In the Mind of a Green Sun Prince (Exalted/Nasuverse)

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[X] "I'm here, Kiritsugu, inside your mind. I see you've figured out how to use one of your new abilities already. How splendid! I'm sure you have questions, but perhaps it might be wise to go somewhere you know is safe?"

You decide to answer him. "I'm here, Kiritsugu. I see you've figure out how to use one of your new abilities already. How splendid!"

"You're in my head." You can tell that he's annoyed and confused.

"I'm sure you have questions, but perhaps it might be wise to go somewhere you know is safe?"

He looks around, and nods. Staying near a strange cocoon in the middle of a city, even the cinders of one, probably would seem suspicious. That Magus Association would probably love to dissect an Exalt right now, if his thoughts of them are correct.

In a few minutes, he gets to a less burnt part of the city. There are crews of mortals working on repairing it, and some others gawking at the damage. You can tell that he feels uncomfortable right now. The clothes provided him by his shadow are insubstantial, lacking in any protective use. He looks clothed, and feels clothed to everyone else, but he himself feels naked.

He keeps walking, reaching a portion of the city that was untouched by the fire. It's not exactly the most crowded place, but he's able to stay unobserved to pickpocket some poor guys wallet.

He grabs the credit card, and enters a clothing store, and picks out a simple white shirt, a pair of sweatpants, some socks, and some sandals.

Checking to see no one sees him, he ducks into an alleyway, hides behind a dumpster, and changes into the clothing. Though his disguise isn't affected, he's much more at ease now.

He walks across the street, grabbing a payphone, and putting it to his ear. "Answers, now. Why are you in my head, what happened to me, why can't I feel my circuits anymore, who are your masters? Tell me everything."

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[X] You sigh. "...you know, Kiritsugu, you could try talking to me with your thoughts. What with me being in your head and all."
-[X] "Anyways, I'm in your head because it's part of the process for giving you your Exaltation. Don't worry about me influencing you, at least not anymore than anyone else who can talk to you - as I said, you retain your free will; that is the cornerstone of the exaltation. I'm here to help and advise you."
-[X] "As to what happened, when you agreed to the deal I merged with you and gave you your Exaltation. The process takes time though, and you've been in a chrysalis for five days."
-[X] "I do not know what "Circuits" are. Were they an enhancement of some kind? The Exaltation rights all wrongs and purges all mutations from a human body when applied. It might have considered them detrimental mutations. On the upside, you are now an enlightened essence user of the greatest caliber - at Exalted." From here explain the basics of the exalted powers and essence manipulation.
-[X] "My masters are called the Yozis. They are not gods. They were once the Primordials who created reality and gods to oversee and manage it. But the gods, in their lust to possess what their makers held, betrayed them." From here, tell him what you know of the history of Creation, of the tragic downfall of its makers at the hands of traitors.

He wants answers. Give him answers. And some snark.
 
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Kiritsugu Emiya
Caste: Scourge
Motivation: Create a World Without War
Urge: Annihilate those who have wronged you and your people.

Attributes: Strength 3, Dexterity 5, Stamina 3
Charisma 1, Manipulation 3, Appearance 3
Perception 4, Intelligence 3, Wits 4

Virtues: Compassion 3, Conviction 4, Temperance 2, Valor 3

Abilities:
Caste:
Athletics 3, Awareness 4, Dodge 4 (Magi +2), Larceny 3 (Breaking and Murdering Entering +3), Stealth 4 (Against magical senses +1)

Favored :
Archery 5 (Pistols +1, Sniping +1, Automatic Weapons +1), Craft 3 (Bombs +3), Occult 3 (Bounded Fields +3), Linguistics 5 (Native: Japanese. Trained: English, German, Chinese, Russian, Old Realm), Investigation 3

Bureaucracy 2 (Forgery +3), Lore 3, Melee 3, Martial Arts 3, Presence 1 (Intimidation +3) Socialize 1, Ride 3, Integrity 2, Medicine 1 (Bullets +1), War 2 (+3 Mages)

Backgrounds:
Contacts 3 (Yakuza, Magus Association, Russian Mafia)
Influence 3 (The Magus Killer)
Resources 3 (Assassination Contracts)

Mutations:
Magic Circuits REMOVED BY EXALTATION
Magic Crest: Time Alter. REMOVED BY EXALTATION

Charms
1st (Yozi) Excellency 1m per die (Malfean and Adorjani)

Insignificant Embers Intuition 2m (Enhances Perception + Awareness roll to notice details about a character. Gives Essence rating and type of Essence [Elemental, Abyssal, Solar, etc.] as well as any other details.

