Green Flame Rising (Exalted vs Dresden Files)
- Thread starter DragonParadox
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- Crossover Fantasy
Wan Kuei/Kuei-Jin/Hungry Dead with Dharma 6+. Eastern vamps. Roughly comparable to western vamps in terms of overall power, but mechanically different in some ways.
He mistook you for one of the Demon People, damned souls escaped from the depths of Yomi Wan and possessing their own corpses throughg sheer strength of will in a perversion of the rites which once made the Wan Xian, the Ten Thousand Immortals which feel... oddly familiar to Molly. In any case he must have mistook you for an elder of that kindred since neither illusion nor flying is easy for them.
Goldfish
Friendly Spider-Fish Abomination
- Location
- Formerly of the Far Realm
Whew, lots of stuff happening here.
The elder has been around the block more than most supernatural gribblies if to even know enough to mistake us for a Jade Court vampire, but the mistake also reveals his ignorance. Someone truly familiar with them wouldn't likely make the same error.
Sarah Greene really might have had a put out on her, as @uju32 surmised, and it appears to be because she was planning to try to break the masquerade. That's brave of her. Stupid, but brave. Or probably just an act of irrational grief? I wonder if she knows of the Daedalus group?
What ethnicity are these Whampires, @DragonParadox? I tried to track down the source for the name Sitha, but it apparently originates independently on at least three different continents.
The elder has been around the block more than most supernatural gribblies if to even know enough to mistake us for a Jade Court vampire, but the mistake also reveals his ignorance. Someone truly familiar with them wouldn't likely make the same error.
Sarah Greene really might have had a put out on her, as @uju32 surmised, and it appears to be because she was planning to try to break the masquerade. That's brave of her. Stupid, but brave. Or probably just an act of irrational grief? I wonder if she knows of the Daedalus group?
What ethnicity are these Whampires, @DragonParadox? I tried to track down the source for the name Sitha, but it apparently originates independently on at least three different continents.
taovkool
Forever Gone
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- The Library, Department of General Works
Ooooh, I always like this misunderstanding trope. They're so fun to read about! Reminds me of that God's Eye story when Dresden turned into a God.
As for the vote, I kinda want to get a vampire servant but I'm not sure she's worth the hassle. I guess I'll just wait for the bandwagon for this one.
fictionfan
Please sir, may I have some Meows?
- Location
- Tempe, AZ
I doubt it because action slots actually represent QM writing time, but she might make many actions not require a AP or make AP actions more effective because we don't have to do all the legwork ourselves.
[X] Offer the girl a chance to serve you in exchange for taming her Hunger
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Mercy is the property of the powerful. And none are as powerful in these dark ages as the Princes of Earth, rightful holders of the Mandate of Creation.
[X] Offer the girl a chance to serve you in exchange for taming her Hunger
-[X] Empathy excellency
-[X] STUNT: With nary a sound, the corona of green flames expands around you, the banner of your soul made manifest. The flames gently caress the young vampiress. You speak, and you voice echoes, reverbating across the shadows of room: "You haven't yet killed anyone, Sitha, and so I shall grant you a choice. Bend the knee to me now, and your Hunger will abate, for none shall touch those that swear to follow me. Or feed on your elder - he shall survive it, this I guarantee. The woman, however, is not for you"
The MiS is too easy to trigger for it to remain secret.
Also, not a hit. At least not a hit connected to Thule Society or anything like that. Self-preservation. It seems Sarah Greene went looking. Damn shame she didn't talk to Murphy or Harry.
We recruited ghouls. At least the elder ones likely killed people before. This one hasn't. And hell, her father / uncle / elder might be recruitable too, if he's actually a law enforcement agent.
[X] Offer the girl a chance to serve you in exchange for taming her Hunger
-[X] Empathy excellency
-[X] STUNT: With nary a sound, the corona of green flames expands around you, the banner of your soul made manifest. The flames gently caress the young vampiress. You speak, and you voice echoes, reverbating across the shadows of room: "You haven't yet killed anyone, Sitha, and so I shall grant you a choice. Bend the knee to me now, and your Hunger will abate, for none shall touch those that swear to follow me. Or feed on your elder - he shall survive it, this I guarantee. The woman, however, is not for you"
The MiS is too easy to trigger for it to remain secret.
Also, not a hit. At least not a hit connected to Thule Society or anything like that. Self-preservation. It seems Sarah Greene went looking. Damn shame she didn't talk to Murphy or Harry.
We recruited ghouls. At least the elder ones likely killed people before. This one hasn't. And hell, her father / uncle / elder might be recruitable too, if he's actually a law enforcement agent.
This is actually an evidence against deliberate hit. This is a natural masquerade protection reaction from those involved in it. Not something arranged by Thule Society or otherwise directly connected to her husband.
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The girl's accent us pure Chicago, the old man's sounds weird like you have never heard the language it originates from. That said they look vaguely South European, it might just be the suit, but Molly would guess Italian.
Oh, so an actual elder-elder. Probably originating from Rome or even an Etriuscan.
Unsurprisingly an eldar vampire is just going to willpower their way pass an intimidation check.
