stealing stuff, and maybe organizing some of the local crime. Disrupting slave caravans and recruiting the people freed might be a good start to an organized crime syndicate of her very own and at the same time does something moral and upright. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>19-11-2015, 12:24:59</strong>
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				Well, we can discuss in game how righteous it is to steal slaves. <br><br>Krum is about as white as an Iranian or Scythian.<br><br>WK, barring Creation warming, you simply have no need of mummification procedures in the North.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>19-11-2015, 14:13:48</strong>
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				This is a backstory plot idea to forge a link with another character :)
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				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>19-11-2015, 14:17:15</strong>
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				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11830918#msg11830918">Quote from: Thufir Hawat on 19-11-2015, 12:24:59</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">WK, barring Creation warming, you simply have no need of mummification procedures in the North.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Shush, you.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>19-11-2015, 14:28:01</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11831128#msg11831128">Quote from: HairyHeretic on 19-11-2015, 14:13:48</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">This is a backstory plot idea to forge a link with another character :)<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>My character already has an Intimacy that's basically applicable towards you all. Explaining how we got to meet isn't exactly an issue :).<br>Whether he has joined in an ambush is a different matter ;).
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>19-11-2015, 14:46:30</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11831145#msg11831145">Quote from: Thufir Hawat on 19-11-2015, 14:28:01</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">My character already has an Intimacy that's basically applicable towards you all. Explaining how we got to meet isn't exactly an issue :).<br>Whether he has joined in an ambush is a different matter ;).<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>I think it makes for a deeper connection, honestly, if we know how the circle came to be. More role-play and context, I feel.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>19-11-2015, 23:09:45</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11830137#msg11830137">Quote from: Empyrean on 19-11-2015, 04:21:21</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Disrupting slave caravans and recruiting the people freed might be a good start to an organized crime syndicate of her very own and at the same time does something moral and upright.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>I've done it before, and I'll do it again ;)
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ChaoticSky</strong> on <strong>20-11-2015, 04:56:11</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Sorry Hairy! Normally id jump at the chance, but raiding caravans isnt really something Silk would twig onto immediately, partly because she is kinda born-inside as it were and doesnt see anything wrong with slavery in and of its self (as is the case with most people under Realm rule) and hasnt had any kind of life experience to teach her otherwise. Now, slave <em>abuse</em> she wont put up with, but not simple slavery, and im pretty sure the Guild is too efficient to beat their product for shits and giggles.<br><br>The other reason is that shed probably want to talk to them first, ask them to maybe stop abusing the slaves please? ;D
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>20-11-2015, 05:05:41</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I think Seven Words of Wisdom is going to have the same view on slavery that most of my Exalted characters have: that most freed slaves won't be able to fend for themselves.<br><br>If you free a slave, you should be prepared to teach them a trade, offer them some way of existence, or otherwise have something to do beyond find another master/mistress to keep them fed, clothed and sheltered.<br><br>Recruiting sounds like you have that part covered, though.<br><br>While Seven Words of Wisdom wouldn't be adverse to taking in an educated slave, such a thing is practically a contradiction in terms, and she has little use for the uneducated.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>20-11-2015, 06:55:46</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11833394#msg11833394">Quote from: ChaoticSky on 20-11-2015, 04:56:11</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Sorry Hairy! Normally id jump at the chance, but raiding caravans isnt really something Silk would twig onto immediately, <strong>partly because she is kinda born-inside as it were and doesnt see anything wrong with slavery in and of its self (as is the case with most people under Realm rule) and hasnt had any kind of life experience to teach her otherwise. Now, slave <em>abuse</em> she wont put up with, but not simple slavery, and im pretty sure the Guild is too efficient to beat their product for shits and giggles.<br></strong><br>The other reason is that shed probably want to talk to them first, ask them to maybe stop abusing the slaves please? ;D<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Yeah, this is kinda where I see Krum standing on the issue as well. Besides, what's the point in freeing slaves if you aren't going to teach them to defend themselves? They'd just end up as slaves again!
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>20-11-2015, 14:38:01</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				It seems that many characters aren't likely to join in Kheldaran's abolitionist tendencies yet... but I think Empyrean indicated that Transcendent Starlight Beauty might do so? It seems like that would be a good chance to get those two into contact with one another, if their players agree. I also think the two of them were coming from the same direction (the Scavenger Lands), so that makes sense.<br><br>A few thoughts/suggestions for the rest of you folks - I believe that Kheldaran and Crooked Crane Krum are both practitioners of Crane Style, so if either of them teaches or is publicly known to do this thing, it might be a connecting point (though perhaps not). Transcendent Starlight Beauty may have heard Silken Rays of Hope preach at some point or another, and found her drive appealing? Kheldaran and Seven Words of Wisdom might make contact if Kheldaran does anything that involves moving texts or information, as Seven Words of Wisdom is the chief archivist at the library in Akhetan.<br><br>Hm, Crooked Crane Krum and Silken Rays of Hope might have butted heads in some small village where she was preaching (assuming she does that), or he may have passed through her home village - Water Falls, I think - and found the extremely unorthodox and mildly blasphemous interactions that worshippers were having with the gods. If any of these ideas that appeal to you, go for it!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>20-11-2015, 22:31:51</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11833394#msg11833394">Quote from: ChaoticSky on 20-11-2015, 04:56:11</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Sorry Hairy! Normally id jump at the chance, but raiding caravans isnt really something Silk would twig onto immediately, partly because she is kinda born-inside as it were and doesnt see anything wrong with slavery in and of its self (as is the case with most people under Realm rule) and hasnt had any kind of life experience to teach her otherwise. <br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Being enslaved by both the fair folk and the Guild would tend to change that outlook ;)<br><br>Plus Kheldaran has a dislike for the Guild, and if the opportunity arises to mess with them, he'll often take it.<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11833417#msg11833417">Quote from: AndyZ on 20-11-2015, 05:05:41</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I think Seven Words of Wisdom is going to have the same view on slavery that most of my Exalted characters have: that most freed slaves won't be able to fend for themselves.<br><br>If you free a slave, you should be prepared to teach them a trade, offer them some way of existence, or otherwise have something to do beyond find another master/mistress to keep them fed, clothed and sheltered.<br><br>Recruiting sounds like you have that part covered, though.<br><br>While Seven Words of Wisdom wouldn't be adverse to taking in an educated slave, such a thing is practically a contradiction in terms, and she has little use for the uneducated.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Most slaves would have had some kind of trade before being enslaved though. Whatever their circumstances that led to them being enslaved (other than say violent criminals), he'd feel they stand a reasonable chance on their own, if they got it.<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11833593#msg11833593">Quote from: Thufir Hawat on 20-11-2015, 06:55:46</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Yeah, this is kinda where I see Krum standing on the issue as well. Besides, what's the point in freeing slaves if you aren't going to teach them to defend themselves? They'd just end up as slaves again!<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Maybe, maybe not. And at the least they'd have a chance.<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11834181#msg11834181">Quote from: Winter King on 20-11-2015, 14:38:01</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">It seems that many characters aren't likely to join in Kheldaran's abolitionist tendencies yet... but I think Empyrean indicated that Transcendent Starlight Beauty might do so? It seems like that would be a good chance to get those two into contact with one another, if their players agree. I also think the two of them were coming from the same direction (the Scavenger Lands), so that makes sense.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Convincing people to my point of view is something of a speciality though ;)<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11834181#msg11834181">Quote from: Winter King on 20-11-2015, 14:38:01</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">A few thoughts/suggestions for the rest of you folks - I believe that Kheldaran and Crooked Crane Krum are both practitioners of Crane Style, so if either of them teaches or is publicly known to do this thing, it might be a connecting point (though perhaps not). Transcendent Starlight Beauty may have heard Silken Rays of Hope preach at some point or another, and found her drive appealing? Kheldaran and Seven Words of Wisdom might make contact if Kheldaran does anything that involves moving texts or information, as Seven Words of Wisdom is the chief archivist at the library in Akhetan.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Kheldaran does, but his other identities don't. Old Wolf may practice some weird drunken style mind you. Crane style might give them a starting point, if or when Krum saw Kheldaran using it.<br><br>I don't think I'd be looking for texts any time to start with though.<br><br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>20-11-2015, 23:13:15</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11835229#msg11835229">Quote from: HairyHeretic on 20-11-2015, 22:31:51</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Plus Kheldaran has a dislike for the Guild, and if the opportunity arises to mess with them, he'll often take it.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>*Takes notes*<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11835229#msg11835229">Quote from: HairyHeretic on 20-11-2015, 22:31:51</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Most slaves would have had some kind of trade before being enslaved though. Whatever their circumstances that led to them being enslaved (other than say violent criminals), he'd feel they stand a reasonable chance on their own, if they got it.<br><br>Maybe, maybe not. And at the least they'd have a chance.<br><br>Convincing people to my point of view is something of a speciality though ;)</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>All of these things? They are true. :D<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11835229#msg11835229">Quote from: HairyHeretic on 20-11-2015, 22:31:51</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Kheldaran does, but his other identities don't. Old Wolf may practice some weird drunken style mind you. Crane style might give them a starting point, if or when Krum saw Kheldaran using it.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Seems fair.<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11835229#msg11835229">Quote from: HairyHeretic on 20-11-2015, 22:31:51</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I don't think I'd be looking for texts any time to start with though.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Also fair.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>20-11-2015, 23:33:07</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11834181#msg11834181">Quote from: Winter King on 20-11-2015, 14:38:01</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">A few thoughts/suggestions for the rest of you folks - I believe that Kheldaran and Crooked Crane Krum are both practitioners of Crane Style, so if either of them teaches or is publicly known to do this thing, it might be a connecting point (though perhaps not).</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Well, Crooked Crane wouldn't object to teaching him more of the Crane, especially if he knows Kheld is another Solar.