Green Sun Nimbus Flare 3m (Enhances physical attack whose target is (Essence) yards away or less. Adds 2 levels of unsoakable lethal damage.

Skyfire Seizing Repast 1wp (Reduces damage of a Non-Holy energy based attack by your (Essence)

By Pain Reforged 1hl (No longer suffers wound penalties from bashing damage, and does not fall unconscious if reduced to Incapacitated.)

Wind Borne Stride – (Dashing does not reduce DV. Auto succeeds crossing treacherous terrain. Adds Essence Rating to base dash speed.)

Death Dealing Journey 3m (Allows you to dash reflexively every tick, allowing you to dash and do other actions without doing a flurry)

Who Strikes the Wind? 3M (Perfect dodge. Must be dashing to use.)

Joy in Violence Approach 1m per success (Enhances Join Battle Roll, adding 1 bonus success per mote., up to (lower of Dexterity or Wits) successes, plus successes equal to the number of times you've bought Wind Borne Stride. Regains 1 wp if the player starts the fight, and it has not been used in the scene yet. Regains 2 wp if player starts the fight whilst Social Combat Starts.

Loom Snarling Deception 10 – Essence motes (Disguise charm. Can only be used to make a disguise of a fictitious person of the Infernal's Imagination. Immune to mundane scrutiny. Adds (Essence) bonus successes to charm roll offs.)


Essence 2
Personal: 6/14
Peripheral: 34/34

Willpower 8/8

Soak:
Bashing: 3
Lethal: 1
Aggravated: 0

Health Levels:
-0: []
-1: [][]
-2: [][]
-4: []
Incapacitated: []
God damn does that look beauti-

Mutations:
Magic Circuits REMOVED BY EXALTATION
Magic Crest: Time Alter. REMOVED BY EXALTATION
WELP
 
[X] You sigh. "...you know, Kiritsugu, you could try talking to me with your thoughts. What with me being in your head and all."
-[X] "Anyways, I'm in your head because it's part of the process for giving you your Exaltation. Don't worry about me influencing you or anything, at least not anymore than anyone else who can talk to you - as I said, you retain your free will. I'm here to help and advise you."
-[X] "As to what happened, when you agreed to the deal I merged with you and gave you your Exaltation. The process takes time though, and you've been in a cocoon of sorts for five days."
-[X] "For your Magic Circuits, it's quite possible the Exaltation process scoured them away. You might consider that unfortunate, but I assure you that you've traded up. Whatever petty powers these Magic Circuits of yours gave you pales in comparison to what you have gained. You are a Green Sun Prince, Peer of Malfeas. You have unlimited potential for growth, and access to the powers of the creators of the world."
-[X] "Those creators are the Yozis. They were once the Primordials who created the gods. But the gods, in their lust to possess what their makers held, betrayed them." From here, tell him what you know of the history of Creation, of the tragic downfall of it's makers at the hands of traitors.

Removed the "No, they are not gods" line because it was pointless.
 
Imagine the response when she finds out some of the things True Magic allowed. Some of which even the Exalted can't do. The Second Magic for example.

Not that Kiritsugu had access to it, but still, the idea that mortal magic could do that, would probably have her going TILT!

Also, the fact that she might be 'in' Gaia, will probably have her terrified.

I can see Kiritsugu associating Primordials with a planet level Reality Marble.
 
Actually, the exaltation kind of fucked us here.

Without circuits, taking down Bounded Fields will be... not more difficult, maybe, but take more power for sure.
 
He walks across the street, grabbing a payphone, and putting it to his ear. "Answers, now. Why are you in my head, what happened to me, why can't I feel my circuits anymore, who are your masters? Tell me everything."

[ ] Write in.

[x]"Going in the order you asked them. You've spent five days in the Chrysalis undergoing the Exaltation process, which requires me to merge with you. We will remain discrete, you shouldn't have to worry about bleedthrough into your consciousness. Any unexpected urges are a product of how my masters communicate with their chosen. The loss of your circuits was a side effect of the Exaltation restoring you to its concept of peak health.

If you touched the necrotic mud, any side effects on your lifespan have been eradicated as well, and you should live longer than the mortal average.

If they were how you use sorcery, initiation into the primordial methodology is possible, though you will need to train your essence reserves first. Still, the power you have gained should be enough for most problems.

A full explanation of my masters would take considerable time. For simplicity's sake, I will focus on the five leading the reclamation. Malfeas, Adorjan, Cecelyne, She Who Lives in Her Name, and the Ebon Dragon. Simultaneous beings and places of many souls in a descending hierarchy.