- Location
- United States
[X] Ask the elder vampire to feed the fledgling while you get help for Sarah Greene
- Pronouns
- ImBuda
[X] Offer the girl a chance to serve you in exchange for taming her Hunger
-[X] Leadership excellency
-[X] STUNT: With nary a sound, the corona of green flames expands around you, the banner of your soul made manifest. The flames gently caress the young vampiress. You speak, and you voice echoes, reverbating across the shadows of room: "You haven't yet killed anyone, Sitha, and so I shall grant you a choice. Bend the knee to me now, and your Hunger will abate, for none shall touch those that swear to follow me. Or feed on your elder - he shall survive it, this I guarantee. The woman, however, is not for you"
-[X] Leadership excellency
-[X] STUNT: With nary a sound, the corona of green flames expands around you, the banner of your soul made manifest. The flames gently caress the young vampiress. You speak, and you voice echoes, reverbating across the shadows of room: "You haven't yet killed anyone, Sitha, and so I shall grant you a choice. Bend the knee to me now, and your Hunger will abate, for none shall touch those that swear to follow me. Or feed on your elder - he shall survive it, this I guarantee. The woman, however, is not for you"
Ok, so my reasoning for recruitment:
1) The girl is actually an innocent or mostly innocent yet. She hasn't committed a murder, and, depending on the backstory and information we do not have, might not have expected / wanted to commit a murder.
2) We have recruited worse beings before, such as ghouls, at least older ones. Arguably, Thomas is less innocent than the girl is, as he likely killed someone during his initiation
3) Pragmatically, the elder seems connected to her, or value her at least. This is exploitable
4) We aren't keeping Mercy in Servitude secret for long. It's too automatic. Hell, it's possible that Red Court is aware of it already (we gave them a commandment not to harm innocents when we parted ways, if at least one of them was scared enough of us to follow it, they would have triggered Mercy in Servitude).
1) The girl is actually an innocent or mostly innocent yet. She hasn't committed a murder, and, depending on the backstory and information we do not have, might not have expected / wanted to commit a murder.
2) We have recruited worse beings before, such as ghouls, at least older ones. Arguably, Thomas is less innocent than the girl is, as he likely killed someone during his initiation
3) Pragmatically, the elder seems connected to her, or value her at least. This is exploitable
4) We aren't keeping Mercy in Servitude secret for long. It's too automatic. Hell, it's possible that Red Court is aware of it already (we gave them a commandment not to harm innocents when we parted ways, if at least one of them was scared enough of us to follow it, they would have triggered Mercy in Servitude).
Goldfish
Friendly Spider-Fish Abomination
- Location
- Formerly of the Far Realm
Ah, okay, that does narrow it down then.
So her name could be Sitha, or he could be using it more as a title, either because she's a kid or maybe it's a Whampire thing, treating her as a child because she has not yet fed her Hunger for the first time?
[X] Offer the girl a chance to serve you in exchange for taming her Hunger
-[X] Leadership excellency
-[X] STUNT: With nary a sound, the corona of green flames expands around you, the banner of your soul made manifest. The flames gently caress the young vampiress. You speak, and you voice echoes, reverbating across the shadows of room: "You haven't yet killed anyone, Sitha, and so I shall grant you a choice. Bend the knee to me now, and your Hunger will abate, for none shall touch those that swear to follow me. Or feed on your elder - he shall survive it, this I guarantee. The woman, however, is not for you"
-[X] Leadership excellency
-[X] STUNT: With nary a sound, the corona of green flames expands around you, the banner of your soul made manifest. The flames gently caress the young vampiress. You speak, and you voice echoes, reverbating across the shadows of room: "You haven't yet killed anyone, Sitha, and so I shall grant you a choice. Bend the knee to me now, and your Hunger will abate, for none shall touch those that swear to follow me. Or feed on your elder - he shall survive it, this I guarantee. The woman, however, is not for you"
Oh, that's interesting. Capitalization sorta implies name, I think, but it could go both ways.
fictionfan
Please sir, may I have some Meows?
- Location
- Tempe, AZ
I don't think that it is even the 5th actually. Molly's identity is mistaken by just about every supernatural being that sees her.
The intresting thing about kuei jin is they don't qctually need to feed on people once they progress enough they can just absorb the chi from environment, and they can make jade talisman thay collect chi from the spirit world that even new vampires could potentially use.
So using a prop could be conceled as a talisman to abate her hunger.
So using a prop could be conceled as a talisman to abate her hunger.
Small note on that, people do not speak in capital letters so it being a name is Molly's guess. Italian Etymology would be academics which she only has 1 dot in.
fictionfan
Please sir, may I have some Meows?
- Location
- Tempe, AZ
Not just that we are flying after bursting into a house uninvited.
Goldfish
Friendly Spider-Fish Abomination
- Location
- Formerly of the Far Realm
I assumed it was her name, too, but the more I think about it the more I believe it's a title of some sort. The alternative meanings are just to spot on in this situation; child, maiden, pure, or virgin. For a young female Whampire who hasn't fed her Hunger yet, it fits really well.
Or it's just a neat coincidence I was reading too much into... 🤓
Ok, this could lead to some misunderstandings later. I think I'll leave it in, as Molly would think of it as a name.
If nothing else, we just barged through a threshold.
Goldfish
Friendly Spider-Fish Abomination
- Location
- Formerly of the Far Realm
Not just barged through it, but we did so without the least bit of apparent effect on our powers. That alone has to send some alarm bells ringing in the elder's head.