<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Hm, Crooked Crane Krum and Silken Rays of Hope might have butted heads in some small village where she was preaching (assuming she does that), or he may have passed through her home village - Water Falls, I think - and found the extremely unorthodox and mildly blasphemous interactions that worshippers were having with the gods. If any of these ideas that appeal to you, go for it!<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>These two are possible. Mind, he would be more than willing to accept it, as soon as the gods weren't blackmailing the mortals...<br>I don't see why he'd but heads with her if all she was doing was preaching.<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11835229#msg11835229">Quote from: HairyHeretic on 20-11-2015, 22:31:51</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Most slaves would have had some kind of trade before being enslaved though. Whatever their circumstances that led to them being enslaved (other than say violent criminals), he'd feel they stand a reasonable chance on their own, if they got it.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>You're missing that those that weren't born as slaves had already failed a chance.<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Crane style might give them a starting point, if or when Krum saw Kheldaran using it.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Well, let me know if or when that happens ;D!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>21-11-2015, 00:13:26</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11835374#msg11835374">Quote from: Thufir Hawat on 20-11-2015, 23:33:07</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">These two are possible. Mind, he would be more than willing to accept it, as soon as the gods weren't blackmailing the mortals...<br>I don't see why he'd but heads with her if all she was doing was preaching.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Because I think she might be at odds with his attachment to the Immaculate philosophy. That said, I could be totally wrong! You probably know better than I do! :P<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11835374#msg11835374">Quote from: Thufir Hawat on 20-11-2015, 23:33:07</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Well, let me know if or when that happens ;D!<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>I think that was the implied point? I mean, perhaps Righteous Furnace and Krum found Kheldaran's raid on Guild caravans and saw his Crane Style martial arts some time before the chronicle begins.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ChaoticSky</strong> on <strong>21-11-2015, 00:56:46</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Indeed, when they said 'preaching', they meant my own cult. Which starts with 'the Immaculate Philosophy is a lie' and carries on from there.<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">the very short version is that she has them worshipping the gods of things they are doing as they do them, farmers give thanks to harvest gods while they work (which is more or less all damn day), smiths pray to the forges, etc, completely ignoring the normal calendar for such things, while also worshipping the Sun above all (and as a 'saint' of sorts, shes included in the worship and getting a share of the prayer too). In effect, what this means is that even in the short times shes been active, the terrestrial gods in the valley are getting *tons* of prayer, way more than they would get over entire years of normal immaculate-style worship, so they are more than happy to shower the valley with blessings (which is expected of them, btw, this is not a free ride, everyone cooperates), which has made for a rapid return on the valleyfolk's spiritual investment... if you wanna sell people on a new cult, noticing a immediate upturn in damn near everything is a great way to prove your way is better. Mind you, in Silk's model, they are supposed to be passing a fair share up the line (she realizes that more abstract gods would end up with less worship her way, even though they are more important, so she figures you pray to lots of local harvest gods, they in turn will give fair tribute to the God Of Southern Harvest, who gives to whatever celestial god watches over this stuff, and so on, so they still get plenty)</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>^quick blurb i did up untill i get the details in.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>21-11-2015, 01:26:23</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11835374#msg11835374">Quote from: Thufir Hawat on 20-11-2015, 23:33:07</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Well, Crooked Crane wouldn't object to teaching him more of the Crane, especially if he knows Kheld is another Solar.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>He tries to keep that a secret from most people ;)<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11835374#msg11835374">Quote from: Thufir Hawat on 20-11-2015, 23:33:07</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">You're missing that those that weren't born as slaves had already failed a chance.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Or possibly I have a nastier image of the Guild than you do :)<br><br>I don't see them having an issues with taking and enslaving people from the Threshold territories (or beyond) if they could get away with it, and selling them on, regardless of anything the people might have done.<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11835374#msg11835374">Quote from: Thufir Hawat on 20-11-2015, 23:33:07</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Well, let me know if or when that happens ;D!<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Just watch for something like this ;)<br><br>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74OBuMA2qEk
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>21-11-2015, 22:10:30</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Starlight might be interested in Hope's preaching. She's trying to figure out where altruism fits in a life that was shaped by self-interest so she might be interested in the message. At the same time, I don't think she'd regard the Immaculate faith or organized religion that highly. After all, her society dealt with corrupt religious officials in the past. And she'd probably not like the Immaculate teachings about people accepting their lot in life. I'm thinking she doesn't hold much regard for the way things are as a rule.<br><br>I'm thinking that she's someone who doesn't really trust organizations in general, and isn't sure where she fits in the world.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>21-11-2015, 22:12:53</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				I like it. :D
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>22-11-2015, 03:45:06</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Something occurs to me about Starlight. She very well might not be literate. I mean, she was raised to be a courtesan-assasin. I don't know that she'd have been formally educated at all. That might be a problem or not to come up in play.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>22-11-2015, 13:44:56</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11838420#msg11838420">Quote from: Empyrean on 22-11-2015, 03:45:06</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Something occurs to me about Starlight. She very well might not be literate. I mean, she was raised to be a courtesan-assasin. I don't know that she'd have been formally educated at all. That might be a problem or not to come up in play.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>RAW, she is literate by virtue of her dot in Linguistics. That's what Linguistics is <em>for</em> in 3e, at any rate. I don't mind if you move her dots around, though. :D
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ChaoticSky</strong> on <strong>22-11-2015, 16:29:06</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11838420#msg11838420">Quote from: Empyrean on 22-11-2015, 03:45:06</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Something occurs to me about Starlight. She very well might not be literate. I mean, she was raised to be a courtesan-assasin. I don't know that she'd have been formally educated at all. That might be a problem or not to come up in play.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Its also worth pointing out that as a 'courtesan' she would be <em>highly</em> educated. In the Realm atleased, a 'courtesan' implies a extremely high level of training and quality, its less 'fancy whore' and more... 'geisha/high class performer/comfortgirl/artist' on top of the sex stuff. They are generally expected to be abreast of politics, philosophy and any other subject that their customers might want to chat about, as well as being famous as talented negotiators. There are university-level courtesan schools on the Blessed Island, and the two biggest Courtesan Houses are major powers in the Dynastic political landscape (to the point that <em>not</em> having a hired a courtesan to grease political negotiations is considered a snub to the other party).<br><br>Mind you, this is the Threshold, so one expects a less civilized experience... but if your character poses as a courtesan towards anyone powerful enough to know the difference, then the above is closer to their expectations of her. A illiterate courtesan would probably get laughed out of the bedroom, and/or punished for being a fake.<br><br>(Its worth noting, <em>my</em> character uses the term because its sounds nicer than 'Priestess who is very easy'&nbsp; ;D , shes not a actual courtesan in any sense of the term. Hell, she doesnt even sell sex for money.)<br><br>Also, do we need a dot in Ling to be literate? <em>may have missed that</em>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>22-11-2015, 16:48:00</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote from: Core, p.153</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Linguistics is the Ability used to compose works of writing—literary epics, poetic verse, propaganda pam- phlets, or even a simple conversational letter. It can be used to in uence the thoughts and feelings of characters who read the work using social actions. A character must have at least one dot of Linguistics to be able to read.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Linguistics is now the writing Ability. :D
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>22-11-2015, 16:49:07</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I didn't miss it, it was a conscious decision to make Krum a man who relies on practical and firsthand experience. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>22-11-2015, 21:23:09</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Oh okay. I will happily take the notion that she was trained in the high-class, literate version of the courtesan arts over the illiterate one. ^_^<br><br>She might be attracted to Silk because Starlight sees her as a fellow professional courtesan (at least at first), and then over time the two of them might be able to discuss the differences in their lifestyles. How does that sound?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>23-11-2015, 01:01:28</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Heh. Krum would be attracted to them both, because they're nice ladies, and because exactly how many Exalts don't count as warriors?<br>Not that he'd show it at once, bad experiences and so on...<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11835475#msg11835475">Quote from: Winter King on 21-11-2015, 00:13:26</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Because I think she might be at odds with his attachment to the Immaculate philosophy. That said, I could be totally wrong! You probably know better than I do! :P</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Not necessarily, see below...<br>And remember, he likes the Immaculates because they deal with the excesses of spirits. She's making the spirits actually do their work.<br><br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11835570#msg11835570">Quote from: ChaoticSky on 21-11-2015, 00:56:46</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Indeed, when they said 'preaching', they meant my own cult. Which starts with 'the Immaculate Philosophy is a lie' and carries on from there.<br>^quick blurb i did up untill i get the details in.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>She says the philosophy is a lie.<br>He shruggs and answers "is it an useful lie?"<br><br>I actually want to see that in game :P.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>23-11-2015, 01:09:34</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11841052#msg11841052">Quote from: Thufir Hawat on 23-11-2015, 01:01:28</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">She says the philosophy is a lie.<br>He shruggs and answers "is it an useful lie?"<br><br>I actually want to see that in game :P.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>This exchange is a good one. xD
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ChaoticSky</strong> on <strong>23-11-2015, 01:29:04</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Indeed!&nbsp; ;)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>23-11-2015, 01:37:06</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I'll make sure to demand a stunt then :P!<br><br>And it's not an exchange. It's literally that according to his personality, I can't see him answering otherwise.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>23-11-2015, 01:43:47</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I just meant an exchange of words. A dialogue, if you will. :P
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>23-11-2015, 02:10:58</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I guess I just use "exchange" strictly for situations where one player is controlling both sides :).<br><br>Well, that could do it for Starlight, and she could introduce him to the other courtesan Solar. Still not sure how to proceed with HH, given that we sure have different views of what would happen if one removed the Guild all of a sudden ;).