Malfeas is the leader of the Primordials, a city sealed by his inversion, his followers were sewn into his body to confine them after Gaia, Autochthon, and the gods betrayed them. One of the Primordial's whos arts your shard has an affinity for. You should be able to make yourself better at giving orders, ostentatious displays of power, along with dancing and music. The green fire you can augment your blows with comes from his 3rd circle soul, Ligier, the green sun, who gave me the Exaltation to convey to you.

Adorjan is the Silent Wind, an agent of chaos wherever she goes, seeking to enlighten others as to the absurdity of attachments in the process. All the music of Malfeas is to avoid her attention, for she detests loud noises. Your shard favors her techniques as well, and has granted you enough speed to dodge anything, even things that would be physically impossible so long as you are able to keep running. She has also made you better at surprising and rapid attacks, as well as spreading chaos.

Cecelyne is the Endless Desert surrounding Malfeas, who requires that anyone wishing to visit travel five days to reach it. She is a capricious lawgiver, but her locusts are quite tasty.

She Who Lives in her Name is the Principle of Hierarchy and the most knoweldgeable of all Primordials when it comes to magic. She builds systems and organizations, though she finds the concept of individuality distasteful.

The Ebon Dragon is the Principle of Opposition, the shadow of all things, your Disguise technique is derived from his arts. Any further questions, my host?

You can soon expect an invitation to visit Malfeas, for a welcoming parade in your honor that would explain more than words ever could."
 
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Imagine the response when she finds out some of the things True Magic allowed. Some of which even the Exalted can't do. The Second Magic for example.

Not that Kiritsugu had access to it, but still, the idea that mortal magic could do that, would probably have her going TILT!

Eh, at least some of them could probably be replicated by Infernals with the right high level Charms, heretical or otherwise. Given that the Green Sun Princes could eventually get a level of power to create their own universes, and the Primordials could have probably done that if they wanted, it wouldn't be too surprising I think.

Also, the fact that she might be 'in' Gaia, will probably have her terrified.

Well, being in Creation is being in Gaia, because Creation is technically Gaia's body. So, not really sure there.

I can see Kiritsugu associating Primordials with a planet level Reality Marble.

Possibly, yeah.
 
Priomordials are Planets. Well Malfeas is.

In any case. Kiritsugu. You have a perfect disguise shadow. You don't need to rob people and risk attracting attention.

And you've been down a week. And we have a massive infor dump that will take hours for sufficient detail. Get it set. And Magic circuits are a mutation purged by exaltation. Don't work you upgrades. 10 motes are the equivalent of an atom bomb of power and youj regenerate them like a fish.
 
Actually, the exaltation kind of fucked us here.

Without circuits, taking down Bounded Fields will be... not more difficult, maybe, but take more power for sure.

How does one take it down? Would attacking it with sufficient power work? Changing the geography? Becoming immateral? Turning into wind? Faking being a member of the Einzbern family, fate and all (which Kiritsugu can already do)? Using Black Mirror Shintai to become the guy in charge? Brainwashing those with access with charms/UMI?

Or just threatening to infect everyone with Green Sun Wasting if they don't give Ilya back?

What exactly is needed to take down a bounded field? The wiki says: "Advanced Bounded Fields work on a subconscious level to prevent onlookers from noticing it, but placing those on a large area increase the chances of being detected by a trained magus. An ideal Bounded Field is one that cannot be detected by anybody."

Exalted is filled with ways to resist mental compulsions so if this is all the field does, should Kiritsugu just be able to basically walk through?
 
Black Mirror Shintai is very deep within The Ebon Dragon's charmset, and that includes Witness to Darkness (Which has significant drawbacks). Not advisable to get imo.

Well, if some of Earthscorpion's homebrew is allowed you could also get Glaring Sun's Subtlety from Malfeas and do away with those downsides, even if you lose some of the advantages.
 
Black Mirror Shintai is very deep within The Ebon Dragon's charmset, and that includes Witness to Darkness (Which has significant drawbacks). Not advisable to get imo.

Yeah I know. Was just throwing random suggestions since I don't know what the bounded field does. Only watched the show and I don't think it says?

However if its indeed as described here: Bounded Field

As their original purpose was for the creation of safe havens, the effects that can be set within a Bounded Field are in their majority those whose aim is to protect the caster. Offensive variants do exist, but as they work through indirect magical interference their efficiency against those who can protect themselves magically is low.

