The origin of Necromancy is one of the biggest glorious fuckups that the Solars (and Lunars by association) has ever made.
They could've not delve into the Underworld and let the Neverborn to sleep and writhe in death. But noooo, they just had to poke around the slain former Architects of Creations do they?
End result? The Neverborn wakes, they now actively try to curse the Exaltation of their murderers, suceed by creating the Deathlords (oh my God, the
Deathlords, what the hell White Wolf?!) and the Abyssal Exalted, slaying 90% of Creations' population AND bring about the Greatest Raksha invasion known to all since the Time of Glory (where Sol actively participates in the systematic culling of the Fair Folk using the Dirigible Daystar).
That's... that is the best news you have had all day, you can feel the relieved smile suddenly burst on your face with none of the awkwardness, but for some reason Harry does not take it well, his expression darkens to something a lot more judgey.
"Nelson won't though," he says still watching you carefully.
"Likely because you were more invested in retribution for his transgression than instruction on how to avoid repeating it in his case," Usum notes lightly, coiled at the root of your mind.
Also, speaking of being an abusive lover to your pregnant significant other, you know what this current situation reminds me of?
Desus, the Eclipse Caste Solar in Dreams of the First Age splatbook. That guy mind-raped his wife to always love him, beat her senseless whenever he thinks that she's not loyal to him (considering he's an Elder Exalted, he often times deluded that she has cheated on him in secrets due to his Great Curse filling him with mania and paranoia), gaslighted her by saying that he's only doing this out of love, and at one time killed his own unborn child by beating her too hard.
And you know what's even more damning? She couldn't even take it out on him because he would just use Sun and Moon Method (or colloquially known by Solars as the Lunar-Taming Leash) and mind-raped her to force her to love him again and other Lunars can't directly intervene because the Solars are the unquestioned rulers of Creation, free to do whatever they want (like turning the Dragon-Blooded Gentes Family that has served them loyally into their own consorts and slaves) and NO-ONE would've batted an eye.
They are the Solars, the bearers of the Mandate of Heaven, the chosen of the Chief of the Gods.
And they are the world's greatest Tyrants even more suppressing and evil than the former Primordials that they have suborned.
(And you know which of the Exalted Devs that has made the Sun and Moon Method? It's the same guy that wrote this fanbook. But honestly it isn't the worst. That goes to John Mørke)