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>23-11-2015, 15:40:16</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alright, everyone, I'm inclined to get us started and put up an IC thread at some point soon, so if you guys want to forge any specific connections with one another (you don't need a connection to everyone, or even anyone, but it'd help) you should get down to some details soon! If you've still got to finish up your mechanics, please do so!<br><br>ChaoticSky, I trust that you've got the story in your head for her bio, so you don't need to finish that before we get started.<br><br>Also, the start time of this chronicle will be the Fifteenth Day of Resplendent Water in RY 768, the Festival of the River's Gift in Akhetan (the other cities celebrate it within the next few days), and Immaculate monks from the nearby monastery of Atekh are gathering to perform the rites that the Mother River demands for this time of year. People from the farthest reaching settlements and villages arrive to offer praise to the Mother River and give thanks for her gracious gift of water and life, and there is a great chance for benefit as such. Nonetheless there is a tension in the air - the Daughter's Rebellion and its ultimate failure means that people are uncertain of what the Mother River will do this year, though none would be so obtuse to admit it.<br><br>Just to set the scene a little.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>23-11-2015, 15:44:21</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Anyone else want some sort of connection to my char?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>23-11-2015, 20:31:50</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11842403#msg11842403">Quote from: AndyZ on 23-11-2015, 15:44:21</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Anyone else want some sort of connection to my char?<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Me :-).<br><br>I think that Krum would be quite interested in her purely because she's so devoted to her books. While he's never been able to understand that <br>particular passion, but he finds people that share it almost fascinating to observe ;)!<br><br>Also, he's been thinking of using the time to learn reading and writing, as his parents insisted. Though I guess she's unlikely to deal with beginners personally.<br>Any ideas for how you'd like them to have met each other?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>23-11-2015, 23:36:35</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Andy: Starlight might visit the library from time to time to pick up books and educate herself about the local region. The more she knows, the better she can exploit the cracks in society and maintain her knowledge base for dealing with clients. Maybe they met during one of her trips?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>24-11-2015, 08:12:08</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11843033#msg11843033">Quote from: Thufir Hawat on 23-11-2015, 20:31:50</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Me :-).<br><br>I think that Krum would be quite interested in her purely because she's so devoted to her books. While he's never been able to understand that <br>particular passion, but he finds people that share it almost fascinating to observe ;)!<br><br>Also, he's been thinking of using the time to learn reading and writing, as his parents insisted. Though I guess she's unlikely to deal with beginners personally.<br>Any ideas for how you'd like them to have met each other?<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Hmmm...well, they could just be acquaintances in opposites, then.&nbsp; Seven's library also makes copies, so if Krum wanted a copy of a scroll made, it's entirely feasible.<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11843502#msg11843502">Quote from: Empyrean on 23-11-2015, 23:36:35</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Andy: Starlight might visit the library from time to time to pick up books and educate herself about the local region. The more she knows, the better she can exploit the cracks in society and maintain her knowledge base for dealing with clients. Maybe they met during one of her trips?<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Seven Words of Wisdom doesn't take a great deal of trips, but she will if there's something she really needs.&nbsp; Visiting the library seems more likely, though.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>25-11-2015, 01:34:10</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11844709#msg11844709">Quote from: AndyZ on 24-11-2015, 08:12:08</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Hmmm...well, they could just be acquaintances in opposites, then.&nbsp; Seven's library also makes copies, so if Krum wanted a copy of a scroll made, it's entirely feasible.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Hmm, that's an option...<br><br>GM, can Krum have gained access to a scroll with something interesting along the way? Either a fechtbuch or a pillow book would work, since both tend to be well-illustrated. He might have gained access to it for a time, for a small service rendered that's within his skillset, and he'd like to get a copy before giving it back :P.<br><br>So that's a way for them to have met.<br>And I suspect she'd regard him with the same mix of amazement and curiosity as well ;D!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>25-11-2015, 02:35:06</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11846702#msg11846702">Quote from: Thufir Hawat on 25-11-2015, 01:34:10</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">GM, can Krum have gained access to a scroll with something interesting along the way? Either a fechtbuch or a pillow book would work, since both tend to be well-illustrated. He might have gained access to it for a time, for a small service rendered that's within his skillset, and he'd like to get a copy before giving it back :P.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>That seems reasonable, yeah.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>27-11-2015, 08:26:51</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11846838#msg11846838">Quote from: Winter King on 25-11-2015, 02:35:06</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">That seems reasonable, yeah.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Well, then they would know each other. And probably find each other outright fascinating in a possible "I can't believe people so opposed to my principles can actually live and prosper, to their understanding of prosperity" moment.<br><br>Also, if it's even possible, we should totally start this game on Black Firday &gt;:)!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>27-11-2015, 08:29:11</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Sounds good to me ^_^<br><br>I should also note that I'm good with various PCs knowing that Seven Words of Wisdom is a Twilight, hopefully with her knowing about them in return.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>27-11-2015, 19:30:51</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I think if Seven revealed she was a Twilight, Starlight would reveal herself as a Solar too. I imagine she doesn't know exactly what she is, except an Anathema according to Immaculate belief (just because she's not a follower doesn't mean she wouldn't know of the Immaculate faith). Finding another like herself would be a great comfort, especially since she's been learning this Solar thing by trial and error.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>27-11-2015, 23:30:26</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11852736#msg11852736">Quote from: AndyZ on 27-11-2015, 08:29:11</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Sounds good to me ^_^<br><br>I should also note that I'm good with various PCs knowing that Seven Words of Wisdom is a Twilight, hopefully with her knowing about them in return.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Well, it really depends on the GM's plans.<br><br>Krum has revealed himself as soon as he knew about her. Then he had many questions!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ChaoticSky</strong> on <strong>28-11-2015, 01:49:48</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Silk is not subtle either.&nbsp; ;D
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>28-11-2015, 01:56:47</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I think the not-subtle ones can make a workers' union in this game :P!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>28-11-2015, 04:35:58</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Seven Words of Wisdom is capable of subtlety, but she hates to lie (though she won't call out friends who lie or anything like that).&nbsp; Sharing knowledge is important, though, and she'd share info about herself as soon as she was reasonably sure about anyone else.<br><br>If they just told her, though, she'd also privately reveal about herself as well.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>28-11-2015, 09:20:54</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11854661#msg11854661">Quote from: AndyZ on 28-11-2015, 04:35:58</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Seven Words of Wisdom is capable of subtlety, but she hates to lie (though she won't call out friends who lie or anything like that).&nbsp; Sharing knowledge is important, though, and she'd share info about herself as soon as she was reasonably sure about anyone else.<br><br>If they just told her, though, she'd also privately reveal about herself as well.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Well, let's say Krum blazed his Caste sign by accident. He might have done that once or twice as a younger Solar, and it's in character for both of us, I think.<br>The funny part is, I think he might have been trying to impress her, and blazed because of a full Excellency&nbsp; :P.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>28-11-2015, 09:31:40</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11855129#msg11855129">Quote from: Thufir Hawat on 28-11-2015, 09:20:54</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Well, let's say Krum blazed his Caste sign by accident. He might have done that once or twice as a younger Solar, and it's in character for both of us, I think.<br>The funny part is, I think he might have been trying to impress her, and blazed because of a full Excellency&nbsp; :P.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Works for me ^_^
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>28-11-2015, 20:00:50</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Sorry for being out of touch. I've been at home, and it's tough to concentrate here, especially during the holidays. Things should be back to normal within a couple days.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>28-11-2015, 21:20:55</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				No problems, I always assume we all have lives outside of E. to begin with ;D!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>28-11-2015, 21:32:02</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I expect it will come as no surprise to anyone to find out that Kheldaran is very good at subtle ;)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>28-11-2015, 21:43:28</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I'm thinking Starlight might have blazed by accident too in Seven's presence. It's not like she got an instruction manual when she became a Solar. :p
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>28-11-2015, 22:12:44</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Then is it possible Seven told us about each other &gt;:)?<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11856314#msg11856314">Quote from: HairyHeretic on 28-11-2015, 21:32:02</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I expect it will come as no surprise to anyone to find out that Kheldaran is very good at subtle ;)<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>I'm greatly surprised that our Eclipse is good at subtle. Really, where is Creation going :P?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>28-11-2015, 22:49:49</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11856373#msg11856373">Quote from: Thufir Hawat on 28-11-2015, 22:12:44</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I'm greatly surprised that our Eclipse is good at subtle. <br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Looking at your intelligence score, I can believe that :P<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11856373#msg11856373">Quote from: Thufir Hawat on 28-11-2015, 22:12:44</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Really, where is Creation going :P?<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Nowhere. *strikes a heroic pose* We're here to save it.&nbsp; ;D
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>29-11-2015, 03:41:46</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11856332#msg11856332">Quote from: Empyrean on 28-11-2015, 21:43:28</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I'm thinking Starlight might have blazed by accident too in Seven's presence. It's not like she got an instruction manual when she became a Solar. :p<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Same deal, then ^_^ Seven will find an opportunity to briefly and discreetly show her own caste mark to Starlight.<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11856373#msg11856373">Quote from: Thufir Hawat on 28-11-2015, 22:12:44</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Really, where is Creation going :P?<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>And why is it in a handbasket?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>30-11-2015, 01:26:27</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">And why is it in a handbasket?</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Goddamned Infernals! :p
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>30-11-2015, 15:39:29</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alright!<br><br>I'm back for real now. Finals will be starting up in a few weeks, but until then, I'm mostly yours! :D<br><br>So, I trust you guys are more or less ready to get started? &gt;:)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>30-11-2015, 15:44:02</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Let's put a saddle on this dog and ride it around like a pony ^_^
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>30-11-2015, 22:20:31</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				We are live (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=240516.0) people. Please read all of it before replying! :D