Advanced Bounded Fields work on a subconscious level to prevent onlookers from noticing it, but placing those on a large area increase the chances of being detected by a trained magus. An ideal Bounded Field is one that cannot be detected by anybody. On the other hand, a Bounded Field that can be easily noticed is seen as the mark of a third-rate magus.

Then should Kiritsugu not be able to just walk right in? If it attacks, perfect defenses say Nope. If it tries to mentally command him to leave, Impervious Primacy Mantle says Nope.


Well, if some of Earthscorpion's homebrew is allowed you could also get Glaring Sun's Subtlety from Malfeas and do away with those downsides, even if you lose some of the advantages.

I think Revlids homebrew was also allowed? Metagaos has some cool stuff too.
 
Eh, at least some of them could probably be replicated by Infernals with the right high level Charms, heretical or otherwise. Given that the Green Sun Princes could eventually get a level of power to create their own universes, and the Primordials could have probably done that if they wanted, it wouldn't be too surprising I think.

Yeah, but that's going to be centuries in the future, while True Magic can be done by mortals, and within a mortal lifetime.

Well, being in Creation is being in Gaia, because Creation is technically Gaia's body. So, not really sure there.
Actually, I've heard that's fanon and isn't from any canon source.

Can you point to any canon source books where it specifically says Creation is Gaia's world Jouten?
 
Actually, I've heard that's fanon and isn't from any canon source.

Can you point to any canon source books where it specifically says Creation is Gaia's world Jouten?

Well, there's not much information on her to begin with. The core rulebook describes her as "the spirit of the whole of Creation". That might be where that notion comes from, and given that there's little information about her otherwise... *shrug*
 
Yeah, but that's going to be centuries in the future, while True Magic can be done by mortals, and within a mortal lifetime.

Essence 5 can be reached withing mortal lifespan I believe. Then you can take Ascendancy Mantle of (Yozi), to boost that to Essence 6. The heretical Devil-Tiger->Spirit of the Living World are all essence 6. Its only when you start spawning your own third circle demons that the requirement rises to essence 8.

Not to mention that if EarthScorpions homebrew is accepted, you can create lesser worlds inside your soul much sooner.
 
Well, there's not much information on her to begin with. The core rulebook describes her as "the spirit of the whole of Creation". That might be where that notion comes from, and given that there's little information about her otherwise... *shrug*
Ink Monkeys implies that Gaia existed well before Creation was formed by Cytherea.
 
Actually, the exaltation kind of fucked us here.

Without circuits, taking down Bounded Fields will be... not more difficult, maybe, but take more power for sure.
Curious as to why you think so. I do not know much about Bounded Fields in Nasuverse. Like, the three plot relevant ones were the detection ones Kiritsugu set up around the Einzbern Residence in Fuyuki, the one he set up around Shirou's House, and Kayneth's little dungeon Crawl that got blown up. So I don't really know how you would go about getting one.

Well, if some of Earthscorpion's homebrew is allowed you could also get Glaring Sun's Subtlety from Malfeas and do away with those downsides, even if you lose some of the advantages.
I think Revlids homebrew was also allowed? Metagaos has some cool stuff too.
Not to mention that if EarthScorpions homebrew is accepted, you can create lesser worlds inside your soul much sooner.

On homebrew, generally anything made by EarthScorpion, Aleph, or Revlid is going to be accepted. Everything else I'll have to take a close look at it.
Make sure you link where you're getting the charm from as well

Well, being in Creation is being in Gaia, because Creation is technically Gaia's body. So, not really sure there.
Actually, I've heard that's fanon and isn't from any canon source.
Can you point to any canon source books where it specifically says Creation is Gaia's world Jouten?
Well, there's not much information on her to begin with. The core rulebook describes her as "the spirit of the whole of Creation". That might be where that notion comes from, and given that there's little information about her otherwise... *shrug*
Ink Monkeys implies that Gaia existed well before Creation was formed by Cytherea.
I don't think anyone is saying she didn't exist before Creation. I think the idea is more that she was used as the foundation on which it was built, so she's rather inseparable from it.

Gaia is not Creation. Creation was built to power the Games of Divinity, so why would Gaia turn herself into a battery? Gaia did set down some of the main principles of the elemental nature of creation, and whether or not the 5 Elemental Dragons are her Souls that she tied to Creation, or just powerful Behemoth-Gods she created to maintain the Essence lines.... well, the answer is like getting to the center of a Tootsie Pop
 
You forgot Shirou's reality marble is a bounded field.

To the best of my knowledge (which isn't much, I admit) bounded fields are any magic that covers an area, with a long term specific effect.
 
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