Vote Results:
[X][Yellow] Street Kid
[X][Blue] Poetry Club President
[X][Red] Sports Team Captain
[X][Green] Supernatural Relation
[X][Violet] Teen Parent
It was a quirk of these particular Exaltations to choose younger hosts and in as close of an area as possible. The reason for the first was unknown, but likely originated all the way in the Divine Revolution, as the ancients slaughtered waves upon waves of soldiers led by Exalted officers. In those days, the able-bodied adults were the first to fall, and eventually even those still growing had to be brought in to fight the titans. The second had a more clear point of origin: When an interaction of this Circle fell all at once after a disastrous infiltration of Malfeas. Ever since that point, those they Exalted tended to die together… and be uplifted together as well.
Regardless, the preference for a singular location meant that these five pieces of divine power traveled to one city in particular, surveying its youth for hosts. And this particular city happened to be-
[][City] Seattle, Washington
- Seattle is a battleground city for the supernatural, being the home of many a Kindred (particularly those of Clan Toreador) and Garou, as well as the western branch location for Pentex. The Technocracy meanwhile maintain their hold over all of the tech companies staying in and around the city, with a division of Boeing secretly sequestered away for Void Engineer purposes. With so many supernaturals present and plenty of fuel for tensions, it's no wonder that some consider the Emerald City to be a lit match away from exploding.
[][City] Salt Lake City, Utah
- Salt Lake City is a religious stronghold, filled with a much higher degree of True Faith than most other cities save the truly spectacular like Jerusalem, Mecca or Lumbini. Still, vampires are present even here, though only of Clans Tremere and Nosferatu. The former reside in this location in order to profit off of the genealogical work being done by the Mormons, while the latter… well, nobody knows why. There also exists a group of sorcerers at this locale who believe their magic to be the miracles of God, but they are soon to be destroyed by the arrival of something terrible if nothing is done to prevent their destruction.
[][City] Dansborough, Indiana
- You have never heard of Dansborough, Indiana. Most people, in fact, have never heard of Dansborough, Indiana, and its residents prefer it that way. Dansborough, Indiana, is a perfectly fine small town in the middle of
Nnowhere where ordinary American things happen, just like it should be. There is no magic in the town of Dansborough, Indiana, and to believe in such is just rubbish. There are certainly, undoubtedly, no such things as Faeries and Wizards in Dansborough, Indiana.
[][City] Seraphim Glade, Florida
- An oil town on Florida's west coast, Seraphim Glade would otherwise be an unremarkable place to go. Known mostly for its university and local flavor of sarsaparilla, Seraphim Glade has seen some interesting changes in the last few years. Some reports talk of strange military movements in the region, not recognizable as any US army detachment. Others claim to have seen monsters of the strangest types in the abandoned quarry south of town… but with no corroborating evidence of such. What could possibly be the cause of all of these reports?
[][City] Charleston, Maine
- No, not the city in South Carolina. Up in the northeastern coast of Maine, there is a small town whose only major source of income is its port which receives the occasional cargo ship from Canada or Greenland. It's a pretty nice place to retire or raise your kids in… well, if you discount the whispers of fishpeople among the homeless. Of course, such rumors are nonsense, but the rumors persist. And, some say, that for a town that receives so few imports of goods, it still manages to make quite a lot of money each year, though nobody's really sure as to why.
In this city, the Exaltations searched high and low for those who would best suit their role as Agents of Destiny. Whoever they chose had to not only fit their purview, they had to be individuals with great destinies ahead of them. Destinies which, sadly, would serve as fuel for the Exaltation process, for the Sidereals make their own fate. Anything grand these individuals would have gotten up to in the future, they could now only rely on their own divine strength to accomplish.
Unexpectedly, or perhaps to be expected from a certain point of view, it was the blue piece of power which found a worthy host first. A mortal poet and literature enthusiast, who did their best to spread their love of the medium despite their middling talent in socialization. For a fragment of a deity over the arts, who better a choice for it to merge with? And this person in particular was-
[][Blue] Write-in Blue Ranger's name
-[] Gender
-[] Brief Description or interesting facts
-[] What Destiny was lost to secure this person's Exaltation?
-[] Who is their favorite author (poet or literature writer) who they 'kin', 'stan' and other such terms to an annoying degree (Please no real world authors, though parodies of such are fine.)
Next was the green piece of power, which found its home in a person stuck in two worlds. This individual was not blinded by the veils guarding the supernatural, having known of its existence for several years now. Their unique insight into the world, having eyes gazing at both the mundane and the magical, was exactly the viewpoint needed to dig deeper into the greater mysteries. This person was-
[][Green] Write-in Green Ranger's name
-[] Gender
-[] Brief Description or interesting facts
-[] What Destiny was lost to secure this person's Exaltation?
-[] Who was the one who introduced this person to the supernatural? Can be a friend, family member or love interest, but should be someone important to the ranger AND should be a supernatural creature themselves.
After that came the red piece, which after only a short delay made its decision. Its target was both an athlete and a captain, a peacetime incarnation of physical contests between physique-equipped groups. Their talent in the realm of sports was excellent for a mortal, and would only become more so with divine power at their fingertips. This person had got to be-
[][Red] Write-in Red Ranger's name
-[] Gender
-[] Brief Description or interesting facts
-[] What Destiny was lost to secure this person's Exaltation?
-[] What is the sport which they are so amazing at? (Should be something relatively popular enough to attract large crowds of people, so no bowling, as much as it breaks my heart to say that.)
The last two Exaltations on the other hand spent a considerable amount of time deliberating on who they would choose. Not because of poor prospects, but rather the opposite: So many individuals met their requirements that choosing who should be honored was quite an ordeal. Still, it was the violet piece of power that made its decision first, floating down to a young parent cradling their child in their arms. This person had their child at a fairly young age, and though they could take care of the babe without fear for resources, it still devoured a great deal of their time. Only time would prove whether this blessing from Heaven would help them protect the REAL blessing in their lives. This parent was-
[][Violet] Write-in Violet Ranger's name
-[] Gender
-[] Brief Description or interesting facts
-[] What Destiny was lost to secure this person's Exaltation?
-[] Who is the baby's other parent, and are they in the picture? If not, why?
It took so many more picoseconds for the yellow piece of power to make its decision. It waffled, as much as an Exaltation can do so, over its three best prospects for quite a while. Eventually though, a decision had to be made, and it went with the option it just barely preferred over the other two: A homeless child. Never knowing a true place of rest, this person would need the love and support of their Circle in order to truly prosper, yet their own experiences, so different from the others, would help them find their niche in the days to come. This lucky child was-
[][Yellow] Write-in Yellow Ranger's name
-[] Gender
-[] Brief Description or interesting facts
-[] What Destiny was lost to secure this person's Exaltation?
-[] What is their "street name," and how did they earn it?
With the choices having been made, the Exaltations waited inside of their hosts, counting down the days until the true depths of their power could be unleashed. Until then, life… was about to get just a tad strange
for all of them.
The Vote will end on December 16th, 4:00 PM PST. It may end earlier if necessary.
Please vote by plan for this update. It'll probably be easier on everyone else.
Author's Note: Initially, I was going to include an option in the vote for whether Power Rangers (or a WoD equivalent) exists here, but I think ultimately its a bit too meta for my tastes, so it was scrapped.
For each character's bio, while I would
prefer individual answers in order to let people pick and choose, I also recognize that it might be easier for some people to come up with plans, and then have the rest of the thread just use those instead of doing lots of quotes. Hence why I'm allowing plan voting for this section.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the first vote, and I hope you stick around for what's to come!