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>02-12-2015, 22:06:53</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Just something short to kick us off. Would anyone want to have crossed paths with Old Wolf previously then?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>03-12-2015, 18:33:26</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11866956#msg11866956">Quote from: HairyHeretic on 02-12-2015, 22:06:53</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Just something short to kick us off. Would anyone want to have crossed paths with Old Wolf previously then?<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Thanks, Hairy. :)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>04-12-2015, 01:08:01</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				A couple suggestions for those who haven't yet decided:<br><br>There are a variety of contests going on in various places in Akhetan - one of your characters may have come from watching/participating in one of those. Off the top of my head is that there's probably a poetry competition for poetry praising the Mother River, an archery completion, possibly a martial arts demonstration, etc.<br>The festival is an excellent place to meet contacts from other parts of Dun-lat, because a <em>lot</em> of people come there. One of your characters could be just wrapping up a meeting with one such contact.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>04-12-2015, 13:28:05</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I'm still around.&nbsp; Temperature fluctuations have just been tearing up my lungs.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>04-12-2015, 20:12:30</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11871594#msg11871594">Quote from: AndyZ on 04-12-2015, 13:28:05</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I'm still around.&nbsp; Temperature fluctuations have just been tearing up my lungs.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Ouch. Hope you feel better soon! Don't worry about rushing into this - take care of yourself first.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>04-12-2015, 20:21:35</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				^_^ Appreciated.&nbsp; Seven will mostly just be observing and soaking in information, but I want to make sure I can put at least a few pertinent paragraphs into it.<br><br>Plus I'm adding music to my app game, but that doesn't require nearly as much creativity when I'm not writing said music.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>05-12-2015, 17:25:22</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Okay, a question for everyone.<br><br>How do you want to handle rolls? I can roll for you in many cases (as I am writing this, I have had one such situation come up now, wherein Kheldaran may not be able to hear someone's reply to another NPC), but that limits the use of Excellencies and other charms. If you'd rather, I can just write up to the point where a roll might come into play, and stop, allow you to roll in turn, and then tell you the results of the roll - which would take things a lot longer to move along, as it were. There's also something in the middle of the two, though I'm not sure how that would work - I might PM you a question, for instance, but that only really works if you're online at the time.<br><br>For the time being, this isn't very important (it's not like the NPCs are plotting to murder him), but it may be in the future. As it stands, I'm just going to narrative it, but I'd like to hear your thoughts on the matter.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>05-12-2015, 17:27:04</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I don't recommend just rolling for the person in a game like Exalted with all the excellencies and Willpower.&nbsp; Perhaps it's best to give messengers?&nbsp; I have Skype not only on my computer but my phone as well.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>05-12-2015, 17:46:59</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I would ask for the following approach.<br>If it's a reflexive roll Awareness, Investigation or Socialize, add 4 dice from external, no WP. If I notice nothing, wait before letting me know, otherwise you can tell me of the spending immediately.<br>I can up that for different situations, of course. But for now, it is a good rule of thumb.<br><br>Obviously, if it's not reflexive roll, I would know about it and decide on a case by case basis.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>05-12-2015, 17:53:42</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11874192#msg11874192">Quote from: AndyZ on 05-12-2015, 17:27:04</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I don't recommend just rolling for the person in a game like Exalted with all the excellencies and Willpower.&nbsp; Perhaps it's best to give messengers?&nbsp; I have Skype not only on my computer but my phone as well.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>I can definitely poke you if anything comes up on Skype, then.<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11874225#msg11874225">Quote from: Thufir Hawat on 05-12-2015, 17:46:59</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I would ask for the following approach.<br>If it's a reflexive roll Awareness, Investigation or Socialize, add 4 dice from external, no WP. If I notice nothing, wait before letting me know, otherwise you can tell me of the spending immediately.<br>I can up that for different situations, of course. But for now, it is a good rule of thumb.<br><br>Obviously, if it's not reflexive roll, I would know about it and decide on a case by case basis.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Sounds reasonable. I'll, hm... I wonder if I can somehow put this in a place that I'll more easily remember it. Did you mean excellencies when you wrote "external" - I know auto-correct can be a bit annoying at times.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>05-12-2015, 19:14:58</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I meant "excellency via external motes", though I admit I'm not sure I have all three Excellencies.<br><br>As for remembering it, I guess we can all stick a tag next to the IC posts. After all, it's not like <em>Perception rolls and whether they should be hidden or not </em> is a new topic that would be a surprise for anyone in this game!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>05-12-2015, 21:50:52</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				For myself, if it's a situation where I'm not actively doing something, and its a minor roll to move the story along, I have no issues with you rolling for me. If it was something more important, where I might want to use a charm or something else, then I'd prefer to have the option.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ChaoticSky</strong> on <strong>06-12-2015, 00:17:58</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ooh, i <em>knew</em> i was forgetting something &gt;.&gt;<br><br>*handrubby* Lets see if i can stirr up some trouble&nbsp; ;D
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ChaoticSky</strong> on <strong>06-12-2015, 00:55:24</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				There, "Lets (almost) start a riot~!" as the song goes.&nbsp; ;)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>06-12-2015, 00:57:41</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11874669#msg11874669">Quote from: HairyHeretic on 05-12-2015, 21:50:52</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">For myself, if it's a situation where I'm not actively doing something, and its a minor roll to move the story along, I have no issues with you rolling for me. If it was something more important, where I might want to use a charm or something else, then I'd prefer to have the option.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>I can do this, yeah. That was something I was considering, as well.<br><br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11874351#msg11874351">Quote from: Thufir Hawat on 05-12-2015, 19:14:58</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I meant "excellency via external motes", though I admit I'm not sure I have all three Excellencies.<br><br>As for remembering it, I guess we can all stick a tag next to the IC posts. After all, it's not like <em>Perception rolls and whether they should be hidden or not </em> is a new topic that would be a surprise for anyone in this game!<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>External, so peripheral? That is, visible if you spend 5m at a given time?<br><br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11875030#msg11875030">Quote from: ChaoticSky on 06-12-2015, 00:55:24</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">There, "Lets (almost) start a riot~!" as the song goes.&nbsp; ;)<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Welcome back. :)<br><br>Also, I'm suddenly quite afraid to check the main thread... &gt;.&gt;
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>06-12-2015, 01:18:21</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11875038#msg11875038">Quote from: Winter King on 06-12-2015, 00:57:41</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">External, so peripheral? That is, visible if you spend 5m at a given time?<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Yes, if I spend 5 motes at one action, it would be visible but not before.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>06-12-2015, 02:43:47</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Gotcha, sounds reasonable. :)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>08-12-2015, 19:35:14</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				As a note - if you want to play at social influence, feel free. Just let me know. I say this because any social interaction can be open to doing so, just so you guys have that in mind.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>08-12-2015, 19:41:46</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Empyrean, we may have discussed this but I can't remember.&nbsp; Did you want Starlight and Seven to know each other?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>08-12-2015, 20:11:17</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				No social influence yet. I just wonder what you mean by "a particularly brutal maneuver"?<br><br>The rest shall be in the IC.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>08-12-2015, 20:24:04</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Something occurred to me with stunts.<br><br>Ordinarily, you always get two extra dice.&nbsp; However, there's no easy way to say with certainty that the ST will award you stunt dice.<br><br>What I would like to suggest is: you get an extra success instead of the two dice, but that success can't be used to counteract a botch.&nbsp; The success would be added to other successes for higher dice as normal.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>08-12-2015, 21:27:45</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11882161#msg11882161">Quote from: Thufir Hawat on 08-12-2015, 20:11:17</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">No social influence yet. I just wonder what you mean by "a particularly brutal maneuver"?</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>I'm not sure myself, honestly. Something with cracking noises and loud shouts, no doubt.<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11882181#msg11882181">Quote from: AndyZ on 08-12-2015, 20:24:04</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Something occurred to me with stunts.<br><br>Ordinarily, you always get two extra dice.&nbsp; However, there's no easy way to say with certainty that the ST will award you stunt dice.<br><br>What I would like to suggest is: you get an extra success instead of the two dice, but that success can't be used to counteract a botch.&nbsp; The success would be added to other successes for higher dice as normal.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Hm... you raise a good point about stunts, though I'm not sure what I want to do with them. I mean, the way closest to the RAW would probably be by having you write something cool, wait on the roll for me to say what the stunt is, and so on. That could be a long time running, though...<br><br>I'm not sure what your proposed solution has to do with the issue I saw, though, because I'm not seeing the issue you are. Could you clarify it for me?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>08-12-2015, 22:20:52</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				And what Attribute do I have to roll Martial arts with in order to recognize their styles and ability in them?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>08-12-2015, 22:23:50</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I'd guess Intelligence to recognise the style.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>08-12-2015, 22:43:30</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Stray thought. Could I try say a Perception / Awareness roll to read lips and see what our esteemed Wali is discussing? 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>08-12-2015, 22:54:21</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Andy: We had discussed that Starlight would have visited the library and at some point accidentally flared, so that Seven would reveal that she was a Twilight and they would know what each other was and maybe be friends. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>08-12-2015, 23:55:18</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11882535#msg11882535">Quote from: Empyrean on 08-12-2015, 22:54:21</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Andy: We had discussed that Starlight would have visited the library and at some point accidentally flared, so that Seven would reveal that she was a Twilight and they would know what each other was and maybe be friends.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Thank you ^_^
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>09-12-2015, 00:07:44</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11882470#msg11882470">Quote from: HairyHeretic on 08-12-2015, 22:23:50</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I'd guess Intelligence to recognise the style.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>I can see that, but I'd like the GM's ruling, since I tend to do that quite a bit.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>09-12-2015, 00:16:16</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11882463#msg11882463">Quote from: Thufir Hawat on 08-12-2015, 22:20:52</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">And what Attribute do I have to roll Martial arts with in order to recognize their styles and ability in them?<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11882470#msg11882470">Quote from: HairyHeretic on 08-12-2015, 22:23:50</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I'd guess Intelligence to recognise the style.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Hairy is correct. :)<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11882512#msg11882512">Quote from: HairyHeretic on 08-12-2015, 22:43:30</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Stray thought. Could I try say a Perception / Awareness roll to read lips and see what our esteemed Wali is discussing? <br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>You could try, yeah.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>09-12-2015, 15:39:33</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				On the subject of stunts, I admit to having some preference towards seeing the stunt prior to judging its point level. This is also because I'd like to look over it in case of penalties, as well, though those only usually apply when it comes to opposed rolls/rolls that have a set difficulty (like combat and anything that goes against Guile or Resolve).
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>09-12-2015, 18:55:29</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=83018<br>Great, 3 successes should mean something, then ;D!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>09-12-2015, 21:28:17</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=83021<br>Reading lips for 4 successes
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>09-12-2015, 21:46:28</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ooh, both of those are helpful. I'll fit those considerations into my next post. :)<br><br>And, erm, in Hairy's case, I'll just send him a PM so he can respond to what he sees.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ChaoticSky</strong> on <strong>12-12-2015, 02:05:32</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Tried out the social fu, its going to be big with Silk, so i figured abit of practice before i start trying to seduce someone important. Let me know if i bungled anything.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>12-12-2015, 04:46:26</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				How do you get Appearance 7? I remember only one Solar Charm that allows a bonus, and it's +1 Appearance.<br><br>Regardless, it's unlikely even dropping your last die would allow anyone in that room to resist, unless it's unacceptable influence for him or her.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>12-12-2015, 13:10:57</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I'm curious about that myself. Even appearance 5 would be probably one of the most attractive people in the world. Above that, even with that, you're going to get attention wherever you are.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>12-12-2015, 13:21:04</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I do recall seeing this mentioned on Onyx Path's forums...
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>12-12-2015, 14:16:26</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Okay, I think I see how it was done.<br><br>Awakened Carnal Demiurge can raise the appearance by 1 (to above above 5), and has an indefinite duration, for as long as the motes are committed. Thousand Courtesan Ways does effectively the same thing.<br><br>The book does mention that a character can't increase their stat above 5 normally, which this isn't doing. Effectively it becomes a bonus for a scene of infinite length. My only question would be whether or not these bonus points are supposed to stack or not.<br><br>She's never, ever, ever going to get any peace in a bar though :P
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>12-12-2015, 15:23:01</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11892443#msg11892443">Quote from: HairyHeretic on 12-12-2015, 14:16:26</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Okay, I think I see how it was done.<br><br>Awakened Carnal Demiurge can raise the appearance by 1 (to above above 5), and has an indefinite duration, for as long as the motes are committed. Thousand Courtesan Ways does effectively the same thing.<br><br>The book does mention that a character can't increase their stat above 5 normally, which this isn't doing. Effectively it becomes a bonus for a scene of infinite length. My only question would be whether or not these bonus points are supposed to stack or not.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Hn. That's a good question.<br><br>So, from what I can tell, Awakened Carnal Demiurge is the Solar actualizing her inner presence in a powerfully external form by speaking. It takes 5 minutes to activate, though, so I am getting the feeling that it is more intended as a preparatory measure - psyching yourself up in front of a mirror, maybe? <br><br>Thousand Courtesan Ways, by contrast, is a reflexive charm that represents the Solar shifting behaviors slightly, such that every motion becomes a temptation. For instance, picking up a teacup and drinking in <em>just</em> the right way that the attention of those around the Solar is drawn to her lips, or her wrists, etc. This makes it possible to seduce people without first targeting or instilling intimacies in them. She may also use this for innuendo, such that a discussion about politics (where she is attempting to learn where his loyalties lie) becomes charged with eroticism.The appearance bonus here is scene long, even if the other effects are indefinite, by the looks of this. Even though there's no mention of committing motes, I would assume that she would need to keep them committed after the scene's end in order to maintain the benefits of the charm.<br><br>Hm... I'm not sure how I want to rule on this, honestly. On one hand, I don't know if it <em>breaks</em> the game to interpret them as stacking (especially as there's nothing saying they don't...) but on the other, they seem to be representing different things. What are you guys thinking here?<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11892443#msg11892443">Quote from: HairyHeretic on 12-12-2015, 14:16:26</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">She's never, ever, ever going to get any peace in a bar though :P<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Or even on a street, if she's activated those Charms. I mean, did you see people's reaction to Starlight? A lot of people are going to be staring at them. There may be attempted kidnappings. Stuff like that.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>12-12-2015, 15:40:47</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				We're all new to 3rd ed, so I'm okay with letting it play as is for now. If it seems to be having too much of an effect, or you feel its potentially game breaking, then the final call is yours.<br><br>I do suspect that you're right regarding the effect those charms are going to have in public. Some unscrupulous Guilder, seeing the most beautiful woman in the world, and not dressed as a noble, well, I wouldn't put it past them to have thoughts of kidnapping and selling. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ChaoticSky</strong> on <strong>13-12-2015, 01:24:30</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ooh, i started a discussion! Thats always fun.<br><br>I will say that I had simply assumed they did. A clever little interaction i uncovered while persuing charms. I had read the Performance Charms, then moved on to Presence, and when i saw that bit about increasing App i had a little deja view moment, and a little Ctrl-Fing uncovered that there was indeed a performance charm that did the same thing.<br><br>My own personal interpretation was as such: Any 'indefinite' charm can be pseudo-committed as long as you keep the motes in, it keeps working. This is how i remember it working in 2e, since as long as you keep the charm going, it never stops working, but you also cant get <em>back</em> the motes as long as they are 'working' in the charm, thusly its mechanically identical to commitment. Thousand Courtesan Ways works by suffusing the body with essence and allowing you to sexualize other social actions (and, i would assume, even non social actions). Awakened Carnal Demiurge on the other hand involves a dramatic action which is basically the Solar telling Creation <em><strong>I am fucking gorgeous</strong></em>, and Creation going "Your the boss!", i had likened it in my head to literally ordering your own beauty to work harder.&nbsp; ;D<br><br>Anyway, thats what was going through my head. Its worth pointing out, that this isnt new... i had those two extra dots of App on my sheet ever since I finished picking my charms, all bracketed and gold to stand out. The two charms also have <strong>Commited</strong> listed beside them in bold letters on my sheet. So if <em>anyone</em> looked at my sheet before now they should have noticed it. I'm just pointing out i wasnt trying to be sneaky here and abuse the rules, this was something i openly planned from day one.<br><br>As for how to rule it... I'm perfectly willing to accept whatever King decides on the matter, i didnt mean to cause a problem. For my own opinion, i <em>think</em> its still perfectly balanced as long as those extra dice from my App are considered 'dice added by a charm' and count towards that limit. Its just applied on the attribute side rather than the ability side (which is more of a Lunar thing to begin with, imo, but i didnt write the charms :P ). If however, you dont want them to stack, thats fine too. Honestly i could get more <em>efficient</em> results from using a Presence Excellencey, 1m for one die as opposed to 5m for one die. I could do that five times a day and still break even. I did it this way specifically because i wanted that App dot.<br><br>Why yes, i did want her appearance to make a splash&nbsp; ;D. I'm playing a Zenith, not a Eclipse here. Shes a social type, but not a manipulator, shes honest and forthright about what she believes, and her beauty ensures that she is listened to.<br><br>As a player, i fully accept responsibility for anything that happens to my character as a result of being so <em>grossly incandescent~</em>. Feel free to have fun with it!<br><br>(If you do rule that they dont stack, feel free to count my successes as one lower than i rolled, i shall have to make do with only <em>eleven</em>.&nbsp; 8-))
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>13-12-2015, 15:02:09</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Well, if it helps I never thought you were trying to be sneaky, I just hadn't noticed those particular charms when I was doing my own character up, and had it in my head that stats capped at 5. I tend to read others sheets for the background more than the stats :)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>13-12-2015, 16:11:07</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11894196#msg11894196">Quote from: ChaoticSky on 13-12-2015, 01:24:30</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Ooh, i started a discussion! Thats always fun.<br><br>I will say that I had simply assumed they did. A clever little interaction i uncovered while persuing charms. I had read the Performance Charms, then moved on to Presence, and when i saw that bit about increasing App i had a little deja view moment, and a little Ctrl-Fing uncovered that there was indeed a performance charm that did the same thing.<br><br>My own personal interpretation was as such: Any 'indefinite' charm can be pseudo-committed as long as you keep the motes in, it keeps working. This is how i remember it working in 2e, since as long as you keep the charm going, it never stops working, but you also cant get <em>back</em> the motes as long as they are 'working' in the charm, thusly its mechanically identical to commitment.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Yeah, that was my reading as well, except when the charm text says otherwise, as with the "for the rest of the scene, the character gets +1 App."<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11894196#msg11894196">Quote from: ChaoticSky on 13-12-2015, 01:24:30</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Thousand Courtesan Ways works by suffusing the body with essence and allowing you to sexualize other social actions (and, i would assume, even non social actions).</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Yeah, I kind of want to see someone stunting something absurd like... sweeping the halls of a temple using Thousand Courtesan Ways to seduce someone who's in the area. I would laugh. <br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11894196#msg11894196">Quote from: ChaoticSky on 13-12-2015, 01:24:30</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Awakened Carnal Demiurge on the other hand involves a dramatic action which is basically the Solar telling Creation <em><strong>I am fucking gorgeous</strong></em>, and Creation going "Your the boss!", i had likened it in my head to literally ordering your own beauty to work harder.&nbsp; ;D</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>That is definitely one way of looking at it. I'm not sure it's the one I'd most agree with, but I can see it being legitimate.<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11894196#msg11894196">Quote from: ChaoticSky on 13-12-2015, 01:24:30</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Anyway, thats what was going through my head. Its worth pointing out, that this isnt new... i had those two extra dots of App on my sheet ever since I finished picking my charms, all bracketed and gold to stand out. The two charms also have <strong>Commited</strong> listed beside them in bold letters on my sheet. So if <em>anyone</em> looked at my sheet before now they should have noticed it. I'm just pointing out i wasnt trying to be sneaky here and abuse the rules, this was something i openly planned from day one.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>I didn't think you were trying to be sneaky at all! I apologize if that came across that way - I just wanted others to weigh in on what they thought the interpretation was.<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11894196#msg11894196">Quote from: ChaoticSky on 13-12-2015, 01:24:30</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">As for how to rule it... I'm perfectly willing to accept whatever King decides on the matter, i didnt mean to cause a problem. For my own opinion, i <em>think</em> its still perfectly balanced as long as those extra dice from my App are considered 'dice added by a charm' and count towards that limit.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>That's perfectly reasonable, yes. I think I've been thinking of them as non-charm dice, which is a problem. That said, they do have a few extra bonuses beyond being charm dice, but that's perfectly reasonable, as I said before.<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11894196#msg11894196">Quote from: ChaoticSky on 13-12-2015, 01:24:30</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Its just applied on the attribute side rather than the ability side (which is more of a Lunar thing to begin with, imo, but i didnt write the charms :P ). If however, you dont want them to stack, thats fine too. Honestly i could get more <em>efficient</em> results from using a Presence Excellencey, 1m for one die as opposed to 5m for one die. I could do that five times a day and still break even. I did it this way specifically because i wanted that App dot.<br><br>Why yes, i did want her appearance to make a splash&nbsp; ;D. I'm playing a Zenith, not a Eclipse here. Shes a social type, but not a manipulator, shes honest and forthright about what she believes, and her beauty ensures that she is listened to.<br><br>As a player, i fully accept responsibility for anything that happens to my character as a result of being so <em>grossly incandescent~</em>. Feel free to have fun with it!</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>I approve of this reference.<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11894196#msg11894196">Quote from: ChaoticSky on 13-12-2015, 01:24:30</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">(If you do rule that they dont stack, feel free to count my successes as one lower than i rolled, i shall have to make do with only <em>eleven</em>.&nbsp; 8-))<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Oh dear. xD I begin to see why social influence is quite an intriguing thing to deal with as a Solar.<br><br>But nah, I'll probably rule that they do stack, unless it becomes problematic. That said, however, Awakened Carnal Demiurge does take 5 minutes to activate, so in the future keep that in mind. It's not a "do this instantly" sort of charm. I'll let it pass for now, and am open to future discussion and possible stunts.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>13-12-2015, 17:18:24</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alright! I have an idea for how to handle stunts.<br><br>You post your stunt and your roll, as you see fit. Then, when I come to respond to that roll, I'll award its point value, add the necessary successes (if any) and roll the bonus dice, then tell you the result.<br><br>Does this seem fair to everyone?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ChaoticSky</strong> on <strong>13-12-2015, 18:06:27</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11895852#msg11895852">Quote from: Winter King on 13-12-2015, 16:11:07</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Oh dear. xD I begin to see why social influence is quite an intriguing thing to deal with as a Solar.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>All those tales of Anathemic succubi had to come from somewhere~<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">But nah, I'll probably rule that they do stack, unless it becomes problematic. That said, however, Awakened Carnal Demiurge does take 5 minutes to activate, so in the future keep that in mind. It's not a "do this instantly" sort of charm. I'll let it pass for now, and am open to future discussion and possible stunts.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>*nod* Never explained on my end, but following with the commitment thing, she had activated it long ago and never ever turned it off. <br><br>As for Stunts, i had been thinking about that myself, and what i came up with is pretty much identical. So sounds good to me!&nbsp; &nbsp;
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>13-12-2015, 18:32:04</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11896055#msg11896055">Quote from: ChaoticSky on 13-12-2015, 18:06:27</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">*nod* Never explained on my end, but following with the commitment thing, she had activated it long ago and never ever turned it off. <br><br>As for Stunts, i had been thinking about that myself, and what i came up with is pretty much identical. So sounds good to me! <br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>That's reasonable enough, I suppose. Just keep in mind that she has fewer motes than otherwise, I guess.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>13-12-2015, 18:41:58</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11895955#msg11895955">Quote from: Winter King on 13-12-2015, 17:18:24</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Alright! I have an idea for how to handle stunts.<br><br>You post your stunt and your roll, as you see fit. Then, when I come to respond to that roll, I'll award its point value, add the necessary successes (if any) and roll the bonus dice, then tell you the result.<br><br>Does this seem fair to everyone?<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Sounds good to me ^_^
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ChaoticSky</strong> on <strong>13-12-2015, 19:51:39</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11896100#msg11896100">Quote from: Winter King on 13-12-2015, 18:32:04</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">That's reasonable enough, I suppose. Just keep in mind that she has fewer motes than otherwise, I guess.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>*nudges towards my sheet, specifically the bit about essence pools* its all marked on there... <br><br>Also, sorry about missing the penalty, ill remember that next time.&nbsp; :-)<br><br>Though, now that i look it over, i *did* forgot to switch out for that bow-hiding charm, Ill drop fiery arrow for that right now if you dont mind?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>13-12-2015, 21:23:16</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				That works for me, yeah.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>14-12-2015, 04:05:19</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Sorry for the lateness of the reply. I had to fight through the winter blahs. :/
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>14-12-2015, 17:59:11</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				No worries. I know the feeling. :(
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>14-12-2015, 23:19:19</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Let me touch briefly on all counts...<br>I didn't ask because I thought ChaoticSky is trying to be sneaky. I just didn't want to check her social charms one by one :P.<br><br>IMO, it's reasonable as long as it's Charm dice, yes. The non-Charm uses can well be balanced by the non-system consequences WK has mentioned already.<br><br>Regarding the stunts, I've seen it done in that way in 2e already, and have mixed feelings. It's good, but it also means the players would rarely be able to know their final result. If they don't know it, they can't declare their next action.<br>So, in a word, I can see it working, but I'd prefer a solution where players just assume a 1-die stunt, because most post include at least that, and you can add successes if you think the stunt is worth it.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>15-12-2015, 00:19:47</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Are we talking in the context of combat, Thufir, or more generally?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>15-12-2015, 00:29:23</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				It's generally.<br>In the context of combat, we can't know, the other one might have a perfect defence he didn't use last time. But in the context of negotiations, you might want to throw some compromise in if you're pushing someone to a Decision point, just to prevent him from the temptation to use Willpower ;D!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>15-12-2015, 01:14:48</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Hm... See, for me, this is mostly about how I emotionally recognize and experience things. For me, giving someone a bonus feels good! I'm giving someone a bonus! Yay!<br><br>But for me, it is much, much harder to go to someone who has assumed that there is a bonus and say "you know, I don't think it's worth that." And then have to engage/argue with them about whether that's true... It just takes a great deal more out of me, and the thought of it makes me mildly anxious.<br><br>While I can definitely accept it happening in combat, I just feel like... when are you going to decide an action before you know how it turns out?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>15-12-2015, 01:50:56</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11900081#msg11900081">Quote from: Winter King on 15-12-2015, 01:14:48</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Hm... See, for me, this is mostly about how I emotionally recognize and experience things. For me, giving someone a bonus feels good! I'm giving someone a bonus! Yay!<br><br>But for me, it is much, much harder to go to someone who has assumed that there is a bonus and say "you know, I don't think it's worth that." And then have to engage/argue with them about whether that's true... It just takes a great deal more out of me, and the thought of it makes me mildly anxious.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>That's why I only present arguments. You get to decide what works best for you.<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">While I can definitely accept it happening in combat, I just feel like... when are you going to decide an action before you know how it turns out?<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Actually, I don't see it in combat. In combat, you need to know by how much you hit, in social influence and sneaking, you need to get enough successes.<br><br>But the part that you don't decide before you know how it turns out is the point, actually. If you could tell how it turns out immediately, you could decide and not wait for the GM to post, thus speeding up the game.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>15-12-2015, 18:15:43</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I appreciate it - I'll definitely think about it, though. I'll try it as I have for now, but it may become cumbersome and if so, I'll switch it to the way you recommend.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>17-12-2015, 15:37:04</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I have a question for you all. When do you want me to hand out XP?<br><br>That is, I've been planning on doing it every "session" which may or may not be somewhat arbitrary given that we're not meeting around a table to play for a set period of time. Is it fine with people for that to be true?<br><br>Alternately, we could do it every fourth or sixth page we start (or whatever), but that may be <em>too</em> often.<br><br>Any thoughts?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>17-12-2015, 18:30:00</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Every in-game day might be best.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>17-12-2015, 21:30:08</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				After every major scene?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>18-12-2015, 08:02:55</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11908701#msg11908701">Quote from: HairyHeretic on 17-12-2015, 21:30:08</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">After every major scene?<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Usually this, but I admit I'm not really a concerned party.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>19-12-2015, 02:42:19</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Yeah, I'm inclined to go with Major Scenes (which is basically what I was planning beforehand, maybe with a few less major scenes between them), at least at this stage. No rush, though.<br><br>On a different topic. How are you guys enjoying the game so far? Thoughts, opinions, or suggestions? Is the posting rate too fast or too slow?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>19-12-2015, 12:18:13</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Well, it's faster than the other Ex3 game I joined elsewhere. This one died off already, and any speed beats zero easily.<br><br>In less flowery language, I like your style, so as long as it goes, I'm likely to be happy.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>19-12-2015, 13:16:58</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I don't tend to be able to post that often, so I'm perfectly comfortable with this speed.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ChaoticSky</strong> on <strong>20-12-2015, 17:16:00</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Im happy with it! Work and xmas have been running me ragged recently, so finally finding time to post and finding less than five new pages of stuff ive missed is always nice.&nbsp; :P
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>20-12-2015, 17:40:11</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Yeah, that's what I've been trying to keep a pace with - your paces, as it were. If it takes a longer time, I may miss one or two of you, but other than that, I try to keep from spinning out of control without someone.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>20-12-2015, 21:11:25</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Having said that, I suddenly realize that everyone's posted.<br><br>... I'll try to get something together and put it up in a few hours, promise.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>22-12-2015, 14:10:38</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Just a stray thought, but would Silks beauty be recognisable as 'supernatural', so to speak? 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>22-12-2015, 14:20:24</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I would say that if one has experience with such things (as I would imagine that Kheldaran does) and both of her charms are up, then yes, she is practically a goddess in terms of appearance.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>22-12-2015, 15:03:02</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Would I need a roll for that, or would it be recognisable without one? 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>22-12-2015, 15:17:51</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11921209#msg11921209">Quote from: HairyHeretic on 22-12-2015, 15:03:02</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Would I need a roll for that, or would it be recognisable without one?<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>If he's attracted to women, that would be like asking for a roll to&nbsp; feel a hammer hitting him square between the eyes, IMNSHO.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>22-12-2015, 15:30:41</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Well, he's seen a lot of beautiful human women, even with his sketchy memories of his prior life, and he's also seen inhuman females, so he would have some basis for comparison on her appearance. <br><br>Having what appears to be someone more than humanly beautiful walking into the square, on today of all days, after he's seen someone stirring up trouble .. I'm thinking that has the potential to set the spidey senses tingling :)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>22-12-2015, 19:41:52</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Hm, by all means feel free to roll Intelligence+Occult - it'd only be a difficulty 1, I think, for him. That said, keep in mind that, as Thufir pointed out, her Appearance is probably powerful on an emotional level. At the same time, he probably had some experience with Fair Folk who could accomplish similar levels of beauty... But that's up to you.<br><br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>22-12-2015, 20:02:45</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=83407, 1 success.<br><br>Yeah, basically he's currently thinking along the lines of that's not natural, which added to the rest of todays mix is making him, if not suspicious, then at least warily curious.<br><br>The fact that he has experience with Fair Folk using glamour to (literally) charm people into being their slaves .. yeah, he's keeping a wary eye on her.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>22-12-2015, 20:15:21</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Hairy, while I prepare a post - Keep in mind that unlike Seven, who has Ten Magistrate Eyes, your profile person actions take five minutes of in game time. I'm not sure how I want to handle that at this time, but Kheldaran has to keep them in sight and/or interact with them for a fair amount of time before he gets his observation done. I think I'll probably just hold off on letting you know the results for one of my posts, emphasizing the nature of how he's stopping to just observe (unless he's interacting with them, in which case it'll still be a delay, but he's not just waiting and watching). This may change depending on how long each set of actions takes, so if there's no other actions going on in the interim, then you'll end up with the info in the post following it.<br><br>Is that fine with you?<br><br>Also, Profile person is only for individuals, so you would theoretically need to do it three times - beating each of the women's guile to get information.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>22-12-2015, 20:36:38</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				That's cool. Take the first roll for Silk then, since she would have drawn his attention the most. For the moment he's just watching them, though if he can overhear or try lip reading to get a sense of their conversation he'll do that as well. Depending on what happens I may roll for the other two.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>22-12-2015, 20:39:41</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Fair enough!<br><br>... Now, what's Silk's Guile... and does she want to use any reflexive charms to improve it?<br><br>*Wanders off*
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ChaoticSky</strong> on <strong>23-12-2015, 00:56:07</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11921914#msg11921914">Quote from: Winter King on 22-12-2015, 20:39:41</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Fair enough!<br><br>... Now, what's Silk's Guile... and does she want to use any reflexive charms to improve it?<br><br>*Wanders off*<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>1 apparently! XD<br><br>And nah.<br><br>(also, i added that stuff to my sheet at the bottom of character stats. def/resolve/guide/soak.etc)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>25-12-2015, 17:19:25</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Merry Christmas everyone that celebrates. :)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>25-12-2015, 17:20:34</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Excellent. I've also got a link to Onyx Path Forums that has a bunch of artifacts and their evocations, which might give you guys a few ideas as to what might come up in the future.<br><br>Here (http://forum.theonyxpath.com/forum/main-category/exalted/791894-non-combat-artifact-evocations-for-end). I didn't write them, but they were quite good enough for me to consider incorporating them.<br><br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11927957#msg11927957">Quote from: Empyrean on 25-12-2015, 17:19:25</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Merry Christmas everyone that celebrates. :)<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Just so. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>26-12-2015, 12:11:50</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11927957#msg11927957">Quote from: Empyrean on 25-12-2015, 17:19:25</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Merry Christmas everyone that celebrates. :)<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Merry Christmas.<br><br>WK, before I post <em>the next</em> answer, did Karam win? I got the impression that he was watching the fight that just ended.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>26-12-2015, 12:13:17</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Merry Christmas.&nbsp; If you don't celebrate, I hope you at least enjoyed the day off.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>26-12-2015, 15:12:48</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11929762#msg11929762">Quote from: Thufir Hawat on 26-12-2015, 12:11:50</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Merry Christmas.<br><br>WK, before I post <em>the next</em> answer, did Karam win? I got the impression that he was watching the fight that just ended.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Kharam, to the best of Krum's knowledge, <em>was</em> watching just now. Prior to that, Krum is <em>pretty</em> sure he won his bout, but it's somewhat hard to remember. He didn't know who Kharam was at the time, and thus didn't mark him well.<br><br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>26-12-2015, 16:20:45</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11930210#msg11930210">Quote from: Winter King on 26-12-2015, 15:12:48</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Kharam, to the best of Krum's knowledge, <em>was</em> watching just now. Prior to that, Krum is <em>pretty</em> sure he won his bout, but it's somewhat hard to remember. He didn't know who Kharam was at the time, and thus didn't mark him well.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Thanks, that clears it up and I need change nothing in my post.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ChaoticSky</strong> on <strong>26-12-2015, 16:23:35</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Whew, thank god that is over with. I shall be more prompt from now on, that i dont have to spend hours shopping for my million family members @_@
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>26-12-2015, 19:49:44</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Would any of the women have noticed Kheldaran observing them?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>26-12-2015, 19:51:14</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Seven would not have.&nbsp; She's too busy Sherlocking.&nbsp; She might notice if Khel tries to grab her, but even following her without being seen is perfectly reasonable.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>26-12-2015, 21:00:56</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11930629#msg11930629">Quote from: HairyHeretic on 26-12-2015, 19:49:44</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Would any of the women have noticed Kheldaran observing them?<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>If the ladies' players want, they can reflexively roll Investigation+Perception at a penalty of -2 vs. Kheldaran's theoretical Dexterity+Stealth roll. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>27-12-2015, 00:43:30</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Dex / Stealth is 3 successes. A little better than average maybe? <div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Roll</div><div class="spoiler_body">https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=83532</div></div><br>Edit - Also Intelligence / Occult <div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">roll</div><div class="spoiler_body">https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=83533</div></div>, 4 successes. <br>What do I know about the general character of Mother River? Is she generally seen as benevolent, or a spirit that needs to be appeased?<br><br>If I'm trying to defuse the situation here, and prevent a riot, I need to figure out the best tack to take. Or if it looks like it's too late for the that, and the crowd too ugly, try and at least dampen it as best I can.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>27-12-2015, 04:01:53</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">With regards to the character of Mother River</div><div class="spoiler_body">Kheldaran, at least, has heard most speak of the Mother River as a benevolent goddess, loving and caring for her children deeply. She is also regarded as something of a frightening goddess, because upon her blessings the cities of Dun-lat depend - people believe her essential to keep happy. Hence, when the Daughter's Rebellion started, the Immaculate Order took pains to discredit the Daughter's claim to that title. It didn't work, really, but people are likely afraid that the Mother River will grow wroth with the Dun-lati, for her daughter's death.</div></div>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>30-12-2015, 19:27:39</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I have updated the first post's characters with more information, I think. Hopefully, you'll find it a useful resource when it comes to meeting people in the future.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>01-01-2016, 22:02:00</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Hey, folks. IC's been kind of quiet for four days (not that that is much, honestly), and I just wanted to check in with everyone to see where we are as a group.<br><br>I imagine that the holidays have been taking up a lot of people's time, so I'm surmising that may be a reason for the quiet. In any case, I don't want to blame anyone for not posting, just to investigate to see if everyone's still about. <br><br>((Speaking of which, I'm going to be flying to Austria in a little less two weeks, and may need to take a break to readjust to being elsewhere.))<br><br>Anyways - just checking in and trying to keep the game alive. :) 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>01-01-2016, 22:11:57</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I'm still around ^_^ Just giving others time.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>01-01-2016, 23:07:56</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I've been under the weather all week with a bug of some sort. I'm aiming to get some posting done tonight if I can, failing that I will post over the weekend.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>01-01-2016, 23:51:12</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Same here. Finally, the holidaze are over and I should be back to posting.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>02-01-2016, 01:14:22</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Good to hear, everyone.<br><br>Hope you feel better soon, HH. Don't stress if you can't get a post up.<br><br>... Wasn't it like, 10 PM when you posted before, HH? 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ChaoticSky</strong> on <strong>02-01-2016, 03:13:06</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I am also around, and completely unbusy for a change! But... It feels like im waiting on events? Im chatting with star already, seven has no interest in talking, 'something' is going to happen but hasnt yet, and silk is paying no attention to the creepy guy trying to look down her robe from across the square :P<br><br>So *kicks feets and waits*
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>02-01-2016, 03:35:59</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11948640#msg11948640">Quote from: ChaoticSky on 02-01-2016, 03:13:06</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I am also around, and completely unbusy for a change! But... It feels like im waiting on events? Im chatting with star already, seven has no interest in talking, 'something' is going to happen but hasnt yet, and silk is paying no attention to the creepy guy trying to look down her robe from across the square :P<br><br>So *kicks feets and waits*<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Sorry.&nbsp; Things are just going crazy, so Seven is busy.&nbsp; She knows she's making a bad first impression. &gt;.&gt;
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ChaoticSky</strong> on <strong>02-01-2016, 03:44:27</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11948696#msg11948696">Quote from: AndyZ on 02-01-2016, 03:35:59</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Sorry.&nbsp; Things are just going crazy, so Seven is busy.&nbsp; She knows she's making a bad first impression. &gt;.&gt;<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>*waves* Its okay. Silk is easy to get along with, she wont hold a grudge or anything like that.&nbsp; &nbsp;;D
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>02-01-2016, 03:45:23</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11948640#msg11948640">Quote from: ChaoticSky on 02-01-2016, 03:13:06</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I am also around, and completely unbusy for a change! But... It feels like im waiting on events? Im chatting with star already, seven has no interest in talking, 'something' is going to happen but hasnt yet, and silk is paying no attention to the creepy guy trying to look down her robe from across the square :P<br><br>So *kicks feets and waits*<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Aha, that's fair. I was waiting for Silk's response to what Seven had said (as well as Starlight's) before starting the big event off... but it'll happen in a bit, I think.<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11948696#msg11948696">Quote from: AndyZ on 02-01-2016, 03:35:59</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Sorry.&nbsp; Things are just going crazy, so Seven is busy.&nbsp; She knows she's making a bad first impression. &gt;.&gt;<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Yes, she might want to start acting to stop what she's intuited, though, because the longer it takes her to act, the more likely it'll be to turn out the way she's foreseen. Of course, she doesn't know all of the factors involved (notably, the other Solars), so there may be change already. :P
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>02-01-2016, 04:21:46</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Well, I'm the last one to post IC, so I couldn't post again even if I wanted to.<br><br>No problem if you need time, WK. Thanks for letting us know, too.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>02-01-2016, 04:38:57</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				...Did I not?<br><br>I thought I had Seven point out some of the people and then head over to defend the wali, but it's been a rough week...
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>02-01-2016, 15:00:39</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11948381#msg11948381">Quote from: Winter King on 02-01-2016, 01:14:22</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Hope you feel better soon, HH. Don't stress if you can't get a post up.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>If the bug would just come on fully, do it's thing and feck off I'd be happy. Instead I get this half sick general blahness all week. I'm hoping I can shift it this weekend.<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11948381#msg11948381">Quote from: Winter King on 02-01-2016, 01:14:22</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">... Wasn't it like, 10 PM when you posted before, HH?<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Thereabouts, yeah. I'm a night owl by nature.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>02-01-2016, 15:35:31</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				And post up to move things along :)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>02-01-2016, 17:03:15</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11948877#msg11948877">Quote from: AndyZ on 02-01-2016, 04:38:57</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">...Did I not?<br><br>I thought I had Seven point out some of the people and then head over to defend the wali, but it's been a rough week...<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Erm.<br><br>I may have missed that. Like you said, it's been a rough week. x_X<br><br>I'll put a reply up for you when I can. :)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>02-01-2016, 17:14:25</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				No worries ^_^ I'm not getting enough oxygen, so if I am messing up, I totally want you to tell me.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>03-01-2016, 18:18:08</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Things are heating up now.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>09-01-2016, 01:40:03</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Sorry for taking so long &gt;.&gt;<br><br>I'm not 100% on the term janissary, but I expect a policeman's taking someone away for questioning is at least a reasonable expectation.&nbsp; If I'm wrong on that, it'll change things a little, but not significantly.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>09-01-2016, 14:15:23</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janissaries<br><br>In our game, something like a loyal household guard, possibly one of non native origin.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>09-01-2016, 22:11:19</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Specifically, they're all slaves that are trained from birth to protect their owner (in this case, the wali). They're also ludicrously expensive and... may end up costing the people in power more than just money.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>10-01-2016, 21:06:26</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alright! <br><br>Everyone, stunt your Join Battle rolls! Assume you get at least a 1 point stunt with them (that's +2 dice, remember!) and we'll see how this combat system works in practice.<br><br>I also suggest that those of you who are able to social-fu your way through this may wish to try to calm things down! The riot is not unstoppable in the least!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>12-01-2016, 18:57:58</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Join battle is 2 success, so initiative 5<br><br>Do we need to wait on our tick to speak or act? I have an idea about trying to calm things down, just waiting to see when I am able to.<br><br>Edit - Forgot the 2 extra stunt dice on the first roll, but it didn't change the result.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>13-01-2016, 02:01:29</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Oh wait... I forgot the base of 3, so Krum's Initiative is 8 instead ;D!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>14-01-2016, 21:12:57</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Where's the dice roller for me to roll JB? I'm thinking Starlight is going to try a little social-fu but I'm not sure how I roll.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>15-01-2016, 00:17:36</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>15-01-2016, 17:25:20</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Winter King has lost internet for a bit, but should be able to put stuff up in a couple days.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>17-01-2016, 11:01:46</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				And I am back, more or less. Give me a bit, and I should have the ability to set up a response post to you guys shortly.<br><br>... As for your question, Hairy: Hm... It's contextual. In this context, I think that it probably would be best if you did, though. Unless you're going to jump up and shout at them? It probably wouldn't be that effective, mind, not knowing their intimacies as you do (mind, they're a mob, so shared intimacies are kind of helpful).
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>22-01-2016, 08:48:16</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				So I think we're still waiting on Kheldaran and Silk to post their stunts. Is everything going okay for you two, Hairy, ChaoticSky?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>22-01-2016, 11:01:27</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				BTW, do "the janissaries" have thrown weapons? Taking care of the guy in front of me might turn the tide :P.<br>My own attempt to talk some brains into him might actually serve more to pinpoint his location than to actually change his mind &gt;:).
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>22-01-2016, 16:38:11</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alas, they do not. They're not armed with more than they need to deal with nearby threats - they're expected to throw themselves in front of projectiles whilst the wali gets away, not deal with projectile throwers/archers.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>22-01-2016, 18:33:25</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Sorry, I thought I was waiting on an initiative turn. If I'm still free to act I'll get something up this evening.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>23-01-2016, 02:01:33</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg11996905#msg11996905">Quote from: Winter King on 17-01-2016, 11:01:46</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">... As for your question, Hairy: Hm... It's contextual. In this context, I think that it probably would be best if you did, though. Unless you're going to jump up and shout at them? It probably wouldn't be that effective, mind, not knowing their intimacies as you do (mind, they're a mob, so shared intimacies are kind of helpful).<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Actually that's kinda what I have in mind. Hop back up onto the fountain, see if I can draw the attention of the crowd and attempt to talk them down a bit. While I may not know their intimacies, I can probably make a guess, based on comments and knowledge of people in general. Things like appealing to people to prevent them getting hurt or killed (your children may starve if the harvest doesn't come, but who will take care of them tomorrow if you die on this plaza today), appeal to their faith (the people are faithful, ask the Goddess to answer their call) .. relatively common sense (ish)<br><br>Do I have time to do that at this time?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>23-01-2016, 08:01:00</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg12012631#msg12012631">Quote from: HairyHeretic on 22-01-2016, 18:33:25</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Sorry, I thought I was waiting on an initiative turn. If I'm still free to act I'll get something up this evening.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Ah, no. I was asking you to stunt your Join Battle! xD My apologies for the misunderstanding!<br><br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239807.msg12013735#msg12013735">Quote from: HairyHeretic on 23-01-2016, 02:01:33</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Actually that's kinda what I have in mind. Hop back up onto the fountain, see if I can draw the attention of the crowd and attempt to talk them down a bit. While I may not know their intimacies, I can probably make a guess, based on comments and knowledge of people in general. Things like appealing to people to prevent them getting hurt or killed (your children may starve if the harvest doesn't come, but who will take care of them tomorrow if you die on this plaza today), appeal to their faith (the people are faithful, ask the Goddess to answer their call) .. relatively common sense (ish)<br><br>Do I have time to do that at this time?<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Hm... Well, I'll say that if you make your roll now, you will get their collective attention, which in turn means that they will be more likely to listen to you, so long as no one attacks them...<br><br>&gt;.&gt;;;
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>27-01-2016, 13:31:39</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alright, I'm going to PM ChaoticSky, see if there's anything up on her end, and if she cannot respond within another few days, I'll start up the encounter.<br><br>Sorry for the delay folks.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>31-01-2016, 23:31:29</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				*pokes to see what's going on*
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>01-02-2016, 10:44:33</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I have yet to hear back from ChaoticSky, so I'm just going to start it up. Should have a post up either today or tomorrow!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>02-02-2016, 19:55:11</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Okay, goddammit, I knew I was forgetting something.<br><br>... I probably won't be able to get a post up tomorrow, unless I'm really lucky. Maybe on Thursday, but perhaps not. I am <em>really</em> sorry, guys. I've been having more difficulty adjusting to Austria than I thought I would, and I should <em>hopefully</em> stabilize more fully within a week or two, but until then my posts aren't really having what I want from them.<br><br>I am seriously sorry for this delay, guys. :(
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>02-02-2016, 20:02:12</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				No worries :)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>02-02-2016, 20:02:27</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				RL&gt;RP.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>02-02-2016, 21:49:45</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				It happens, man, it happens!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>08-02-2016, 13:28:06</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Blargl. <br><br>Alright. I'm on break this week, so I should (theoretically) be able to get some RP posts up.<br><br>Whether they'll be any good, well, that's a different question.<br><br>xD
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>08-02-2016, 13:52:33</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Okay, so, that was a lot smaller than I'd anticipated, but we're back on track, folks.<br><br>AndyZ, you're up first!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>10-02-2016, 09:12:36</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I'll wait to see what happens in response to Seven's words before declaring an action. But mostly, I'm going to restrain the guy.<br><br>Grapple gambit, here I come!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>11-02-2016, 16:21:00</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				So, just to clarify why I've held off on posting: Partly was laziness, but I also just checked an hour or so ago, and need to clarify a few things with Andy before moving on.<br><br>The social influence system works a little differently than the old social combat one, and so there are just a few things to clarify with each other as we go on. &gt;.&gt;
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Winter King</strong> on <strong>16-02-2016, 13:42:12</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Okay, so I just started classes this week, and it appears that I am going to be even more under pressure than I thought. I am likely to call us on hiatus until I feel confident I can consistently offer you guys posts.<br><br>Apologies, but I feel like I ought to be honest with you guys. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>16-02-2016, 22:40:15</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Real life has to come first dude .. it happens
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>16-02-2016, 22:51:51</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				RL&gt;RP
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thufir Hawat</strong> on <strong>17-02-2016, 13:46:57</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				OK, that's fine. Life is more important than games in all cases. And I sure know Exalted can be daunting!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>19-02-2016, 22:43:16</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Good luck with your classes!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Heirs to Creation OOC - Exalted 3e</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>20-02-2016, 21:37:39</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				So, how long of a hiatus are you thinking about? I'm not trying to pressure you, just wanted to get a realistic idea of how long we're talking about.
			</dd>
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